Zeng Guofan (181-1872), a native of Xiangxiang, Hunan Province, was originally named Zicheng, Bo Han and Sheng Di, and was one of the most influential figures in the history of China. His life, his wisdom and his thoughts have deeply influenced generations of China people, so that people still talk about Zeng Guofan even though he has been dead for more than one hundred years. Some critics say: Zeng Guofan is the last person in China's ancient history, and the first person in modern history, if dating by numbers. This sentence summarizes Zeng Guofan's personal role and influence from a certain angle.
Zeng Guofan was born in a landlord family in the late Qing Dynasty. He studied hard since childhood and entered a school at the age of six. At the age of 8, I can read stereotyped writing and recite five classics; 65,438+04 years old, able to read Selected Works of Zhou Li and Historical Records; In the same year, I took the boys' exam in Changsha and got excellent results. Father Lin wrote a book saying that he owned land, did not farm, and was obsessed with fame. But he tried 17 times, and his father set up a library to teach students. Zeng Guofan learned it from his father when he was young. Daoguang entered the county for thirteen years, Jinshi. The following year, I studied at Yuelu Academy in Changsha and was promoted in the same year. Then I went to Beijing to try and failed again and again. Eighteen years, Gong Shi, No.38 middle school, entered the palace examination, and ranked No.42 among the top three. He has a scholarly background. Jishi Shu of imperial academy was chosen to take the exam. After that, he worked in the capital, and made friends with Zhang Mu A, Woren and Tang Jian. He was an examiner in Sichuan Province for 27 years, promoted to lecturer in 28 years, and promoted to lecturer in the following year. In twenty-seven years, he was awarded a bachelor's degree in cabinet and the title of assistant minister in does. In 29 years, he served as the right assistant minister of the Ministry of Ritual and the right assistant minister of the Ministry of War. For thirty years, he was also the right assistant minister of the Ministry of Industry. Xianfeng served as the left assistant minister of the official department for two years. At this time, Ding You, after his hometown of Xiangxiang, was ordered to assist the governor of Hunan Province in supervising Yong Lian as an assistant minister of does, and set up the Xiang Army. Finally, he was promoted to the governor, and his official residence was a product. Throughout his life, he pursued patience first, advocated thrift in everything and was not proud of being an official. He cultivated self-discipline, sought officials by virtue, put courtesy first, and sought politics by loyalty, and achieved great success in officialdom. The rise of Zeng Guofan had a far-reaching impact on the politics, military affairs, culture and economy of the Qing Dynasty. At Zeng Guofan's initiative, he built the first ship in China, founded the first ordnance school, printed and translated the first batch of western language books, and arranged the first batch of students studying in the United States. It can be said that Zeng Guofan was a pioneer of China's modernization.