戚继光视野下的明代潮州社会

The Chaozhou society of the Ming dynasty in Qi Ji-guang's eye

明朝中期戚继光等率领的明朝部队一举平定潮州吴平海盗集团,威名大震。朝廷命其兼管潮惠二府以加强对潮州地区的统治。戚继光南北征战,所向披靡,正值意气风发之际,对此任命却百般踌躇,多次上书请辞,最终使朝廷收回任命,其表现令人费解。文章分析了戚继光认识潮州社会的条件以及对潮州地区的看法,论证了戚继光拒绝任命的原因,我们可以从中领会潮州地区的社会特点,这也是中国历史发展过程中国家与区域关系的表现内容之一。

In the mid-Ming dynasty, the Ming army led by Qi Ji-guang defeated the pirate clique headed by Wu Ping in Chaozhou. Consequently the Ming court appointed Qi, who had fought north and south and won so many battles, to govern two more districts, i.e. Chaozhou and Huizhou, in order to strengthen the ruling there of the Ming court. Qi Ji-guang however, to other people's puzzlement, hesitated a lot in accepting this appointment and pleaded several times with the court to withdraw the appointment, which the court finally did. This paper analyzes Qi's views on the social conditions of Chaozhou of the time and why Qi rejected the appointment. This historical event presents an example of the conflict between the central government and one of its ruling districts.