I am very honored to have the opportunity to answer your question. I hope it can be of some use.

Zeng Guofan is a household name. Especially in recent years, his famous aphorisms and ways of doing things are all over the media. However, by reading his family letters and seeing how he succeeded, it is still of positive significance to us and is worthy of our study and research.

Needless to say, everyone knows that he is a politician, military strategist, and writer. He is also praised for his calligraphy. According to current terms, he is even an expert in success studies. He was a late bloomer. In his near old age, Only then did he achieve great success, become a general and prime minister, and became the mainstay of the country.

He was diligent, studious, thrifty, upright and honest, and well versed in the golden mean. He could be said to be a great scholar of the late Qing Dynasty, and personally trained many talents like Li Hongzhang. It was simply a role model and model at the time.

He initiated the Westernization Movement, established an ordnance school, planned the Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau, initiated the construction of China's first ship, sent a group of overseas students, and translated foreign books. All of the above can be said to be the pioneer of China's modernization. It had a profound impact on the politics, economy, and culture of the Qing Dynasty.

His greatest achievement should be the establishment of the Hunan Army to wipe out the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. After years of fighting, he turned the tide and allowed the Qing Dynasty to continue. At the same time, his status in the court was at its peak.

I have mentioned a lot of Zeng Guofan’s advantages, but how could he be so perfect! Don't worry, I'm going to tell him his fault now, don't go away!

Speaking of the fact that he was criticized the most for his suppression of the Taiping Rebellion, his treatment of prisoners during the suppression was basically massacre. Especially when he captured Nanjing, it could be said to be a massacre, which was simply extraordinary. Cruel! It seems that people who can achieve great things always do so with a little bit of ruthlessness.

Another thing that was criticized was the Tianjin Mission Case. He negotiated with France on behalf of the Qing government. As a result, according to France's request, 8 people were executed, 25 people were exiled and exiled, and France was compensated hundreds of thousands of taels of silver. This result aroused public anger, so he was called a traitor. No matter how perfect a person is, there will be stains. No one is perfect.

In short, Zeng Guofan's merits outweighed his faults. According to current terms, he was a man. Okay, that's it for my answer, I hope it's useful.