Later, British shrewd businessmen found opium very popular in China and began to dump opium to China.
As a result, the loss reversed, resulting in a large outflow of silver. Besides, opium is addictive, which will eventually make people thin and eventually destroy a person.
Therefore, Daoguang in Qing Dynasty decided to ban opium smuggling. 1839, he sent Lin Zexu as an imperial envoy to Guangzhou to ban smoking.
1940 When the Opium War broke out, China was forced to open to the outside world.
Many people in China believe that the Opium War broke out because the British knew that opium was harmful and deliberately poisoned China people.
It seems that only China people are weak-willed, and people in other countries don't smoke opium. This conclusion is due to ignorance of history and does not conform to historical facts.
First of all, we need to understand two things:
1. At that time, European countries did not know the real harm of opium, or that opium was legal in these countries.
People in many countries, not only China, regard opium as a treasure.
In the Neolithic Age 6000 years ago, well-preserved wild and artificially planted fruits were found in many parts of Europe.
About 3500 years ago, opium samples were found in ancient tombs in Egypt.
In the19th century, opium smoking was also very popular in Britain.
At that time, there was a very popular advertisement: headache, foot pain, tired from work, tossing and turning, what should the baby do if he cried? Drink some laudanum and all your troubles will be solved.
/kloc-British poets Shelley, george gordon byron, Walter Scott, samuel taylor coleridge and writer de Quincy in the 0/9th century all had unforgettable experiences of eating opium.
Arthur conan doyle/Kloc-A world-famous British detective novelist at the end of September, had a thorough understanding of Lu Cenek preparation and opium, and he admitted that he was inspired by drugs made of opium to solve the case.
In Britain at that time, not only powerful people smoked opium, but also ordinary people were eager to try it. And the price is very low, and it is sold everywhere. Opium tincture can be bought in pharmacies, grocery stores, bookstores and even shoe stores and street vendors.
In the novel Confessions of an Opium smoker, De Quincy, an English writer in the19th century, once sang an opium hymn:? surname
Flat and powerful opium! You treat the poor and the rich equally, and you relieve the pain of those who can never heal their wounds. Only you can give all this as a gift to mankind, and only you can hold the key to heaven. "
Opium smoking is very popular not only among the people, but also in the armies of many countries, and all governments allow it.
During the American Civil War, both armies took opium as their life partners. Because of the harsh war environment, opium is really effective in dealing with epidemic dysentery and diarrhea.
Opium can also heal mental trauma and alleviate the pain of losing comrades and relatives in the war.
In the federal army, opium is still rationed by the government, and soldiers can receive opium issued by the government regularly.
/kloc-in the 0/9th century, British opium mainly came from India and Bangladesh. 1830 the opium imported into Britain was 9 1000 pounds, and in 1860 it increased to three times that of 280,000 pounds, and a considerable part of it was consumed by the British.
It was not until 1868, 28 years after the end of the Opium War, that Britain passed the Drug Act, which restricted the opium trade to some extent.
After the Second Opium War, China was flooded with opium, but Britain began to introduce laws prohibiting the sale of non-medicinal opium.
In Britain after 1890, opium was regarded not only as a drug, but also as a drug, and there were more systematic and scientific legal provisions on the use of opium. Opium was really banned in Britain after 19 14.
Prior to this, China and Britain reached an agreement in August 1907, and Britain promised to reduce opium imports by one tenth every year.
Around 19 17, the British opium trade with China stopped, but the local opium planting industry in China flourished and was completely self-sufficient.
It was not until 1949 that the new China was founded that opium was really banned by the government.