Official to Yipin, served as governor of Huguang, governor of Shaanxi and Gansu, governor of Yunnan and Guizhou, and served as an imperial minister twice; Because of its advocacy of banning opium, resisting western aggression and safeguarding China's sovereignty and national interests, it is deeply admired by Chinese all over the world.
The main achievement was the collection of nearly 20,000 boxes of opium, about 2.37 million Jin, from Britain. Daoguang 19 (1June 3, 839) was publicly destroyed at Humen Beach on April 22nd.
In the third year of Jiaqing (1798), Lin Zexu entered the Aofeng Academy. In the 9th year of Jiaqing (1804), he served as secretary of tongzhi of coastal defense in Xiamen, and later joined the Zhang Shicheng shogunate, the governor of Fujian. In the 16th year of Jiaqing (18 1 1), Jishi Shu, a scholar, was selected for editing. He has served as deputy examiner in Jiangxi Province and examiner in Yunnan Province. In the twenty-fifth year of Jiaqing (1820), he was appointed as the supervisor of Jiangnan Road, transferred to Hangjiahu Road in Zhejiang Province, repaired seawalls, built water conservancy and developed agriculture, which was quite political. A patriotic politician who advocated banning opium and resisting aggression during the Opium War. Historians call him "the first person who opened his eyes to see the world" in modern China.
Lin Zexu's political talent and pragmatic spirit have been praised by Daoguang Emperor for many times and promoted at different levels. Finally, it was pushed to Guangdong, the cusp of banning smoking, which provided a broad practice Yuan Ye for Lin Zexu to display his personal talents and realize his patriotic ambitions. Therefore, it can be said that without the knowledge and responsibility of Daoguang Emperor, although Lin Zexu has made great achievements, his influence is extremely limited, and it is even more impossible to preside over 6. Revenge the nation and shake the world. Opium is in Humen.
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Lin Zexu's main deeds:
In the late Qing Dynasty, colonialists and speculators from Britain, France and the United States smuggled opium into China. Their purpose is to exchange opium for silver and plunder the wealth of China. The second is to maim the people of China with drugs to facilitate their aggression. At that time, many honest officials saw through the sinister purpose of the British and insisted on banning opium.
Lin Zexu's attitude is the most determined. He said: If smoking is not banned, there will be no money as a salary in our country, and there will be no Qiang Bing resisting aggression. For the sake of national dignity, smoking must be banned. The emperor sent him to Guangzhou to ban opium.
As soon as Lin Zexu arrived in Guangzhou, he ordered foreign businessmen to hand over all opium, and promised not to smuggle opium to China again, otherwise hell to pay. Some foreign businessmen complied, but British businessmen refused to pay, and Yi Li, the representative of the British government, also planned a plot to resist. Lin Zexu made a decisive decision, resolutely exercised sovereignty, interrupted trade with Britain and stopped supplying food and water. The British had no choice but to hand over opium.
1On June 3rd, 839, Lin Zexu personally went to Humentan to preside over the destruction of opium, a harmful drug. He defended the dignity of the Chinese nation with great courage and determination, and was a great patriot.