1. Senior Minister New Chapter is the first plan to develop capitalism in China, or the first modernization plan in China, put forward by advanced people in China. Politically, it advocates "ruling the country according to law", supervision by public opinion and direct election of government officials, that is, it puts forward a preliminary idea of democracy and legal system. Economically, it encourages the development of industry and commerce, rewards technological inventions and advocates insurance. Oppose superstition and advocate new education in culture and thought. Diplomacy advocates free communication, equality and mutual benefit. It has certain progressive significance and conforms to the trend of the times. It is the first plan put forward by advanced people in China to develop capitalism in China, which has a distinct capitalist nature.
2. It clearly proposes to learn from the advanced western political system and advanced science and technology, and advocate equal diplomacy. 1840 after the first opium war, learning from the west and industrialization became the mainstream in China's modern history. Especially Hong Ren himself, Hong is Hong Xiuquan's younger brother. When Hong Xiuquan founded the "God Worship Society", he actively participated in the propaganda work with Hong Xiuquan. He came to Nanjing in the late Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. Hong Xiuquan made him king and appointed him as a military adviser and a "prime minister's court". He became the second person in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.
After accepting this task, he submitted an article entitled Senior Minister to Hong Xiuquan. This is his platform, which advocates learning from the West and carrying out economic, political and cultural reforms. It is the first plan put forward by advanced people in China to develop capitalism in China, which has a distinct capitalist nature. Clearly put forward to learn from the advanced western political system and advanced science and technology, and advocate equal diplomacy. This is his policy program, which advocates learning from the west, learning from each other's strong points and carrying out economic, political and cultural reforms with distinctive capitalist colors.
It was the first modernization program of developing capitalism put forward by advanced people in modern China, which reflected the urgent desire of advanced people in China to seek truth from the West and explore the road of saving the country and the people. However, due to the limitations of the peasant class itself and the objective environment and conditions for its implementation, it did not have a significant impact on the development of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Revolution.