Chronicle of Events of Zheng Guanying

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母亲陈氏去世。

Mother Chen passed away.

是年  开始“究心政治、实业之学”,在政治、实业两个方面探索救国之道。

Begin to study foreign politics and industry to explore the way to save the country.

是年  曾国藩、李鸿章开始筹建上海机器制造局(即江南制造局),派容闳赴美购造机器。

Zheng Guofan and Li Hongzhang started to build Shanghai Machine Manufacturing Bureau (Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau) and sent Rong Hong to go to America to buy machine.

7月(六月)清军攻陷天京,太平天国失败。

是年  任宝顺洋行轮船公司经理兼管栈房事。

Be appointed as manager of shipping company in Dent & Co .

是年  任和生祥茶栈通事。

在宝顺洋行后期,与广东高要人梁纶卿一起到传教士傅兰雅所办的英华学馆夜班学英语,并继续“究心泰西政治、实业之学”。

Work as translator of He Shengxiang Tea Store.

At later stage of Dent & Co, he and Liang Lunqing who was Cantonese learned English in night class of Yinghua School set up by Fu Lanya. Continue study foreign politics and industry.

是年  在皖营报捐员外郎。

Pay money in Anhui to apply for assistant department director.

是年  和生祥即将停业，乃“腰缠十万下扬州”，任扬州宝记盐务总理。开始写作《易言》。

He Shengxiang Tea Store was going to be closed down. He went to Yangzhou with amounts of money, worked as manager of Baoji Salt Service and began to write 《Don’t speak easily》.

3月(二月)刊行《救时揭要》，共二十四篇。

是年  参与创办太古洋行轮船公司。

In March, 《Revelation when saving the country》which had 24 articles was published.

Take part in building Swire Navigation Company.

是年前后  在长江、南洋一带经营多个揽载行，开汉口、四川、上海太古昌揽载行，又开牛庄、汕头、广东、北永泰字号代客办货。

In this year, he operated several carrying organizations in areas of the Yangtze River and Nanyang(Southern region of China’s coastal areas), established Taiguchang carrying organizations in Hankou, Sichuan and Shanghai, and established Niuzhuang, Shantou, Guangdong and Beiyongtai Brand to purchase goods on commission.

是年  郑观应时年20岁，迎娶夫人叶氏。

20- year-old Zheng Guanying married wife Ye.

是年  与经元善、谢家福、严作霖等在上海创办筹赈公所，赈济山西灾荒。此后赈济范围扩大到河南、直隶等省。为了救济灾民，郑观应有《十可省歌》用以劝募，并写《血泪图歌》诉说灾民苦况。

Establish Disaster Fundraising House with Jing Yuanshan, Xie Jiafu and Yan Zuolin in Shanghai, in order to relieve disaster in Shanxi. Since then, the range of relieving expanded to Henan and Zhili. To save and relieve victims, he persuaded donation with 《Shikeshengge》and wrote 《Blood and Tears Song》 telling

是年  郑同经元善、谢家福结为义兄弟。

是年  彭汝琮借郑名义到保定向李鸿章揽办上海机器织布局。李鸿章久闻郑“实心好善，公正笃诚”，同意并札委郑襄助彭汝琮筹办机器织布局。

是年  所编《富贵源头》、《剑侠传》两书刊印问世。

Zheng became sworn brothers with Jing Yuanshan and Xie Jiafu.

In the name of Zheng, Peng Nvzong went to Baoding to ask Li Hongzhang for arrangement of Shanghai Mechanical Textile Bureau. Li heard that Zheng was “solid and kind, fair and sincere”, so he agreed and asked Zheng to help Peng Nvzong set up Shanghai Mechanical Textile Bureau.

His 《Origin of Wealth》 and《Legend of Swordsman》came out.

春  不赞成唐廷枢拟在伦敦设宏远公司以振兴商务，主张宜先在上海固根基以利发展。

9月(八月)直隶总督李鸿章以郑“历办晋赈捐输出力”为由向朝廷保奏。

11月获皇帝上谕:“郑观应着随带加三级。”

12月(十一月)山西巡抚卫荣光“以道员郑观应等募捐晋省义赈出力，不邀议叙保奏，请将在事各绅姓名载入各原籍志乘”。

是年  郑观应辞上海机器织布局襄办职务。彭汝琮揽办的织布局失败。

In spring, he didn’t agree Tang Tingshu to set up Hongyuan Company in London to booster business and proposed to first lay solid base in Shanghai for better development.

In September, governor Li Hongzhang presented to government for Zheng relieved with donated funds in Shanxi.

In November, he attained empire’s edict: ‘Zheng Guanying with his followers can get 3- level promotion.’

In December, Shanxi grand coordinator Wei Rongguang required putting gentry’s name in original domicile book for Daoyuan Zheng Guanying and others raised funds and relieved disaster for Shangxi.

Zheng quitted deputy manager in Shanghai Mechanical Textile Bureau.

11月郑被李鸿章札委为会办。

5月22日(四月十四日)参与办理经元善在上海设立的协赈公所事务。

夏  所著《易言》(三十六篇本)由中华印务总局刊行，该书初步体现郑观应的维新改革思想体系。次年，《易言》(二十篇本)修订本由上海松隐阁印行。

是年  拟定《电报局招商章程》和《详定大略章程二十条》。

是年  致函盛宣怀论商战和培养人才的紧迫性。

是年底  请在美国的容闳为其选聘1名在织布厂有历练、有名望的洋匠到上海商办织布局事。

In November, Zheng was appointed by Li Hongzhang to handle matters jointly with departments concerned.

On May 22th, he took part in dealing with affairs of Xiezhen Office set up by Jing Yuanshan.

In summer, 《Don’t speak easily》(36 articles) was published General Printing Administration. The book initially reflected Zheng’s reform ideology. Next year, revised edition《Don’t speak easily》(20 articles) was printed by Shanghai Songyin Pavilion.

Draw up “Telegraph Bureau Merchants Charter” and “detailed outline of the 20 articles.”

Write to Sheng Xuanhuai on the urgency of business war and talent training.

At the end of year, ask Rong Hong in America to select one experienced and prestigious foreign craftsman at the weaving factory to work for Shanghai Commercial Textile Bureau.

4月(三月)参与津沪电线工程全面开办准备事宜。

5月中旬(四月中旬)接受李鸿章总办织布局局务札饬:“常川驻局，将招股、用人、立法诸大端实力经营。”具体负责电线工程南路方面工作。

5月20日(四月二十三日)受李鸿章委札为上海电报分局总办。谢家福为会办，谢因病重举经元善自代。

9月(八月》答应盛宣怀等同意于1882年在与太古合同期满时离职太古而入职招商局。

10月(九月》浓由容闲为其所购工程师丹科横带华花赴英美“射自试织，酌定机器”。

11月初旬(九月下句)因即将离太古，推荐杨桂轩任太古买办。

11月(十月)向李鸿章禀报津沪电线竣工，并提出自力更生的意见。

次月(十一月)，更向李提出招商承办津沪电报建议。

是年  与唐廷枢等合买沽塘荒地四千顷、以发展垦殖等现代农业。

是年  协助其父郑文瑞在澳门下环妈阁街龙头左巷10号兴建占地总面积3997平方米的郑家大屋，即郑观应所称“郑慎馀堂”。

是年底  被礼委为会办粤沪电线事宜，又被各股商公举为中国电报局总董。

In April, he participated in the preparation for the comprehensive opening of the Tianjin-Shanghai electrical wire project.

