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Hong also looked unhappy and shouted

"nonsense!"

He didn't care about Zhao Gang's ugly face and continued to talk to himself:

Opium was an irreplaceable "commodity" in the Sino-British War of that year - its profits were unparalleled in the world; it was also indispensable for the income of the British treasury back then; it helped the prosperity of Britain, the growth of "national income", and the improvement of the living standards of gentlemen and ladies, which were beyond imagination - Look at the recent Hong Kong, how many towers have nothing to do with opium?

In short, the "opium trade" was an international trade that was indispensable for the British government and the people's life, and livelihoods. The Queen and the Parliament both did not hesitate to fight for it. The British wolf ambitions were more than one day to plan for our Chinese Empire, but this matter was difficult to be recorded in history. Therefore, it was brought by the Spring and Autumn style and spread public opinion, and shirked the blame to me. His heart would be punished!

The British Parliament archives do not show that the British MPs oppose war is indeed a fact. This is because only trees are seen, not forests are the opinions of a small history. After all, Britain is a democratic country with freedom of speech! But Britain will not give up its ambitions for our country just because of the existence of these few people.

Therefore: "The Opium War and both China and Britain fought for opium." Otherwise, it would not be called the "Opium War". The "American War of Independence" that began in 1776 was caused by Chinese oolong tea. The war was not for tea, so it was not called the "Tea War".

Yung Wing's words were reasonable and powerful, and Zhao Gang, the arrogant president who was both civil and military, blushed and had to stand up and apologize:

"Mr. Rong has a high opinion of his words. He is very talented. Thank you for his advice."

Yung Wing took Zhao Gang's courtesy and asked back

"However, did the battle between China and Britain in the mid-19th century be irrelevant to "opium" and "drunk" have to be "war"?"

Zhao Gang did not dare to answer hastily, and recalled his views on these things in history and his own personal experience in recent years. After a long time, he said

"Of course not!"

Yung Wing nodded and asked again: "Why can't you?"

Zhao Gang couldn't answer, so he had to say:

"I don't know this kid, so please let Mr. Rong explain his doubts."

Yung Wing replied: "If there was no Duke Lin Wenzhong" that the law was corrected. The ships and cargoes were returned to officials. The subway policy would be "the Opium War" would not break out! At this point, the Qing court had banned smoking for more than a hundred years. However, the disaster of opium was more and more intense; the ban on opium trade became stronger and stronger. The "Opium War" was originally a battle for opium! If the ban on opium was always just a piece of paper, why did Britain launch an Opium War? Unfortunately, the disaster of opium was already uncontrollable until the middle of the Daoguang period. Any country with autonomy in the world must be banned for its own survival."

If we try to read the original text of the 100% discount in 1838 (the 18th year of Daoguang in the Qing Dynasty), Huang Juezi, the Minister of the Honglu Temple, requested to strictly pass the country to cultivate the country's foundation) today, we know that the business of import and export merchants is a legitimate gain. "It is no more than one tenth of the profits of opium. Therefore, the intention of the barbarians is not on that but here."

It is also said that the punishment is light and the addiction is severe, and drug addicts should not be delayed... Check the old example: those who smoke opium. The crime is only shackles. If they do not point out the crime, they will be shackles. If they do not point out the crime, they will be 100 and moved for three years. However, they are all living crimes. The pain of shackles is even more shackles and moves. Therefore, they are willing to commit clear punishments and refuse to cut off. If the crime is considered to be death, it is the harshness of punishments in the face of punishment, and even more harshness of shackles and retardation. I know that they are willing to die at home and will not be punished and die in the market..." (see Huang's "Memorial of Huang Shaosiko"). The truth of this narrative is verified by the poisonous disasters in New York today, and they are in line with the conscience. As for the famous ban on smoking, if smoke cannot be banned, then in the future, "not only can't raise money."

