| 1 | This shift depended on various factors, of which the attitude of provincial governors was of key importance. | |
| 2 | Starting formally from the beginning of the Qianlong period in 1736, each governor was required to submit a monthly report of grain prices in his province. | |
| 3 | In Beijing, the emperors receive them in person and reward them feast and high-ranking Dingdai and court dress. | |
| 4 | Stricken by the heavy blow, the Qing government had to give some important power to the officials of provinces. | |
| 5 | In locality , the emperor deposed the provinces, but built the three local departments . They could not control each other . |