试论古代中国“县政”之弊

On the Disadvantage of County Administration in Ancient China

古代中国的"县大率方百里、人口万户",具有一定的历史合理性。但由于它远离国家政治中心,同时又受制于地方各种政治势力的影响,成为存在制度漏洞最多、隐患最大、隐蔽性最强、盘剥农民最直接、社会危害最严重的一种变态的"尾大不掉"问题。

In ancient China, a county could reign over a piece of land with thousands of famihes, and it was reasonable at that time. The county was subjected to the impact from different political force. Due to the distance away from the central government, the county became a big headache, because there were many loopholes, hidden troubles in the system, in which local governors could exploit farmers directly and spoil the whole society severely.