It's about Baoding Zhili Governor's Office.
Military and Political Institutions in China in Qing Dynasty. Located in Yuhua Middle Road, Baoding City, Hebei Province. It was built during the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty. At first, it was Baoding House, and during Yongle period, it was Daning House. From the eighth year of Yongzheng in the Qing Dynasty (1730), the governor of Zhili lived here until the end of the Qing Dynasty (19 1 1).
From the second year of Yongzheng (1724), Li became the first governor of Zhili, and to the third year (19 1 1), Zhang became the acting governor of Zhili, and in the middle of 187, * * produced a total of 75 governors of Zhili. Among them, Li Hongzhang's term of office is the longest, and he served three times, which lasted for 28 years. This frequent turnover of less than two years on average is not only due to the death, dismissal or demotion of some governors, but also a means for the central government of the Qing Dynasty to control local officials. Because the imperial court was afraid that local officials would live in the same place for a long time and it was difficult to control it, it thought that proper replacement could avoid this drawback.
The predecessor of Zhili Governor's Office can be traced back to Yuan Dynasty, and it is the seat of Shuntiandao Governor's Office. In the Ming dynasty, it was Baoding government office, Daning office and staff office. In the seventh year of Yongzheng (1729), the former governor of Zhili was promoted to governor of Zhili and still stayed in Baoding, so the governor's office was rebuilt on the original basis. After the demise of the Qing Dynasty, it was successively the seat of Zhili Governor's Office, the office of the delegation visiting Beijing, the People's Government of Hebei Province and the Baoding Municipal Committee of China. Zhili Governor's Office was built in strict accordance with the Qing Dynasty system, with a width of about 130m from east to west and a depth of about 220m from north to south, with a total area of 30,000m2. Through more roads, yamen is divided into three roads: East, Middle and West. The main part is built on the north-south central axis, that is, the middle road includes the gate, the instrument door, the lobby, the second hall, the official residence and the building. , and equipped with left and right wing, etc. Above the Black Gate of the Third Bay, there is a plaque inscribed by Yong Zhengdi, "Zhili Governor's Office". The closed pattern and dignified atmosphere give people a kind of hope. Other auxiliary buildings, such as flower hall and shogunate compound, are located on the east and west roads respectively. These buildings are small hard mountain buildings with cloth roofs, which are typical northern government buildings.
In the modern history of China, Zhili Governor's Office was directly related to many important events. In the 26th year of Guangxu (1900), the Boxer Rebellion was in full swing, and Baoding was an important center of the Boxer Rebellion. In June 5438+10, the invading forces of Britain, France, Germany and Italy invaded Baoding, and the governor's office was occupied. Following Li Hongzhang's instructions, the governor of Zhili, Ting Yong, and other officials who stayed in the Governor's Office ordered the Zhili garrison to leave the provincial capital and let the invading army burn, kill and plunder. However, in the lobby of the Governor's Office, the invaders framed others to connive at "boxing bandits" killing foreigners and burning churches, and tried officials such as Ting Yong and Shen Jiaben and sentenced them to death. It is a great shame for the Chinese nation and the Governor's Office in Zhili to sit in the lobby of the Governor's Office to try China officials, and it is also a painful lesson that those who fall behind will be beaten.