▁and ▁Z he ji ang . ▁As ▁Commission er ▁of ▁Naval ▁Indust ries , ▁Zu o ▁founded ▁China ' s ▁first ▁modern ▁ship yard ▁and ▁naval ▁a cademy ▁in ▁F uz hou ▁the ▁following ▁year . ▁ ▁Success ▁and ▁appoint ments ▁▁ ▁Zu o ' s ▁success es ▁continued . ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 7 , ▁he ▁became ▁Vic ero y ▁of ▁Sh a an xi ▁and ▁G ans u ▁provinces ▁and ▁Imperial ▁Commission er ▁of ▁the ▁armed ▁forces ▁in ▁Sh a an xi . ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 4 , ▁his ▁fellow ▁X i ang ▁Army ▁officer , ▁Li u ▁J int ang , ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁governor ▁of ▁X in ji ang ▁Province . ▁The ▁Governor ▁of ▁X in ji ang ▁was ▁the ▁sub ordinate ▁to ▁the ▁Vic ero y ▁of ▁Sh a an xi ▁and ▁G ans u . ▁ ▁In ▁these ▁capac ities , ▁Zu o ▁succeeded ▁in ▁putting ▁down ▁another ▁u pr ising , ▁the ▁N ian ▁Reb ell ion , ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 8 . ▁ ▁After ▁this ▁military ▁success , ▁Zu o ▁march ed ▁west ▁with ▁his ▁army ▁of ▁ 1 2 0 , 0 0 0 , ▁winning ▁many ▁vict ories ▁with ▁advanced ▁Western ▁weapons ▁in ▁the ▁D ung an ▁Revol t ▁in ▁north western ▁China ▁( S ha an xi , ▁N ing x ia , ▁G ans u , ▁Q ing hai ▁and ▁X in ji ang ▁provinces ) ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 7 0 s