On March 10, 1839, Lin Zexu arrived in Guangzhou. Deng Tingjiao, Yiliang, Yu Kun, Guan Tianpei and others have been waiting for a long time.

Ting Frame said: "The boat and car have been tiring for two months, and Lord Lin has worked hard. Yuyun is far away. ”

Then Xu said: "Lord Deng is polite, all things in Nanyue, I hope that the adults will give advice." ”

Ting Frame said: "I am ashamed, and I am willing to work together to eliminate the source of China's great trouble." ”

Xu was not angry, and secretly thought: "Er ruled Guangdong for four years, and the poison of tooth tablets has doubled year by year, and Lian is quite old?" Or is there something else to hide? "But politeness is still necessary," Shao Mu is willing to join hands with the adults to swear to eliminate this poison. ”

Yiliang and Tianpei were subordinates of Ze Xu, and Yu Kun was an old friend of Ze Xu, and they were cordial when they met. At the end of the flow of people, one person was bowing his head, and Xu said: "Isn't that my member of the Xuannan Poetry Society?" ”

Zhang Weiping hurriedly caught up and said, "Lord Lin, don't come unharmed." ”

Xu Yiran said: "An official has nothing to do with the common people, so it is better to go back." Picking chrysanthemums under the east fence leisurely see Nanshan, Nanshan adults, listen to the pine garden can be self-satisfied? ”

The adults laughed, and Zishu was ashamed. This, Liang Tingqi," Zhang Weiping pointed to a person beside him and enthusiastically introduced.

Liang Tingqi arched his hand and said, "I've seen Master Lin." ”

Xu said: "Brother Zhang Ran, a famous man in the south, he has been friends for a long time, and now I see it, and I am impressed." ”

On the same day, Lin Zexu stayed at Yuehua Academy and talked with Liang Tingzheng and Zhang Weiping, and benefited a lot. Liang Tingzheng presented his "Chronicles of the Guangdong Customs", "The British Occasional Sayings", "The Theory of Jesus' Difficulty in Entering China", "The Saying of the Nations", and "The Saying of the Cantonese Dao Gongguo". And said: "When Lin Gong first arrived, he brainstormed and used it." Recently, there are many people, and the more it is enough to confuse people's ears and eyes, and then it is seen by those who come to see it. ”

Xu browsed all night and made a lot of gains.

Before entering Guangdong, Xu had sent people to secretly investigate, and found that 17 businessmen and 45 officials had an affair with tooth tablets, and ordered Deng Tingjiao to investigate it.

On the second day of entering Guangdong, Xu promulgated five smoking bans. 1. Those who smoke dental tablets must quit for two months. 2. Report the user and reward the defendant with all the family property. 3. Subordinates report to superiors, and those who do have this matter will be promoted to knighthood. Fourth, in extraordinary times, the gates of the people must always be open, so that the soldiers can search at any time. 5. Five households of ordinary people, soldiers, students, merchants, and foreign merchant ships; Those who dare not protect them will be arrested immediately.

On the third day, more than 600 students from the college were summoned to take the exam and asked, "Who is hoarding dental tablets?" Who smuggles dental tablets? Who harbors and connives? "The test papers are anonymous and no grades are recorded.

The students spoke enthusiastically, and the spearhead was pointed at Han Zhaoqing, the deputy governor of the naval division, and Deng Tingjiao, the governor of Liangguang.

Someone wrote a poem and said: "Although the Yu region is vast but poor, Deng Gong is in the East China Sea." All day long, the officials are diligent in the net, and they are all captured, regardless of the good and the bad. The name of the Holy Lord is to remove the government, but it is actually a private door for gathering fat. Look at the poppy ban on the sun, and the sky net will be restored as soon as possible.

