左宗棠用兵新疆粮饷筹备述论

Commentary on Zuo Zongtang's Grain and Salary Preparations for Dispatch Troops in Xinjiang

左宗棠作为晚清中兴名臣之一,归复新疆无疑是其军事生涯中最光辉的一笔。其中完善的军队粮饷筹备体系与实践对战争胜利起了决定性作用,整个筹备过程也见证了新疆用兵从穷打仗到打胜仗的历史转变。左宗棠的粮饷筹备工作涉及军事、政治、外交、农业等多个领域。他注重协调军事、政治、人民各方关系,力求把军事最终目的与国家边疆安全长期需要相结合,这正是左宗棠用兵新疆的思想核心,也不断支撑他笃定信念坚决收回新疆。

As one of the famous officials in the late Qing Dynasty,Zuo Zongtang's return to Xinjiang is undoubtedly the most brilliant one in his military career.Among them,the perfect preparation system and practice of grain and salary played a decisive role in the victory of the war.The whole preparatory process also witnessed the historical transformation of Xinjiang's military use from poor war to victory.Zuo Zongtang's job grain and salary preparation involves military,political,diplomatic,agricultural and other fields.He paid attention to coordinating the relations among the army,politics and the people,and strived to combine the ultimate military purpose with the long-term needs of national frontier security.This is the core of Zuo Zongtang's idea of dispatching troops to Xinjiang,and also constantly supports his firm belief in resolutely recovering Xinjiang.