“总督”一词最早见于《汉书》,为“总管督理”之意,定为官名入衔,则始于明代。明代总督具有临时性,因事而设,不为定制。清沿明制,最初设总督亦属专派,渐次多省均设,遂成定员。清代总督分为两种清代总督分为两种:一是专管某种重要事务的总督,如河道总督、漕运总督;二是 “Governor ” was first seen in the “Han”, “Explorer Explorer” meaning, as the official title, began in the Ming Dynasty. Governor of the Ming Dynasty has a temporary, due to things and not custom. Qing along the Ming system, initially set up the governor also special school, gradually more provinces are set up, then into the capacity. There are two kinds of governors in the Qing Dynasty, divided into two kinds: the governor who specializes in certain important affairs, such as the governor of the river and the governor of water transport;