从甲午战争失败到义和团运动兴起短短五年当中,清王朝面临着空前严重的财政危机。探讨这次危机的规模和清政府的对策,可以揭示清王朝与帝国主义、中央财政与地方财政、统治集团的整体利益与各种既得利益集团之间的利害冲突,从一个侧面昭示清王朝走向覆灭的历史命运和过程。 During the short span of five years from the failure of the Sino-Japanese War to the rise of the Yihetuan Movement, the Qing Dynasty was facing an unprecedented severe financial crisis. Exploring the scale of this crisis and the Qing government’s countermeasures can reveal the conflicts of interest between the overall interests of the Qing Dynasty and the imperialists, the central finance and local finance, the ruling group and various vested interest groups. From one side, Destroyed the historical fate and process.