[5]Early appointmentsIn Daoguang years 8, 17, 18, 24, and 25, Mingshan successively held five posts at the Bujun Tongling yamen.
CBDB(Fucha) Mingshan (438404)The appointments are ordered as the 步軍統領衙門筆帖式 in Daoguang 8, then 司務 in 17, 主事 in 18, 員外郎 in 24, and 郎中 in 25.
[6]Later appointmentsIn Daoguang 26, he served as an administrator of the street offices and as prefect of Jingzhou Prefecture; in Daoguang 29, he served as prefect of Wuchang Prefecture.
CBDB(Fucha) Mingshan (438404)The appointments list 管理街道廳員 and 知府 of 荊州府 in Daoguang 26, followed by 知府 of 武昌府 in Daoguang 29.