The minister of the Ministry of War is a civilian, who can manage the promotion of officers and improve the food standards of officers and men, but he has no ability to mobilize the army. Especially the main force, more procedures are needed.
In history of qing dynasty, the cabinet college students occupied the work of the original six departments to a great extent, and only the official department was in a better situation. The Ministry of War has a lot of power, but without the consent of several college students in the cabinet, the Ministry of War cannot transfer troops at all.
For example, the mobilization of troops to fight against the Tatar's attack must be approved by the cabinet, and the eunuchs of Silijian must also agree. The Ministry of War is only the specific executor, and the Minister of War is responsible for the actual operation.
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After the Qing dynasty entered the customs, the power of the Ministry of War was further reduced. Because the emperors of the Qing Dynasty liked to monopolize power, according to the words of Emperor Kangxi, everything should be done by themselves. Under the emperor, there are a group of military ministers. Under such a framework, the Minister of War actually does not have much power.
Because the Qing Dynasty was a regime established by Manchu, there were two ministers in the Qing Dynasty, one was Manchu and the other was Han. The two ministers restricted each other and their powers were further dispersed. At the end of the Qing Dynasty, the high-level officials of the Qing Dynasty also began to carry out reforms, and eventually the Ministry of War was abolished, and the Navy Department and the War Department appeared.
Before the Ming dynasty, the status of the six ministers was not so high. During the Tang and Song Dynasties, heatstroke and political affairs came to power, and these people were actually prime ministers. After the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang abolished the prime minister system, and then the status of six ministers began to improve.
Baidu Encyclopedia-History of Ministry of War of Qing Dynasty