周馥与李鸿章

周馥在治水、兴工、办学、外交等方面均有成绩，为淮系集团中颇有建树和影响的人物。这固然与他个人的修养、胆识、才干有关，但与李鸿章的识才和重用是分不开的。周馥入李鸿章幕府，改变了其一生的命运。两人能够结成如此密切长久之关系，一方面周馥为了报答李鸿章的知遇之恩，同时依附李鸿章以图发展，另一方面李鸿章欣赏周馥的办事能力，同时希望依靠同乡关系互为依靠庇护以巩固地位也是不可忽视的重要因素。

Zhou Fu and Li Hongzhang

Zhou Fu,an influential and prolific figure of the group of Anhui warlords,has reaped successes in water-control,industry-launching,school-running and foreign-affairs-managing.Undoubtedly,this has much to do with his own culture,his courage and insight,and his ability;however,it is inseparable from the high regard of the talent-knowing Li Hongzhang.Once into Li’s office,Zhou’s fortune’s wheel has been turning from better to best.And the reason why a long-standing and close friendship has existed between the two,that Zhou Fu longs to pay back the grace of Li Hongzhang,a superior appreciative of his ability,and at the same time,hopes to attach himself to Li in order to become more prosperous is one of the reasons on the one hand,while that Li greatly appreciates Zhou’s abilities in handling affairs,and desires to consolidate his own political position by depending on the countrymen relationship between them as a support and shield is another inneglectable factor on the other.