It means: a family will prosper only if it keeps the tradition of thrift, and people will be healthier only if they keep diligent health; Those who are thrifty and thrifty will never be poor in life.
Zeng Guofan took this as a family motto and often asked himself and his family to study diligently.
In frugality, Zeng Guofan's performance in daily life can be described as incisive. It stands to reason that Zeng Guofan, as a minister of the Qing Dynasty, is a senior official with good family wealth, but Zeng Guofan is a "poor jingle".
In terms of clothing, Zeng Guofan and his family wear coarse clothes like ordinary people, and only wear a sky-blue satin coat for Chinese New Year and major celebrations. In terms of diet, Zeng Guofan doesn't have a table full of delicacies like other officials, but only one dish per meal, which is very rare even in the homes of ordinary people; When he lived on campus, Ceng Guoquan, Zeng Guofan's ninth brother, paid Zeng Guofan to renovate his old house, which was rejected by Zeng Guofan's domineering.
Zeng Guofan (18 1 1 year165438+1October 26th-1March 872 12), formerly known as Zicheng, was originally named Bo Han.
The rise of Zeng Guofan had a far-reaching impact on the politics, military affairs, culture and economy of the Qing Dynasty. The rise of Confucianism, the landlord school of Han nationality headed by Zeng Guofan, turned the powerful officials in Qing Dynasty into Confucian scholars, and promoted the change of the proportion of Manchu and Han among local officials in Qing Dynasty. The strengthening and centrifugal tendency of local rulers.
He once advocated and promoted the Westernization Movement, arguing that "restraint is the most important". To cultivate political affairs internally, talents are urgently needed and western military and technology are introduced.