绍兴师爷的另一面

The Research of Active Roles Played by Private Advisors of Shaoxing

历史上,绍兴师爷给人的印象大多是负面的,但事实上,师爷是一个重要的职业。师爷对于古代的政治、文化发展产生了巨大影响。师爷受过专门的职业培训,具有较高的文化素养,以其学识和专业能力,辅助官员行政,提高了行政水平。师爷是处于官僚集团和知识分子之间的群体,在为官员服务的同时,也保留了一定的独立性。师爷一职还为科举落榜生提供了生计保障。

Stories and TV play series lead people to believe that private advisors of Shaoxing played a negative role in ancient China.The research here shows that as an important profession,being a private advisor greatly and positively influenced the politics and culture of ancient China.Trained professionally,private advisors of Shaoxing assisted governmental officials to deal with various administrative tasks with their knowledge and professional competence.As holding a midway place between the bureaucratic group and the intellectuals,the private advisors kept their independence while they served the officials.Working as a private advisor further provided the livelihood for examinees who failed in the imperial examination.