In the middle of May, he accepted Li Hongzhang’s command of generally managing textile bureau: ‘Changchuan Station, well operate raising capital, using talents and legislation.’ Take charge of south line of electrical wire project.

On May 20^th, he was appointed by Li Hongzhang to be general manager of Shanghai Telegraph Branch Bureau. Xie Jiafu worked to handle matters jointly with departments concerned. Due to heavy illness, Xie recommended Jing Yuanshan to replace him.

In September, Zheng promised Sheng Xuanhuai to leave Swire and join China Merchants when the contract with Swire was expired in 1882.

In October, Rong Hong brought engineer Danko to go to British and America ‘to examine texile and select machine.’

On first ten days of November, he recommended Yang Guixuan to be comprador of Swire.

In November, he reported to Li Hongzhang the completion of the Tianjin-Shanghai electrical wire project and proposed self-reliance.

In next month (November), he proposed to Li to contract out the Tianjin-Shanghai Telegraph.

Buy 4,0 acres Gutang wasteland together with Tang Tingshu, in order to develop reclamation of modern agriculture.

Assist his father Zheng Wenrui to build 3997- kilometer Zheng house in Left Longtoulane 10, Xiahuanmage Street, Macao. Zheng Guanying called it “Zheng ShenYu House.”

At the end of the year, he was asked to handle matters on Guangdong-Shanghai electric wire. He also was recommended by share businessmen as the General Director of China Telegraph Bureau.

2月(正月)与太古轮船公司续订的5年任职合同期满，不再续订。

3月20日(二月十一日)接盛宣怀从天津致书，邀赴津面见李鸿章;回书推辞。

3月25日(二月初七目)接受北洋大臣李鸿章的轮船招商局帮办委札。

3月30日(二月十二日)就职招商局帮办，兼营布局。

3月(三月)禀李鸿章、左宗棠在汉口等处招商设立电线，并呈递电报招商章程十二条。

是年春  被札委为上海机器织布局总办。

4月7日(三月初十日)联络沪上绅商各界人士再次联名向左宗棠禀请架设长江电线并逐渐向浙江延伸等事。

4月27日(三月二十日)与严作霖、经元善等禀告两江总督左宗棠，再请架设长江电线。经过一番曲折和交涉，终于得到左宗棠的同意。

8月4日(六月二十一日)与经元善函请盛宣怀父亲盛康促成浙江巡抚陈士杰批准架设浙江电线。

8月(七月)提出长江、闽、浙等处电线商办主张，认为设线经费终有限止，招商承办必能经久。

夏  由戴恒介绍，纳无锡赵氏为妾。

夏  呈两湖闽浙等督抚，告以设立电线电报，均归津局管理。

夏  上李鸿章书，说明招商局利弊十六条。

夏  与织布局同仁会衔禀李鸿章，提出与洋商争利的经营思想。

8月(七月)受盛宣怀之邀与盛同到吴淞口“迎谒”从安徽合肥原籍奉召乘轮赴烟台而路经此地的李鸿章。是为郑与李初次晤面。

10月(九月)受盛宣怀委任总办金州矿务局事宜，招集股份。

夏秋间  禀李鸿章，除请织布局产品免纳子口税外，请给予独造权限，无论华人洋人在规定年限内不准设厂另行纺织。并由上海一隅推广至通商各口。

秋冬  参加盛宣怀与英国大东、丹麦大北两公司关于在中国海线不准上岸的谈判，结果中方的主张被确认。

冬末  禀江督左宗棠，建议发展内河航行小火轮以利运输，并加快商品周转，先在苏、镇、扬试办。

是年  引进美国棉花种子在上海试种。

In February, his 5-year contract with Swire was expired. No longer renew it.

On March 20th, he received letter from Sheng Xuanhuai to meet Li Hongzhang in Tianjin; replied to the letter to refuse it.

On March 25^th, he accepted Li Hongzhang’s appointment as a helper of China Merchants Steamship Navigation Company.

On March 30, he took office as a helper of the bureau.

In March, he reported to Li Hongzhang and Zuo Zongtang in Hankou and other places to set up electrical wires. Submit 12 charters of telegraph merchants.

In spring, he was appointed as general manager of Shanghai Mechanical Textile Bureau.

On April 7, contact with businessmen and people in Shanghai to jointly ask Zuo Zongtang to set up the Yangtze River Wire and gradually extend to Zhejiang.

On April 27, together with Yan Zuolin and Jing Yuanshan, report to Zuo Zongtang again to set up the Yangtze River Wire. After some twists and negotiations, finally get the consent of Zuo Zongtang.

On August 4^th, together with Jing Yuanshan, write letter to ask Sheng Xuanhuai’s father Sheng Kang to promote Zhejiang Governor Chen Shijie to approve the installation of Zhejiang Electric Wire.

In August, propose the Yangtze River, Fujian, Zhejiang and other places being merchant managed. He thought the funding for building line would be limited, and merchant management would last for a long time.

In summer, introduced by Dai Heng, he took Zhao as a concubine.

Report to civil and military governors of the two lakes, Zhejiang and Zhejiang, to set up electrical wire and telegram which were managed by Tianjin bureau.

Report to Li Hongzhang to explain the pros and cons of China Merchants.

Together with Colleague Association of Textile Bureau, he reported to Li Hongzhang on business idea of competing with foreign businessmen.

In August, invited by Sheng Xuanhuai, he and Sheng Tong went to Wusong estuary to “welcome” Li Hongzhang who traveled from Hefei, Anhui to Yantai and passed through this place. It was the first time for Zheng to meet Li.

In October, appointed by Sheng Xuanhuai, he worked as general manager of the Jinzhou Mining Bureau to recruit shares.

In the period of summer and autumn, he reported to Li Hongzhang on Textile Bureau’s products being exempted from sub-port tax and exclusive right to create—regardless of Chinese or foreigners were not allowed to set up a separate textile factory within the prescribed period of time. And promote it from Shanghai to trading ports.

From autumn to winter, participate in the negotiation between Sheng Xuanhuai and British Great East and Danish Dabei companies on no landings on China’s sea lines, and the China’s claim was confirmed.

At the end of winter, report to Zuo Zongtang to develop inland navigation small steamers for transportation and speed up commodity turnover which could be first set up in Suzhou, Zhenjing and Yangzhou.

