Li Hongzhang's words gradually became just, and his name was Shao Quanlin (also known as Shao Quanlin). In his later years, he became an official. He was born on the fifth day of the first month of the third year of Daoguang reign in Qing Dynasty (1823) and died on September 27th of the 27th year of Guangxu reign (190 1).

During the forty years from the first year of Tongzhi to the twenty-seventh year of Guangxu, Li Hongzhang suppressed Guangdong, initiated Westernization, personally participated in, planned and even presided over the formulation and implementation of a series of major strategies at home and abroad in the late Qing Dynasty. Without understanding Li Hongzhang's thoughts and words and deeds during this period, it is impossible to understand this period of history in the late Qing Dynasty.

Li Hongzhang wrote a large number of memorials and public and private letters and telegrams in his life, which is the most basic and important material for studying Li Hongzhang's life.

By the time The Complete Works of New Li Hongzhang was published, the main work reflecting Li Hongzhang's life story was The Complete Works of Li Wenzhong (also known as The Complete Works of Li Wenzhong) compiled by Mr. Wu Rulun in Tongcheng, with a total volume of 165 and more than 6 million words. /kloc-for more than 0/00 years, people's research and evaluation of Li Hongzhang is mainly based on various manuscripts contained in this book.