Zhang Jian's dream of rejuvenating the Chinese nation was born in 1895 after the signing of treaty of shimonoseki, which humiliated the country.

1894, 42-year-old Zhang Jian finally took the lead in the Sino-Japanese War in Cohen and was awarded the position of editor by the Hanlin Academy. Shortly after the Sino-Japanese War broke out in the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895, Zhang Jian's father, Zhang Pengnian, died and Zhang Jian went to his hometown for mourning. 1895, Zhang Jian, who was in mourning at home, was filled with indignation when he learned that treaty of shimonoseki was signed between China and Japan. He wrote in his diary on April 6, "There are about ten covenants, and the blood of China is exhausted, regardless of the gains and losses of the country." The diary also recorded the main contents of about ten paragraphs. In the summer of this year, he put forward some suggestions, such as training the army, managing the navy, building railways, setting up gun factories, opening schools widely, talking about business quickly, stressing industry and politics, and sending more tourists, and expressed his urgent desire to save the nation and survive. In the winter of the same year, Zhang Zhidong appointed Zhang Jian as the "Prime Minister of Tonghai Area" to set up a factory. Scholars in China since ancient times believe in "being an official if you study hard", and "being an official if you study hard" is their dream. Zhang Jian 16 years old was admitted as a scholar, and then after 26 years of hard study, 26 harsh examinations at all levels, 160 days of trial life, he reached the peak of the imperial examination and entered the official career at the age of 42. At this time, it was indeed a very painful choice for Zhang Jian to enter the profession from Confucianism. Zhang Jian once took "giving his life to feed the tiger" as an example of his tragic behavior. Since then, Zhang Jian has realized a magnificent turn from "the dream of studying to be an official" to "the dream of saving the country through industry" on his own life path.

Second, Zhang Jian's industry saves the country

In order to realize the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, Zhang Jian has worked hard for more than 30 years, creating brilliant achievements and becoming a valuable spirit.

The first enterprise founded by Zhang Jian was Sheng Da Cotton Mill in Tangzha, Nantong, which was his first step to save the country through industry. The starting point is to resist foreign aggression and realize enriching the people and strengthening the country. Zhang Jian was born in Changle Town, Haimen, a small family engaged in agriculture and commerce. He is a civilian champion. The difficulties during this period are self-evident. He overcame many difficulties with perseverance and perseverance. After more than 40 months' efforts, Sheng Da Cotton Mill was finally completed and put into operation in April of 1899 lunar calendar.

Zhang Jian thought that "the strategy of saving the country is not to rush to education", so he broke through many obstacles at 1902 and founded Tongzhou Teachers College. In the next 20 years, Zhang Jian devoted himself to ethnic education and founded a primary school with an area of 16 square meters in Nantong. In addition, he also established 22 primary schools in a planned way, and founded more than a dozen specialized schools in agriculture, textile, commerce, medicine, sericulture, female workers, musicians and special education schools for the blind and deaf. Therefore, there are more than 370 schools in Nantong, from preschool education to higher education, from general education to vocational education and special education, forming a complete education system that not only follows the educational laws, but also meets the needs of society.

Zhang Jian's spirit of serving the country and the people and his broad mind in the world admire the world. Its overall reform ideas are: industry first, education second, public welfare second, charity second.