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"He didn't even realize that Yilu had confiscated opium from foreign merchants in the name of the British government and had turned the merchants' goods into the property of the British government. Yilu had already made plans and was preparing to use this as an excuse to launch a war against the Qing Dynasty."

"On March 3, Yilu handed over 28 boxes of opium to Lin Zexu. On the 20283th, Lin Zexu resumed the supply of more than 29 boxes of opium to the business hall. Lin Zexu thought that his anti-smoking work had achieved a complete stage victory, and he was full of hope. I am pleased to report to Emperor Daoguang the victory of Guangdong's smoking ban."

"Emperor Daoguang also praised Lin Zexu for his refined work and his ability to live up to expectations, and that he was a good match between the emperor and his ministers."

"On June 1839, 6, according to the decree of Emperor Daoguang, Lin Zexu publicly destroyed all smuggled opium in Humen, Guangzhou, totaling 3 boxes and zeros. This was the largest amount of opium ever publicly destroyed. Just when Daoguang monarchs and ministers rejoiced at the victory of the smoking ban At that time, they did not expect that war had quietly come."

"It turns out that as early as March 3, Yilu, who had just handed over the opium, wrote a letter to British Foreign Minister Palmerston."

"Balmer received a letter from Yilu, and he had already learned about the events that happened in Huazhuang Country from other channels before. Therefore, Palmerston, who has always been obsessed with power and hegemony, decided to use this as an excuse to persuade the government to ask Huazhong. The country sends troops.”

"Between October and November 1839, the British government made the decision to invade China and dispatched an invading army to the flower-growing country. A war that would profoundly affect the historical process of our country was about to come."

"Strictly banning opium smuggling is a correct national policy. Huang Juezi's decision to petition Emperor Daoguang and Lin Zexu's determination to ban opium are all correct words and deeds for the national interest."

"But during the smoking ban period, Emperor Daoguang and his ministers were not familiar with modern diplomatic rules, so that Yilu and others found excuses to launch an aggressive war."

"The emperors and ministers of the Celestial Dynasty, including Lin Zexu, who had some knowledge of "barbarian sentiments", had been confused by the long-term thinking of the Great Kingdom, so that when he saw the arrival of British warships, Lin Zexu still thought that it was just opium dealers using armed smuggling. "

"The closed mind eventually led to the collapse of the Celestial Empire, and the backwardness of the system was ultimately no match for a strong ship and a powerful gun!"

Xu Da: It’s just *****. These foreign bastards have long wanted to attack the Qing Dynasty. Even if it wasn’t for this reason, it would have been for other reasons. They had wanted to attack the Qing Dynasty for a long time, but I just gave them a good excuse. .

Zhu Yuanzhang: But you have to admit that we are lagging behind in all aspects, and we just can’t beat others! Really, why do you Qing Dynasties retreat into seclusion?

"Don't destroy your own ambition. Mr. Lin has indeed done a good job in this matter."

"There is nothing wrong with that. This war is actually just an "excuse"."

"The fundamental reason is that Britain has basically completed the industrial revolution and needs a huge market to digest its products."

"And our flower-growing country is the country with the largest population and a vast market."

"However, due to the implementation of Guangzhou's "One Port for Trade", Sino-British trade was severely restricted."

"In 1825, the first economic crisis broke out in Britain, which had spread before the Opium War."

"British capitalists want to use the market of the flower-growing country to alleviate the problem of excess productivity in the UK."

"So this war will happen sooner or later, and Lin Zexu did a very good job."

"In just one week, Lin Zexu got these foreigners to compromise. After a week passed, the foreigners were still immersed in their self-righteous illusions, and no foreign businessman took the initiative to hand over opium to the government."

"Lin Zexu was so furious that he directly ordered all ports in Guangzhou to be blocked. He surrounded the three floors inside and outside the thirteenth row of Guangzhou, and only allowed the flower-growing Chinese in the thirteenth row to come out. This was equivalent to trapping the foreigners to death in ten rows. Three lines.”

"There were about 300 foreigners in the Thirteen Lines. In the end, they were so miserable that they had to take care of food, clothing and daily life. The British commercial governor in the Qing Dynasty, Yilu, secretly made overtures to Lin Zexu, but Lin Zexu flatly rejected them."

"In the end, the two parties reached an agreement that the opium could be handed over to the Qing government, but Yilu had to handle the handover, and the Qing Dynasty had to issue receipts to the British businessmen." "At that time, those foreigners still had illusions, thinking that Mr. Lin just wanted to blackmail someone. Bundle."

"Unexpectedly, Lin Zexu dug two pits on Humen Beach and destroyed the opium with a handful of lime."

"This is the famous Humen cigarette burning incident."

"Things went well. Lin Zexu's letter of appointment came, and Lin Zexu was appointed governor of Liangjiang."

"Lin Zexu refused to obey the imperial edict, and in his reply to Emperor Daoguang, he said sincerely that the existing opium has been destroyed, but they will still import it to the Qing Dynasty. I must wait for them to issue a statement to completely eliminate opium before leaving."

"Yi Lu got angry when he heard that Lin Zexu refused to leave and insisted on a statement from the UK."

"Two British small ships were dispatched to engage in several battles with the Guangdong Navy, all of which ended in victory for the Qing Dynasty."

Li Zhi: This Lin Zexu is okay! Isn’t this a win?

Li Shimin: How can you only look at things on the surface? The troops haven’t arrived yet.

"This battle is really hard to predict. The Qing Dynasty may not lose if there is someone else, alas!"

“In July 1839, Yilu saw that the British warships had arrived, and he was emboldened. He led British warships and merchant ships to provoke provocations at the Pearl River Estuary on many occasions, resulting in the Battle of Kowloon Bay, the Battle of Chuanbiyang, the Battle of Tsim Sha Tsui, and the Battle of Kwan Chung Shan wait."

"Britain suffered defeat in each of these battles."

"This made England realize that the era when a few warships could challenge the coastline of the flower-growing country has long passed. Now it must expand the scale of its invasion of China, and the battle is about to escalate into a war."

"In June 1840, the British Expeditionary Force began to blockade the Pearl River Estuary, and Yi Lu was the commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force."

"The Qing Dynasty was also actively preparing for war. Lin Zexu stepped up his efforts to reorganize the navy, practice offensive warfare, purchase Western cannons, refit civilian ships, recruit young men, etc., which further strengthened Guangdong's defense."

"Soon, the British army began to attack Humen, but met with a determined counterattack by Qing Navy Commander Lai Enjue. Seeing that there was no opportunity to take advantage of it, the British army gave up attacking Guangzhou and chose to go north."

"Soon, the British army attacked Xiamen, and the Qing army in Fujian fired artillery and counterattacked, sinking a warship. The British army had to abandon Xiamen and continue to move north."

"You can see from the battles in Guangdong and Fujian that as long as the Qing army strengthens its defense and resolutely counterattacks, it can win this war."

"However, the governors and governors in Jiangsu and Zhejiang were extremely corrupt, and the defenses were also vulnerable, which allowed the British army to find a breakthrough."

"On the sixth day of June, the British army broke into Zhoushan, Zhejiang, in an attempt to occupy Dinghai."

"Yao Huaixiang, the magistrate of Dinghai County, refused, and the British army opened fire and attacked, then landed and occupied Dinghai in half a day."

"Then, eight British ships went north and arrived at the mouth of Baihe River in Tianjin, demanding that the Qing Dynasty negotiate."

"This is when Emperor Daoguang's operation comes!"