Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming dynasty (1368 A.D. to 1644 A.D.), continued the provincial system of the Yuan dynasty but separated Xingsheng into 13 Cheng Xuan Bu Zheng Shi Si, aimed to spread the central government policies.Hucker, Charles O, 1978 However, later the Ming government found out they needed a coordinator to deal with the conflict between several provinces or suppress rebellion.Ma, Debin, and Jared  Rubin, 2019
