设立咨议局是清政府预备立宪的重大举措之一,1907年10月朝廷命令各省总督巡抚迅速慎选官绅创办。1908年7月公布《各省咨议局章程》和《咨议局议员选举章程》,限令一年之内一律成立。由于来不及调查人口,各省议员名额是以科举所取学额的5%为标准而定的,最多的140名,最少 The establishment of the Consultative Council was one of the major measures taken by the Qing government in preparing for constitutional reorganization. In October 1907, the court ordered the Governor-General of the provinces to promptly elect the gentry to start. In July 1908, the Statutes of the Provincial Councils and the Articles of Association for the election of members of the Advisory Council were promulgated, and the order was set within one year. Due to the lack of time to investigate the population, the number of council members in each province is based on the standard of 5% of the places taken by the imperial examinations, up to 140, at least