為鄉喉舌――明人蔡獻臣泉州海防議論之研究

The Study of Tsai, Xian-Chen’s Proposition of Costal Defence Among Quanzhou Area in the Later Period of Ming Dynasty

明人蔡獻臣為保衛鄉土不受匪盜外寇的侵擾，挺身而出為鄉民喉舌，提出諸多攸關地方安危的看法見解，本文即嘗試透過他的議論內容之探索過程，去觀察明代晚期泉州海防的相關問題，同時，並對蔡之議論的影響及其貢獻進行評析。至於，本文探討的內容主要有二，首先是「蔡獻臣對泉州海防相關問題之議論」，此分成兩個子題來做說明，一為「蔡所目睹之泉州海防問題」，亦即對蔡所目睹的泉州地區海防問題做一背景式的說明，以幫助讀者對本文研究主題的瞭解。另一為「蔡對泉州海防相關問題之議論」，主要是說明蔡獻臣對泉州海防有關問題之見解主張，其內容主要可分五個小節來進行說明，包括有泉州同安境內巡檢司是否撤廢的問題，泉州最強大的水師兵船基地――浯嶼水寨位址遷移及其兵防相關問題之探討，熹宗天啟(1621-1627)年間荷蘭人佔據澎湖、入犯內地問題之解決方法，如何改善浯洲防務構築炮臺堡城之相關建議， 以及思宗崇禎（1628-1644）時澎湖駐軍該否撤回內地之問題主張。至於， 接下來的章節便是對蔡獻臣的泉州海防議論進行評析，亦即針對他上述所提之主張是否產生效果進行探討和剖析，來觀察這位熱愛鄉土、關心故里的文人仕宦，對明代晚期泉州海防的影響。

Tsai,Xian-Chen, who lived in the Quanzhou, Fujian area. Because of the love to his hometown, and the hope for the locals to live in peace without the invasion of the privates and the Dutch. He steps forward and propose a good deal of suggestions toward local security. His suggestions will be the research topic of this article. Also, the later period of Ming Dynasty’s costal defence around the Quanzhou area will be observed. In the mean time, this article will be analysing the influence on Tsai’s suggestions and his contribution to the local area.