Ji Zhichang (季芝昌)

Overview

Ji Zhichang was a Vice Minister.

Other names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Courtesy name	Xianjiu	仙九	Xianjiu
Posthumous name	Wenmin	文敏	Wenmin

Life and dates

Death

At at home 於家
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 375, passage 221

Age

Value: 40 · Reckoning: Sui · Comparator: over
AD 1832 道光十二年
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 375, passage 183

Attested activity

AD 1852 咸豐二年
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 375, passage 213
AD 1851 咸豐元年
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 375, passage 211
AD 1851 咸豐元年五月乙巳
Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 191, passages 33, 38
AD 1850 道光三十年
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 375, passage 210
AD 1843 道光二十三年
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 375, passage 187
AD 1849 道光二十九年
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 375, passage 196

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AD 1848 道光二十八年
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 375, passage 188
AD 1848 to AD 1849 道光二十八年至二十九年
Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 396, passages 14, 19, 21
AD 1839 道光十九年
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 375, passage 185
AD 1832 道光十二年
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 375, passage 183

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Ancestor of Bangzhen (邦楨)
grandson 孫 · 2 generations
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 375, passage 224
Child of Ji Lin (季麟)
father 父
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 375, passage 180
Child of Mother of Ji Zhichang (季芝昌母)
mother 母
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 375, passage 186
Parent of Nianyi (念詒)
son 子
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 375, passage 223

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Origins and identity

Ethnicity Han 漢
Strongly inferred · Draft History of Qing 191, passage 38

Career and standing

governor-general of Fujian and Zhejiang 閩浙總督
AD 1851 咸豐元年 · Appointed
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 375, passage 211
left censor-in-chief 左都御史
AD 1850 道光三十年 · Appointed
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 375, passage 210
Vice Minister 侍郎
Held
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 396, passage 19
Han Left Censor-in-Chief of the Censorate 都察院漢左都御史
AD 1851 咸豐元年五月乙巳 · Transferred
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 191, passages 33, 38

Places and affiliations

Qing 清
Relation Lived under
Strongly inferred · Draft History of Qing 375, passage 179
Polity Qing 清 · Relation Served
Strongly inferred · Draft History of Qing 191, passage 38
At Jiangyin in Jiangsu 江蘇江陰
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 375, passage 179

Learning and skills

Earned
AD 1832 道光十二年 · Credential jinshi third in first class 一甲三名進士
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 375, passage 183

Works and attributed material

AD 1848 道光二十八年
Memorial · Author · About Changlu salt reform
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 375, passages 188-194

Events and relationships

Audited Zhejiang salt administration with Wu Wenrong
Administrative · Auditor · With Wu Wenrong (吳文鎔)
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 396, passage 19
Inspected Zhejiang salt and granaries
AD 1849 道光二十九年 · Inspection · Commissioner · With Qiying (耆英)
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 375, passages 196-198
Suppressed boat bandits
AD 1851 咸豐元年 · Military · Commander
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 375, passage 212
Transferred
AD 1851 咸豐元年五月乙巳 · Personnel · Official
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 191, passage 38

References in the histories

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History

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Draft History of Qing, Chapter 191Volume 191 Tables 31: Ministers of Boards and Courts Chronological Table 7 Lower · 1 passage

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季芝昌五月乙巳遷。朱鳳標左都御史。 On the yisi day of the fifth month, Ji Zhichang was transferred. Zhu Fengbiao: Left Censor-in-Chief.

Draft History of Qing, Chapter 375Volume 375 Biographies 162: Bai Rong, Sun Huan, Shi Zhiyan, Na Qingan, Sheng Yin, Li Zongfang, Yao Yuanzhi, He Rulin, Ji Zhichang, Lie Chuan · 6 passages

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季芝昌，字仙九，江蘇江陰人。 Ji Zhichang, styled Xianjiu, came from Jiangyin in Jiangsu.

芝昌年逾四十，成道光十二年一甲三名進士，授編修，散館第一。 Zhichang was over forty when he ranked third among the top three jinshi graduates in 1832. He was appointed compiler and ranked first upon leaving the Hanlin Academy.

耆英病留清江浦，芝昌獨赴浙江，疏陳變通鹽務章程七事：杭、嘉、紹三所引鹽，分別加斤，止令完交正課； Qiying fell ill and remained at Qingjiangpu. Zhichang went alone to Zhejiang and memorialized seven reforms to salt regulations: for salt under transport permits from the Hang, Jia, and Shao offices, add weight separately and require only regular tax payment.

芝昌以文字受宣宗特達之知，嘗曰：「汝為文，行所無事，譬之於射，五矢無一失。」 Zhichang won the Xuanzong Emperor's exceptional favor through his writing. The emperor once said: "When you write, you proceed without obstruction, like shooting—five arrows, not one miss."

光緒初，署閩浙總督文煜奏陳政績，追諡文敏。 In the early Guangxu reign, Acting Governor-General Wen Yu memorialized his achievements, and the posthumous name Wenmin was granted.

季芝昌晚遭殊遇，已值宣宗倦勤之年，暫任兼圻，奉身而退，其見幾知止者耶？ Ji Zhichang encountered exceptional favor late in life, already when the Xuanzong Emperor was weary of governing. He briefly held concurrent provincial command, then withdrew from office—was this one who saw the moment and knew when to stop?

Draft History of Qing, Chapter 396Volume 396 Biographies 183: Wu Wenrong, Pan Duo, Deng Erheng · 1 passage

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未幾，命偕侍郎季芝昌清查浙江鹽務，奏籌變通章程以專責成，除浮費為要務，鹽課日有起色。 Before long he was ordered to accompany Vice Minister Ji Zhichang in auditing Zhejiang salt administration; he memorialized plans for revised regulations to fix responsibility, making elimination of unnecessary expenses the chief priority, and salt revenue steadily improved.