史学界关于清代地方政府与基层社会的关系等问题的研究已经有很长的历史。萧公权和瞿同祖曾经认为,清代县的管辖范围扩大了,但知县的行政机能并没有与民间社会融合,县以下的基层社会缺乏管理,政府无法如现代政权一样深入到基层社会。虽然他们已经提出了经纪人和中间人可以在政府与基层社会之间充当桥梁的作用的观点,但是,由于资料的限制,人们难以比较直 Historians have a long history of studying the relationship between local government and grassroots society in Qing Dynasty. Xiao Gongquan and Qu Tongzu once thought that the jurisdiction of the Qing Dynasty expanded, but the administrative function of magistrate did not integrate with civil society. The grassroots society below the county was lack of management and the government could not penetrate into the grassroots society like the modern regime. Although they have raised the point that brokers and middlemen can act as a bridge between the government and grass-roots society, it is difficult for people to be straightforward because of data constraints