The Collapse of China-A Re-study of the Opium War has a very strict starting point. We should also analyze the Opium War from the perspective of our traditional civilization and the macro perspective of the whole world at that time. At that time, the political situation in the Qing Dynasty was still very stable, and the domestic people lived and worked in peace and contentment. Although the Daoguang Emperor at that time was not the wise Emperor of SHEN WOO. But he was also a king guarding the city, which was an outstanding era in a feudal dynasty. At that time, the Qing dynasty was complacent because it had always banned the sea. But during the Jiaqing period, missionaries were driven away and churches were destroyed. Moreover, it is mentioned in the book that smoking was banned on a large scale during the Jiaqing period. At that time, there was already colonial transportation, but the west was busy dealing with other places. It's a pity that the rulers of the Qing Dynasty, after all, did not have a real view on this matter when they banned smoking for the first time because of the closure of the times, but only thought it would harm others and themselves. When Daoguang arrived, he continued to do what his father did. But the British empire has completely freed its hands to deal with the Qing dynasty. Although it failed, in the face of failure, the upper rulers only regarded themselves as sacrifices like the Northern Song Dynasty. I want to improve my agriculture according to the style of the feudal empire and make it strong.
The scale of modern times and the military diplomacy of the two Opium Wars are the sequels of the last one. It tells the really important contest between the two Opium Wars, which embodies the confrontation that modern feudalism lags behind capital plunder. We fought bravely in the First Opium War, and we still regard our Confucian culture as orthodoxy. After the defeat, I thought the other side was a barbarian. Compromise temporarily. Lin Zexu, who opened his eyes, really realized what kind of gap this is. But the voices of him and his disciple Wei Yuan were not recognized by others at all. So there was the Second Opium War, which really awakened the upper rulers. They are also aware of the real gap, and the gap in military strength is still obvious. The diplomatic attitude has also undergone a fundamental change and has become humble. I understand that my position is at the mercy of others.