嘉靖年间横行于东南沿海十余年的倭患是中华民族历史上最早的一次严重外患。然而这场御倭战争的性质如何?近年来出现了两种截然不同的看法。一种认为“嘉靖年间的倭寇运动,实质上是中国封建社会内部资本主义萌芽时期,东南沿海地区以农民为主力,包括手工业者、市民和商人在内的被剥削压迫的各阶层人民,反对封建地主阶级及其海禁政策的斗争, 是中国历史上资本主义萌芽的时代标志之一。这场斗争主要是中国封建社会内部的阶级斗争, 不是外族人寇”。另外一种观点与此相反,认为“从倭寇的发生,以及掠夺的行为来看,它 Jiajing years rampant in the southeastern coast of Japan for more than 10 years of Japanese invasion is the history of the Chinese nation’s first serious foreign invasion. However, what is the nature of this War of the Tohoku? Two completely different views emerged in recent years. One thinks that ”The pirate movement during Jiajing was essentially the exploited and oppressed people of all walks of life in the southeast coastal areas, mainly peasants, including handicraftsmen, citizens and businessmen, in the embryonic stage of capitalism in China’s feudal society. The struggle of the feudal landlord class and its ban on embargo is one of the hallmarks of the embryonic stage of capitalism in Chinese history, which was mainly a class struggle within the feudal society of China but not an aliens. On the other hand, the other view holds that "from the time of the Japanese pirates and the predatory behavior, it