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name: military-reward-evaluation-process
description: "Use when evaluating military achievements for reward conferral. Systematically compiles kill counts (斩首), captures (捕虏), and territory gained to determine appropriate titles (侯), fief increases, and punishments for failures."
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# Military Reward Evaluation Process

## Overview
Systematic procedure for evaluating military achievements and conferring appropriate titles, fiefs, and rewards.

## Steps

1. **Compile Achievement Reports**
   - Number of enemy killed (斩首)
   - Number of enemy captured (捕虏)
   - Rank of captured enemies (kings, generals, nobles)
   - Territory secured
   - Resources captured (livestock, supplies)

2. **Categorize Achievement Levels**
   - **Exceptional**: Defeating kings, capturing large forces, securing territory
   - **Significant**: Successful campaigns with notable casualties inflicted
   - **Moderate**: Participation in successful operations
   - **None/Failed**: No achievement or losses

3. **Determine Appropriate Rewards**
   - **New titles**: Create noble titles (侯) with associated fiefs
   - **Increased fiefs**: Add households to existing fiefs
   - **Promotions**: Advance in official rank
   - **Gold and gifts**: Monetary rewards

4. **Consider Mitigating Factors**
   - Fighting against superior numbers
   - Losses due to circumstances beyond control
   - Previous service record

5. **Handle Failures**
   - Loss of troops: Death sentence, commutable by payment
   - Missing rendezvous: Death sentence, commutable by payment
   - No achievement: No reward but no punishment

6. **Issue Imperial Decree**
   - Document specific achievements
   - Announce rewards publicly
   - Record for posterity

## Expected Outcome
Clear correlation between achievement and reward, motivating continued military excellence while maintaining accountability for failures.

## Verification
- Confirm achievement reports include verified counts of enemy killed, captured, and their ranks
- Validate that reward tiers (exceptional, significant, moderate, none) are applied consistently based on documented criteria
- Check that failure cases (troop loss, missed rendezvous) have been adjudicated with appropriate sentencing or commutation