民初粤皖系政争述论

The Political Strifes between Guangdong and Anhui Cliques in the Early Republic of China

袁世凯统治时期,以梁士诒、周自齐、叶恭绰为代表的旧交通系(粤系),与周学熙、杨士琦、孙多森为代表的皖系政争十分激烈。二者之间的政争一方面表现为争权夺利,特别是争夺财政、交通事权的派系之争;另一方面,也反映出双方在财政、金融等政策制定中的矛盾。粤、皖系政争为袁世凯、太子党借机推行洪宪帝制提供了大好机会,加剧了北洋集团内部的矛盾与危机,是北洋集团由盛而衰的一个重要原因。

During the reign of Yuan Shikai, there were the bitter factional strifes between Guangdong Clique or the former Traffic Clique represented by Liang Shiyi, Zhou Ziqi and Ye Gongchuo and Anhui Clique represented by Zhou Xuexi, Yang Shiqi and Sun Duosen. On one hand, they scrambled for power and wealth particularly the authority in the finance and transportation. On the other hand, the both sides had great divergences in the fiscal and financial policy. However, the strifes between Guangdong and Anhui Cliques provided an opportunity for Yuan Shikai and the faction of the crown prince to implement Hongxian monarchy. It also intensified the interior conflict and crisis in the Northern Group, to a great extent, which resulted in the decline of the Northern Group from its flourish.