Introduce American cotton seeds to plant in Shanghai.

3月(二月)偕同唐廷枢与怡和、太古轮船公司再次签订为期6年的齐价合同。招商局每股股票价格由40两很快回涨至160两。郑拟订招商局救弊章程16条，成为整顿招商局的条规。

7月(六月)奉两江总督左宗棠札委，招股襄办上海至汉口电线事宜。

8月(七月)因山东巡抚陈土杰奏称在上海劝捐协助山东赈款有功，获皇帝嘉奖“心存利济，见义勇为”。

8月  致驻美、日、秘公使郑藻如函，谈其游南洋各埠看到华人被西班牙凌虐的情况，请与西国交涉，予华人以保护。

春夏间  为招商局营业发展，到南洋一带口岸察看有关情况，为此禀告李鸿章。

夏秋间  致唐廷枢函，揭招商局轮船船员走私、船停靠码头时间过长等弊端和整顿办法，并坚持从速创办和发展内河小火轮事。

10月(九月)  中法战争迫在眉睫，奉命购械兼探军情。通过瑞生洋行向美国定购飞炮。

12月(十一月)  因对招商局的整顿颇见成效，被派接替徐润任轮船招商局总办;随即到南洋一带了解航运情况。

冬  力主效法英、德、美、法、俄五国培养水陆军人才之法，禀呈奕䜣、李鸿章、彭玉麟、张树声“设水陆军学堂节略”，提议用泰西储才之法，于沿海运中之地设一水师大学堂，各省皆设一陆军学堂。学堂之外，另设技艺院，供应学堂所需的船械等配件。

是年  倡议创设工艺书院。

是年  上书李鸿章，建议加快电报人才培养，以期自造电报器材，做到价廉物美，并减轻电价。

In March, together with Tong Tingshu, he signed a six-year contract for parity with Jardine and Swire again. China Merchants’ stock price per share rose quickly from 40 taels to 160 taels. Zheng drafted 16 charters of the China Merchants’ and became a regulation for the rectification of China Merchants.

In July, he asked by Zuo Zongtang to help deal with electrical wire affairs from Shanghai to Hankou.

In August, because Shandong governor Chen Tujie reported on Zheng helping donation in Shanghai to help Shandong, Zheng won the emperor’s award for ” do boldly what is righteous with kind heart .”

In August, write to Zheng Zao, a minister of the United States and Japan, to tell the situation of Chinese being abused by Spain he had seen in Nanyang area and  ask him to negotiate with Spain to protect Chinese.

From spring and summer, for the business development of China Merchants, he went to trading ports of Nanyang to check the relevant situation, and reported to Li Hongzhang.

From summer and autumn, he sent a letter to Tang Tingshu, exposing the smuggling of the crew of the commercial ship, the long time of docking the ship, and the method of rectification, and insisted on the establishment and development of the inland river fire.

In October, the Sino-French war was imminent. He was asked to purchase weapons and explore military conditions. Order flying guns to the United States through Buchheister & Co..

In December, due to the effectiveness of the reorganization of the China Merchants Group, he was dispatched to replace Xu Run as general manager of China Merchants Steamship Company; then went to the Nanyang area to inspect the shipping situation.

In winter, he insisted on learning from methods of Britain, Germany, the United States, France and Russia in cultivating land forces and navy talents. Report to Yi Xin, Li Hongzhang, Peng Yulin, Zhang Shusheng on “setting up academy of land forces and navy,” propose to use foreign method on preserve talents and set up naval academy in the middle of coastline, army college in every province; in addition, technique hall could be set up outside the academy to supply ships and other accessories needed.

Propose to initiate craft academy.

Report to Li Hongzhang on speeding up the training of telegraph talents, with a view to self-create telegraph equipment, in order to achieve low prices and good prices to reduce electricity prices.

1月(九年十二月)安徽巡抚裕禄以办赈出力保奏，获清廷“尽先选用道郑观应着加一级记录三次”嘉奖。

2月(正月)由于世界经济危机波及上海，股票下跌到原价的三分之一，机器织局所收票据远不能与账面现金实数相抵，禀请盛宣怀接理。

3月10日(二月十三日)辞去招商局织布局职务，从上海乘轮船赴粤。任职5天后到达广州，正式参加抗法斗争。

3月17日(二月二十日)广东当局从德国购买的克虏伯炮二十五尊，被香港当局扣留。奉粤督张树声差委，到香港与港督交涉，顺利将武器提运回省。

3月22日(二月二十五日)奉彭玉麟札委，接替王之春总办湘军营务处事宜。于3月27日(三月初一日)到任。

6月11日(五月十八日)接受彭玉麟委派，于是日起程前往南洋了解敌情，并联络抗清志士以资策应。次日到达香港后，即乘法国船司赴西贡。此行著有《南游日

记》。

8月12日(六月二十二日)返抵广州。16日，向张之洞、彭玉麟汇报南洋之行情况。

8月(七月)张之洞和彭玉麟会同广东巡抚倪文蔚札委，赴香港租船购运军械，办理援台事宜。

10月18日(八月三十日)妾赵氏生长子润林，字雨生。

10月(九月)向李鸿章上《防法条陈》10条。

In January, the Anhui governor Yu Lu reported on Zheng’s great help in relieving disaster, Zheng was awarded 1 level recording 3 times by the Qing government.

In February, as the world economic crisis hit Shanghai and the stock fell to one-third of the original price, the bills collected by Shanghai Mechanical Textile Bureau could not be offset by the real amount of the book, so he asked Sheng Xuanhuai to deal it.

On March 10th, he resigned from the China Merchants Bureau and went to Gunagdong from Shanghai by ship. After five days in office, he arrived in Guangzhou and officially participated in the fight against France.

On March 17, 25 Krupp guns purchased by Guangdong authorities from Germany were detained by Hong Kong authorities. Appointed by Guangdong Governor Zhang Shusheng, he went to Hong Kong to negotiate with Hong Kong Governor and succeeded in transporting the weapons back to the province.

On March 22nd, asked by Peng Yulin, he took over affairs Wang Zhichun’s general manager of the Xiangjun Military Office. Take office on March 27 .

On June 11, appointed by Peng Yulin, he went to Nanyang to learn about the enemy’s situation and contacted the anti-Qing people to require solutions. After arriving in Hong Kong on the next day, he went to Saigon by French ship. He wrote “Southern Tour Diary”.

On August 12th, return to Guangzhou. On August 16th, report to Zhang Zhidong and Peng Yulin about the trip to Nanyang.

In August, appointed by Guangdong Governor Ni Wenwei, Zhang Zhidong and Peng Yulin went to Hong Kong to rent ships to purchase ordnance and handle aiding Taiwan matters.

On October 18th, concubine Zhao gave birth to the eldest son Zheng Runlin(Yu Sheng).

