晚清遣使早期,“洋务”与“外交”尚未剥离,驻外公使大多选自擅办洋务的开明士绅,而擅办洋务者又以来自洋务幕府、海关道台、总理衙门居多。这些投身外交事业的洋务精英可谓以洋务立世,以洋务入仕,亦以洋务出使,借此实现由外行到内行的转化。 In the early days of the late Qing Dynasty, the “Westernization” and “Diplomacy” had not yet been stripped. Most of the foreign embassies were chosen from enlightened gentry who were good at handling the Westernization affairs. However, Mostly. The foreign affairs elites who engage themselves in the diplomatic service can be described as taking foreign affairs into account and foreign affairs as well as foreign affairs to make the transformation from an outsider to an insider a reality.