北宋西南乡兵的设置及作用

Establishment and Roles of Village Troops in Southwest China During North Song Dynasty

北宋王朝在边防政策上素有"重北轻南"的特点,借鉴唐代的经验,在对以少数民族为主的西南地区统治政策的选择上延续以夷制夷的羁縻政策,大量设置了乡兵尤其是少数民族乡兵。在北宋王朝经略西南地区的过程中,由于地理条件和多民族杂居等因素的影响,乡兵依托政府在这一地区修筑的大量堡寨,发挥了举足轻重的作用。

North Song Dynasty learned experience from Tang Dynasty and resumed policies of ＂govern the minorities by the minorities＂, recruiting a lot of village troops, esp. from minorities, which build a number of forts and played tremendous role in their southwestward movements.