In October, report to Li Hongzhang on 10 regulations of “Anti-French Articles”.

1月6日(光绪十年十一月二十一日)致盛宣怀函，告以被拘留于香港。

1月25日(光绪十年十二月初十日)彭玉麟上奏片说，粤防中援台转运事已毕，郑观应应着即回沪料理各事。

2月(光绪十一年正月)致函李秋亭，拟同意有人劝其“报穷”，请沪上诸君子集会筹资以速解香港被拘留之困。

5月下旬(四月中)以太古各司事欠项及栈房家具、太古昌各揽载行生意折抵外，另赔银5000两，得以了却香港官司，回归澳门。

6月9日(四月二十七日)中法战争结束，签订《中法越南条约》。

On January 6th, he wrote to Sheng Xuanhaui for his detention in Hong Kong.

On January 25, Peng Yulin reported that Zheng should return to Shanghai to deal with everything since the Guangdong-China aiding Taiwan had already been finished.

In February, he wrote to Li Qiuting to agree with someone persuading “showing poverty” and ask all the gentlemen in Shanghai to raise funds to solve his problem of Hong Kong being detained.

In late May, for Swire’s various deficiencies and stack furniture, Taiguchang’s various carrying organization business was offset, and Zheng owed 5000 tales, Hong Kong lawsuit was cancelled and Zheng returned to Macau.

On June 9, the Sino-French War ended and the “Sino-French Treaty of Vietnam” was signed.

6月30日(五月二十九日)致盛宣怀函，对其易金300元表示感谢。

是年  又代李秋坪赔杨桂轩案五千两。此后的5年间基本住在澳门，过隐居生活，集中精力扩写《易言》，辑著成《盛世

危言》;由于体弱，研习道术和医术，并辑著《中外卫生要旨》等。

On June 30, he expressed gratitude to Sheng Xuanhuai for his 300 yuan.

He replaced Li Qiuping to pay for five thousand tales forYang Guixuan case. In the following five years, he basically lived in Macao, living in seclusion. Concentrate on expanding《Don’t speak easily》, and compiled into《Alarm in Flourishing Age》.

Due to infirmity, he studied Taoism and medical skills, and compiled《Chinese and foreign health essentials》and so on.

4月18日(三月初十日)奉李鸿章札委为开平煤矿局粵局总办。

5月27日(四月二十日)勘明和购买坐落在广州海滨之林的篸塘口溢坦200丈，为建造开平粤局厂房和填筑码头之用。是日得到批准，名日“开平粤局地基公司”。郑投资5000两。

8月23日(七月十九日)主持开平粤局码头栈房动工仪式。

On April 18^th, he was appointed by Li Hongzhang to be general manager of Kaiping Coal Mine Board in Guangdong.

On May 27^th, he inspected and purchased 20,000 inches of Yitan in Guangzhou Zentangkou, in order to build Kaiping Guangdong factory and fill wharves. Be approved, called ‘Kaiping Guangdong Bureau Foundation Company’. Zheng invested in 5000 tales.

On August 23th, he presided over groundbreaking ceremony on the warehouse and wharf of Kaiping Guangdong Bureau.

4月上句(三月上旬)暮春之初《盛世危言·自序》在广州居易山房写成，表明《盛世危言》五卷本已完成初稿，但还未完全定稿。

6月18日(五月二十四日)接山东登莱青道盛宣怀电示，邀到烟台商议怡和、太古、招商局三公司和局事。

8-9月间(七月至八月间)从广东赴烟台，复往天津，与盛宣怀晤谈关于“三公司和局”及整顿招商局事。

初秋  孙中山于本年7月23日(六月三十日)在香港西医院毕业后，到澳门镜湖医院行医。

9月7日(七月十七日)接任轮船招商局帮办委札，但声明只愿任期一年。

9月16日(七月二十六日)从烟台、天津回到香港，乘便勘察香港招商分局码头和栈房基地等事。

10月7日(八月十七日)多年共事的老朋友兼姻亲、开平矿务局总办唐廷枢在天津病逝。

11月4日(九月十五日)将开平粤局事交吴炽昌接手。12月6日(十月十八日)到达上海，就任轮船招商局帮办。这是郑第二次进入轮船招商局。

12月22日(十一月初四日)向盛宣怀提出《整顿招商局十条》，提出开源节流之法。盛宣怀逐条加批语。郑吸收盛批评的意见加以修订，增为十四条，以“整顿”

条陈上给李鸿章，称“管见十条”。

In the first ten days of April (late spring), 《Alarm in Flourishing Age·Preface》was finished in the Juyishan Room in Guangzhou, indicating that the first version of five volumes of《Alarm in Flourishing Age》was completed. But he didn’t finish the final one.

On June 18th, he received Sheng Xuanhuai’s telegraph from Shandong Denglai Qingdao, inviting him to Yantai to discuss tie of Jardine, Swire and China Merchants.

From August to September, he went to Yantai from Guangdong and then went to Tianjin to talk with Sheng Xuanhuai about “tie of three companies” and rectification of China Merchants.

In early autumn, Sun Yat-sen worked as a doctor in Macau Kiang Wu Hospital on July 23th after graduation in Hong Kong Western Medicine Acedamy.

On September 7th, Zheng took over as a helper in China Merchants Steamship Board, but he said to serve for one year.

On September 16, he returned to Hong Kong from Yantai and Tianjin to inspect Hong Kong Merchants Branch wharf and warehouse.

On October 7th, Tang Tingshu, Zheng’s old friend and in-law who had worked together with him for many years, general manager of Kaiping Mining Bureau, , died in Tianjin.

On November 4^th, hand over Kaiping Guangdong Bureau to Wu Chichang.

On December 6th, he arrived in Shanghai and worked as a helper in Steamship Merchants Bureau. It was the second time for Zheng to enter it.

On December 22nd, he proposed《Ten Regulations of Rectifying China Merchants》and ways to increase income and decrease expenditure to Sheng Xuanhuai,. Sheng Xuanhuai added a batch of comments on it. Zheng revised it and added to 14 regulations to “rectify”.

Present to Li Hongzhang, saying that “see the ten regulations.”

3月30日(二月十三日)乘“江裕”号轮船溯江西上，稽查长江招商局各分局利弊。此行著有《长江日记》。

5月19日(四月初四日)父亲郑文瑞去世。

9月9日(七月二十九日)在澳门“守制”一段时间，是日起程回沪。期间经汕头、厦门、福州，复北上天津，于次月返至上海。此行著有《海行日记》(此日记散

佚）。

11月(十月)以任招商局帮办1年期满为由，向李鸿章禀辞招商局帮办差使。经李与盛宣怀挽留，应允再“试办一年”。

On March 30th, take “Jiangyu” ship to Jiangxi to inspect the pros and cons of the branches of the Yangtze River Merchants Bureau. He wrote “Yangtze River Diary.”

