72 TO CHANGE CHINA GLORIOUS DAYS OF LOOTING 73 and an official in the Chinese hierarchy,Ward's "small rewards"fo By the summer of 1862,Ward had more than three thousand men loyalty included his becoming a rich man.But of all the benefits h under his command,as well as trench mortars and artillery.His new- received,the most important,and least tangible,was the new statu found status had gone to his head,and he began thinking in more he gained both among the Chinese and in the Western community grandiose terms.He drew up plans to expand his force to twenty-five in China.On the Chinese side,the governor of Kiangsu,Li Hung thousand men and to take Soochow,a key city in Taiping hands be- chang,badly overestimating Ward's influence with foreigners,com yond the thirty-mile zone.On August 14,1862,he had an interview mented that "Ward commands enough authority to control the with Li Hungchang,in which he discussed the rebel capital of foreigners in Shanghai,and he is quite friendly with me....Ward Nanking itself,beseiged for years by large Imperial forces.As Li is indeed brave in action,and he possesses all sorts of foreign reported their conversation to Tseng Kuo-fan,the commander of the weapons.Recently I,Hung-chang,have devoted all my attention to troops in front of Nanking and creator of the provincial Chinese making friends with him,in order to get the friendship of various armies which were slowly strangling the rebels:"Ward has seen me nations through that one individual."34 today,and urges me to transfer him to help attack [Nanking].He Though Ward did not control the foreign community in Shang says that he could arrive there in three days,build forts in three days, and recover the city in another three days-without fail.After vic- hai,it was true,ironically enough,that by becoming "Chinese"his status in the foreign community increased enormously.By the sum- tory,the wealth and property in the city would be equally shared with the Government's troops;and so forth."But on September 21. mer of 1862,this restless ex-first-mate,gold-miner and soldier of 1862,while attacking Tzeki,ten miles northwest of Ningpo,Ward, fortune could mix not only with the high levels of Chinese official- standing in full view surveying the position,"put his hand suddenly dom,but with foreign consuls,merchants,and ministers (though he to his abdomen and exclaimed,I have been hit.'"a7 He died that felt more at home in his military camp at Sungkiang).As with all night,and received the full honors of a Chinese general at his burial. men exiled from their homes,this sort of recognition must have been His dog,"a great shaggy black-and-white creature"which died a few extremely important to him,and he used his money to improve his days later,was buried near him.38 image.The American Minister to China,Anson Burlingame,wrote Though Ward was only thirty years old when he died,he had to President Lincoln: managed to forge for himself,in a chaotic time and by whatever methods were at hand,a personal and financial success of imposing General Ward was a man of great wealth,and in a letter to stature.He had,as well,managed for the first time to train Chinese me,the last probably he ever wrote,he proposed through me to troops to fight in the more effective European manner;had provided contribute ten thousand taels to the government of the United a model for Li Hung-chang's own Huai army;had impressed Li with States,to aid in maintaining the Union,but before I could the possibility of China's strengthening herself along Western lines respond to his patriotic letter he died.Let this wish,though without relying on foreign nations and foreign troops;had helped to unexecuted,find worthy record in the archives of his native clear a thirty-mile radius around Shanghai of Taiping rebels;and had land,to show that neither self-exile nor foreign service,nor the built up the foundations of a force that was to be more effectively incidents of a stormy life,could extinguish from the breast of used by his famous successor,Gordon.Yet,in the overall picture,the this wandering child of the Republic the fires of a truly loyal results had been small.He had defended a city of more importance to heart.36 foreign interests than to the Chinese.He had,even then,lost many72 TO cHANcE CH1N厶 and an o隘 oal h the Chinese h始 rarch,,WarJs、 mall rewardr fo loyalty included his becoⅡling a rich man,But of aⅡ the bene￡ ts h( received,the most important,and leaot tangible,was the new statu he gai11ed both among the Chinese and in the Western communit, in China,On the Chinese盂 de,the governor of Kiangsu,Li Hung chang,badly overestimating Ward飞 innuence、 vith foreigners,com 卩nented that “Ward coΠ unands enough authority to control th∈ foreigners in Sha。 ghai,and he is quite friendly Ⅵ7ith:η e, , , , Waro i氵 indeed brave in action, and he possesses all sorts of foreign weaPons, Recendy I, Hungˉ chang,have devoted all my attention to making friends、 vith hi【 n,in order to get the friendshiP of various nations through that one individual,’ 埒刂 Though Ward did not control the foreign coΠ `1nunity in Shang。 hai,it u,as true,ironically enough,that-y beconⅡ ng‘‘Chinese” his status h the foreign community increased enormously。 By the sum¨ mer of 1862,th跽 restless exˉ srst-mate,gol山 miner and odaer。 f fortune could nlix not only with the high levels of Chinesq omcia⒈ dom,but with foreign∞nsuls,merchants,and ministers(though ho felt more at home in h△ military camP at Sungkiang),As with all men exⅡ ed fron△ their homes,this sort of recoghition must have been extremely important to hiⅡ n, and he used his money to imProve his image,The Amerkan Minister to China,Anson Budingame,wrote to Pre⒍dent Lincoln: General Ward was a man of great wealth9and in a letter to me,the lao1Probably he ever wrote,he ProPosed through me to contribute ten thousand taels to the government of the1Inited states, to aid in maintaining the Union, but before I could resPond to his Patriotic letter he died. Let this Ⅵ汀sh, though uneXecuted, ⒔nd 、vorthy record in the archives of his native land,to show that neither selfˉ o丫ne n。r foreign service,nρ r the incidents of a stormy life,could extinguish from the breast of this wandering chⅡd of the RePubhc the sres of a truly loyal heaFt。g弓 GLORI0us D^Ys oF LooTINC 73 By the suΠ 】【ner of1862,Ward had【n°re than three thousand men uhder his command,as wdl as trench mortars and artillery,His newˉ found status had gone to his h(:∶ ad, and he began thinking in more 弘::生:T足F∶f∶ ⒎扌萏诜诎1里1r∷%:笛1i扌扌∫荒1掠营1∶l蜇1f 群扌躲首:∶甘夂:∶l∶ ⒎i翁譬毖濮:’ 橇 h;∶∶盯:茹荡砰 黠撤槲斛臂嚣置辙姒 ↓;∶狂焦t笛1Ⅰ遐嚣F廴 打△召a胃:ⅠlF梵r揩11t罾:褚 潸硭】f昏:r⒊恶谳;苇指fu鞯笋叮柙扌拶龀 results had been small,He had defended a city of rnore innPρ rtance to foreign interests than to the Ch:nese,He had,even then,lost many