Because Yunnan and Guizhou are remote, desolate, economically fragile and poor. Relatively speaking, the Governor of Yunnan and Guizhou had a relatively low status among the nine feudal officials in the Qing Dynasty.
The official title of the Governor of Yunnan and Guizhou is the Governor of Yunnan. He is the commander of military affairs, food and salary, and also the governor of Guizhou. He is one of the nine most senior frontier ministers in the Qing Dynasty, and is in charge of military and civilian affairs in Yunnan and Guizhou.
In the 16th year of Shunzhi's reign, Jinglue was set up, and then the governor was appointed. In the first year of Kangxi, Yunnan Governor was set up, and the Governor's Office was stationed in Qujing; The governor general of Guizhou is stationed in Anshun. In the third year of Kangxi, the Governor of Yunnan was abolished and the Governor of Guizhou was appointed concurrently, and the Governor's Office was moved to Guiyang. In the 12th year of Kangxi, the governor of Yunnan was restored, and the governor's office was still in Qujing. In the 26th year of Kangxi's reign, the governor's office of Yunnan moved to Yunnan. In the 10th year of Yongzheng era, the Governor of Yunnan and Guizhou concurrently governed Guangxi. In the 12th year of Yongzheng's reign, the Governor of Yunnan and Guizhou resumed control of the two provinces. In the 31st year of Guangxu, the Governor of Yunnan and Guizhou concurrently served as the governor of Yunnan.