On May 19, his father, Zheng Wenrui passed away.

Go into mourning for his father in Macau for a period of time.

On September 9, he returned to Shanghai, passing by: Shantou, Xiamen, Fuzhou, and then arrived in Tianjin. On next day, he reached Shanghai. He wrote 《Traveling on Sea Diary》(it was lost to someone).

In November, with the one-year expiration of China Merchants, he reported to Li Hongzhang to resign. After persuading by Li and Sheng, he promised to “try a year.”

6月(五月)向盛宣怀介绍孙中山，请盛转荐于李鸿章。

7月25日(六月二十三日)日本不宣而战，袭击中国租用的英国运兵船“高升”号。

7月30日(六月二十八日)因应中日战事，提出战争期间招商局轮船换挂洋旗，照常营运建议。

8月14日(七月十四日)为落实“换旗”策略，与招商局利害冲突较小的德国公司——禅臣洋行进行谈判。

9月上旬(八月上旬)致书盛宣怀，陈述关于抗日的“管见十条”。

9月17日(八月十八日)北洋舰队在中日黄海海战中溃败，损失惨重。中日战争期间招商局轮船明卖暗托于德、英等国洋行，成功换旗营运。

是年冬  所著《盛世危言》五卷排印本问世。

In June, he recommended Sun Yat-sen to Sheng Xuanhuai, and asked Sheng to introduce Sun to Li Hongzhang.

On July 25, Japan launched a war without declaration, attacking China’s “Gaosheng” ship from England.

On July 30, in response to the Sino-Japanese war, he proposed that Merchants Bureau ships would hang foreign flags during the war and to operate as usual.

On August 14th, in order to implement the “changing flag” strategy, he negotiated with Siemssen & Co. which had less conflicts with China Merchants.

In early September, he wrote to Sheng Xuanhuai, stating “seeing the ten regulations” about fighting against Japan.

On September 17, Beiyang Fleet collapsed in the Sino-Japanese Yellow Sea battle and suffered heavy losses. During the Sino-Japanese War, the ships of China Merchants Steamship Bureau succeeded in changing flag to operate, with the help of foreign fiems such as Germany and Britain.

In winter, the five-volume《Alarm in Flourishing Age》came out.

4月17日(三月二十三日)《中日马关条约》签订。

5月2日(四月初八日)康有为联合18省在京应试举人1300余人上书光绪帝，提出拒和、迁都、变法的主张，史称“公车上书”。

6月7日(五月十五日)获盛宣怀告知:《盛世危言》一书由光绪皇帝饬令总署印刷2000部分送臣工阅看。

6-7月(五月至六月)收回20艘明卖暗托于德、英等国洋行的招商局轮船。

12月1日(十月十五日)与康有为约谈，将康引荐给王韬，并与之同游格致书院;向强学书局投资股银。

冬  《盛世危言》增订新编十四卷本刊行。

是年  编写《美国种植棉花法》。

是年  向盛宣怀、李鸿章建议电报局赎归国有、招商局准归商办。

是年  提出开办“万国商场”。

On April 17, 《Treaty of Simonoseki》was signed.

On May 2nd, Kang Youwei and 1,300 people of 18 provinces in Beijing who  would take the imperial examination submitted to the Emperor Guangxu, proposing to move capital, conduct bourgeois political reform and refuse to sign with Japan. It was called ‘Gongche Shangshu Movement’.

On June 7th, Sheng Xuanhuai informed Zheng that the Emperor Guangxu asked Commander Office to print 2000 of《Alarm in Flourishing Age》to give officials to read .

From June to July,  he took back 20 China Merchants ships, which were sold to Germany and England.

On December 1st, he talked with Kang Youwei to introduce Kang to Wang Tao, and went to Gezhi Academy with Kang; he invested in the Qiangxue Academy.

In winter, updated fourteen-volume of《Alarm in Flourishing Age》was published.

He wrote 《American method of planting cotton》.

He advised Sheng Xuanhuai and Li Hongzhang to redeem the telegraph bureau and make China Merchants be merchant-operated.

He proposed to launch variegated Western shopping mall.

5月24日(四月十二日)汉阳铁厂改归商办，盛宣怀任督办，郑观应任总办。

夏  提出符合商办原则的《整顿汉阳铁厂四十八款》。

11月25日(十月二十一日)致书盛宣怀，建议速办银行。

本年  山西巡抚胡聘之时请咨询和请调郑观应赴晋任职。

On May 24th, Hanyang Iron Work was changed to be merchant-operated. Sheng Xuanhuai was appointed as supervisor, and Zheng was appointed as general manager.

In summer, he proposed《48 Items of Reorganization of Hanyang Iron Work》 which corresponded with principle of business.

On November 25th, he wrote to Sheng Xuanhuai, suggesting establishing bank quickly.

Shanxi governor Hu Pinzhi consulted and asked Zheng to take office in Shanxi.

3月15日(二月十三日)《苏报》刊文《总办得人》，对郑观应进行毁谤。

3月24日(二月二十二日)，盛宣怀、经元善、徐润等10人署名，在《苏报》上发表《不平则鸣公启》，批驳和澄清《总办得人》的毁谤。

4月(三月)奉盛宣怀札委为铁路公司总董和电报局总董。

6月(五月)由轮船招商局帮办改“会同办理”，执行会办职权。

是月(五月)向盛宣怀正式提出辞汉阳铁厂总办差事。

On March 15th, 《Su Journal》published the article 《People as General Manager》which ruined Zheng.

On March 24th, 10 people including Sheng Xuanhuai, Jing Yuanshan and Xu Run released《Injustice Provokes Outcry》in《Su Journal》, refuting and clarifying the defamation of 《People as General Manager》.

In Apri, Sheng Xuanhuai asked Zheng to be general director of the railway company and the telegraph bureau.

In June, he changed the position in China Steamship Merchants Bureau and worked as ‘Huiban’ to handle matters in different departments.

He officially submitted resignation of general manager in Hanyang Iron Work to Sheng Xuanhuai.

2月(正月)在上海谒见“帝师”翁同龢。

5月20日(四月初一日)与日本总领事小田切等人创办亚细亚协会。小田为会长，郑为副会长。由郑拟订协会章程十六条，官商名人捐资入会者超100名。该会后因戊戌政变而解散。

6月11日(四月二十三日)光绪皇帝下诏“明定国是”。戊戌百日维新开始。

6月16日(四月二十八日)光绪皇帝召见康有为。康有为在被召见前问郑:“政治能即变否?”郑以“事速则不达”答之。

6月(五月)刊行《罗浮偫鹤山人诗草》一卷本。

9月21日(八月初六日)戊戌政变，维新失败。

9月30日(八月中秋)刊行《罗浮偫鹤山房谈玄诗草》。

是月  寄100元给接康有为父亲到澳门避难的何穗田，请何将所寄款转交康父。

是年  奉盛宣怀札委任江西萍乡、安徽宣城煤矿总董。

是年  张之洞将《盛世危言》十四卷本改书名为《盛世危言统编》(各篇排列顺序与十四卷本有很多不同)，亲自为该书做序，称许该书说:“上而以此辅世，可为良药之方;下而以此储才，可作金针之度。”

In February, he met the “Dishi” Weng Tonghe in Shanghai.

