洪秀全的用人观刍议

Analyzing Hong Xiu-quan's Personnel Strategy

太平天国的兴衰有很多因素,而洪秀全用人的得失是其中一个重要原因。大约以1856年为界,洪秀全在太平天国前期任人唯贤,广揽人才,太平天国兴旺发达,但也包含着对待知识分子失策,用人选官过滥,实行世袭制,丧失最高宗教领导权等缺点;而在后期虽任人唯亲,猜忌贤能,但也不乏选贤用能等某些英明之举。洪秀全用人观演变的原因是由于受传统教育的影响、痴迷于宗教和其多疑性格等原因造成的,其根本的局限在于其用人观是一种传统的帝王驭人之术。

There are many factors about victory or failure in case of the Taiping Heavenly, among which Hong Xiuquan＇ s personnel strategy has been considered as one factor. Approximately 1856 served as a division. The earlier period saw the prosperity because Hong employed the talents widely though there were also wrong decisions concerning intellectuals,and other defects such as more than enough officials chosen, title heritage system,losing the supreme religion power etc. Hong made more mistakes in his later management by being jealous of the talents and trusting the close people though there were successful cases. The change of his attitude may come from his education,too conventional, and personality,too suspicious and obsessed with religion.