明清时期贵州卫所置废动因管窥

明清时期贵州卫所的置废,是与当时社会历史背景紧密联系在一起的。贵州卫所的设置,巩固了西南边防,促进了黔省的经济发展、政区完善。然卫所作为明朝军事基层单位,到了明末仍保留有大量军队,这无疑对于新生的清王朝是一个巨大的军事威胁。为了消除这一隐患,清廷实施了＂裁卫并县＂,完善了贵州行政区划。回顾这段历史,对于探讨黔省政区的建立、发展和完善显然具有重要的历史价值和现实意义。

A View on Why Weiso Units Were Set up and Abolished in Guizhou in the Ming and Qing Dynasty

The setting and abolishing of Weisuo Units in Guizhou was connected with its social and historical background in the Ming and the Qing Dynasty.The setting of Weiso Units in Guizhou not only consolidated the border defense in the southwest,but also promoted the economic growth and made the administrative system more mature in Guizhou.However,Weiso,a basic military unit in the Ming Dynasty,had kept strong military force until the later Ming Dynasty.Undoubtedly,it was a big threat to the newborn Qing Dynasty.For this reason,the Qing ruling class abolished Weiso Units and established county,which had perfected the administrative divisions of Guizhou.Reviewing that history,it is of important historical value and practical significance to know the building-up,developing and perfecting of Guizhou administrative system today.