“安全阀”的失效与修复:耒阳暴动中的官绅关系

The Invalidation and Recover of the“Safety Valve”:The Relationship Between Officials and Gentry in the Riot of Lei-yang

发生于道光二十四年的耒阳暴动,可视作传统社会“安全阀”失灵后,基层社会秩序的短暂失控。段拔萃京控案是耒阳暴动的诱因,随后发生的阻考、劫狱则加剧了民众、士绅与地方政府之间的矛盾。阳大鹏等人率众攻打县城,是民众抗粮斗争的激烈表现。作为民众和地方政府矛盾的产物,耒阳暴动是一场没有赢家的惨剧。通过考察钱漕积弊,可帮助理解暴动发生的缘由。士绅在该事件中扮演了先组织领导暴动,事后又协助善后的复杂角色。

The Riot of Lei-yang,which taken placed in the 24th year during the reign of Daoguang Emperor,can be reviewed as a out of order in the rural grass-roots for the moment.Duan Bacui’s capital appeal was an inducing factor for the Riot of Lei-yang,what happened next like the boycott of county examinations,broken into a jail worsened the conflicts between county clerks and peasants actually.Yang Dapeng aroused more than 1000 armed men to attack the country town was a mirror of a fierce struggle in resisting the grain levy.The Riot of Leiyang,showed us a tragedy without winners.By studying the Riot of Lei-yang,we can not only observe the age-old malpractice in the governing tribute rice collection,but also grasp the essence of various roles palyed by gentries before and after the event.Besides,we may have a better understanding on the complex relationship between gentry and local society.