明初70年时间里苏州前后有过43位知府,通过对这一群体的籍贯来源、入仕途径、任期长短以及治绩和结局等情况的细致考察,可以发现明初苏州知府来自南方省份的比例要远远高过北方省份,他们通过不同的入仕途径辗转出任苏州知府,但是往往任期过短,更代频繁,大多数人仕途命运并不完满,显示出苏州知府似乎是一个具有一定风险的职务。这种情况的存在与明初国家典章制度处于创建阶段这一事实有着密切关系,不少制度出现反复,创设的新制度需要调适,从而使得明朝的创建阶段具有试验色彩,在这一情景下,明初苏州知府的任职情况不可避免地带有时代的痕迹和特征。 In the early 1970s, there were 43 magistrates before and after Suzhou. Through careful examination of the sources of origin, ways of enlisting, length of office, achievements and ending of this group, we can find that the prefect of Suzhou came from the southern provinces The ratio is much higher than that of the northern provinces. Through different ways of entering the government, they are removed from the prefect of Suzhou. However, their tenure is often too short and frequently replaced. Most people are not fortunate in their career path, indicating that the governor of Suzhou seems to be a certain risk The job. The existence of this kind of situation is closely related to the fact that the state system of the Ming Dynasty was in the process of founding. Many systems appeared repeatedly, and the new system to be established needed to be adjusted so as to make the Ming Dynasty’s creation stage have a trial color. Under this scenario At the beginning of Ming Dynasty, the position of prefect in Suzhou inevitably brought traces and characteristics of the times.