Daoguang18165438+1October 15, and Lin Zexu was appointed as an imperial envoy. The coming 1839 is the most important year in the history of smoking ban and the most brilliant year in Lin Zexu's life.
March 1839, 10 Lin zexu arrived in Guangzhou after a two-month journey. Ten thousand people in Qian Shan are crowded on both sides of the Pearl River, and everyone is eager to see the elegant demeanour of an imperial envoy. The whole of Guangzhou is waiting, listening to the voice of the imperial envoys. Lin Zexu's answer was that two notices posted outside Yuanmen the next day, "Receipt and Submission", stated that the purpose of the imperial envoy to Guangzhou was to investigate the Haikou incident. Another "Model Draft of Customs Defence" is no different from the first declaration of the imperial envoy's visit, and it is the first time that the voice of taking anti-smoking action has been issued. This announcement is the first public appearance of Lin Zexu as an imperial envoy to Guangzhou officials, people and foreigners. It not only declares the world clean again, but also aims to drive away slaves in extremely complicated situations. Lin Zexu's diary records that he lived in Yuehua College that day.
Guangzhou is on the eve of the storm. Whether it is joy or fear, expectation or hatred, it will always come with lightning.
1March 839,1March 8, Lin zexu issued two imperial edicts.
On March 19, foreigners were forbidden to leave Guangzhou.
On March 2 1 day, the business hall was surrounded.
On March 22nd, he ordered the arrest of British opium dealers.
With the arrival of British business supervision law in China, the contradiction naturally shifted to him. On the day of arrival, Lin Zexu ordered all foreign ships moored on the Huangpu River to seal their cabins, blocked the business hall that night, and evacuated all waiters and China employees. However, Yi Fa is a real hooligan. In the face of Lin Zexu's orders, he reneged and used despicable means of hooliganism, blackmail, deception and lying alternately. Yi Fa is crafty, but he is no match for Lin Zexu. On March 28th, he gave Lin Zexu "20283 boxes of cigarettes paid according to the law".
Lin Zexu 1839 arrived in Guangzhou on March 10, and Yiliu was forced to agree to hand over all the opium on March 28th, totaling *** 18 days, which fully demonstrated Lin Zexu's victory in the first round of opium collection.
After consulting with Deng Tingzhen and others, Lin Zexu made impeccable instructions and arrangements on the site selection, acceptance, escort, custody, custody and guarding of the collection.
On April 10, Lin Zexu and Deng personally went to Humen to check the preparation before collection.
In April 1 1, the collection began, and Lin Zexu personally supervised the whole collection process.
May 18, used for 34 days, * * * collected 19 187 boxes and 210/9 bags, with a total weight of1188/kloc.
During the collection, Lin Zexu constantly supervised this complicated process. Working day and night, meticulous, no mistakes.
Paying cigarettes won a great victory, but how to deal with such a huge amount of opium? Foreigners speculated that China might monopolize opium and legalize the opium trade, but they were wrong. Lin Zexu reported to Daoguang, asked to verify the physical quantity, and then burned it. Daoguang expressed great trust in Lin Zexu. He asked Lin Zexu, Deng Tingzhen, Yiliang and others to destroy the confiscated opium on the spot.
On June 3, 23 days of smoke in Humen, under the command of Lin Zexu, declared to the world the determination of the Chinese nation never to yield to aggression. The destruction of opium in Humen is an unprecedented feat in human history. Humen's destruction of opium shows the unparalleled great image of the Chinese nation and is a victory against foreign aggression. Lin Zexu is of course the organizer, commander and finisher of this event. In this sense, he has become a historical giant without shame.
150 years ago, Britain was the largest imperialist country in the world at that time. He constantly plundered colonies all over the world, trying to open the door to China with opium.
Guangzhou is the drug trafficking center of foreign cigarette dealers. 1838, the local government in Guangzhou executed a China opium dealer, but the British tobacco dealer came out to obstruct it, which aroused the indignation of the people in Guangzhou. 1839 In February, more than 10,000 people demonstrated in front of hotels where foreigners lived, denouncing the crime of foreign tobacco companies interfering in China's internal affairs.
1In March of 839, Lin Zexu arrived in Guangzhou, and the anti-smoking movement started rapidly. While stepping up the rectification of coastal defense, he strictly closed the cigarette dealers; On the one hand, foreign tobacco dealers are restricted from handing in opium. Lin Zexu said in a notice to foreign tobacco merchants: "The minister will not return until the opium is exhausted." Because of Lin Zexu's firm attitude, strong measures and the support of the people, Yangyan was forced to hand over more than 20 thousand boxes of opium.
Lin Zexu ordered the public destruction of opium in Humen and led officials of all sizes to personally supervise it. He asked people to put opium into two dug large pools, put salt water into the pools, soak the opium for a long time, add quicklime, boil it in water, and then destroy it. It took 22 days to destroy all the seized opium. This is the world-famous Humen destroying opium.
Smoke's just action won the support of the broad masses of the people. There are tens of thousands of people watching Humen Beach every day, and people applaud. Seeing this situation, foreigners also admire Lin Zexu's determination to ban smoking.
The Opium War in Humen was a glorious page in China's anti-imperialist struggle in modern history.
The destruction of opium in Humen is the climax of the anti-smoking movement. It is a solemn protest and resolute attack on foreign businessmen selling opium for decades, which has safeguarded the dignity of the Chinese nation and demonstrated the will of the people of China to resist aggression.