It was found that Han Zhaoqing, the deputy governor of the Navy Division, had indeed bent the law for personal gain, and should be beheaded according to the law. ”

Deng Tingjiao was very worried, and met Lin Zexu privately, and said: "Brother Shaomu, at this point, Yu Yun can only tell the truth." Tooth poison, a hundred years of infiltration, who can be alone? Moreover, the relaxation of the ban on speech the year before last was even more harmful, and Yiyun was also in it; The inextricable relationship may also go with Han. But the mutilated body is reduced to ashes, and it is impossible to cover up the guilt that has been accomplished. Only at a time when the people are embarrassed and the country is in difficulty, it is a shame that we can no longer do our best! Poison is rampant, and the bottom is not visible; The soldiers are rotten, and the turbidity covers the sun and the moon. Miscellaneous things, involving one hair and moving the whole body. I hope that adults will focus on Qianjun and not be blinded by crumbs. He is willing to be foolish and take all the blame for his crimes. I only hope that all living beings can get by; All beings are in the same direction, backhand covering the clouds, and they are not working together? ”

Then Xu Qi didn't come to one place, and said: "Lord Deng, what is the righteousness of the words? ”

Hearing this, Deng Tingjiao knew that he couldn't escape the catastrophe, his heart trembled, and he sweated profusely.

Xu thought darkly: "Han Zhaoqing's crime is extremely heinous, and not killing is not enough to make the people angry." But if they are killed, what will Deng and Guan do? Deng's sponsorship and Guan's negligence should be held accountable. If the two of them fall, the officialdom in Guangdong will inevitably panic. Who will do their best to ban tooth tablets? Governor Yiliang, who has been in office for more than a year; People are sophisticated and still grinding. The most urgent thing on this trip is to ban smoking, not to fight corruption; That's it. So, Xu said: "If you know what it means, don't deceive yourself." Brother Yuyun doesn't have to be discouraged, Han Zhaoqing was deeply trapped in the demon barrier for a while, and the adults were down. ”

Ting Frame is happy, kneeling and thanking.

Ze Xu hurriedly helped him and said: "Brother Yuyun, don't do it, no one is perfect, no one is perfect, no one is perfect, no one makes a mistake; The ancients still heard that it was enough to die at night. Brother Yuyun, tooth tablets must be forbidden. It has been seven days now, and only 10,000 taels of poison have been obtained, with little effect, and Shao Mu is very anxious. What is Brother Yuyun's good plan? ”

As soon as Ting Frame crawled back from the abyss, he had the ambition to die for the one who saved himself, and hurriedly said: "Don't worry, my lord, the tooth piece of Yue is clear at a glance." There are few small people, the officials are just taking millet from the fire, the hoarders are none other than the Yi people, the thirteen lines are the total turnover land, and the merchants are all gaps. ”

Then Xu clapped his hands and said, "Brother Yuyun, we see each other in the same way." I have sent someone to spy on the Thirteen Lines for a long time, and Ming'er immediately forbade all Yi people to leave Guangzhou; Throw stones to ask for directions, first find a trader! ”

On March 18, 1839, Xu summoned the merchant Wu Shaorong and others, saying: "You must urge the merchants to hand over all the tooth pieces within three days, and sign an affidavit to promise that they will never carry the tooth pieces in the future; Otherwise, once it is found out, the goods will be gone, and the person will be corrected. ”

Although Wu Shaorong was worried, he still dutifully informed Lord Qincha's intentions to Yishang. The people of Yiren were suddenly disturbed.

He was extremely angry and said, "Why, why! Goods are our private property, and in our British Empire, private property is sacrosanct. As long as there is a little bit of tooth piece, all the goods will be confiscated! Ridiculous! People are the Fa-rectification, and it's even more ridiculous! Even if we are put to death, it must be decided by our courts and juries, and the fire of our lives will not be extinguished without the words of that cha. ”

Ma Dichen said: "There is a buy before selling, this is the most basic supply and demand relationship." Everyone, please always remember! We are not the first businessman to sell this tooth to the people of the Qing Kingdom, but we are not the last one either. Why? If the Qing people are still so obsessed, the Qing officials are still so greedy; I dare say that this tooth will never be banned. Don't be afraid, you guys, I'd like to see what tricks this new Chin Cha can play? ”

