Luo Shitai

Overview

Luo Shitai was a member of the Bordered Yellow Banner's bondservants under the Qing Dynasty. The Luo family had long resided in Shenyang, but the exact year of their arrival is unknown. Volume 77 of the *Comprehensive Genealogy of the Manchu Clans of the Eight Banners* clearly records that he served as a Langzhong (a minor official). His son, Dage, served as a stable master, and Liuzhu as a pasture master; his grandson, Moerhun, served as a Qiduwei, Zengbao as a scribe, and Qishisi as a deputy pasture master; his great-grandsons, Wudase and Bagdu, both served as scribes.

A Langzhong was an official in a government department, responsible for the affairs of their assigned department. This position existed in various agencies within the Six Ministries and the Imperial Household Department. Therefore, it can be confirmed that Luo Shitai had experience as a scribe, but one cannot simply assign him to a specific ministry or department within the Imperial Household Department based solely on his Langzhong title. Stable masters, pasture masters, and deputy pasture masters belonged to the livestock supply system. Stable management and pasture management had different responsibilities; related positions might involve horses or cattle and sheep, requiring verification of the specific agency.

The Xiaojixiao was a banner officer, while the Bitieshi was a clerk. The Manchu name *bithesi* is related to *bithe*, meaning book or document. Seventy-four in this entry is a name, not an age; Wudase and Bag should also be considered as two great-grandsons. The positions of Luo Shitai himself (a physician) and his descendants must be separated generation by generation; this record reflects different service areas and is not a continuous promotion resume.