April 22 (1839), Humenxiaoyan officially began, Humen erected a ceremony desk, hangs from the side in front of the yellow damask long streamers, a letter to the "imperial envoys have taken it for granted to the Secretary of State for the investigation and handling of Guangdong Haikou moderation amphibious battalion GovernorMinistry Church ", Guangdong senior officials all attended. Sell cigarettes to the open house, plus before and after the Dragon Boat Festival, people flocked to the the Humen shallows. Foreign trafficking opium, consular, and foreign reporters, missionaries, etc., made a special trip from Macau or elsewhere come to visit, which is no Englishman, to protest against the Qing government to suppress the British property.
Which C · W · gold with the same family does not stall opium American missionaries Bridgman, master mariner Benten Johnson and other people do not believe Lin Zexu a way to destroyed all opium complete, and so come to the field research. The Lin Zexu simply give them into the side of the pool, the to direct foreign observers details see sell cigarettes along the way to explain. To be to watch the whole process, after repeated visits, were completely convinced, to Lin Zexu Hats off. Later, missionaries Bridgman describes serving Chinese Repository.
Macau Monthly, Quarterly Review, "Singapore Free Press, Guangzhou discipline Times and other foreigners newspaper MILLIONS bats the continuous the reported Humenxiaoyan, and foreigners get has nothing to do with the opium trade support affirmed. The British also incident while prices rose, especially rice, silk and silver.
The Macanese government also regarding the opium ban considerable cooperation, Portuguese merchants all promise not to stall opium welcome Lin Zexu person investigating and handling. The Lin Zexu So a statement, not only Portuguese merchants normal trade to China trade will be protected, will never be bullied.
Them from April 22 to May 10 (June 20, 1839), the destruction of a total of 2,376,250 ten pounds of opium, a small number of opium to transport capital as a sample, and then destroyed.
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