Zhang Shiheng

Zhang Shiheng

Zhang Shiheng (about 1857-1918) was named Chu Bao. In his later years, he was named because of juesheng. He was born in Hefei, Anhui Province, and Zhang Wenxuan, commander of the garrison, was Li Hongzhang's nephew. My grandfather, Zhang Chun. His father Zhang Shaotang's grandmother is Li Hongzhang's great aunt. Zhang Shaotang is Li Hongzhang's cousin and Li Hongzhang's brother-in-law. He is very close. At that time, Zhang Jia was rich, and Li Hongzhang brothers often depended on Zhang Jia to help them survive, even for their marriage needs. Therefore, Li Hongzhang brothers were very grateful to Zhang Jia.

brief introduction

During Zhang Shiheng's term of office, every time he got a new type of ordnance, he had to distinguish its shape, quality and degree, and study writing and releasing, poor and quiet. As a result of meritorious service, he was awarded the second rank of Hualing. He was appointed as the general manager of the Beiyang ordnance Bureau and concurrently the military academy. On March 11, 1892, because of clearing up the Rehe sect bandits, he quickly released his weapons and won military merit. Zhang Shaotang once conducted regiment training in Hefei and served as the head of the regiment. In 1862, he joined the Huai army and served as an officer of Li Hongzhang's personal battalion. He was awarded the title of "Gu Yong Ba Tu Lu" for his meritorious service. Zhang Shiheng's mother is Li Hongzhang's eldest sister. Born in 1828, she respects her elders, reconciles her sisters, and teaches her husband and children. She is very virtuous and highly praised by Zhang and Li. Zhang Shiheng had two elder brothers, Zhang Xizhen. When the Huai army was fighting with the Taiping Army in southern Jiangsu, he joined Li Hongzhang's shogunate to manage the Huai army's ordnance. In 1890, he died and became an official in the Beiyang ordnance office. Second brother Zhang Shiyu.

Life of the characters

Zhang Shiheng's mother died when he was 10 years old. When he was about 20 years old, he went to Nanjing, where he was taught by Wang Shiduo, a famous scholar. In 1888, he went to Beijing to study as a Jinshi, but he stayed under the curtain of Li Hongzhang. At that time, Liu Hanfang presided over the Beiyang ordnance Bureau. After Liu Hanfang went to Lushun to take charge of the construction of Lushun base, Zhang Xizhen, Zhang Shiheng's elder brother, took over the post. A few months later, Zhang Xizhen died again and was taken over by Zhang Shiheng. In 1894, Japan launched the Sino Japanese War of 1894. Zhang Shiheng often plans with Li Hongzhang, Li Jingfang, Zhang Peilun and others in the secret room to study strategy. After the defeat of the war, Taijian impeached Li Hongzhang and also affected Zhang Shiheng. Some people played Zhang Shiheng to steal and sell arms and got hundreds of thousands of taels of silver. The Qing government ordered Wang Wenjin to check the weapons. Wang Wenjin said that most of the weapons sold by Zhang Shiheng were bought by the Japanese. The Qing government ordered Zhang Zhidong and Fu run general Zhang Shiheng to find out quickly. Zhang Shiheng was forced to surrender to Zhang Zhidong. The Qing government ordered Zhang Zhidong to bring him up for trial and punish him according to law. Finally, Zhang Shiheng was dismissed for playing defense. In 1902, Zhou Fu became the governor of Shandong Province. Zhang Shiheng presided over the Shandong Academic Affairs Office and the general staff office to handle the military academy. In 1904, Zhou Fu was promoted to be the governor of Liangjiang, and Zhang Shiheng was appointed to host Jiangnan manufacturing Bureau. Zhang Shiheng was in charge of Beiyang ordnance Bureau for five years and Jiangnan manufacturing Bureau for six years. During his term of office, he made foreign guns, foreign guns, new ordnance and ammunition. The number increased year by year, and he was able to make acid by himself. He has become an arms expert. In 1907, Zhang Shiheng made up for Shandong Province. Because of his efforts in founding the military academy, the Qing government handed him over to the military aircraft department for record, promoted him to the second rank, and made up for Shandong Province. And because he raised a lot of money to wear headgear. In 1911, the revolutionaries launched the revolution of 1911. Zhang Shiheng lived in Qingdao. On March 21, 1915, Yuan Shikai appointed Zhang Shiheng as the supervisor of the mint. A few months later, Zhang Shiheng left because of illness. He died at the age of 61.

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