In the 19th year of Daoguang (1March, 839), he arrived in Guangzhou, and on February 4th (1March, 9), Lin Zexu, together with Deng Yanzhen, summoned thirteen foreign businessmen to hand over letters, ordered them to sell opium abroad, and vowed never to carry opium in the future. He also solemnly declared: "If there is no shortage of opium, my adult will not return for a day."
However, foreign businessmen refused to hand over opium. After resolute struggle, the British commercial supervisor and opium dealer in China were defeated, and nearly 20,000 boxes of opium, about 2.37 million kilograms, were seized. On April 22nd (June 3rd), it was destroyed in public at Humen Beach.
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The main influence of destroying opium in Humen;
The destruction of opium in Humen curbed the spread of opium in China to a certain extent and had a positive impact on the people. Secondly, the anti-smoking campaign greatly improved the people's awareness of the dangers of opium in China, made many people see the essence of opium trafficking from Britain to China, and aroused the patriotic consciousness of the people in China.
After this incident, Lin Zexu, a hero who banned smoking, was honored as a national hero by Chinese people, and his clean and honest quality was also respected by future generations.
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