在清朝,广东沿海局势一直动荡不安,海防问题极其严峻。然而,清王朝在广东的海防设置远远不足以维持沿海地区的统治秩序。在朝廷和地方官员的默许、鼓励、支持下,广东的士绅权力机构逐步成为广东民间海防力量的核心,弥补了国家海防的不足。 In the Qing Dynasty, the situation in Guangdong’s coastal areas was always turbulent and the issue of coastal defense was extremely serious. However, the Qing dynasty’s coastal defense in Guangdong was far from sufficient to maintain the ruling order in the coastal areas. With the acquiescence, encouragement and support of the officials in the court and local governments, the power organs of gentry in Guangdong gradually became the core of Guangdong’s civilian defense forces and made up for the shortage of state defense.