During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the Minister in Charge presided over major local financial, taxation and economic work, which was equivalent to the current director of finance, director of local taxation and director of industry and commerce. , and has considerable advantages in economic affairs. In the Qing Dynasty, he was called Fan and was one of the most important local officials.

China's current provincial system began in the Yuan Dynasty, and by the Qing Dynasty, the general territorial division was close to modern times. In the Qing dynasty, the current governor and secretary of the provincial party Committee was called the governor, who was in charge of the military and political affairs of a province.

In the Qing dynasty, the highest local official was called the governor, equivalent to the secretary of the Central Plains Bureau and the East China Bureau in the early days of liberation. In the Qing dynasty, the governor was the most important person and minister, and his position in the central government was no less than that of ministers and even cabinet ministers. It is not comparable to the general provincial party secretary now.