People in China often say that they can't be rich for three generations, because the children of rich families are more arrogant and indulgent in pleasure, which is for the average person. Zeng Guofan's family is an exception. Now Zeng's family has flourished for eight generations, and its descendants are basically dragons and phoenixes among the people, and they have cultivated leading figures in various fields. Zeng Guofan was the first famous minister of ZTE in the late Qing Dynasty. He wiped out the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and made great contributions to saving the Qing Dynasty. His godson is also very methodical, leaving six godsons for future generations: diligence, filial piety, frugality, benevolence, perseverance and modesty.

diligence ranks first, that is, you should be diligent. Zeng Guofan summed up that people should be diligent in five aspects, namely, body diligence, eye diligence, hand diligence, oral diligence and heart diligence. Zeng Guofan himself is not very talented. He thinks he is stupid, and only diligence can make up for it. Even talented people should be diligent. For example, Li Ka-shing still gets up on time after the alarm goes off at 5:59 every day, and Wang Jianlin, the former richest man in China, gets up after 4 o'clock every day.

Zeng Guofan taught future generations that the second most important thing is to be filial, that is, to be filial to parents. If a person can't even be filial to his parents who have raised him for so many years, how can he contribute to society? Talking about He Lide, making meritorious deeds and making a statement? Thirdly, Zeng Guofan advocated thrifty housekeeping. Even if you are a wealthy family, Zeng Guofan was posthumously awarded as Zeng Wenzheng, a standard waiting family, but he can lead by example every day. As a traditional Confucian scholar-bureaucrat, Zeng Guofan's fourth point is to achieve the core idea of Confucianism, benevolence, and mutual help and love between people. This is a fundamental principle based on China society.

the fifth point is to be persistent. Zeng Guofan once said that as long as there is perseverance, nothing is impossible. You can't fish for three days and dry the net for two days. You must persevere. If you choose a goal, you must stick to it.

it is precisely because the descendants of Zeng Guofan remembered the six-character family precepts of their ancestor Zeng Guofan and visited myself three times a day that they can make great achievements in all walks of life and still make this family continue to flourish.