Wu Shaorong said: "Gentlemen, please allow me to explain. This is the kingdom above me, and the so-called whole world is not the king's land, and the coast of the land is not the king's minister. As long as the reason is right and the timing is right, you can 'run out of goods and officials, and people are the Fa-rectification' anytime and anywhere. And the minister is a special commissioner of the emperor, who covers the sky with one hand, and has the privilege of cutting first and then playing. In a word, we and other merchants can go bankrupt and be beheaded. Gentlemen, this is not your empire; Wait for me, hand over the tooth piece, and make the knot! ”

"Don't be dry, gentlemen, may I ask, how did we manage to trade smoothly for a hundred years?" Why don't we go with the flow? Isn't it just another matter of throwing up a few dollars? ”

Wu Shaorong also said that the businessmen were already impatient, and asked them to quickly inquire about the amount of money for disaster relief, so that they could raise funds and piece together.

Wu Shaorong had no choice but to go in to see Deng Ting.

Deng Tingjiao said: "Ziyuan, this is extremely impossible. Do you know that our emperor summoned Lord Lin eight times in order to completely eradicate this poison. Lord Lin is indeed iron-faced and selfless; Ziyuan, don't think about it. ”

Wu Shaorong said: "Han Zhaoqing was only dismissed. ”

Deng Tingjiao said angrily: "If Han Ruo is executed, I, Guan Tianpei, and the entire Guangdong officialdom will not be able to get rid of it!" Who will remove the tooth tablets? Ziyuan, I read that we met once, I will say one more thing, don't think about it again! Cooperate well with Lord Qincha, scatter more floating wealth, and I will protect your life

Wu Shaorong said: "Lord Deng, the Wu family has never sold dental tablets!" ”

Deng Ting's frame shot the case, "If you sell it, you will already be bankrupt and beheaded!" I've got it! Say no more! ”

Wu Shaorong replied silently, and then summoned Yi Shang to elaborate on the song. And the Yishang merchants are still bustling and arguing. In a flash, three days have passed.

On March 21, Lin Zexu summoned Wu Shaorong, Lu Jiguang, Wu Tianyuan, and others in the Imperial Palace.

Wu Shaorong looked up and was startled. The Chincha, the Governor, and the Governor were sitting in danger, which was clearly a three-hall trial.

Lin Zexu said: "Wu Shaorong, the three-day deadline has passed, what about the tooth tablets?" ”

Wu Shaorong hurriedly knelt down and said, "Lord Qiyu, the lowly position has explained the benefits and disadvantages to the Yi people, and the Yi people are also sincerely afraid. Although he has been urged repeatedly, his tongue is empty, and he will not be able to resist the truth of the snake. Tooth chips have been bought and sold for nearly 100 years; Deep-rooted, it is hard to shake; Shame on your duty. I hope that your sins will be forgiven. ”

Lin Zexu slapped the shocked wood and said sharply: "Check all the imports of Yi ships, and they all said that they did not carry tooth pieces, and they were imported by order, and they did not reject a ship. Today's tooth tablets are so full, the poison flows all over the world, and you are still mixed up and knotted, all of them are said to come to the ship without entrainment, isn't it a dream! If it is said that the tooth pieces are unloaded early on the pump ship of Lingdingyang, and the others ensure that they are not entrained, it refers to the imported ship, but in fact, it is to cover up the ears and steal the bell, and the pre-storage is shirked, and its intentions cannot be asked. For more than ten years, all of them have written a single silver shop, all of them have a horse at the mouth of the kiln, all of them have colluded with the speedboats, and there are books written in the word house, and there are heads of holding orders, and no one cares about the building day and night. Yinyang is a big lift, and he openly enters the museum during the day, and escorts him off the ship at night. Wu Shaorong, the Holy Lord entrusted Er Thirteen Lines to negotiate all matters with the Yi people, and Ben Qin even entrusted the proclamation to you, but you were so perfunctory. Are you guilty? ”

Wu Shaorong was frightened and said, "Guilty of despicable duty." ”