On May 20th, he established Asian Association with Odagiri who was Consul General of Japan and others. Odagiri was president and Zhengwas vice president. Zheng drawn up 16 article of the association charter. More than 100 officials and celebrities donated funds to join in. It was dissolved due to Hundred Days’ Reform.

On June 11, Emperor Guangxu issued “national guidelines and policies”.  Hundred Days’ Reform began.

On June 16, Emperor Guangxu summoned Kang Youwei. Kang asked Zheng before he was called: “Is politics able to be changed?” Zheng answered “More haste, less speed.”.

In June, one-volume of《Poetry of Zheng Guanying》was published.

On September 21^st, the reform failed.

On September 30th (Mid-Autumn Festival), 《Zheng Guanying Talks about Poetry》was published.

In September, he sent 100 yuan to He Suitian who picked up Kang Youwei’s father to take refuge in Macau, and asked he to give the money to Kang’s father..

He was appointed by Sheng Xuanhuai to be general director of Jiangxi Pingxiang and Anhui Xuancheng Coal Mine.

Zhang Zhidong changed the name of 14-volume of《Alarm in Flourishing Age》into《Unified Revision of Alarm in Flourishing Age》(the order of each article was different from the14-volume one). He prefaced for it in person, praising the book: “As a good medicine, it can help a ruler govern the country;as a gold needle, it can help preserve talents.”

1月26日(二十五年十二月二十六日)与经元善谋划由经出面联合上海绅商致电总理各国事务衙门，请光绪皇帝带病临御执政。慈禧大怒，下令追缉经元善。在郑观应安排下经元善顺利逃到澳门，并最终得到澳门当局的庇护。

2月1日(正月初二日)致函澳门何穗田和澳门招商分局叶侣珊照顾逃到澳门的经元善。

6月21日(五月二十五日)清廷向八国联军宣战。向盛宣怀建议，战争期间，轮船招商局必须如中法、中日战争时一样将轮船换为外国旗帜，以便照常行驶。

8月14日(七月二十日)八国联军攻陷北京。慈禧太后挟持光绪皇帝带一部分王公贵族仓皇出逃。

秋冬间  《盛世危言》增订新编八卷本刊行。书首页由郑亲笔题写“光绪庚子偫鹤斋重印”字样。该书在编排上与十四卷本不同，把《议院》即立宪放到很突出的地位，并相应新增《原君》、《自强论》和强烈反对专制独裁的附录等篇。

On January 26th, he planned with Jing Yuanshan, to ask Jing to connect Shanghai gentry-merchants to call Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in order to ask the Emperor Guangxu to be in power.  Cixi was furious and asked to catch JingYuanshan. Under Zheng’s arrangement, Jing successfully fled to Macao and was finally sheltered by the Macao authorities.

On February 1st, he wrote to He Suitian and Ye Lvshan in Macao to take care of Jing Yuanshan.

On June 21st, the Qing government declared a war to the Eight-Power Allied Forces. He suggested to Xiang Shenghuai that during the war, China Steamship Merchants Bureau must change ship flags into foreign flags like the Sino-French and Sino-Japanese Wars in order to drive as usual.

On August 14, the Eight-Power Allied Forces captured Beijing. The Empress Dowager Cixi held the Emperor Guangxu with a part of the royal family and fled.

From the autumn and winter, the new 8-volume of《Alarm in Flourishing Age》was published. There was an inscription ‘official seal of Zheng Guanying in Guangxu year ” by Zheng himself in the book’s homepage. The book was different from the 14-volume one in the arrangement. It put the《Parliament》, the constitution, into a prominent position, and added the 《Original Monarch》, 《Self-Strengthening》 and the appendix that strongly opposed the autocratic dictatorship.

9月7日(七月二十五日)《辛丑条约》签订。

9月14日(八月初五日)清廷发上谕:“着各省所有书院于省城改设大学堂，各府厅直隶州均改设中学堂，各州县均改设小学堂。着各该督抚、学政切实通筹，认真

兴办。”

12月下旬(十一月中)郑观应乞假1个月归里就医，并为长子润林授室。

On September 7, ‘Peace Treaty of 1901’ was signed.

On September 14, the Qing court issued a speech: “All the colleges in the provinces were relocated to the university halls in the provincial capital, and the government offices in the provinces were all relocated to the middle school. All the counties and counties were relocated to the primary school. The governors, the school administration shall implement practically. ”

In late December, Zheng Guanying was admitted to get medical attention for 1 month and he selected wife for the eldest son Runlin.

是年  请叶浩然译《各国水陆商政比例通议》，呈盛宣怀交南洋公学译书院刊行，以补无商律之缺。

是年  接盛宣怀吉林三姓矿务公司总董札委。

是年  第三子润燊出生。

He asked Ye Haoran to translate 《General Discussion on the Proportion of Land and Water Businesses in Various Countries》, and presented the publication of the Nanyang Public Translation Academy in order to supplement the lack of commercial law.

He was appointed by Sheng Xuanhuai as Jilin Sanxing Mining Company.

His third child Runshen was born.

2月18日(正月二十一日)应王之春之邀到达广西桂林。任内奉王之春札委赴香港、澳门、广州査缉私贩军械事。在香港购线査得湾仔栈房私藏洋枪5000杄，密告港官，搜获充公，并处罚私贩者。

4月初(三月初)奉王之春札委统带三江缉捕，捐资添勇，派人拿获镇压会党首领林亚五、陆孟山、叶阿得等20人。

5月(四月)奉署两广总督德寿札委兼办粤汉铁路工程局事务。

6月上旬(五月上旬)奉王之春委派代理左江道篆。在任一个多月，主要做了三件事:(1)捕杀横州沙坪墟罗庆基、王忠华两“匪首”;(2)改营勇为巡警军;(3)改左江、蔚南二书院为中小学堂，自己捐助经费和书刊。

7月初(闰五月初旬)奉署两广总督岑春煊札委兼办粵汉铁路工程局事宜。

7月7日(闰五月十三日)王之春被革去广西巡抚职，随之离任左江道。

是月  接盛宣怀正式札委为粵汉铁路广东购地局总办。

是年  出资在家乡广东香山县雍陌村(今广东中山市三乡镇)为其父郑文瑞修建约204.5平方米的坐北朝南两进硬山式砖木结构住房，后名为秀峰家塾(即今郑观应故居)。

On February 18th, being invited by Wang Zhichun, he arrived in Guilin, Guangxi. Then Wang Zhichun asked him to go to Hong Kong, Macao and Guangzhou to investigate smuggling armaments. When he was purchasing wires in Hong Kong, he found Wanzhai Warehouse’s unlawful possession of 5,000 foreign guns. He secretly told Hong Kong officials, searched for the guns to be confiscated, and then punished the smugglers.

