Why the Ming Dynasty is an important milestone in the historical development of Guizhou.

Answer: The Ming Dynasty was an important milestone in the development of Guizhou history. Its main signs are: first, the establishment of the Administrative Envoys Department in Guizhou, making Guizhou officially a provincial-level administrative unit; second, the large-scale promotion of farming in Guizhou, accelerating the development of Guizhou, and bringing Guizhou's development into a new history period.

①The establishment of provincial administrative units. After Zhu Yuanzhang unified China in the Ming Dynasty, in order to maintain the stability of the situation, he still used the provincial system of the Yuan Dynasty, but weakened local power and strengthened centralization. The Ministry of Justice is in charge of criminal law. In order to strengthen its rule over the southwest and consolidate border defense, the imperial court established a capital command department in Guizhou in 1382. This was the first provincial-level military institution established in Guizhou. In 1413, the Guizhou Administrative Envoy Department was established to govern 8 governments and 4 states. Guizhou officially became the 13th provincial administrative unit in the country. In 1417, the Department of Punishment, Punishment, Inspection and Inspection was established. So far, Guizhou had "three divisions" and implemented "separation of military and political administration and simultaneous governance of local affairs", which promoted social stability and development.

②The Daxing of Farming has promoted the development of Guizhou’s economy. In the Ming Dynasty, the farming system was implemented based on the principle of "immigrating to the countryside", which caused the population to move from dense areas to sparsely populated areas. The settlements were divided into military settlements, civilian settlements and commercial settlements. A large number of immigrants entered Guizhou, reclaimed a large amount of land, brought farming technology, introduced new varieties, and improved the level of agricultural production. At the same time, the Ming Dynasty also paid attention to the development of transportation. On the original basis, the main post roads out of the province were widened and transformed, and post stations were added, which led to greater development of transportation. Moreover, handicrafts, mining, urban construction, trade and culture have all been developed accordingly, strengthening the connections between Guizhou and other regions. In today's Anshun area, many of the original features of the Ming Dynasty forts are still preserved.