"What sin do you know?" Not long after Yiliang entered Guangdong, he did not penetrate deeply, and he was even more unscrupulous, "Chadton, Dian Di, Ma Dichen and others were originally tooth giants, but they were sent to this kind of person." You, colluding with the people and betraying the country for glory! ”

Wu Shaorong knew that the crime of "colluding with the Yi people to sell the country for glory" was heinous, and hurriedly said: "Lord Qincha, Lord Governor, and Lord Governor Mingjian, the ship entered the port, first inspected by the sailor, and then went to the customs to report, and finally bought and sold by the Thirteen Banks. When the ship leaves the port, it must first receive a sign for going to the sea, and then it can be inspected by the sailor. The matter of the entry and exit of the Yi ship is rarely involved in the thirteen lines. Negotiating with the Yiren is the duty of the Thirteen Elements, not collusion; If there is no half-point tooth piece to buy and sell, how can you sell the country? ”

Lin Zexu smiled, "In this way, you Wu Shaorong is still a good businessman." ”

Wu Shaorong felt that Lord Qincha's smile was so mad, and his heart trembled suddenly.

Lin Zexu continued: "Since you are a good businessman, can you dare to make a statement? ”

How dare Wu Shaorong make a statement, and only promised: "This, this, this, cocoa-"

Lin Zexu said sharply: "I don't know about it. Don't dare to make a knot, come to someone, shackles waiting! ”

The merchants did not dare to conclude the knot, and all of them were shackled.

Wu Shaorong suddenly remembered the words of Tingjiao's persuasion, and quickly knelt down and begged for mercy, vowing to save his life with his family assets. The merchants followed.

Lin Zexu said: "If the tooth pieces do not stop for a day, and the minister does not return for a day, it is bound to be consistent with this matter, and there is no reason to end." Wu Shaorong, Lu Jiguang, etc., must persuade the Yi people again to deliver the tooth tablets quickly; To atone for your sins, this opportunity is not to be missed. Yishang, if he doesn't submit it again, tomorrow at ten o'clock, Ben Qin will send him to the Thirteen Lines Office in person to take care of everything. The trial of Yishang is the first and second of the Fa. Now, Chuan Ben Qin sent an order to immediately surround the Thirteen Lines. ”

When the merchants saw Wu Shaorong and the others on the wooden shackles, they were all stunned and surprised, and some even wanted to use an axe to split the shackles.

Wu Shaorong said: "No, no, never!" There is a seal of the minister's defense, and destruction will lead to greater calamity. I beg you, gentlemen, to hand over the tooth piece and knot. Otherwise, we will be beheaded all over the house. As he spoke, he bent his knees and knelt down again.

"All men are born free and equal, but they are always in bondage." An American businessman hurriedly helped Shaorong and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, tooth tablets are indeed harmful things. We are cautious and do not use it with caution. But the people of the Qing Kingdom flocked to it and bewildered it. Knowing the harm, we should no longer aid the abuse. I decided not to give this ill-gotten gain again, and handed over the ten boxes of tooth tablets included in the shipment free of charge. To assist Mr. Ng Siu Wing. ”

In the early years, Wu Shaorong's father, Wu Bingjian, once funded a down-and-out American businessman free of charge. Americans praise its virtues.

One person started, everyone followed, and in half a day, 1037 boxes of dental tablets have been raised.

Early the next morning, Wu Shaorong handed over thousands of boxes of tooth tablets.

Lin Zexu said: "Everyone, it's hard for you. Someone comes, and it spreads quickly. ”

Deng Tingjiao said: "Lord Lin, negotiate directly with Yishang?" ”

Lin Zexu said: "When you smell the Americans, you are willing to pay for cigarettes; But it was always thwarted by the English. There is a lot of tobacco and soil in the area, which is the first evil, and it is difficult to tolerate it. And this is not the biggest, the iron-headed rat Chadon has already slipped away. ”

Deng Tingjiao said: "Lord Lin, then these merchants-"

Lin Zexu said: "Go to the shackles." In the future, you must eradicate the tooth tablets, otherwise Ben Qincha will never be so accommodating again! ”

Wu Shaorong and the others hurriedly thanked him and retreated.

