From the process of Zeng Guofan's officialdom, interpret the "Zeng Guofan Family Book" series No. 12:
Zeng Guofan went to the capital alone, from a low-status official from Qipin to a Zhengerpin official, not by accident, but by constantly being promoted and supported by nobles. For example, Tang Jian, the secretary of the Zhengsanpin Taichang Temple, and Mu Zhang'a, the first assistant minister of the military aircraft, were all his nobles, and they were of great help to Zeng Guofan.
When he was in the capital, why did Zeng Guofan always get help from nobles? All this is because he has an advantage in him.
This advantage of Zeng Guofan is mentioned in the family letter.
On November 19, the twenty-first year of Daoguang (1841 AD), Zeng Guofan specifically mentioned a fellow countryman in a letter to his grandfather. Let's start with the original text:
Fellow villager Li Bifeng is in Beijing, Sun Pity is poor and helpless, and then lives in the house, and in the New Year, he can find a museum on behalf of Yi.
The translation is: Fellow countryman Li Bifeng is in the capital, and his grandson pities him poor and has no dependence, so he takes him to live at home and can find a place to teach for him in the next year.
This fellow countryman named Li Bifeng was an unknown person, and judging from the later development process of Zeng Guofan, this person did not help him much. However, we can see the advantages of Zeng Guofan: he likes to help people and is very righteous.
This helpful personality allows him to constantly meet noble people.
Judging from Zeng Guofan's work and life during this period, his economy was not rich.
First, the status is low, and there are fewer fenglu. Zeng Guofan's position was that of a reviewer from the Seven Pins of the Hanlin Academy, responsible for compiling the history of the country, and had no power in his hands, except for the Thirty-Three Two Lu, there was no additional income.
The second is that the wife is still confinement. Zeng Guofan's wife had just given birth to a girl, still confinement, and needed to spend silver.
Zeng Guofan took his fellow villager Li Bifeng to live in his home under the condition that his economic situation was very tight, and if he were not a warm-hearted person and a helpful person, he would definitely not do so.
When Zeng Guofan first entered the capital, his connections mainly came from his fellow villagers, and his enthusiasm was also rewarded. At that time, among the hunan people who were officials in Beijing, the highest ranking was Tang Jian, the secretary of the Taichang Temple.
Tang Jian was a second-generation official, plus he was a famous theorist of the Qing Dynasty, and his influence was great. Through his fellow country relations, Zeng Guofan was able to learn from Tang Jian as a teacher and learn from him about science.
The idea of science is the governing ideology of the Qing Dynasty, which must be studied from the emperor down to an ordinary official. With Tang Jian's guidance, Zeng Guofan's knowledge improved by leaps and bounds, making himself a master of science and gradually attracting the attention of the Daoguang Emperor.
From the process of Zeng Guofan's promotion, we can find out how much Help Tang Jian really helped him?
At the end of the twenty-sixth year of Daoguang (1846 AD), Zeng Guofan was promoted to the position of Secretary of the Taichang Temple of Zhengsanpin, and the position he took over was left by Tang Jian. Due to physical reasons, Tang Jian requested to return home for convalescence, and the Daoguang Emperor, in order to respect Tang Jian, left the position of Secretary of the Taichang Temple vacant for a year, and finally, Zeng Guofan was appointed, the reason being that he was a disciple of Tang Jian and could be qualified for this position.
Judging from the process of Zeng Guofan constantly encountering nobles in the capital, nobles will not appear for no reason, but must be the result of your courage to pay and the courage to help others. In the process of Zeng Guofan's interaction with people, this advantage has become a skill of his ability to control people.
Later, Zeng Guofan became the minister of hunan regimental training, and he used this method in response. In "Zeng Guofan's Art of Controlling People: Using the Simplest Method to Control People's Hearts", the methods of how Zeng Guofan interact with people are systematically explained, especially friends who are not good at interacting with people, must go to see. (Tip: The article has been defended by the whole network, plagiarists, porters please be cautious to avoid bringing trouble and loss to themselves.) ）
References: The Complete Works of Zeng Guofan, Biography of Zeng Guofan