曾国藩在镇压农民起义的同时 ,也曾积极探求抵抗外敌入侵的自强御侮之道 :政治上主张内修政事、广纳贤才、安内攘外 ;军事上主张“师夷长技”、兴办军工企业、提高国防能力 ;对外关系上则执行颇有争议的羁縻外交路线。分析这些政策 ,其自强御侮的目的性还是很明显的 ,且具有以下一些特点值得总结 :第一 ,倡导徐图自强 ;第二 ,主张自强之道既要立足于自力更生 ,但又不盲目排外 ;第三 ,把人才作为“自强”的根本 ;第四 ,认为自强御侮应该“势”“理”并重 While suppressing the peasant uprising, Tseng Kuo-fan has also been actively seeking ways to resist the invasion by foreign enemies: the political advocacy of internal affairs and recruitment of qualified personnel and peace within the country; military advocates of “ Enterprises and improve their national defense capabilities; they also carry out quite controversial foreign policy on jiading diplomacy. Analysis of these policies, the purpose of self-reliance is still very clear, and has the following characteristics worthy of summarizing: First, promote self-improvement plans; second, advocate self-reliance both based on self-reliance, but not blind excluded; Thirdly, to regard talent as the basis of ”self-improvement“. Fourthly, we should consider both ”potential“ and ”rationality"