晚清郑工借款考论

On Late Qing's Borrowing of Money for Zhengzhou Anti-Flood Project

郑工借款是清政府早期实业性借款之一。1887年,清政府为修堵黄河决口,在户部财用匮乏、各省协款不济的情况下,为应急需向英国汇丰银行筹借行平银100万两,是为第一次郑工借款;次年因用款不敷,再向汇丰银行筹借库平银100万两,即第二次郑工借款。两次郑工借款的举借过程,反映了清政府对外债作用的认识逐渐由军事领域向非军事领域延伸,表明其外债观念正发生着与前不同的变化。

Borrowing money for Zhengzhou anti-flood project was one of the borrowings of the late Qing government from foreign banks. In 1887 Qing government borrowed silver money from British bank for preventing Yellow River flooding in Zhengzhou, and the next year borrowed another sum from the same bank for the same usage. The borrowings of money reflected the change of ideas of Qing government on foreign debts.