As one of the most core departments in the Ming and Qing dynasties, the Metropolitan Procuratorate had a huge staffing situation, with a total of six sections, fifteen provinces, five city procuratorates, the Terracotta Division, the Imperial History Office of the Imperial Family, and the Imperial History Office of the Internal Affairs Office.
Among them, 15 provinces are divided according to the national provinces, covering Gyeonggi, Henan, Jiangnan, Zhejiang, Shanxi, Shandong, Shaanxi, Huguang, Jiangxi, Fujian, Sichuan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan, Guizhou and other provinces.
Each of the fifteen provinces is an independent yamen, and the name of the official set up by it is called Yushi. According to the provisions of the system, each of the fifteen Dao has a palm print to supervise the imperial history, one person each from the Manchu and Han dynasties, and the grade is four grades.
This grade is already very high among the Beijing officials. In the case of non-palm prints, the number of people in each province varies depending on the complexity of the affairs. Specifically, Gyeonggi, Jiangxi, Zhejiang, Fujian, Huguang, Henan, Shanxi, and Shaanxi have eight provinces, with one general imperial history and one Han each; Jiangnan Province is Manchu and Han; Shandong Daoman and Han each have two people; The rest of the five provinces of Sichuan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan and Guizhou only have palm prints to supervise the imperial history, and there is no general imperial history.
According to the records of the "Great Qing Huidian", there are a total of 30 palm seals to supervise the imperial history and 26 general supervision of the imperial history, and there are 28 Manchu and Han people each, of which the Manchu imperial history includes 4 clan vacancies and 2 Mongolian vacancies, and the Han imperial histories also use the Han army.
In addition, there are 32 pen post types and 49 scripture masters, and the total number of people in the fifteen provinces is 137. At the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, the fifteen provinces supervised the imperial history divided into "sitting on the road" and "co-way", of which the sitting road was only a nominal establishment and was not specifically responsible for affairs; The co-ordinator is a temporary dispatch to assist in the affairs of the corresponding channel as needed.
Fourteen years after Qianlong, the duties of the 15 provinces to supervise the imperial history were determined, in addition to supervising hundreds of officials and participating in the impeachment of lawbreakers, they were also responsible for checking the criminal cases of various provinces and inspecting the affairs of the yamen in Beijing.
The division of labor for each province supervising the imperial history is as follows:
Gyeonggi Provincial Management Cabinet, Suncheon, Daheung, and Wanpyeong; Henan Provincial Administration Department, Zhan Shifu, Infantry Army Commander Yamen and Wucheng Procuratorate; Jiangnan Province is responsible for the management of the Household Department, Baoquan Bureau, Sanku, Left and Right Wing Tax Yamen, and the 13 warehouses in Beijing; Zhejiang Provincial Administration Department of Rites and Metropolitan Procuratorate; Shanxi Provincial Management Military Department, Hanlin Academy, Six Sections, Zhongshu Department and Hubu Cangchang Yamen; Shandong Provincial Management Criminal Department and Tai Hospital; Shaanxi Provincial Management Department and Baoyuan Bureau; Huguang Province Management and General Administration Department and Guozijian; Jiangxi Province manages Guanglu Temple; Hokkien Province manages Taichang Temple; Sichuan Provincial Administration Luan Yiwei; Guangdong Provincial Administration Dali Temple; Guangxi Province manages Taifu Temple; Yunnan Provincial Administration of the Imperial Court and the Qin Tianjian; Guizhou Province administers Honglu Temple.
The day-to-day affairs of the various yamen in Beijing were strictly supervised by the 15 Inspectors of the Imperial History, with the exception of the Military Aircraft Department, whose operation was only subject to the emperor. The main responsibility of the fifteen superintendents of the imperial history was to check and write off the documents of the various yamen, not to find faults as is widely believed.
According to the regulations, each yamen is required to cancel the relevant documents within a specified period of time, and follow the system of "brushing" the documents. In August of each year, each yamen is required to take a look at the cases involving money and grain of the previous year, and for any situation where the money and grain do not match and the criminal name is not justified, the 15 supervising imperial historians will severely punish them.
In addition, each province supervises the imperial history and also undertakes special tasks, such as when the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of War conducts monthly elections and "draws lots", it will be supervised by the Henan and Shandong Provincial Inspectors.
It is recorded in the Great Qing Dynasty that the supervision of the imperial history is in charge of picketing the officials and evils of the internal and external departments, and the responsibilities cover a wide range. Among them, they are responsible for brushing scrolls, inspecting the Beijing camp, supervising the civil and military township examinations, and inspecting the departments and departments of the Ministry of Inspection; Outside, they also need to patrol salt, water, warehouse and other affairs, and at the same time supervise the school administration, each work is focused on picketing.
In addition, they also need to participate in important affairs such as the emperor's imperial gate listening to the government, the imperial feast, the Linyong, and the correction of the court meeting to ensure fairness and rigor. When supervising the affairs of the township council or inspecting the affairs, they need to work together with the secretary and the imperial historian, and the emperor will appoint the candidates.
This is also a common phenomenon in the Qing Dynasty that science and Taoism are not separated.