Gucong
Qing dynasty person CBDB = 57450
Gucong (顧琮, Manchu: ᡤᡠᡯᡠᠩ, romanized: Gudzung or Guzung; 1685–1755) was a Qing official from the Irgen Gioro clan of the Manchu Bordered Yellow Banner. He served as Viceroy of Rivers and Grain Transport in Qianlong era. He was the grandson of Grand Preceptor Gūbadai, and the son of Guyan (顧儼), who reached to the position of deputy Banner army commander (副都統).
Biography
As a young man, Gucong entered the Academy of Mathematics as a Jiansheng (監生, Imperial Academy student) and participated in the compilation of works on mathematics, including the Methods of Calculation (算法). He later served as Assistant Director in the Ministry of Personnel, Director in the Ministry of Revenue, and several other duties as imperial commissioner. In 1733, he was promoted to Minister of the Court of Imperial Sacrifices and served as Acting Viceroy of Zhili. Shortly thereafter, he was appointed Viceroy of Zhili Rivers (直隶河道総督).
In 1736, he served as acting Governor of Jiangsu, but returned home to observe mourning rites following the death of his father. The following year, he was appointed Acting Deputy Minister of Personnel. When the Yongding River flooded, he supervised hydraulic engineering works together with Li Wei.
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