, and there is no available army." If China declines to that point, there is no need to "fight" in the Opium War. This realm is exactly the China that the British drug lord, who was looking forward to before the Opium War! To their surprise, Emperor Daoguang actually sent a Lin Zexu who was proactive and defending and dared to act. Since Lin really wanted to ban smoking and really meansiness, this war would really be "fight". In the four years of the war, China lost a lot and lost a lot, and ended up with "five ports to trade" and "cedescending Hong Kong". There is no need to explain in detail in the main text of this article.

The "Opium War" war and the power to not fight are in line with the Prime Minister and Parliament of the British Empire. The Imperial Commissioner Lin was just passively responding. If he wanted to seriously ban smoking, no matter whether the Imperial Commissioner was Lin Zexu or Zhang Zexu, he would be beaten. Yes? No?"

Zhao Gang had already heard the meaning when he heard this. Now Yung Wing has started teaching himself. However, Rong's knowledge is not wronged by himself. He just took the opportunity to ask some questions and clarify his confusion.

"How should our country treat Britain after its founding?"

Yung Wing fell into deep thought, these things are not easy to answer:

"Britain fought a total of two battles with China in the late Qing Dynasty - one was the "full war" ("Opium War", 1839-1842), and two were the "half war" ("Second Opium War" ("Second Opium War", also known as the "British-French Allied Forces", 1858-1860;"

As mentioned earlier, Britain is the most adaptable and decathlon imperialism in the world today, so it is very different in the nature and method of the two wars we fight.

Earl Disreli, who served as two British Prime Ministers, once famously said: "The British Empire has no eternal enemies or eternal friends, but has eternal interests." Therefore, although the above two invasions of China were different in ways and in nature, they were the "eternal interests" of the British Empire.

In summary, the goals and methods of the British war between China and Britain were based on its history of invasion of India. As early as the 57th year of Qianlong's reign, when King George III of the British King sent Count Marnini to China, he knew that the Qing munitions were backward and that they were not the enemy of Britain in military terms.

Before the Opium War, the British not only understood the lack of the Qing army, but also saw the naughtiness of the Qing government, which was particularly clear about the British. Therefore, even if the opium invaded, they could defeat the enemy without fighting and turn China into "the second in India".

In fact, how could the British surrender to India have a comprehensive plan? Their generation just took advantage of the situation and made a breakthrough. Finally, they formed a fait accompli. The same was true for their invasion of China. After the Opium War, Sima Zhao's heart was also agreed by his white partners.

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When he arrived in Guangzhou to take up his new position, he witnessed the British's use of any means in China. He was worried about China's sovereignty and believed that the British had plans to turn China into "Second India". Yi Shi also submitted a special letter to the US Secretary of State and the President, urging Washington to join forces with other European powers, especially France and Russia, to stop it.

After that, all the following were the same as those of the American envoys. The only exception was the fifth American envoy, Bo Jia.

Bo Jia was originally an American missionary, and had close contact with opium dealers before the Opium War. After the war, in order to go deep into the mainland to preach freely, and support Britain's active policy of invasion of China. When Bo Jia was promoted to the fifth minister with six US embassy agents, he called on Washington to "occupate Taiwan" and was dismissed by President Bukennan.

But Britain was a well-educated imperialist after all. Shortly after the Opium War, the British government knew it was difficult to swallow China. China was a highly centralized unified empire, which was difficult to divide and govern it like the British defending India. Furthermore, after the Opium War, Russia, France and the United States also followed one after another. They rose up and eroded the weak China; each of them had their own share of their own pills, and it was too late to swallow it. Therefore, after the "Taiping Army" Jintian Uprising, Britain's policy toward China changed significantly.

During this period, the British no longer made the Indian model. They instead adopted the joint efforts of France and the United States to coerce the Qing government to open up the coastal and inland under unequal treaties. Although the French and American powers also followed the British to join the East Asian continent, their economic power was minimal compared with the British merchants. If the British government could instigate the great powers to force the Qing court to open up in a comprehensive manner, the profit would be only the British Empire. The US government for this invitation from Britain was doubting its motives and was unwilling to join, while France happily joined the country, which was the complete rule of law of the British and French coalition forces captured Beijing in 1860.

