There were many official positions in the Qing Dynasty, but everyone was most familiar with the magistrate, Taoist platform, magistrate, governor and governor. However, some people often confuse them. So what are these official positions? Why do you want to set up an official position like this?

Let's start with the magistrate. The official name of the county magistrate originated from the Ming Dynasty. At the beginning, the rank of county magistrate was four, and it was the chief executive at the city level. Later, in the middle of the Ming Dynasty, because the governor changed the position of provincial governor, the rank of the minister was reduced from two to two, so the rank of the next magistrate was also reduced from four to four and the magistrate.

After talking about the magistrate, let's talk about the superior officer of the magistrate-Daotai. The official position of Daotai was unique to the Qing Dynasty. The official position of Daotai is between the governor and the governor and the magistrate. The official position of Daotai is four, but there are also special times. Daotai stationed abroad during the Qing Dynasty also has two and three products. However, the official position of Daotai is generally held by officials at the same level, and the duties of this official position are sometimes different. Sometimes, as an official in charge of grain supervision and storage, it is also called grain storage road, which is responsible for post transportation road, customs road, wasteland reclamation road, tea road and so on. Sometimes, as an official who assists in the deployment of special envoys, this official position of the platform is equivalent to the deputy governor of a province.

Speaking of which, let's talk about the governor, the superior official of the platform. The office of governor originated in the Southern and Northern Dynasties. In the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the governor had both military and civil functions, and it was often that the governor was sent to the frontier to provide disaster relief and appease the people. In the Tang dynasty, the governor was established as an official position, and the official name was changed to the governor's envoy. In the Southern and Northern Dynasties and the Tang Dynasty, there were few records about the governor's office in the history books, but

The governors of the Ming Dynasty were mostly scholars. At first, the governor was only responsible for supervising the tax grain and the prime minister's river course, as well as appeasing the people and rectifying the border. Later, he gradually focused on the military and was in charge of one party's military and political power, but he was still subject to the court. From the Ming dynasty to the Qing dynasty, the rank of governor has always been like this.

The Qing dynasty inherited the system of the Ming dynasty and did not change much. As the chief executive of a province, the Qing Dynasty set up the post of governor, which was equivalent to the secretary of a provincial party committee.

Having said that, let's talk about the prefect's house, which was founded in the Ming Dynasty. As an official of the military attache, the prefect is not a fixed official name, nor is it often set. The full name of the prefect's office is the military company commander of the prefect, who is responsible for the officers and men in charge of waterways and land in a province. The rank of magistrate ranges from one grade to two provinces, although the magistrate and the governor are at the same level.

The office of governor was originally established in the Ming dynasty, also known as the presidential system. The governor is divided into local and special affairs, and the special affairs governor is divided into grain and grass governor, river governor and water transport governor. They are each responsible for their own special affairs. In the Qing dynasty, the governor was the highest-ranking local governor, and his rank was second-class. If you add the official rank of Shangshu, the official rank of the governor begins with a product, and the governor is not only in charge of a province, but at most. The governor's main function is to coordinate the provinces, unify their powers, and prevent the provinces from shirking each other when something happens, which reflects the court's strengthening control over local officials, not only the governor, but also the official positions above. The main reason for setting up these official positions is to concentrate power in the middle and avoid things that are too powerful and gradually threaten the court.