明代广西“俍兵”东迁及其历史作用
□ 韦浩明
【摘
要】为镇压持续不断的瑶、壮人民起义,明政府在官兵紧缺、无所作为的情况下,从广西西部征调俍兵东进征剿,屯驻于出山口及交通要冲附近,村寨建筑带有明显的军事色彩。俍兵东迁,不仅有利于增加当地劳动力、推动社会经济发展,而且起到隔离、缓解瑶、汉民族冲突,维护社会秩序,调和瑶、汉民族关系、促进民族融合的作用。
【关键词】
俍兵;
迁徙;
历史作用
【作
者】韦浩明,贺州学院人文与管理系副教授。
广西贺州,542800
【中图分类号】 C951
【文献标识码】 A
【文章编号】 1004-454X(2007)01-0159-005
Moving to the East of Lang Soldiers of Guangxi in Ming Dynasty and Its Historic FunctionWei Haoming
Abstract: The government of Ming dynasty requisition Lang soldiers from the west to the east of Guangxi for suppressing the Yao and Zhuang people’s uprising continuously. The Lang soldiers were stationed the nearby regions of vital communication line. The buildings of village have a military color. The Lang soldiers not only were advantageous to increase local labor force and promote social and economic development, but also relaxed ethnic conflict between Yao and Han, maintained social order and promoted ethnic harmony after moving to the east.
Key words: Lang soldiers; migration; historical function
“俍兵”
是我国封建政府在南方少数民族地区设置土司制度时认可的地方武装,主要由土官进行训练和管理,是封建王朝“以夷制夷”的重要力量。明代广西俍兵的构成,主体是中、西部地区的壮族子弟,在镇压瑶、壮人民起义中,受政府调遣,向东迁移,驻守定居,成为防范和镇压瑶族起义的重要力量。本文利用现有材料,通过俍兵及其后裔分布的大致情况,从政治、经济、军事等方面入手,探讨他们在构建民族关系中的历史作用。