At the beginning of April, he was appointed by Wang Zhichun to lead Sanjiang arresting and donate money. He sent people to repress 20 people including the leader Lin Yawu, Lu Mengshan and Ye Ade.

In May, he was appointed by Guangdong and Guangxi Governor Deshou to deal with matters of Yuehan Railway Engineering Bureau.

In early June, he was appointed by Wang Zhichun to manage Zuojiang Daozhuan. In more than a month, he mainly did three things: (1) killing two “bandit chieftains” of Luo Qingji and Wang Zhonghua (2) changing Zuojiang and Weinan Academies into schools. He donated funds and books.

The Zuojiang and Weinan Second Academy were changed to primary and secondary schools, and they donated funds and books.

At the beginning of July, he was appointed by the Governor of Guangdong and Guangx Cen Chunxuan to deal with matters on Yuehan Railway Engineering Bureau.

On July 7th, Wang Zhichun was deported the position of Guangxi governor, and then to leave Zuojiangdao.

He was officially appointed by Sheng Xuanhuai to be general manager of Yuehan Railway Guangdong Land Acquisition Bureau.

He funded for housing construction in his hometown to build a 204.5 square meter two-hardwood-style brick-and-wood structure house for his father Zheng Wenrui, and later it named Xiufeng Jiashu (now Zheng Guanying’s)

former residence).

11月30日(十月二十四日)因粤汉铁路广东购地局被裁撤离该局总办职。

是年  第四子润鑫(景康)出生。

On November 30th, due to Hanhan Railway Guangdong Land Acquisition Bureau being abolished, he was removed from position of general manager.

His fourth son Runxin (Jingkang) was born.

8月20日(七月二十日)中国同盟会在日本东京成立，孙中山为总理。

9月(八月)奉商部札委任广州离务总会协理。

是年  致函唐绍仪，论海关权必须自主。

On August 20th, China Alliance was established in Tokyo, Japan, and Sun Yat-sen was the prime minister.

In September, he was appointed by Commerce Ministry as assistant of Genaral Association of Guangzhou Departure.

He wrote to Tang Shaoyi ‘Custom rights must be independent’.

4月24日(四月初一日)广东各善堂、总商会，七十二行商集会，公举郑观应为广东商办粤汉铁路有限公司(下简称粤路公司)总办。郑几经推辞未获准，乃同意

不领薪水尽义务1年，声明股款招足、董事举定后离职。后曾三次辞职而未获两广总督岑春煊批准。

5月25日(闰四月初三日)股东冯秉垣指责粤路公司不遵章程，不许股东千预，把矛头指向郑观应。此后不断有反郑风潮。

On April 24th, Guangdong Shantang, General Chamber of Commerce, and 72 itinerant traders got together to select Zheng Guanying as general office of Guangdong Commercial Office Yuehan Railway Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Yuelu Company). Zheng refused for many times only not to be approved, and finally he agreed.

He declared to do his duty for 1 year without salary and he would resign after shares were fully recruited, directors were all seleted. After three resignations, he was not approved by Cen Chunxuan.

On May 25th, shareholder Feng Bingzhen accused Yuelu Company of not complying with the regulations, not allowing shareholders to make a pre-emptive move and pointing the finger at Zheng Guanying. Since then, there has been an anti-Zheng trend.

9月(八月)开始在澳门编辑整理《盛世危言后编》。

In September, he began editing and compiling《Second Part of Alarm in Flourishing Age》in Macau.

7月(六月)《罗浮偫鹤山人诗草》两卷本付印。

8月15日(六月三十日)轮船招商局在上海举行第一次股东大会，与盛宣怀等9人当选为重事。

9月28日(八月十五日)写就《盛世危言后编·自序》。

是年  建议奉天巡抚唐绍仪在吉林等边区开垦荒地，移民实边。并为汉冶萍公司辑译一系列条例章程。

In July, two-volume of 《Zheng Guanying’s Poem》was printed.

On August 15th, China Merchants Steamship Bureau held its first general meeting of shareholders in Shanghai, and 9 people including Sheng Xuanhuai were elected as serious events.

On September 28th, he wrote《Second Part of Alarm in Flourishing Age Preface》

He advised Tang Shaoyi, the governor of Fengtian, to reclaim wasteland in the border areas like Jilin and immigrate from the mainland to the border area. He also compilated and translated for a series of regulations for Hanyeping Company.

7月24日(六月十七日)70岁生日。辑有《偫鹤山人七秩唱和诗集》留以纪念。

7月(六月)上书摄政王载沣，请速行立宪。

夏秋间  上书即将卸任的邮传部尚书徐世昌，提出振兴商务、经商者必须注重道德等。

9月(八月)致书邮传部尚书唐绍仪，建议创办中国邮船公司“往来美洲、澳洲世界各地，以挽利权”。

11月26日(十月二十五日)被委任为厦门招商局总办。

On July 24^th, he had the70th birthday. The collection has the “Seven He Singing and Poetry Collection of the Heshan People” to commemorate.

In July, he reported to Prince Regent Zaiand to implement constitutionalism.

From summer to autumn, he reported to minister of Post Ministry Xu Shichang who was about to resign to propose to revitalize business and idea that businessmen must pay attention to ethics.

In September, he reported to Tang Shaoyi to propose to establish China Shipping Company to ‘travel to and from the Americas and Australia to retrieve economic rights.

On November 26th, he was appointed as General Manager of Xiamen Merchants.

2月18日(正月二十日)向世界协赞会捐100元协助军饷。有论者认为此银是捐给革命军的。

3月26日(二月二十六日)招商局在上海召开股东大会，选举新董事6人、旧董事3人、查账2人。郑观应未参与选举。

5月9日(四月十一日)清政府颁布全国铁路干线国有的命令，任命端方为接收粤汉、川汉铁路钦差大臣。湘、鄂、粤、川四省掀起保路风潮。郑观应向端方建议:

“不使股东有丝毫亏耗”，以便平息风潮。

8月26日(七月初三日)向广东宪政研究会捐银50元。

9月4日(七月十二日)经盛宣怀同意开始出巡长江各埠招商分局。此行写有《西行日记》。

10月10日(八月十九日)武昌起义，辛亥革命爆发。

On February 18th (the 20th day of the first month), he donated 100 yuan to the World Association of Friendship to assist the military. Some commentators believe that this silver is donated to the revolutionary army.

On March 26th, China Merchants held a general meeting of shareholders in Shanghai, electing 6 new directors, 3 old directors and 2 auditors. Zheng Guanying did not participate in the election.

