109 years ago today, July 6, 1916 (June 7, 1916 in the lunar calendar), the era of warlords began. On July 6, 1916, President Li Yuanhong reappointed the military and political chiefs of the Central Province, and the country began to form a separatist regime of warlords. In the provinces controlled by the Beiyang Faction, Li Yuanhong basically used the same team; In the southwestern provinces, leaders of the Protectorate Army and local warlords were selected: Fengtian Governor and Governor Zhang Zuolin, Jilin Governor Meng Enyuan and Governor Guo Zongxi, Heilongjiang Governor Bi Guifang, Shandong Governor Zhang Huaizhi and Governor Sun Faxu, Hunan Governor Zhao Ti and Governor Tian Wenlie, Shanxi Governor Yan Xishan and Governor Shen Mingchang, Jiangsu Governor Feng Guozhang and Governor Qi Yaolin, Anhui Governor Zhang Xun and Governor Ni Sichong, Jiangxi Governor Li Chun and Governor Qi Yang, Fujian Governor Li Houji, Governor Hu Ruilin, Zhejiang Governor Lu Gongwang, Hubei Governor Wang Zhanyuan, Governor Fan Shouyou, Sichuan Governor and Governor Cai E, Shaanxi Governor and Governor Chen Shufan, Guangdong Governor Lu Rongting and Governor Zhu Qinglan, Guangxi Governor and Governor Chen Bingxuan, Yunnan Governor Tang Jiyao and Governor Ren Kecheng, Guizhou Governor Liu Xianshi and Governor Dai Kan, Zhili Governor Yang Zengxin, Gansu Governor and Governor Zhang Guangjian.