王夫之
During the reign of the Tongzhi Emperor, Zeng, Guo Songtao and others compiled the book "Hunan Tong Zhi" (湖南通志; "Guide to Hunan"). In 1863, he sponsored 5,000 silver taels for the publishing of a book, "Chuanshan Yishu" (船山遺書; "Lost Book of Chuanshan"), by Wang Fuzhi. He also offered 300 silver taels to Li Shanlan for the printing of "Ze Guxi Zhai Suanxue" (), a book on mathematics written by Li. In 1882, when he learnt that Peng Yulin wanted to establish a Chuanshan Academy in Hengyang, he donated his personal copy of the "Chuanshan Yishu" and provided funding to help Peng start the school.