 Bannermen who made up the Eight Banners got higher pay than the rest of the army while the Manchu received further privileges.In total, there were 250,000 soldiers in the Eight Banners, with over 60 per cent kept in garrisons in Beijing, while the remaining 40 per cent served as garrison troops in other major Chinese cities.The Green Standard Army was a 600,000-strong gendarmarie-type force that was recruited from the majority Han Chinese population.