"Li Hongzhang" starts from Li Hongzhang's early years and writes about his participation in the suppression of the Taiping Army, the Sino-Japanese War of Sino-Japanese War, the founding of Westernization, and his involvement in the world diplomatic arena until his death. , Zeng Guofan, Zhang Zhidong, Bismarck, Ito Hirobumi, etc., Combined with the entire record of Li Hongzhang's appointments in Europe and the United States, as well as his memorial articles, let readers see a Li Hongzhang who integrated politics, military, diplomacy, and literature.
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Liang Qichao defined Li Hongzhang as a powerful minister, and the times created heroes. The phenomena of a country today must correspond to its previous history. From an objective perspective, it comprehensively displays Li Hongzhang's life. The book not only affirms his talents, such as establishing the Huai Army and carrying out Westernization, but also points out the limitations of his knowledge and the times. "I respect Li Hongzhang's talent, I cherish Li Hongzhang's knowledge, and I am saddened by Li Hongzhang's experience" accurately summarizes Li Hongzhang's merits and demerits. Nowadays, Chinese secular commentators often regard Li Hongzhang's merits for having flat hair and flat twists, and Li Hongzhang's crime for having several peace talks. I think this meritorious service and crime are two wrongdoings.
We know that there is military affairs but not civil affairs, we know that there is diplomacy but not internal governance, we know that there is a court but not that there are citizens. The Japanese blame people for being ignorant of the overall situation, but they themselves are ignorant of the overall situation. The Japanese blame others for their territory is difficult to change, so their habits are difficult to get rid of, while their own territory and old habits are difficult to eradicate. From the perspective of others, they are still no more than fifty steps or a hundred steps. As everyone knows, the competition in today's world is not between countries but among citizens. Little did they know that the reason why the countries in the West and the West were able to transform their territories, eliminate old habits, promulgate new constitutions, and become rich and powerful was because the mechanism always came from below rather than from above.
The book also compares him with many celebrities, saying that he combines politics, military, diplomacy, and literature! When he went to Europe, he also chatted with Bismarck. Bismarck said, "The first thing is to find the king." It seems that Li Hongzhang also has his own difficulties. However, I still think he is awesome! 😎
Liang Qichao defined Li Hongzhang as a powerful minister, and the times created heroes. The phenomena of a country today must correspond to its previous history. From an objective perspective, it comprehensively displays Li Hongzhang's life. The book not only affirms his talents, such as establishing the Huai Army and carrying out Westernization, but also points out the limitations of his knowledge and the times. "I respect Li Hongzhang's talent, I cherish Li Hongzhang's knowledge, and I am saddened by Li Hongzhang's experience" accurately summarizes Li Hongzhang's merits and demerits. Nowadays, Chinese secular commentators often regard Li Hongzhang's merits for having flat hair and flat twists, and Li Hongzhang's crime for having several peace talks. I think this meritorious service and crime are two wrongdoings. We know that there is military affairs but not civil affairs, we know that there is diplomacy but not internal governance, we know that there is a court but not that there are citizens. The Japanese blame people for being ignorant of the overall situation, but they themselves are ignorant of the overall situation. The Japanese blame others for their territory is difficult to change, so their habits are difficult to get rid of, while their own territory and old habits are difficult to eradicate. From the perspective of others, they are still no more than fifty steps or a hundred steps. As everyone knows, the competition in today's world is not between countries but among citizens. Little did they know that the reason why the countries in the West and the West were able to transform their territories, eliminate old habits, promulgate new constitutions, and become rich and powerful was because the mechanism always came from below rather than from above.
The book also compares him with many celebrities, saying that he combines politics, military, diplomacy, and literature! When he went to Europe, he also chatted with Bismarck. Bismarck said, "The first thing is to find the king." It seems that Li Hongzhang also has his own difficulties. However, I still think he is awesome! 😎