李鸿章对“新玩意”极其感兴趣,用现在的话来说就是个“科技迷”。哈佛大学学术泰斗费正清主编的《剑桥晚清史》说:当李鸿章和他的淮军乘着从英国商行租来的轮船通过太平军控制区沿长江顺流而下时,他在船上待了三天,因而有机会思考西方技术的价值。李鸿章从上海不断地写信给曾国藩,赞扬外国军队遵守纪律和外国枪炮的巨大破坏力。他 Li Hung-chan is extremely interested in “new stuff” and in the present case is a “science fan.” The history of late Qing Dynasty in Cambridge, edited by Fei Zhengqing, an academic tycoon of Harvard University, said: When Li Hung-chang and his Navy flew down the Yangtze River through ships dispatched by British firms down the Yangtze River, he stayed on board For three days, there is a chance to think about the value of Western technology. Li Hung-chang constantly wrote a letter from Zeng to Zeng that he praised foreign troops for their discipline and the destructive power of foreign guns. he