CAJ | 학술논문

明清时期江南地区是全国的财赋重地，州县行政极为繁难。州县衙门中庞大的胥吏群体，对于地方社会与王朝统治有着不可忽视的影响与作用。但因胥吏出身低微而且长期以本籍身份承担本地行政工作，多被流动性极强的州县官员们视为一种可怕的力量。他们在州县社会生活中所起的重要作用，与其腐败堕落是同时并存的。地方官必须依赖这个群体在有限的任期内，完成朝廷要求的催科抚字之重任，因而衙役们的豪横及其腐败贪虐行径，更难被有效地抑制或消除，在一定程度上纵容了衙役层的滥用权力和政府腐败的产生。可以说，差役借势扰民，胥吏舞文乱法，是明清两代中国地方社会生活中的普遍情形。
명청시기강남지구시전국적재부중지，주현행정겁위번난。주현아문중방대적서리군체，대우지방사회여왕조통치유착불가홀시적영향여작용。단인서리출신저미이차장기이본적신빈승담본지행정공작，다피류동성겁강적주현관원문시위일충가파적역량。타문재주현사회생활중소기적중요작용，여기부패타락시동시병존적。지방관필수의뢰저개군체재유한적임기내，완성조정요구적최과무자지중임，인이아역문적호횡급기부패탐학행경，경난피유효지억제혹소제，재일정정도상종용료아역층적람용권력화정부부패적산생。가이설，차역차세우민，서리무문란법，시명청량대중국지방사회생활중적보편정형。
The Jiangnan Delta, with difficult county administration, is financial heartland during the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Huge county clerks and runners had an impact on local society and government control that can not be ignored. These petty officials were regarded as terrifying power by county officials who flowed strongly, because of their humble scholarly honour and long time administrative work in native place. They played important roles in county administration, but meanwhile they also corrupted. Local officials had to rely on them to accomplish the task of administrative management in the short term of office. As a result, the high-handed petty officials and their corrupt behaviors were hardly controlled or eradicated. Furthermore, local officials connived with them to abuse and corrupt. In conclusion, it prevailed in local society during the Ming and Qing Dynasties that petty officials took advantage of other＇s power to disturb residents and juggled with the law.