The eve of Humenxiaoyan 虎门销烟的前夕

Dynasty, the first month of Christmas 19 years (March 10, 1839), Lin came to Guangdong, a nine-gun salute ceremony to meet senior officials of Guangdong Province. American businessman William Henderson near the reviewing stand, he left the Lin Zexu look important file: "dignified bearing, very serious expression, fat, upper lip, thick black mustache, chin to keep long beard , it seems that around the age of 60. "Lin Zexu first visited Yuehua College, not to mention an associated:" be tolerant to diversity, tolerance is a steeply Chihiro no desire is just. "

Opium bribery will be able to impress the new Imperial Commissioner Lin Zexu officials migraine history as nothing, as the money, he has qualified for all tobacco companies to give up after three days of opium trafficking opium, and sign an affidavit of sound that guarantee: "heir Later boat Wing dare entrainment opium, if brought, once identified, the goods are not formal Buddhist love Gan pleaded guilty." some tobacco companies succumb to hand over the opium, but most of the tobacco companies, including officials, Clerk of the investigation and processing is no movement. The Lin Zexu claimed: "If opium day is not absolute, problem sworn wearing Minister always off not pause the reason." Lin Zexu does not leave the hands of the servants Clerks intellectual scholars on the same side with him, The Lin Zexu conjunction with the Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, Deng, Guangdong Admiral off day training in Guangzhou planning non-smoking. Zhao Yuexiu College, the Yuehua College, Guangzhou University three Oscar six "exam" Gongyuan one hundred forty students.

This naming exam, in fact, the survey questions:
1 opium distribution center and the operating system name;
2. Retailers;
3 Non smoking shortcomings;
4. Prohibited by law. '
Due to the the Lin Zexu main list all of the tobacco companies and corrupt officials.

Smoking During Lin wrote a note, wrote to Queen Victoria, I asked the Queen to knowingly opium territory harmful, including London, Scotland and Ireland do not produce opium, non-nationals (Note: In fact, the non-smoking British opium only introduced in 1912 Opium Convention "). within their jurisdiction India planting opium production, by the state and the opium trade in China. requirements queen delete opium in India and to inform the Queen has been through a" threat "non-opium Ordinance a total ban on smoking, the to abandon opium trade to British nationals.

Foreign tobacco companies to pay a small amount of opium the Lin Zexu cross the end, to be applied to promote measures, the command said: you have to carefully consider the establishment of the Commission to make a report within seven days after the reply. The Lin Zexu very angry, and ordered the tobacco companies to produce opium, or ten o'clock, the next day, went to the 13 trials foreign tobacco companies. United States

The tobacco companies Humenxiaoyan said prevention the Lin Zexu Yuansui instructions Lanshi Lu Dengte. After 30 days, the tobacco company's decision is a symbol of sexual intercourse, 1037 chests of opium. So, Deng Xiaoping ordered the blockade surrounded by the Guangzhou Marine intent the XIII, Lan Lu Dengte escape capture Deng.

Commercial Director Elliot's time, he heard thirteen siege, rushed to Macau to Guangzhou. Eliot see thirteen guarded, they to mention sword broke into the goalkeeper was released, but do not let him out. Lin Zexu ordered 13 China Mobile, cut off communication, there is no water in the food. The thirteen 350 foreigners had to personally go to cooking, washing, make the bed, rub the lamp, fetching water, milking cows, and usually do not do housework hand.
February 11 (March 25, 1839), Eliot yield, willing to work with any formal meet. Guangzhou prefect to meet with him, but Eliot. Lin Zexu Elliot an ultimatum - "Foreign the encyclical speed opium opium draft" condemns Elliott, Elliott (February 14, 1839, March 28) to final 6:00 to obey Lin Zexu command . Lin to Eliot conform encyclical is the smoke of a single payment of 20,283 boxes of inherent Eliot Lin Zexu arrived in Guangzhou on March 10, a total of 18 days, March 28, was forced to agree to pay all opium.

Eliot left, he will not let foreign tobacco company to pay directly opium Lin Zexu, but his first time, and then to the United Kingdom on behalf of Her Majesty's Government to hand over the opium, plus interest, the total freight 20238 chest The former opium. disguised as commercial conflict in Britain and the conflict of the two empires.

BLOCK event is written to the "Nanjing Treaty", and use it as an excuse to get compensation for the six million silver dollars. Treaty "wrote:" Four Qing Dynasty constitutional equality dynasty, and maintain a strong, Guangdong Province, in the February 19 to British consular officials and the people, and threatened to impose a death penalty offense, the life of cables the opium would like to redemption this great emperor quasi of 6,000,000 silver dollar foreign silver subordinated complement the original price.