Seeing this, I can't help but think of the history of China: after the middle period of Jiaqing, the rule of the Qing Dynasty declined gradually. The Qing government still claimed to be a "paradise", and it was arrogant and closed its eyes. At the same time, the European and American powers are advancing by leaps and bounds, and China, with its vast territory and large population, is the main target of expanding overseas markets. China has been an agricultural country since ancient times. With the self-sufficient natural economy and the conservative thought of "China is superior to the country", China people have always had little demand for foreign products. In order to make huge profits, foreign businessmen smuggled a large amount of opium from South China into China, and the import volume of opium increased from 4,000 cases at the beginning of Daoguang's accession to the throne to 40,200 cases in the eighteenth year of Daoguang, that is, before the outbreak of the Opium War. The spread of opium affects people's physical and mental health, corrupts the management of officials, leads to the outflow of silver and the shortage of government revenue. Daoguang continued the policy of banning smoking since Yongzheng, but opium smuggling not only failed, but became increasingly rampant. The development of the situation has aroused the vigilance of people in the ruling and opposition parties. Daoguang ordered the frontier defense minister to discuss the idea of banning smoking, and there were different opinions in the ruling and opposition parties. What finally touched Daoguang Emperor was the memorial of Lin Zexu, governor of Huguang at that time. Lin Zexu hit the nail on the head and pointed out: Opium can't help but weaken the country's poor in a few decades. "There are not many soldiers who can defend the enemy in the Central Plains, and there is no silver to pay." This situation is obviously what Daoguang Emperor did not want to see anyway. "Soldiers" and "silver" are two fatal loopholes in feudal rule. In November of the 18th year of Daoguang (1838), Lin Zexu went to Guangdong to ban opium.
Lin Zexu/KLOC-0 arrived in Guangzhou in March, 839, and immediately banned smoking, strictly investigated cigarette dealers, reorganized the navy, and instructed foreign businessmen to hand in opium. On June 3 of the same year, more than 20,000 boxes (more than 2 million Jin) of opium were destroyed in public at Humen Beach. China's smoking ban met with strong opposition from the British government. 1June, 840 (in the summer of the 20th year of Daoguang), the British Expeditionary Force consisting of 48 ships and more than 4,000 officers and men blocked the Pearl River Estuary in Guangzhou, and the Opium War broke out. Under the deployment of Lin Zexu, the soldiers and civilians in Guangzhou are ready for battle. The British army had no chance to invade Xiamen from the north, but it didn't succeed. He invaded Dinghai, Zhejiang, and then went to Haikou, Tianjin, and sent a note from the British Foreign Secretary to Qishan, the governor of Zhili. Qishan was ordered to go to Chuanbi, outside Humen, Tianjin, to negotiate with the British Commander-in-Chief and agree on a draft agreement, which was called "Chuanbi Cao Yue" in history. China ceded Hong Kong with compensation of 6 million yuan, Britain returned Dinghai, and the diplomacy of the two countries went hand in hand. The Qing government was furious, so in January of the 21st year of Daoguang, the Qing government declared war on Britain and appointed Yi Shan, the nephew of the emperor, as a general to fight in Guangdong. The following month, British troops captured Humen Fort, and Guan Tianpei, the Guangdong Navy's prefect, died. Qishan was locked and brought to Beijing to plead guilty. In April of the same year, the people spontaneously fought against the British invaders in Sanyuanli, a suburb of Guangzhou, showing the courage of China people to resist foreign invasion.
In the summer and autumn of the same year, the British army continued to expand the war situation and successively captured Xiamen, Fujian, Dinghai, Zhenhai and Ningbo. His nephew Yijing was ordered to go to Zhejiang to take charge of military affairs, but he was defeated and fled to Hangzhou. In the 22nd year of Daoguang, the British captured Wusongkou Fort, and the garrison commander Chen Huacheng died. After that, the British army once occupied Shanghai and Baoshan, then invaded the Yangtze River, captured Zhenjiang, cut off the north-south traffic of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, and then reached Nanjing, an important town in the south of the Yangtze River. On July 24th of the same year, at the gunpoint of the British army, the Qing government was forced to sign the "treaty of nanking" which humiliated the country. This was the first unequal treaty of the Qing government, which seriously damaged China's sovereignty. He stipulated that China should cede Hong Kong and pay 21 million silver dollars for foreign trade in five port cities: Guangzhou, Xiamen, Fuzhou, Ningbo and Shanghai. In addition, Britain also enjoys agreed tariffs, and by signing the Charter of Five Ports Trade and the Humen Treaty, a supplementary document to the treaty of nanking, it has obtained privileges such as consular jurisdiction, unilateral treatment by the state and the establishment of concessions. The United States and France followed closely, coercing the Qing government to sign an unequal treaty with it. In the 29th year of Daoguang, Portugal expelled China's officials in Macau, stopped paying the rent, and openly occupied Macau.
As a result of the Opium War, the Chinese Empire closed Gu Men for 5,000 years for self-defense, and it was opened by British sharp guns from then on. From then on, it is impossible to get back together. US President Taylor immediately sent a plenipotentiary ambassador to Guangzhou by warship. The Qing government was frightened and quickly signed the Wang Xia Treaty with him.
French warships sailed for the Sea of Guangzhou and announced a northward attack on Zhoushan Islands. Daoguang Emperor quickly signed the Huangpu Treaty with him. China people have never heard of several western countries, such as Portugal, Spain, Belgium, Prussia (Germany), Austria-Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden and so on. "Some tiny countries that China has heard of or never heard of were not eligible to pay tribute in the past, and now they are all waiting in line." (Bai Yang's History of China, Volume II) They signed treaties with China one by one and enjoyed the same privileges as the British in treaty of nanking. The Chinese empire suddenly fell into a semi-colonial state. In 5,000 years, I have never been insulted like this.
In the past, people in China often said that the Japanese were Nanjing *, but the Japanese dared not admit that the world really deserved it. Now it's my turn to say that Yang Genfu is a big rascal, and China people dare not admit it. