China's top family, inherited for 200 years, has trained more than 240 talents. Why?

Because Zeng Guofan was worried that his family was prone to long-term decline, he set a eight-character rule for his family, namely, farming, filial piety and love. These words can be said to have been handed down in Zeng Guofan's family, that is, telling his family not to always think that their ancestors were bureaucrats, but they have a high status. It's not good for family. It is precisely because of this understanding. Zeng Guofan's industry is getting bigger and bigger, so it can become the name of 1 in the late Qing Dynasty. At many important moments, Zeng Guofan's family will not decline because of its sudden rise, but it just happens that every year is a long way.

Zeng Guofan's grandfather was a very wise man, but because he was born at the wrong time, he was not reused. However, his grandfather had seriously educated his descendants when he was young. Zeng Guofan was influenced by his grandfather, so during his own customs clearance, he also taught his younger brother and relatives at home how to study and be a man by writing letters. According to relevant records, Zeng Guofan wrote more than 1500 letters to his family. The reason why he was able to write so many letters to teach his family was mainly to establish a good family style for his family and solve the problem of family continuity.

There are so many talents in Zeng Guofan's family that it is inseparable from the inheritance of the eight characters left by Zeng Guofan, because the most important thing for a family is to have a good inheritance, that is, to establish a good family style. If you always put yourself in a very high position, then there will be a state of ridiculously high and ridiculously low, so that you will not recognize yourself, make mistakes easily, and it is not good for family interests.

Therefore, it is precisely because Zeng Guofan has prepared a good legacy for the family that the family can stand. No matter in ancient times or now, a family needs good family instruction, which is also very important for the whole family.