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.
Zeng Guofan and Hu Linyi were called "Zeng Hu", while Li Hongzhang, Zuo and Zhang Zhidong were called "four famous ministers of ZTE in the late Qing Dynasty". Official to the governor of Liangjiang, the governor of Zhili, the university student of Wuyingdian, the first-class Yi, posthumous title "Zheng Wen", later called "Ceng Wenzheng".
Historical evaluation:
Hu Linyi: Ceng Gong is famous for his insight. He studied many wise generals.
Li: He has profound knowledge and far-reaching influence, and forgets personal affairs, especially things that the ancients can't achieve.
Shi Dakai: Although he is not good at fighting, he can identify and select talented generals, and he is meticulous in planning and hard to find. This is the case of a general, which has never happened since the incident.
Mao Zedong: Be close to others and only serve Ceng Wenzheng. Watching it clean up the battle between Hong and Yang Yi is perfect, so that it can be so perfect today.
Chiang Kai-shek: Ceng Gong is a model of China's spirit.
Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Sheng Di