On May 9th, the Qing government promulgated the state-owned command of the national railway trunk line and appointed the party to accept the ministers of the Yuehan and Chuanhan railways. The four provinces of Hunan, Hubei, Guangdong and Sichuan have set off a wave of road protection. Zheng advised:

“Never let shareholders have loss” in order to calm the tide.

On August 26th, he donated 50 yuan to the Guangdong Constitutional Research Association.

On September 4th, with the approval of Sheng Xuanhuai, he began to patrol the Yangtze River Investment Promotion Bureau. He wrote ‘Westward Diary’.

On October 10^th, Wuchang Uprising broke out and the Revolution of 1911 broke out.

2月12-13日清帝下诏宣布退位;袁世凯声明赞成共和;孙中山向参议院辞职，推荐袁世凯为临时大总统。

2月27日与庄得之、张仲炤组织招商局维持会，以恢复整顿局务。

3月10日袁世凯在北京就职临时大总统。

3月31日轮船招商局开股东常会，选伍廷芳、温宗尧等9人为董事。会上，郑观应被粤、厦股东举为董事。但郑以年老多病为由，将股票权数交出，公举陈可扬。

6月2日与陈可扬、庄得之反对杨士琦等主张轮船招商局收归国有。

7月31日由轮船招商总局董事会第128次会议决定，接任汉口分局总办职。由于汉局总办施肇英的运动，川帮、西茶帮出面杯葛，郑迟迟不能赴任。有人于是日至函郑揭发其事，并说:“诚恐台从到汉，川帮与西茶帮借端阻挠……委任书…如已签名，理应担任。鄙见委任书到，不能稽延。”但委任书一直未至。终未就职。

8月16日盛宣怀致书郑，要他联合粤股会合各省股东，“为阅墙御侮之计”，以反对袁世凯政府将轮船招商局收归国有的企图。

On February 12nd-13rd, the Qing Emperor announced his abdication; Yuan Shikai declared his approval for the Republic; Sun Yat-sen resigned to the Senate and recommended Yuan Shikai as the temporary president.

On February 27th, Zhuang Dezhi and Zhang Zhongyu organized the China Merchants Association to maintain the meeting to resume the rectification.

On March 10th, Yuan Shikai took office as the interim president in Beijing.

On March 31st, the China Merchants Bank of China launched a regular meeting of shareholders, and selected nine people including Wu Tingfang and Wen Zongyi as directors. At the meeting, Zheng Guanying was promoted to be a director by the shareholders of Guangdong and Xiamen. However, Zheng relied on the old and sick, and handed over the stock rights, and publicly praised Chen Keyang.

On June 2nd, Chen Keyang and Zhuang Dezhi opposed Yang Shiqi and others, and claimed that the Steamship Merchants Bureau was nationalized.

On July 31st, it was decided by the 128th meeting of the Board of Directors of the China Merchants General Administration of Ships to take over the post of the Hankou Branch. Due to the movement of the general manager of the Han Bureau, Shi Yingying, Chuanbang and Xicha helped out, and Zheng Chichi was unable to serve. Someone even sent a letter to Zheng to reveal the matter, and said: “Chengtaitai from the Han Dynasty, Chuanbang and the West Tea help to obstruct the … the letter of appointment … if signed, should be served. See the letter of appointment, can not be postponed “But the letter of appointment has not arrived. I have not been employed.

On August 16th, Sheng Xuanhuai, the book of Zheng, asked him to join the shareholders of the Guangdong Stock Exchange to “review the wall” to oppose Yuan Shikai’s attempt to reinstate the ship’s investment promotion bureau.

是年  向民主党捐款。

He donated money to the Democratic Party.

春夏间  农工商部拟派为工商团赴美代表，复函张謇以事务繁忙请辞。

7月28日第一次世界大战爆发。日本借对德宣战之名，向德国势力范围山东进攻。

12月立遗嘱，将所存房产、各项股票及月费计分为5份。

In the spring and summer, the Ministry of Agriculture, Industry and Commerce is scheduled to be sent to the United States as a representative of the industrial and commercial group.

The first world war broke out on July 28. Japan used the name of the war on Germany to attack the German sphere of influence in Shandong.

In December, he divided the stored house property, stocks and monthly fees into five equivalents.

7月22日应吴秉钧之聘为务商中学名誉董事。

On July 22nd, he was employed by Wu Bingjun as honorary director of Business

Junior High School.

董事。

3月26日长子润林病逝。

4月27日盛宣怀去世。

6月袁世凯死。郑观应作《专制叹》一诗以贬其道:“欲求万世家天下，强秦洪宪今如何?”

On March 26th, the eldest son Run Lin died.

On April 27th, Sheng Xuanhuai passed away.

In June, Yuan Shikai died. Zheng Guanying made a poem entitled《Sigh for Despotism》to belittle him: “If you want to own the world, how is the powerful Qin dynasty and Yuan Shikai’s Chinese Empire?”

9月11日招商局公学开学，受聘为住校董事，在任至去世。

On September 11th, China Merchants Public School opened and was employed as director living at school. He was in office until death.

6月1日在轮船招商局上海北市总商会举行的股东常会上，继续当选为董事，兼任营业科长。

On June 1st, at the shareholders’ meeting held by the Shanghai Merchants Bureau Shanghai North City Chamber of Commerce, he continued to be elected as a director and concurrently as a business chief.

12月22日编著的《偫鹤山人晚年纪念诗》付印。

本年  80岁“庆九”，依照70岁“庆九”例，辑有唱和集。

是年  提倡筹集巨款积极发展植树造林事业。

On December 22nd,《Commemorative Poems Zheng Guanying’s Late Years》 was typesetted.

Zheng was in his 80-year-old “Qing Jiu”, according to 70-year-old “Qing Jiu” example, had a collection.

He advocated raising huge sums of money to develop the afforestation cause.

5月28日在轮船招商局上海总商会召开的股东大会上，与李国杰、周晋镳当选留任董事。

6月14日在上海提篮桥招商局公学宿舍病逝。次年移葬香山县前山(今属珠海市)。

12月22日《偫鹤山人晚年纪念诗》付印。

是年  所编著、原于1911年付梓却因时局变化而停止出版的《盛世危言后编》由上海翰华阁书店刊行。

On May 28th, at the shareholder meeting held in Shanghai General Chamber of China Merchants Steamship Navigation Company, Li Guojie，Zhou Jinbiao and Zheng Guangying were elected as directors.

On June 14th, he died in the dormitory of China Merchants Public School of Shanghai Tilan Bridge. In the followingyear, he was buried in Xianqian Mountain of Xiangshan (today’s Zhuhai City) .

On December 22nd, 《Commemorative Poems Zheng Guanying’s Late Years》 was printed.

《Second Part of Alarm in Flourishing Age》,which would have been published in 1911 but been stopped due to the change of situation, was published by Shanghai Hanhuage Bookstore in 1921.