Zuo (1812165438+1October1September 5, 885), with a high word season and a simple word, was named Hunan Farmer and signed by Hunan. Throughout his life, he witnessed the major historical events in China, such as the Xiang Army's pacification of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, the Westernization Movement, the pacification of Shaanxi and Gansu, and the recovery of Xinjiang. Zuo tried many times when he was young, and his fame stopped at raising people. Instead, he attached importance to farming, read many books and studied geography and the art of war. Later, he became a famous minister in the late Qing Dynasty. Later, he was appointed as a scholar, an official to the University of Dongge, a minister of military aircraft and a second-class marquis. Together with Zeng Guofan, Li Hongzhang and Zhang Zhidong, they are called "four famous ministers in the late Qing Dynasty". 1866 August 19? On the 10th day of the seventh lunar month, Zuo founded the largest new shipyard of the Qing government in Fujian.

Second, the cause of death:

1884 In June, he joined Beijing as Minister of Military Affairs, and in September, he was supervised by an imperial envoy. 1885 died in Fuzhou on September 5th. Later, he was buried in Zhu Xiang Village, Shimen Township, Changsha.

Three. life experience

Zuo Zongtang and Zuo Tang Zong were born in the 17th year of Jiaqing of Renzong in Qing Dynasty (18 12). I read poetry books with my grandfather Zuo Renjin since I was a child.

Left 19 years old, he entered Changsha Chengnan Academy, where he studied under He Xiling Mountain. "Searching for Confucian suicide notes in Han and Song Dynasties focuses on implementation." He Xiling's brother He Changling's library at the Expo. After studying at Yuelu Academy in Changsha.

In the 12th year of Daoguang reign of Xuanzong in Qing Dynasty (1832), Zuo was adopted by his wife Chen, a native of Huang Jingping and Xiangtan. In the same year, Zuo received the money as a diploma. Later, I did a juren, took the exam, failed three times, and never took the imperial examination again. At that time, the Qing Dynasty was politically corrupt and economically depressed. He witnessed the hard times and encouraged himself in the bedroom: "I don't have half an acre of land, I am worried about the world;" Read through thousands of books and make friends with the ancients. "

Zuo Yu 17 and 1837 gave lectures at Liling Lijiang Academy. Tao Shu, Governor of Liangjiang, returned to his hometown to visit relatives. He wrote a pair of couplets, "The Spring Temple is calm, and Jiashan's topping stone is there, and it has been like a day for twenty years; The river flows day and night, and the children of Bazhou look forward to the public return. " After seeing it, Tao Shu regarded him as a wizard. Later, he entered the shogunate of Tao Shu and married Tao.

Since 185 1, he has successively entered the Hunan Governor Zhang and Luo Mufu to plan to pacify the Taiping Army.

In the sixth year of Xianfeng (1856), Emperor Wenzong of the Qing Dynasty was promoted to be a doctor of the Ministry of War.

In the first year of Tongzhi of Mu Zong in Qing Dynasty (1862), Zeng Guofan recommended him to be promoted from Taichang Qing Dynasty to Governor of Zhejiang Province, and formed a mixed army of China and France to expand the mixed army of China and Britain to fight against Taiping Army, and was promoted to Governor of Fujian and Zhejiang in Jinhua and Shaoxing. Zuo Tang Zong

1864, Hangzhou, was awarded the first class Ke Jingbo. After that, he devoted himself to eliminating the remnants of the southeast Taiping Army.

1866 Established the shipyard in Mawei, Fuzhou, which was later the Fujian Shipping Bureau, and established the Qiushitang Art Bureau to train naval talents. In the same year, he served as governor of Shaanxi and Gansu, during which he founded Lanzhou Manufacturing Bureau. Later, he founded Gansu Weaving Bureau. This is the first machine textile mill in China, but it has never made a profit.

1February, 867, an imperial envoy supervised the military affairs in Shaanxi and Gansu, and set the general plan of "twisting before returning". The following year, he participated in the suppression of the Nian Army.

1873 65438+February 14, awarded to the co-organizer, and the following September18 awarded to the East Pavilion.

In May of the first year of Guangxu in Qing Dynasty (1875), he was ordered to supervise Xinjiang military affairs with an imperial envoy.

1876, set the general program of "slow advance and urgent battle", commanded Liu Jintang and Jin Shun to suppress Agubo and Bai Yanhu, recovered all the territory of Xinjiang except Yili the following year, and made plans for the establishment and development of Xinjiang in advance.

1March, 878, the first flight was from Jing Bo, and the second was from Hou Jing.

In February 188 1 he was appointed minister of military affairs in Beijing, and in October165438 he was appointed governor of two rivers.

1884 In June, he joined Beijing as Minister of Military Affairs, and in September, he was supervised by an imperial envoy. He died in Fuzhou in September of the following year. Later, he was buried in Zhu Xiang Village, Shimen Township, Changsha. There is The Complete Works of Wen Zuo's "xianggong".