Then Xu said: "The thirteen lines are specially set up by the emperor, and the merchants have donated a lot of money, they are not heinous, and Shao Mu has no intention of killing chickens and eggs." ”

Refusing to give in. then Xu was angry and kissed to the thirteen lines away; The soldiers waved their flags and shouted, beat drums and gongs, and the momentum shook the sky.

I still remember the cigarette sales incident in the past, my heart palpitated, and the big sweat particles jumped on my face.

The businessmen who do serious business are not angry, and they are afraid that they have been affected; is even more resentful of the call of the Qing Dynasty. Good business has been ruined.

"I won't go, unless Naqin can promise me that I will return in 24 hours." Ladies and gentlemen, Qing officials, you should know what virtue is, then 'if there is entrainment of goods, there is no official that is the law', you dare to make a statement? ”

"Make a knot, make a knot! We are not afraid to do serious business! "Yiyi business.

"Aren't you afraid that they will carry cigarettes to investigate and frame them? People are just turning over the clouds, and we are mixed up with people's heads on the ground! Ladies and gentlemen, don't be lucky, even if it's just 100 million to one, I'm afraid that it will be very unlucky to fall on your item! Just listen to the 'click'! "Rubbing his neck exaggeratedly.

Ma Dichen said: "My commercial director, Mr. Yilu, has sent a notice asking us to evacuate Guangzhou. All matters should be decided when the time comes. ”

On the evening of March 24, the British commercial director Yilu arrived.

Yilu knew what had happened recently, and he could have come a day earlier. These days, he is entangled in the distant past and the present that is close at hand, and he can't extricate himself. At the beginning, as the secretary of the first commercial director, he witnessed the life-and-death struggle of the law, and the foreign minister, Palmerston, repeatedly ordered that unless the situation was unusual, British warships should not approach Humen. After Lu Laobei hit a wall again and again, for the sake of free trade and mutually equal bilateral relations, he led the ships and guns to knock on the customs and compete for the long and the short, but unfortunately he fell ill and died of illness. Five years have passed, and trade and relations have not yet been straightened out, and the tooth piece has taken over and dominated the situation, becoming a dead knot that the two sides are increasingly unable to untie.

When Yishang saw the righteous law, he salivated and wept with joy.

"Mr. Director, save ...... Life! ”

Ma Dichen also said: "Righteous law...... Sir, help! ”

Yilu said: "I have repeatedly advised you not to do it before! How many no-smoking notices I've sent out, you just don't cry when you don't see the coffin. ”

When Lin Zexu's smoking ban was in full swing, Yilu did issue many notices:

Circular 1: "This Chief Superintendent's Notice warns Her Majesty's subjects who are engaged in the illegal trade in tooth tablets in sailboats, speedboats, or other small boats within the Humen Gates." If any Qing Guo person causes death or other serious injury to you, you will be formally found guilty and will be subject to significant punishment; Just like crimes committed within the jurisdiction of Her Majesty's courts. ”

Circular 2: "This Chief Superintendent further issues a notice warning to Her Majesty's subjects who are engaged in the illegal trade in tooth tablets within Humen by sailboat, speedboat or other small boat; Her Majesty will not interfere if the Qing Guo Zhengfu deems it appropriate to capture and confiscate the ships. ”

Circular 3: "The Chief Superintendent further issues a notice warning all British subjects who are engaged in the illegal trade in tooth tablets within Humen by vessels employed by these sailing ships, speedboats, or other means of assembly." It is illegal to resist by force against Qing Zhengfu officials on a search and capture mission, and you will suffer the consequences and be punished in this way, as if such armed resistance were against your own Zhengfu officials in your own country. ”

And now those notices are not important, Yilu looked at the two of them and said, "Pack up and withdraw at night." ”

"Six days ago, we were forbidden to leave Guangdong, and now we are surrounded by layers of layers, how can we evacuate?" Turbulent and uneasy.

