| Zhou Fu is one of the moderns rare man of action of the landlord class of China. As Li Hongzhang's most important trusted follower aides and staff, Zhou Fu is loyal and devoted to him, the work is industrious, think highly of deeply by Li Hongzhang. It is officer earlier stage , Zhou Fu's government post is not very big; After Li Hongzhang died, he was well-known throughout the country . In recent years, although historiography circle has carried on some research to the fragrance in week, mostly confine to his managing the river conservancy worker respect, lack enough and systematic discussion to the activities and thoughts of the other fragrances in week. This text writes the title as"Zhou Fu studies" promptly, attempt to carry on detailed and concrete research to the fragrance in week from all respects, and then know his status in modern China's history.In the feudal society, have harnessed the river and has always been considered as wanting the policy of the national economy and the people's livelihood of the relation. Have aggravated the turbulence of the people's poor and society especially in the modern flood incessantly of China. From 1871 to 1904 ,many times Zhou Fu have Yongdihe River, Chaobaihe River, North canal, Huruohe River and The Yellow River,ect to reconnoitre and manage , made the. good effect.On this basis, he still concentrates on experience and lesson that forefathers harness the river, combine harnessing the river and practise his own , write " harness the river and state and take " ten, explain his own thought of harnessing the river. So, Zhou Fu is recognized as the modern rare harnessing the river expert.As Li Hongzhang's trusted follower aides and staff, Zhou Fu helps him to handle the foreign affair more than 30 years, important sponsor and one of the executors of westernization movement, is one of the VIPs of late clear westernization movement. Zhou Fu follows Li Hongzhang to make arrangements for military task, foreign affair, coast defence, diplomacy over the years, midwest every policy hold concurrently comprehensive invariably, strength consider the situation as a whole, work and blame diction. He is founding the navy , build coast defence, build railway, develop telecom cause, establish military industry and military educational undertaking, handle diplomacy,etc. made too important contribution, this is a part that should not be ignored in taking early modern times of China. The descendant has appraised Zhou Fu in the contribution of period of the foreign affair like this: All foundation that China improve herself, can set up way that improve herself today with , superintend and direct by week with gentle to disclose its end , plant its base while being loyal all.Under the forcing of national danger and disaster situation, the Qing Government issued the constitutional reform edict of pursueing the new policies in 1901, have raised the curtain for new policies of latter stage of Qing Dynasty. As the positive advocate of the new policies and one of the persons who follows strength, carry out every reform policy of the Qing Government actively in fragrance in week, have taken every measure in such aspects as politics, economy, military, education, diplomacy , make the new policies of these areas must use very good development, has melted and contributed his own a strength in early modern times for China.Because the fragrance is active cleaning the political circles more than 40 years late in week, the change orbit of his heart thought, we are very difficult assurance .This text divides seven parts: (1) manage the river conservancy worker, (2) to deal with the government affairs, (3) to prepare the military task, (4) set up and educate, (5) to develop economy, (6) to handle diplomacy . In the form of special topic, try hard and carry on deep to think, expect and compare fragrance in week careful concrete research from all respects, draw some modernization construction have and draw lessons from things of meaning on today from it. |