The Complete Works of Zeng Guofan includes Zeng Guofan's official, military, social life, scholarship, self-cultivation, psychological management, family planning, mutual learning, financial management and letters from home.

Being an official (perseverance first, diligence and honesty as the foundation, the skill of governing people, and the method of preservation)

Manage soldiers (often train, make good use of generals, emphasize attack and defense, boost morale and comfort the people at all times)

Dealing with life (the general principles of dealing with life are patience and prudence, careful selection of teachers and friends, kindness to others, honesty, self-discipline, loyalty and respect)

Scholarship (insist on door-to-door study, trace back to the school, explore learning methods, and be best at perseverance and finish research)

Cultivate one's morality (accumulate the virtue of loyalty and forgiveness, cultivate the spirit of integrity, nourish one's feelings with joy, entertain oneself with elegance, eat and live indiscriminately, and nurse well)

Governing the mind (inner holiness, perseverance, rigidity, honesty, cunning, long fighting, hidden front, perseverance, family style, bright and strong, diligent and respectful)

Qi family (fostering modesty and frugality, filial piety, educating children, caring for the family, helping the poor and caring for friends)

Identification of phases (bone, capacity, emotion, eyebrow, sound and qi)

Financial management (people-oriented, [move funds wisely, consider surplus and shortage, choose words carefully, calculate carefully and use money carefully]

Letters from home (self-cultivation, family management, family management, family life)