▁to ▁attack ▁the ▁Ta ip ing ▁reb els ▁with ▁support ▁from ▁British ▁and ▁French ▁forces . ▁For ▁this ▁success , ▁he ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁Vic ero y ▁of ▁Min - Z he . ▁After ▁capt uring ▁H ang z hou ▁from ▁the ▁Ta ip ing ▁reb els ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 4 , ▁he ▁was ▁en fe off ed ▁as ▁a ▁first ▁class ▁count . ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 6 , ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Q ing ▁government ' s ▁Self - Str ength ening ▁Mov ement , ▁Zu o ▁o vers aw ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁F uz hou ▁Ar sen al ▁and ▁naval ▁a cademy . ▁That ▁same ▁year , ▁he ▁was ▁re ass igned ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁the ▁Vic ero y ▁of ▁Sh a an - G an , ▁where ▁he ▁o vers aw ▁industrial isation ▁in ▁G ans u ▁Province . ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 7 , ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁an ▁Imperial ▁Commission er ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁military ▁affairs ▁in ▁G ans u . ▁ ▁During ▁his ▁term ▁as ▁Imperial ▁Commission er ▁in ▁G ans u , ▁he ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁supp ression ▁of ▁the ▁N ian ▁Reb ell ion . ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 5 , ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁Imperial ▁Commission er ▁again ▁to ▁super v ise ▁military ▁action ▁against ▁the ▁D ung an ▁Revol t . ▁By ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 8 7 0 s , ▁he ▁had ▁cr ushed ▁the ▁D ung an ▁Revol t ▁and ▁re capt ured ▁X in