第二次鸦片战争以后,在西方列强的武力侵凌下,曾国藩的海防思想逐渐形成。他所提出的“师夷智”以建设海防,“权自我操”的建设原则,建立近代中国海军的思想以及为此而付诸的亲历亲为,影响了此后的晚清海防建设。时至今日,仍然有着重要的借鉴意义。 After the Second Opium War, under the force of Western powers, the defense of Zeng’s sovereignty gradually formed. In his opinion, the principle of “construction of the navy and the exercise of self-discipline” and the idea of ​​establishing the modern Chinese navy as well as his own dear ones for his purpose have influenced the subsequent construction of coastal defense in the late Qing Dynasty . Today, there is still an important reference.