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Military Intendant for Chenzhou: 1 official.
Stationed in Chenzhou during the spring and summer, and in Hengzhou during the autumn and winter. This official supervises five counties within this prefecture, as well as the Department of Guiyang and its various subordinate Guards and StationsThe Wei-suo system was the primary military organization of the Ming dynasty. A "Guard" (Wei) was a major garrison of roughly 5,600 men, while a "Station" (Suo) was a smaller unit of about 1,120 men.. Their authority extends to Shaozhou Prefecture in Guangdong Province, including its subordinate counties and defense stations.
The jurisdiction also includes the proposed addition of twelve departments and counties under the prefectures of Hengzhou and Yongzhou; the counties of Ruyuan, Lechang, and Lianshan in Guangdong; Fuchuan and Hezhou in Guangxi; and Dayu and Shangyou in Jiangxi. Furthermore, they oversee the Hengzhou Guard, the Yongzhou Guard, and the territory surrounding Lianzhou and Yangshan. This intendant's jurisdiction is remarkably broad, crossing the borders of four different provinces to coordinate defense against mountain rebels and manage trade routes.
Military Intendant for Jingzhou: 1 official.
Stationed exclusively in Jingzhou original: "靖州" (Jìngzhōu), located in the mountainous borderland between modern-day Hunan and Guizhou.. This official is centrally garrisoned to oversee eight guards, including Tonggu and Wukai, as well as Thousand-household Offices such as Tianzhu. Their duties are to reorganize military defenses, conduct the training of troops and horses within these units, and concurrently manage tax and grain supplies.
Superintendent of Military Affairs and Governor for the Pacification of Yunyang and Surrounding Areas: 1 official.
This official's jurisdiction includes the Huguang regions of... The Governor of Yunyang was a unique post created to manage a volatile "no-man's land" where several provinces met, primarily to govern thousands of displaced people and migrants who had settled in the mountains.