A Study On The Viceroy Of Zhili Wang Wen-chao

Wang Wen-Chao was an important official in Late Qing Dynasty.Some said he was a steady and trustworthy person who always know his responsibilities.However others may ridicule that he was too cautious to do what ought to be done.In the year of 1895,when China was losing the Sino-Japanese War,he be chosen by the Qing government to Succeed Li Hung-Chang as the viceroy of Zhili and Minister of Beiyang.From then on he was transferred in 1898,he had hold the post for over three years.When Wang Wen-Chao first became the viceroy of Zhili and Minister of Beiyang,the people there were sufferingfrom war and famine.The official team were accused from all sides.It was a difficult time,but by through a series of difficult attempts that Wang Wen-Chaohad successfully restored the normal order of officialdom.Then he Rearranged the Beiyang defense.Wang keep collaborate with Zhang Zhi-dong and other officials so that he could complete his railway Engineering Plan.Wang also have Build several western style schools which could develop technical talents for the country.When face the kiaochowbay event,Wang Wen-Chao chose appeasement policy and caused the state sovereignty has been violated.Face with the reform movement in zhili,Wang Wen-Chao tried to protect the stability of officialdom and tried to reconcile the old and the new.He never explicitly support or oppose the reform movement.This thesisshows that duringWang Wen-Chao's tenure,although there is a weak side,a selfish side,he overcame the difficulty and bring Zhili and Beiyang out the shadow of the defeat of the Sino-Japanese War,played an important role in the link between the preceding and the following.These proved that Wang Wen-Chao can yet be regarded as a trustworthy minister.