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Young's father, Dan Shen Ting Feng is a teacher, and rely on the meager income to support their families each month, paste names "and other Enlightenment Reader, professor reading the book but the process is not often explained by reason. I, the mother Lin Huifang skilled diligent, not only for other people to do all day female red to support their family, but also for the Similarities and childhood education. Her method of teaching children the unique, direct and effective, first of all to overcome the shortcomings of a small number of young Dan, and then learning to teach, "Three Character Classic", "Sign Me" and other Enlightenment Reader, professor reading the book but the process is not often explained by reason.
1856, Shen was promoted imperial prefect of Hangzhou, Shen, however, to ancestors who lived in Hangzhou, Hangzhou relative decline over the ground and switched to the remote Jiangxi widely believed (this Shangrao, Jiangxi Province) prefect. At this time, has twice attacked the Taiping Jiangxi, occupying the 8 House 50 counties, the Qing court only Nanchang, Raozhou, Guang Xin, Ganzhou, Nam Gogun, the precarious situation in Jiangxi Province.
1861, in Zeng's sponsor, the Shen as the governor of Jiangxi. Meanwhile, Zeng Li and Zuo also recommended for promotion were the governor of Jiangsu and Zhejiang governor. At this time, Hunan had been captured in Anqing, Tianjing have been at stake, the Taiping defeat has been fixed. Jiangxi Taiping exit has been driven, at this time of Jiangxi has become the rear, the main task is to maintain stability and defense Taiping remnants fleeing into. In 1864, Tianjing fall, Fort Worth-gan Wang Young Wang Hong Tianguifu fled into Jiangxi Rengan, defeated and captured in the fortress, Shen will be two local death penalty. Shen Wang, and gan for capture of young active king, was granted the hereditary First LRT Du Wei and reward the first product Dingdai.
1865, Shen mother's death, Shen Ding returned home from the Officer concerned. The spring of 1866, Zuo was promoted to the Governor's Fujian and Zhejiang, Xing Yuan is located in Fuzhou. In August, the Qing government approved the tang on the ship design bureau for the memorial, decided in the cauda equina of building river boats three Qishan Council, which later Foochow. October, Zuo Hui Uprising by Shaanxi, was transferred to Shaanxi and Gansu Governor, before the force recommended the governor of Jiangxi Ding Shen worries at home to take over Arsenal and go to the Palace Lane, please Shen out of the mountains. However, Shen Zuo two visits to when they were sunk, "filial piety in the body," cloak. Shen Zuo also know there are many difficulties, Mang You Shen has petitioned the court to the right specializes in memorials, "Where the ship without going through the governor's mansion memorial affairs, will still Shen Chen-led." Zuo third time to the House Lane, Tai Wan himself said: "The court has Extraordinary Prime Minister of Shipping, issued by the Customs Department of Defense, all things related to Shipping, memorialized by their special purpose. All of its funds in consultation with generals, governors, any assignment , instructed the Secretary for the Department of Fan Zhou Kaixi not the slightest delay. "Sheng Shen Zhen nodded approval. Shen then serving has less than, only as "Mawei minister."
December 1866, Fujian Ship broke ground the following year in July, Shipping Minister Shen formally assume office. Took office he found to be qualified for this position, the need to mobilize the knowledge and energy far beyond the imagination of his past, a lot of things have a name, from. Ship in the office, while he recognized the importance of talent to run the court seeking Arts Council (Arsenal), recruitment of students of modern science, shipbuilding and Jianchuanzhishi, school system for 5 years. The following year the first month, also founded the Arts garden, school system five years to train personnel supervision. Pu Yi as China's first technical school. The first month 29, the tube round schools established to train engineers management personnel. Ship Shen chair in management, the recruitment of foreign technical staff, recruit new sailors, the foreign purchase of machinery and raw materials such as timber, plant construction beginning to take shape, showing a thriving scene. In 1869, the Fuzhou Ship made the first ship "years Qing" was prepared to water. France and the French consul bus supervision Dashi Bo Dong adhere to the French to lead Hong Kong, all sorts of blackmail, but neither is the fold Shen. He said, "quoted in Hong Kong is China's sovereignty, this right can not vacate a foreign government." As he insists, just keep Masson's "port rights." With the production shipyard cauda equina, the 19th century 70s, Qing Shen began to build the command and the Fujian Arsenal 2 Nanyang navy.
In order to solve the raw materials required for shipbuilding, a series of measures Shen, mining, and set up factories, smelting iron steel, self-sufficient. Factories, mines and heavy start-up is to realize modernization and build the foundation of modern national defense, in this context has a clear understanding of Shen.
Shen and the Taiwan
Lifting the ban
Since then, a significant increase in the population of Taiwan, Taiwan and the mainland are free to trade, transport, bringing Taiwan's economic leap. Without the mainland compatriots, there can be no economic prosperity in Taiwan.
Shen order to enhance the development of Taipei, the Qing court petitioned to separate a "Taipei government." Under the jurisdiction of the government in Taipei, the new set of fresh water, Hsinchu, Ilan three county. This will strengthen the control of Taiwan affairs.
To develop Taiwan's economy must be open mountains. The past, Taiwan's economic development, are limited to the coastal plain. Taiwan, Mainland China, there are still large tracts of uncultivated indigenous settlements, traffic inconvenience. To develop these areas, we must first "open mountains."
Mining
Similarities and management and development of Taiwan, in Taiwan to write the history of the great one. Lien observes: "Analysis of Xinjiang by Officials, Cutting Mountains, to establish the foundation for prosperity and strength, the power to create Shen, Wei Gu is not Secular!"
Shen a review, diligent, conscientious, clear governance and integrity, concern for the fate that almost has a good officer should have all the qualities. Jiangxi Province, he worked by suppressing the Taiping and obvious official, although from the perspective of the revolution, some criticism, but as a feudal official dedication is the most important. So he really make their mark was later praised the setting up of Shipping, the development of modern industry. As previously mentioned, his life a lot of influence by Lin, he also said, "I was deep insight, sophistication of interaction with others are there to learn from the uncle." He inherited Lin a lot of good character, in part, the realization of his long-cherished wish - "learning technology to the barbarians." "Learning skills" Shen is done no doubt, but not the system got barbarians. Four years after his death, that in 1884, the French Far East Fleet to Fujian estuary, shelling Mawei Shipyard, and destroyed more than 10 Fujian Shipping navy ships, navy Fujian almost completely annihilated. Ten years later, the Qing Dynasty's largest military products Westernization Movement - Northern navy annihilated, marking this "Learn the skills to self-reliance" the complete failure of the Westernization Movement.
Chronology
Xianfeng 10 year (1861), transferred to go to camp handle military affairs Zeng Qing-Da;
Major works
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