Lin Qincha's various actions, Yilu saw it in his eyes and was anxious in his heart, and he didn't dare to ignore it for a long time. There are few ways to deal with it, and now there is no way to do it.

Not only did Yilu not cooperate with the cigarette payment, but also wanted to escape with the cigarette seller, Xu was furious and said: "Yilu is not benevolent, and this minister is even more unrighteous." From now on, all ships will be sealed first; All buying and selling shall cease immediately; The people hired by the Yichuan Pavilion will all be withdrawn; Cut off all daily necessities such as food, water, vegetables, and meat. In accordance with the Minister's Decree, all the tooth pieces shall be cleared and shall be taken and settled immediately. If you dare to disobey the game, you will immediately make a clear request, seal the cabin forever, and cut off its trade! ”

Xu couldn't understand the Yi people, and his male body was tightly wrapped, with short brown and long legs, such as acting in the shape of foxes, rabbits and other beasts. Its hat is round and long, and there are several sweat towels hidden in the hat. His hair is curly, his beard is bearded, and he is shaved in half, which can be terrifying to see suddenly. Her daughter's hair was either combed in two or three ways, and there was no high bun. The top of the shirt is bare-chested, and the bottom is heavy skirt. Marriage matches are chosen by men and women, and they do not avoid the same surname, which is really vulgar.

Five years ago, the law was trapped in order to make diplomatic relations with the Qing state according to the internationally accepted norms; Now, five years later, he is being imprisoned for this shameful tooth deal. The two compartments are compared, and the shame has been divided. This is already a small, the most critical tooth piece, in their own hands, there is no penny. The tooth of the merchant is all personal property; Don't dare to deprive yourself. But the Qing officials swore to this thing; And the most unlikely thing to achieve is the knot of "goods are no officials, and people are Fa-rectification"!

There was no water, no food, no labor, and in less than two days, the merchants, especially the serious merchants, could not bear it anymore, and they all said that they could make a conclusion.

Then Xu saw that the Yi people were differentiated, happy. While the fire was struck, the "Four Drafts of the Instructions to Foreign Merchants to Quickly Deliver Tooth Tablets and Tobacco Soil" were quickly issued. Foreign words, earnest admonitions, good intentions.

The notice said: For decades, Char and others have used the tooth tablets of harm to defraud people of money, and they have gained tens of thousands of dollars before and after. Er wants to patent for private gain, and people go bankrupt to survive. Heaven is good, can there be no retribution? If you pay it now, you may repent and disappear it; Otherwise, the evil will become deeper and heavier. Waiting for tens of thousands of miles away from home, a boat comes and goes, the sea is vast, such as thunder and storms, the misfortune of crocodile whales and salamanders, and the crisis is engraved, and the curse is terrible.

Wener country forbade people to smoke tooth tablets, and the eater was executed, knowing that tooth tablets were harmful to people. If you fast and do not buy it, it is not forgiven, and the prohibition of selling is especially heavy than smoking. Although you were born in a foreign country and have a wealth of breadth, you rely on it, and you live in the mainland for more days and less in the country. Nothing but bread and the accumulation of household possessions are nothing but grace; It is more preferential than the people of the interior. Respectfully investigate the laws and regulations, and if outsiders break the law, they will be punished according to law. Selling tooth tablets is tantamount to murdering for money, and there is more than one family that has been murdered, can it be killed?

The Eryi people came to Guangzhou to trade, and the profit of the market was three times, that is, the tooth fragment was broken, and there were many other transactions. If you must do the business of tooth tablets, you will cut off trade. And rhubarb, tea, etc., if you are lacking, you will not be able to make a living, and raw silk, sugar, cinnamon, etc., are not available in the country. My Central Plains is abundant, and I don't need foreign goods. If you are in retreat because of the sale of dental tablets, aren't you to blame?

When you travel far and wide to trade here, you can seek advantages and avoid disadvantages by making peace with others and protecting your life. If you traffic in tooth pieces, that is, the small people in Lilu, there are many grievances, and the public is angry, and it is difficult to commit crimes, and when it is decided that it should not be sold, what is the difficulty for you? And if you don't eat tooth tablets, it will be difficult to bring them back, if you don't pay the official, what is the use of keeping them?

