Treatise on Armament Technology

Records, Volume 105

Governors and Administrative Commissioners

Governor of Huguang A massive administrative region during the Ming dynasty that encompassed the modern provinces of Hubei and Hunan., concurrently managing the supervision of military affairs: 1 official.

Circuit Intendant in charge of Province-wide Grain Storage This official managed the collection and transport of tax grain, a critical task for maintaining both the imperial court and the local military.: 1 official.

Circuit Intendant for Military Land Colonization and Water Conservancy, managing the province's granaries and grain: 1 official.

Circuit Intendant for Army Purification and the Postal Relay System The "Army Purification" (Qingjun) office was responsible for auditing military registers and preventing desertion, while the Postal Relay (Yichuan) managed the vital network of couriers and horses used for government communication.: 1 official.

Commissioner for the Supervision of Schools for the seven prefectures of Wuchang, Hanyang, Huangzhou, Yunyang, Xiangyang, and Chengde: 1 official.

Commissioner for the Supervision of Schools for the eight prefectures of Jingzhou, Yuezhou, Changsha, Baoqing, Hengzhou, Yongzhou, Chenzhou, and Changde, plus the two sub-prefectures of Chenzhou and Jingzhou: 1 official.

Defense Intendant for Wuchang Circuit A "Circuit" (Dao) was an administrative division between the provincial and prefectural levels. This official was stationed at the provincial capital to oversee the core region., stationed at the provincial capital, overseeing the three prefectures of Wuchang, Huangzhou, and Hanyang: 1 official.