Metropolitan Superintendents

The city, unlike outlying provinces, must be meticulously managed on every level.

For every rule, there must be exceptions, just as for every problem there is no single solution. China is broadly divided into commanderies, with each governing itself relatively independently.

However, the urban centres of the empire have much denser populations, and so cities are split into discrete districts, individually administered by a superintendent. These men are powerful indeed, yet still exist below the nine ministers of state; the power of the city is great, but not greater than the power of the empire.