In the forty-ninth year of Qianlong (1784), seven-year-old Tao Shu followed his father Tao Biquan to study at Yuelu Academy in Changsha.
In the fifty years of Qianlong (1785), my father Tao Biquan returned to the home of Nanhongtianwang (Wang Chongzhuo, a close friend of Tao Biquan) in Xiaoyan Zhenjiang because of his mother's homesickness, and Tao Shu still followed.
In the fifty-two years of Qianlong (1787), Tao Biquan went home to farm and learn knowledge; Tao Shu also studied everywhere, began to learn Confucian classics such as the Four Books and Five Classics, and took part in some agricultural labor.
In the fifty-fifth year of Qianlong (1790), Tao Biquan was invited to Anhua County (now Meicheng Town) to preside over the restoration of the South Tower, and Tao Shu followed him to study in Anhua Gong Xue.
In the fifty-seventh year of Qianlong (1792), Tao Biquan set up a library to teach at Zeng Runpan's Yiyang home, and Tao Shu still followed him for four years.
After 60 years of Qianlong (1795), Tao Shu took the county school examination and made up all the students in the city.
In the third year of Jiaqing (1798), Tao Biquan moved to Shijing, Yiyang, and set up a library in Liu Jingyuan's home as a disciple. Tao Shu still studied with his father. In the same year, Tao Shu married Huang Defen, a native of Hequxi, Yidu, Anhua County.
In the fifth year of Jiaqing (1800), he went to Changsha with his father to take the Hunan Provincial Examination.
In the sixth year of Jiaqing (180 1), Tao Shu left home to take the exam in the north, but failed in Sun Shan. According to my father's instructions, I stayed in Beijing to review my lessons and prepare to try again in order to make progress. In the spring of the seventh year of Jiaqing (1802), Tao Shu took the examination of agricultural science in Beijing and was the 63rd Jinshi. Take the palace exam in April, dimethyl15; During the entrance examination, Emperor Jiaqing summoned him as the 55th. Anhua's first scholar.
In February of the 9th year of Jiaqing (1804), he entered imperial academy.
In April of the 10th year of Jiaqing (1805), it was edited by Hanlin. In June of the same year, his father Tao Biquan died of illness, and Tao Shu went back to his hometown to attend the funeral. He was worried for three years. Since then, Tao Shu has been lecturing in Liyang College for three years, engaged in education seriously and cultivated talents.
In August of the 13th year of Jiaqing (1808), Tao Shu left his hometown of Anhua, moved to the north with his family, and worked as an editor in the National History Museum. In the 14th year of Jiaqing (1809), he served as the deputy examiner after passing the provincial examination in Sichuan. In the following ten years, Tao Shu successively served as James, registered suggestion, Jiangnan Road Supervision suggestion, Shaanxi Road Supervision suggestion, peer examiner examination, internal supervision examination, midtown and household inspection, Cao Nan inspection and official seal. In office, Tao Shu can fulfill his duties, be diligent and love the people.
In the 19th year of Jiaqing (18 14), Tao Shu was appointed as the censor of Jiangnan Road, and found that there were too many candidate officials in the official department. In the case of vacant official positions, there are fewer officials and more disputes. The official department has different legislation and re-signed the establishment, which leads to confusion and disadvantage. Tao Shu advocates unified legislation, abolishing the purpose of re-signing, plugging loopholes and preventing malpractices. At the end of the year, Tao Shu pointed out that "the disadvantages of counties are getting deeper and deeper, and the counties are tired." Eight kinds of shortcomings of state and county officials are listed one after another.
In the 24th year of Jiaqing (18 19), Tao Shu was appointed as a soldier in East Sichuan. /kloc-arrived in Chongqing in October and February. Clean up the backlog, crack down on villains, rehabilitate unjust imprisonment and stabilize social order. It is forbidden to set up checkpoints privately to facilitate transportation, encourage industry and commerce and develop commercial trade. Visit the countryside, sympathize with people's feelings, reward land reclamation and develop agricultural production.
In November of the 25th year of Jiaqing (1820), Tao Shu, the newly acceded to the throne, was appointed as Shanxi provincial judge.
In March of the first year of Daoguang (182 1), he concurrently served as the deployment envoy. In August, judges in Fujian Province were transferred. 10, before Fujian took office, was sent to Anhui.
Daoguang served as the governor of Anhui for three years (1823).
Tao Shu made a comprehensive management of Anhui: cleaning up Anhui's money and grain, and putting an end to the deficit of money and grain. Relief for the victims, and the establishment of adequate reserves. Build water conservancy and develop agricultural production. Rectify management officials and stabilize social order. Attach importance to cultural education and advocate the revision of Anhui provincial records. In May of the fifth year of Daoguang (1825), Tao Shu was transferred to the governor of Jiangsu. Due to the breach of Hongze Lake and shallow water transportation, he was transferred to the governor of Jiangsu Province to take charge of the water transportation in Shanghai personally, and rented a sand boat 1500 to transport the water of1600 million stones to Tianjin in Jiangsu Song, Changzhou, Zhentai and Taiwufu, which was the beginning of large-scale water transportation in Qing Dynasty.
In the first month of the sixth year of Daoguang (1826), Tao Shu once again "arrived in Shanghai, and the Ministry issued orders one after another, and the counties stripped the rice, put it in the file and weighed it. In the last ten days, I took1300,000 as the first batch of goods, and the second batch of goods was returned to more than 300,000. Apologize to Fengshen, Poseidon and Tianhou, gather for three years, and then send them away for drinking and drinking silver medals. Ten thousand ships are in the sea, flags are flying and dragons are leaping. " At the end of February, the grain fleet arrived in Tianjin smoothly.
As the governor of Jiangsu Province, Tao Shu set up shipping and achieved great success, which was the most important and typical achievement of the landlord class reformists in modern China. Eliminate bureaucrats, reform folk customs, and establish the normal order of feudal society. Caring for people's lives and relieving famine. Vigorously build farmland water conservancy. Strengthen public order and severely punish litigants. In the tenth year of Daoguang (1830), he added the title of Prince Shaobao, served as Governor of Two Rivers, and won the Truth Award. Tao Shu has the courage to do anything and is highly valued by the ruling and opposition parties.
In the 12th year of Daoguang (1832), he worked with Governor Lin Zexu to control floods in Jiangsu and build water conservancy projects such as Liuhe, Baimao, Lianhu and Mengdu.
In the fifteenth year of Daoguang (1835), he entered the DPRK and was given the plaque of "Engraved Stone House" in the imperial book. In the 18th year of Daoguang (1838), sudden wind arthralgia occurred.
In the 19th year of Daoguang (1839), he died in Liangjiang Festival at the age of 62. Kim gave a gift to Prince Taibao and gave him a shirt according to the example of Shangshu. Posthumous title is "Wen Yi". Enter the fairy temple. And wish a famous official temple to build a special temple in Haizhou.