Every 300 paces in residential alleys stood a patrol post staffed by five soldiers. At night, they conducted i…
Every 300 paces in residential alleys stood a patrol post staffed by five soldiers. At night, they conducted inspections and handled civic duties. Brick towers were built on elevated ground as Firewatch Keep. The post included rooms for military officers and was stocked with firefighting tools such as large and small buckets, dippers, hemp ropes, axes, saws, ladders, fire forks, heavy ropes, and iron grappling hooks. Whenever a fire broke out, cavalry would report to the regional military command, palace guards, and the Kaifeng Prefecture. The response forces would be mobilized to extinguish the fire, common citizens were not burdened with the task.