After Beijing was trapped, the Old Summer Palace was burned, and Emperor Xianfeng of the Qing Dynasty also died in Chengde. This led to a palace coup and the widows were behind the curtain. The Qing Dynasty had completely lost its resistance to Western imperialism. It was simply obedient to seek it. Therefore, the treaties signed by the Qing government in Tianjin and Beijing with the great powers were all one-sided alliances under the city based on the conditions required by the British. The strong wanted to seek it, while the weak bowed down to obey the orders - this is the actual process of some Western historians today promoting China to join the "world association" and adopting the "treaty system".

Under this "treaty system", the Qing court then signed a series of treaties, not only opening all important coastal ports in China. Foreigners sailed inland rivers, built roads and opened sulphurs, preached and run schools, and rented land and stayed in the same way. The British supervised our customs and implemented postal and telecommunications agency, and one of the most vicious attachments in the (China-British Beijing Treaty) (1860) was "the trafficking of opium is legal trade."

>.Text. However, the Sino-US Wangxia Treaty (1844) clearly stated that opium was "banned" and trade was smuggled, so American businessmen were not allowed to participate. In 1858, China-US Tianjin renewed the contract. The US envoy Levitra originally planned to renew this article, but was hated by the British envoy Erkin, so he deleted this article, which made the British legalize the opium trade without selling it.

After legalization, the import of "opium" in China has increased year by year, accounting for more than 60% of China's total foreign trade in the Qing Dynasty. At that time, the transportation of China's import and export trade was almost contracted by British merchants. The development of British imperialism towards China has reached its peak.

Xi Feng's thick shoes, round skull and square toes, was a subject of the British Empire. At that time, he looked down on all nations and the world. The billions of poor, dirty, pale and thin, ignorant opium "John Mann" looked up at the luxurious and elegant Shanghai "Bund Park", so he could not enter with dogs.

This is the reality of the "Western imperialism" invasion of China with Britain as the axis in the late Qing Dynasty. Although Britain is beautifying it extensively, historical materials are present. When everyone can use the same historical materials to discover historical facts, right and wrong will eventually be revealed. "You can deceive all people for a moment; some people forever; but you can't deceive all people forever." This is the creed of just historians.

Therefore, after the signing of the Sino-British Treaty, the British's wishes for China were all achieved. Although the British Empire showed mercy and did not become the second India in politics, it took the land to make China the British colony all economic rights. However, the powerful flocked in the Central Plains, how the British Empire maintained its vested interests in China, how to maintain the "status status" and further promote it became the focus of Britain's policy toward China in the subsequent stage.

However, President Zhao overthrew the Qing Dynasty within a few years, which caught Britain off guard and disconnected the policies before and after. But once Britain reacted, it must make you admit that Britain enjoys privileges in the new China. If you do not allow it, then the third Opium War is imminent. Although President Zhao defeated Britain in the last war, that time was different from this time. That time it had nothing to do with the overall situation, and the winning or losing was not a big deal. But once this time it lost, Britain's foundation in Asia was shaken. Therefore, Britain's fight again would inevitably devote its national strength to invite European and American powers to come together, which would be very difficult at that time."

Zhao Gang disagreed with Yung Wing's opinion: "Mr. Rong said it well, but I think Britain is now full of flowers. But it has reached the critical point of prosperity and decline. Recently, wolf smoke from the African continent has been everywhere. After a year of war, Britain suffered losses and lost countless gold and silver. I think after this battle, the British will deal with international disputes from using war to solving problems through economic means. I am afraid that China will be powerless to attack like a few times."

This is indeed very new. Yung Wing didn't understand it at all. In his opinion, Africa was just a wild place, how could it shake the British dominance? He didn't know that in the next five years, a British army with a total population of less than 400,000 was defeated again and again, and finally increased its troops to 550,000. Only after: a small country conquered, and a high military expenditure of up to 330 million pounds made the British finance bankrupt. The British people who fought to maintain the fanatical situation lost interest in war after discovering the fact that welfare was greatly damaged. From then on, the British did not show a strong desire to fight until the First World War.
Chapter completed!