Zeng Guofan's official rank is the Governor of Liangjiang, the Governor of Zhili, the University of Wuyingdian, and the first-class Yi Hou Yong.

The Governor of Liangjiang, one of the nine highest frontier defense ministers in Qing Dynasty, was in charge of the military and political affairs in Jiangsu (including present-day Shanghai), Anhui and Jiangxi provinces, with the same rank.

Governor of Zhili, the resident is Baoding, the capital of Zhili, and the resident is the Governor's Office of Zhili. The official title is the governor of Zhili and other places, supervising military affairs, grain and grass supply, river management and governor affairs. He was one of the nine highest-ranking border ministers in the Qing Dynasty, in charge of the military and political affairs in Zhili (most of Tianjin and Hebei today and a few areas in Henan and Shandong).

Wu Yingdian, a college student, was born in the fifteenth year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty (1382), and his official rank was five. Clear edge set is a positive product. During the Qianlong period, Wu Yingtang set up a palace calligraphy office, where a large number of books of the Qing Dynasty were edited, engraved and printed, called Wu Yingtang Books, or Tang Books for short.

Extended data

Zeng Guofan was born in a landlord family. He has been diligent and studious since childhood. He entered this school at the age of six. At the age of 8, he can read four books and recite five classics. At the age of 14, he can read Zhou Li and Historical Records. In the 18th year of Daoguang (1838), he entered imperial academy and studied under the military minister Zhang Mu.

Throughout his life, he pursued patience as the first priority, and advocated that everything should be frugal and 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 the pioneer of China's modernization.

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-Zeng Guofan