Recently there are many TV dramas about the Qing Dynasty, I don't know if you have noticed, qing dynasty soldiers often have a circle on their clothes, which says "soldier" or "brave", what kind of difference is there between them? Let's take a look at it today.
First of all, we must start from the Entry of the Qing Army, in fact, the Manchu Qing dynasty had the Eight Flags system a long time ago, the Manchu Eight Banners are the highest status, the Han Eight Banners and the Mongolian Eight Banners are much worse than them, but after the establishment of the Qing Dynasty, these armies are obviously not enough, so there are a lot of men in the civilian population, expanding the civilian army, these are basically Han, and some are soldiers who have been recruited, they are called "Green Camp Army".
These armies are more dangerous in comparison, they must often fight in various places, especially those places where wars are frequent, and those Manchus are actually in the capital, there is basically no war, those Manchu Eight Banners soldiers have long forgotten the original life on horseback due to the perennial flowers and wine, the combat effectiveness is extremely low, and some people even sold their armor.
On the other hand, the Green Camp Army was different, because of the perennial fighting, their combat effectiveness was very strong, and the development was very rapid, and later the emperor of the Qing Dynasty felt a hint of threat, thinking that if the Han army was too large, there would be a threat to their rule, so they began to reorganize the Eight Banner Army.
This has led to a certain improvement in the combat effectiveness of the Eight Flags Army, but whether it is these Eight Banner Army or the Green Camp Army, they are all regular troops, and they have to receive strict training every day, so they are all supported by the state, so they are usually "soldiers", although the status is still very different.
And where did "courage" come from? In fact, these "brave" are more like a kind of mercenaries, and when the country needs them, some soldiers are recruited from the countryside and can go into battle to kill the enemy, especially when encountering relatively large-scale wars, so once they encounter large-scale wars, there will be many soldiers wearing "brave".
However, after the battle, they do not need to continue training, but they can return to their hometown, farm or do something else, so they do not have any good treatment in peacetime, but in comparison, the "Yong" army also has many people who sign up to join the army, and even in the late Qing Dynasty, the Xiang Army, the Huai Army, etc. can be converted into confirmed soldiers, and it is also a very good choice to get military pay, so many people are willing to participate, but these armies still have to get the emperor's permission. If they threaten the rule of the Qing Dynasty, they have no meaning of existence, so the treatment of "soldiers" is much better than that of "yong".