张之洞与广东“闱姓”

ZHANG Zhi-dong and "Wei Xing"of Guang Dong

“闱姓”是清末在广东出现的一种博弈现象，其操作方式与今天的体育彩票有着惊人的相似。“闱姓”作为一种客观存在无道德上的善恶，只要控制得好，它却是一种筹措资金的绝妙方式。张之洞认清了严禁“闱姓”所带来的弊端，主张弛禁，反映出其务实的政风与超常的政治经济眼光。

Wei Xing" was a kind of gambling in Guang Dong province in the the years of the Qing Dynasty. It is as- tonishingly parallel to today's lottery. Objectively, "WeiXing" is not good or bad in morality. As long as it is con- trolled well, it may be a perfect method of raising capital. ZHANG Zhi-dong knew the harmful effects brought by ban- ning "WeiXing". Hence, he let it develop. This reflected ZHANG was a pragmatic politician and had remarkable in- sight into politics and economy.