十九世纪中叶，西方列强用坚船利地炮打开中国闭关自守的大门，太平天国等农民起义严重动摇了封建统治的根基，晚清政府处于内忧外患之中。以曾国藩为首的一批督抚大员，从维护封建统治、振兴封建文教出发，创设地方官书局，刊印经史子集，标榜其文治武功。①地方大员亦陈情上 In the middle of the nineteenth century, the Western powers with the help of artillery opened the door to China’s retreat and self-defense. Peasant uprisings such as the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom severely shaken the foundations of feudal rule. The government of late Qing Dynasty was in internal and external problems. A group of governor-generals headed by Zeng Guofan set out to publish local books and magazines and publish the history books in order to safeguard the feudal rule and rejuvenate feudal culture and culture. ① local officials are also emotionally