The Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi is in charge of the military, political, civil, financial and judicial affairs of the two provinces. They also served as the right censor of Douchayuan, awarded the Ministry of War history, and the official products were subordinate to Yipin.
In this sense, it is not accurate that the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi is a vassal of the separatist faction, but it is not too much.
Moreover, until the end of the Qing Dynasty, there were only nine such governors in China. In addition to the governors of Guangdong and Guangxi, there are governors of Zhili, Liangjiang, Fujian and Zhejiang, Huguang, Shaanxi and Gansu, Sichuan, Yunnan and Guizhou and Northeast China.
Do you think the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi is big?
Moreover, Guangdong Province under the jurisdiction of the Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi was one of the most economically developed provinces in China for a long time in the Qing Dynasty, and Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong Province, was also the most open city in China. During the Qianlong period, Guangzhou 13th Bank became the only foreign trade port in the Qing Dynasty, transporting a large amount of foreign exchange to the Qing government every year. Before Shanghai became a trading port, Guangzhou was the first capital of China to open to the outside world. Therefore, the Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi was not only a government official at that time, but also a fat job.
If in the Qing Dynasty, the governors of Guangdong and Guangxi could stand on their own feet as kings, then the Guangdong and Guangxi regions would be regarded as real world powers and powers.
But not everyone is qualified to be the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi. Because although Guangdong and Guangxi are economically developed, the situation in these two provinces is extremely complicated. Guangxi is remote and there are many bandits, so it takes a lot of effort to suppress it. As a window to the outside world, it is difficult for foreigners to handle their relations well. Moreover, pirates are rampant in Guangdong, clan struggles and conflicts between locals and outsiders are widespread in inland areas, and various black forces are rampant, which leads to frequent social problems and extremely difficult management.
Therefore, the person who can be the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi must be the emperor's confidant, thigh and arm, trusted by the emperor, and capable of dealing with possible problems. For example, Li Hongzhang served as governor of Guangdong and Guangxi in the late Qing Dynasty. During his tenure, he wiped out the bandits in Guangdong and Guangxi with an iron fist and properly handled the incident of mutual protection in the southeast. And at that time, he still held the title of a college student, which can be described as a government official with good taste. There are not many such examples in the Qing Dynasty.