If you know the law of righteousness, you will never do it, and if you don't pay the tooth piece, it will be difficult to retreat. Foreign Minister Palmerston warned: The empire is temporarily trapped in the United States, Afghanistan, and the Qing Dynasty, and there must be peace for the time being.

Yilu was able to understand it, so he summoned the Didi, Ma Dichen, etc.

He said, "Mr. Yilu, if you are hungry, can we escape this fate?" ”

Ma Dichen said: "It's been 36 hours, I haven't eaten a bite, do I have to die here?" ”

Yilu said: "Gentlemen, hand over the tooth tablets." It is absolutely necessary to vest in my honourable Her Majesty the Queen the right to effective security and compensation for all kinds of damages. ”

"In other words, all our losses will be borne by Her Majesty the Queen!" The ground and Ma Dichen were pleasantly surprised, and they ran to tell each other. The merchants were also overjoyed and reported the tooth pieces they had stored.

On March 28, Yilu presented Zexu with the "Yilu Compliance Submission Form for 20,283 Boxes of Cigarettes".

Xu was very relieved and asked about the matter.

Righteousness should not be, the tooth piece has been transferred to the flower and the wood is good at making claims, if there is a knot of delusion, then what face is based on the empire on which the sun never sets.

Then Xu said: "If you are willing to pay for cigarettes, then you will first deal with this poison, and then discuss the matter of the knot." "So he ordered that the blockade of the thirteen lines be lifted and the supply of the materials used should be released; All the Yi people, postpone leaving; When the tooth piece is paid, it is the day of escape.

Righteousness and hatred are Xu Xu's contract, but if the dominoes have been pushed to the first piece, they have no choice but to cooperate. By May 18, a total of 19,187 boxes and 2,119 bags of dental tablets had been paid, equivalent to 1188127 kilograms.

Then Xu was proud, looking up to the sky and smiling: Is it difficult to do things in the world? It's all inseparable from the word serious.

At the end of a hundred years of difficult things, Ting Frame sighed, and dredged up: Check the tooth piece, three years and here. The cunning and cunning man, the rich and profitable, once the visit is confirmed, those who have been punished will be punished, and those who have not been obtained will flee for their lives, and their net worth will be lost, and they will complain; At first, the wind and shadow were falsely spread, and then the songs were spread far and wide, with Cha Na as the purpose, to cover up the arrest as the greed, to the detective as the trick, and to push the bow as the cruel punishment. He even falsely accused him of accepting bribes for personal gain, ridiculing the court for being anxious to manage his finances, and proposing new regulations for being lighter than changing the law, all kinds of recklessness are nothing more than venting the anger of the smokers.

Emperor Daoguang saw the fold and replied: Lin Zexu, Deng Tingjiao, Yiliang and others are all ministers who are close to me, and they are entrusted with important tasks. Now that the investigation and handling of dental tablets is tight, we must not be confused by group words and be a little slack. Lin Zexu and others should work together to make a concerted effort, reluctantly and reluctantly, strictly investigate and secretly visit their subordinates, and bring the person who fabricated the ballad to the case, find out who it came from, whether it was instructed or not, and recognise the proposed crime, without a little indulgence.

According to the previous promise, Yishang received five catties of tea for every box of tooth tablets paid. All British businessmen unanimously refused to accept it. American merchants who had already made ends up coming and going began to come and go frequently, and there was an endless stream of American merchant ships on the Thirteen Lines Wharf.

The righteous law oath was not agreed, and all the British merchants left Guangzhou and went to Macao. Yilu sorted out his thoughts and sent a long letter to Foreign Minister Bargaston:

My honorable lord, this shameful act on the part of the Qing Kingdom is the best reason for His Majesty to make amends for all the damage he has suffered in the past, and it is the most promising opportunity to place our future commerce with this empire on a solid and broad foundation, and the justice of such a measure cannot be doubted in the slightest.

