试论《四库全书》的编纂及其盐文献

On Salt Literature in Siku Quanshu

《四库全书》采进书多来自盐区藏书家,大量的盐文化圈学者也参与了该书的编纂,它应该最能反映当时的盐文化成果。《四库全书总目》的"提要"对《四库全书》收录的盐政、盐史等盐文献的介绍。该书"阐明性学治法"的编纂宗旨,价值尺度的保守和思维方式的滞后使得其中的盐业科技、管理等文献不如想象中丰富。盐业科技、物质文化的发达并未能将整个社会文化推进到以实证为基础的现代文明的新时代。

Siku Quanshu was mostly compiled from the classic books from collectors in salt production areas. Many scholars on salt culture also participated in the compilation. Thus, the collection perhaps embodies most of the achievements of then salt culture. The synopsis of The Catalogue of Siku Quanshu provides an overview of the literature on salt administration and salt history. But the purpose for ＂explicative administration＂, conservative value and obsolete thoughts restrain the collection of salt literature, so that there is not as much literature on salt technology and administration as it is expected. The advance of salt technology and material culture could not drive the whole society into the new era of empirical-based modem civilization.