In the Ming Dynasty, all provinces were in the same place at the same time, and both governors and governors were set up, so what is the essential difference between the two? Broadly speaking, there are mainly the following differences:
One is that the establishment is different. The patrol is a permanent official of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, which belongs to the list of the thirteen superintendent imperial histories, and is called the patrol press outside.
Since Jingtai, the governors have added "constitutional titles", collectively known as "governors of the imperial history", but they themselves are not permanent officials of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and their original positions are mostly the scholars, waiters, and officials of various ministries and temples in Beijing;
The second is that the rank of the governor is lower than that of the governor. Regardless of the province, the patrol is a seven-grade official, who is in charge of supervision and belongs to a full-time supervision official; The rank of the governor is relatively high, between the fourth rank and the second rank, and his scope of duties is relatively wide, controlling the three divisions, commanding the territory of the army, and being responsible for the overall situation of a province;
The third is the different way of appointment. Although the appointment of the governor is also nominated and recommended by the ministry, it must be approved by the Metropolitan Procuratorate; The appointment of the governor was normally nominated by the officials, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate had no right to speak.
In addition, the patrol press generally has a fixed term, and after the full assessment is qualified, he must return to Beijing to report on his work and appoint another errand; Governors have no fixed term of office and tend to serve for a longer period of time. Therefore, the imperial court has a system, and the governor is allowed to bring his family members to his post when he takes office, and the governor is not allowed to bring his family members when he takes office.
