The cost squeeze has led to a new type of society, perhaps best termed a "depleted" state, in which the military has drained resources from all other social functions.

高额战争成本的压榨催生出一种新的社会形态，用“损耗殆尽之国家”这个词来形容也许是最贴切的，因为在这样的国家中军事已经从其他的所有社会功能里面将资源抽空殆尽。

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The wielding of state functions whether of social or governing nature had important impact on the official historiography of the Ming and Qing Dyna.

无论是从发挥国家的社会职能讲，还是从发挥国家的统治职能讲，都对明清两朝的官修史籍的活动有重大的影响。

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