Zhang Zongchang was born on March 4th, 1882 (the 15th day of the first lunar month). Because this day is Shangyuan Festival, also known as Lantern Festival, and there is a saying among the people that "the empress of the first day is the 15th official", Zhang Zongchang was nicknamed "Lamp Officer". Zhang Zongchang received a brief private school education when he was young, which laid the foundation for Zhang Zongchang to read and write later. Shu Shi Zhu Xiude named it Zhang Zongchang, which means to prosper the Zhang family. As a teenager, Zhang Zongchang often had no food and clothing and suffered from hunger and cold. In order to make ends meet, Zhang Zongchang spared cattle, worked as a porter, a hotel waiter and so on. The miserable childhood not only made him feel the cold of the world prematurely, but also honed his will, enhanced and improved his adaptability to the harsh environment. In 1897, there was another famine year in Jiaodong, and the people were in dire straits, so Zhang Zongchang escaped from the desert. During his wandering in the northeast, he did odd jobs, carried long jobs, and let the old rich family graze. In 1899, Zhang Zongchang was recruited as a road builder for the Middle East Railway. During this period, I worked as a stevedore and a switchman. Because of Zhang Zongchang's tall stature, courage to do heavy work, generosity, valuing righteousness over profit, he gained great prestige among workers and gradually gained the favor of Russians. And learn to speak fluent and accurate Russian. After that, he went to Siberia to seek gold as the chief foreman. When I was the chief foreman in a gold mine, I not only learned excellent gold panning skills, but also trained myself to be an outstanding hunter who shot wild animals and developed a very accurate marksmanship.
Zhang Zongchang people are called "three unknowns" generals, that is, the number of soldiers is unknown, the money is unknown, and the concubine is unknown.
Zhang Zongchang felt that since he was the father and mother of Confucius, he had wasted a trip to Shandong without being polite. So, I learned from the teacher on the spot. After some hard training, Zhang Zongchang's skill improved greatly, and soon he published a book of poems, which was distributed to friends and lovers. In China for a hundred years, there are many poets, but there are few poets like Zhang Zongchang who still have poems and are still remembered.
Zhang Zongchang is addicted to gambling, and the local people in Liaodong call playing dominoes nine' eating dog meat', while Zhang Zongchang is often a rogue. All the people who gambled were his subordinates, so they didn't dare to offend him, so they had to call him' General Dog Meat' behind his back. "