62卷4期
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2011 / 12
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pp. 131 - 160
清季臺灣之外來衝擊與官紳關係:以板橋林家之捐獻為例
The Impacts of Taiwan’s Foreign Invasions on the Officio-gentry Relations in the late 19th Century
作者
黃富三
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(中央研究院臺灣史研究所研究員退休、臺灣大學歷史系兼任教授)
黃富三
*
中央研究院臺灣史研究所研究員退休、臺灣大學歷史系兼任教授
中文摘要
清代地方政治原為官紳共治體,官府有事時,常號召紳士民協助,
尤其在臺灣。通常官府會要求士紳捐款甚至募勇,協助解決危機或困
難,而臺灣士紳亦樂意戮力奉公;事後官府則論功行賞,授予功名或獎
賞,主要為榮譽官銜,士紳藉此保障其政治、社會地位。然而,至十九
世紀中葉後,外患日益嚴重,臺灣的官紳關係面臨挑戰,清廷被迫採取
新的士紳政策,而士紳也必須妥適回應。本文即以臺灣第一富豪板橋林
家為例,探討1860-1880年代,臺灣遭逢重大外患(日軍侵臺、中法之役)
後,官紳關係之演變,包括衝突、合作及妥協等。
本文發現1874年牡丹社事件後,清廷更加倚賴臺灣士紳之協助,尤
其是捐獻,因此林家成為勸捐的主要目標。第一階段為丁日昌時期,林
家捐獻五十萬元鉅款,佔當時第一位,因而獲得破格獎賞,並獲准「永
不再捐」,官紳關係堪稱良好。
第二階段為劉璈時期,勸捐不斷,包括臺北築城之捐款、額外加捐
至清法北台戰爭之捐餉募勇。由於過於頻繁,且林家已經獲得「永不再
捐」之旨,因此婉拒甚至逃避,官紳關係陷入低潮。
第三期為劉銘傳時期,官府為解決法軍攻臺難題,透過婉勸與破
格封賞等方式,林家再捐鉅款。而且,臺灣建省後推動大規模新政,更
須林家之合作,因此官紳關係空前良好,林維源等人重用,甚至貴為京
官。
由上可知官紳共治雖為清代地方政治常態,但由於十九世紀臺灣外
患嚴重,官府採行重紳政策,臺灣士紳的地位與影響力大幅提高。板橋
林家乃一代表性例子,能直接參與臺灣新政之執行,並屢受厚賞成為全
國性知名人物。
英文摘要
The local politics in the Ts’ing Dynasty, particularly in Taiwan, was
based on the cooperative officio-gentry system, under which the officials
called for the assistance of the gentry when needed. Normally, the officials
would request the gentry to contribute funds and even recruit volunteer
soldiers to help solve crises, and the gentry would respond positively in order
to win the rewards of official posts for safeguarding their political and social
statuses. However, the officials were forced to adopt a new pro-gentry policy
when facing the crises of foreign invasions after the mid-19th century, and
the gentry would respond properly. This article is intended to use the Panchiau Lins as an example to interpret the changing officio-gentry relations
between the 1860’s and 1880’s when Taiwan was invaded by the Japanese
and the French.
The article indicates that the Ch’ing government relied strongly on the
assistance of the Taiwanese gentry in the second half of the 19th century,
particularly financial contributions, and so the Lins, being the wealthiest
family in Taiwan, became the main target for fund-raising. In the first stage
was the period of Ting Jij-chang period, when the Lins contributed half a
million silver dollars, ranking no. 1 among the contributors, and was rewarded
with special honors and granted with the right of“permanent immunity of
contribution”.
The second stage was the period of Liu Ao, when the contributions
become even more frequent, including the building of Taipei Fu (prefecture), extra contribution and the recruitment of soldiers and contribution of military
funds in the Sino-French War in 1884-85. The Lins became resistant due
to the frequency as well as the“permanent immunity of contribution”,
resulting in the weakening officio-gentry relationship.
The third stage was the period of Liu Ming-chuan. The officials
succeeded in obtaining the tremendous contributions from the Lins’again
through persistent persuasions and special rewards of official posts etc.
Further, Governor Liu needed the Lins’ help and cooperation to carry out his
reform policies after Taiwan became a province, and so Lin Wey-yuan was
raised to be high officials, resulting in an extremely harmonious relationship.
In short, In spite of the fact that the cooperative officio-gentry system
was a normal practice in Taiwan’s politics, the gentry became more important
in the second half of the 19th century, and the Pan-chiau Lins were a typical
example.
中文關鍵字
官紳關係;板橋林家;林維源;牡丹社事件;丁日昌;新政;
捐款;「永不再捐」;劉璈;臺北築城;清法戰爭;劉銘傳;
重紳政策
英文關鍵字
Officio-gentry Relationship;Pan-chiau Lins;lin Wei-yuan,
Mu-tan Tribe Incident;Ting Jih-chang;Reform Policies,
Contributions,“Permanent Immunity of Contributions”;Liu
Ao;Building of Taipei Prefecture Wall;Sino-French War;Liu
Ming-chuan;Pro-Gentry Policy