略论外籍雇员在晚清军工企业中的作用

ON Functions of Foreign Employees in Military Enterprises in Late Qing Dynasty

晚清时期 ,受聘来华洋员对中国军事工业近代化起了重要的推动作用。他们积极地为洋务大员创办军工企业出谋划策 ,并亲自参与了军工企业基础设施建设 ,努力促进军工企业的发展壮大 ,推动技术进步 ;尽心教导华人 ,培养了一批掌握近代军工技术的人才。

The foreign employees had an important pushing effect on modernization of Chinese military enterprises. They masterminded for the westernization-oriented officers to set up the Chinese military enterprises and joined in the construction of the basic military installations. They made the military enterprises go from strength to strength, and pushed the military technology forward. Meanwhile, they taught the Chinese and trained a lot of qualified military personnel.