After the Sui Dynasty in ancient China, commanderies were abolished and replaced by prefectures, so there was no official post of Prefect.
The office of Governor-General did not emerge until the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Before that, comparable high provincial offices included Pacification Commissioners, Military Governors, Provincial Governors, and so on.
But in this world, the three official ranks of City Lord, Prefect, and provincial Governor-General coexisted, vastly different from China's ancient bureaucratic system.
One could only say that our Great Yan Dynasty had its own national conditions.
Still, Shen Lang could roughly understand the reasons behind it.
First, this world's martial standards far surpassed those of ancient China, so the most outstanding talents were often accomplished in both letters and arms. As a result, civil and military offices could hardly be completely separated.
Second, every nation possessed vast numbers of landed nobles. If local officials wished to suppress these old aristocratic houses, they needed military authority in their hands. Thus, military, administrative, and civil powers were also difficult to divide completely.
At dusk, Xuanwu Earl's Manor welcomed two important figures.
An envoy from the Tiannan Province Governor's Manor, Governor-General Zhu Rong's aide, Yan Wuji.
The Prefect of Nujiang Prefecture in Tiannan Province, Zhang Chong!
Accompanying them were Xuanwu City Lord Liu Wuyan, former Xuanwu City Lord Zhang Boyan, and Xuanwu City's garrison commander, Zhang Jin.
To show their welcome for the two important guests, Young Lord Jin MuCong and Miss Jin MuLan of the Earl's Manor personally led two hundred cavalrymen twenty li out to receive them.
Then the Earl, together with the Earl's Wife, Shen Lang, and the others, welcomed them at the gates of the Earl's Manor.
This was also Shen Lang's first appearance at such an important occasion as the Earl's Manor's son-in-law.
Before this,