All these inexcusable atrocities should be dealt swiftly and heavily, without even a single word of note in advance. The Qing Dynasty has committed cruel war crimes against His Majesty's officials and subjects, and to force us to surrender our sacrosanct property in such a cruel way is a kind of aggression, which is so dangerous in principle and so intolerable in practice, that it has become the noblest duty of a civilized country to demand complete compensation for every loss.

My esteemed Lord, my Majesty the Benevolence of Christendom owes all the duty to the whole of Christendom to be the proper arbiter of this provocation for the sake of truth and justice, insofar as such a most insignificant power on this planet should be so flagrantly blatantly violated as a legitimate principle of international dealings.

My esteemed lord, the Qing people did this not because they did not understand that it was an evil act, but because they were ignorant of the power of His Majesty's wrath. In any case, it is appropriate and necessary to teach them to understand.

I offer to Her Majesty the Queen's Majesty that she shall immediately occupy Zhoushan Island by force, and that the two ports of Canton and Ningbo shall be sealed tightly, as well as the Yangtze River from Haikou to the mouth of the canal. then sent an ultimatum to Qing Guozhengfu through the mouth of the Baihe River, demanding: Lin and Deng were removed from their posts and punished; apologise for Her Majesty's disrespectful behaviour; We will pay certain compensation for the losses caused by the atrocities; formally ceding Zhoushan Island to Her Majesty the Queen; and with full and unreserved decrees, that we should be permitted to do business with us on those islands, and in all coastal ports; The blockade will only be lifted after the entire indemnity has been paid and all other terms have been faithfully fulfilled. If this is the case, Her Majesty Masashi will be given the most suitable satisfaction from this.

If five million pounds were to be paid, I would not have thought there would be anything left except for the great losses suffered. I suppose, however, that it would be feasible for His Majesty to think that it would be more advantageous to take some of this amount, such as obtaining for the free import of British goods into Canton, Canton, Xiamen, and Nanking for a period of ten years.

My esteemed lord, I must also suggest with the utmost urgency that sufficient force should be used, and that a swift and heavy blow should be dealt in the most forceful manner ever before by the West against this empire, so that such tragedies would not recur for many years to come, and that the time for his foreign duty must be taught a lesson.

The tooth piece was huge, and Emperor Daoguang said happily: Lin Aiqing's loyalty and patriotism are in the domain! Immediately issued an order: Lin Zexu and others were entrusted by me to investigate and deal with Yueyang tobacco very seriously, and I definitely did not suspect that they were slightly deceitful. And the long-distance operation, not without borrowing people's resources. Needless to say, it was sent to Beijing, that is, after Lin Zexu, Deng Tingjiao, and Yiliang completed the collection, they supervised and led the civil and military personnel in the department to jointly check and witness the destruction; The coastal residents and the people in Yueyi have seen and heard the same thing, and they know the shock. The minister and others should only look up to their hearts. Verify and audit, so as not to be a little troublesome!

Xu received the decree and announced to the world: except for leaving five boxes of tooth pieces to be sent to the capital, the rest will be destroyed in Humen.

On June 22, on the coast of Humen, Xu made people dig two large pools, and set up culverts in front of them to reach the sea; After the ditch is passed, the water is led into the pool, the salt is added into brine, and then the appropriate amount of tooth pieces is put in, soaked for half a day, the quicklime is injected, the water is gradually boiling, and the soldiers dig and stir with a stick; The pool was filled with fog for a while, the turbid waves were rolling, and the poison was burning.

Xu Bingzhu burned incense and told the sea god: This is to eliminate the harm to the horse, how can it be a disaster. In order to digest the poison within a day and exile the ocean, the water tribes should migrate temporarily in advance to avoid their poison.

After three hours, the culvert opened, and the smoke slurry entered the sea, which was first clear and distinct, and then rose and fell with the tide, and disappeared without a trace.

In this way, it lasted 23 days, and more than 20,000 boxes of tooth pieces were destroyed.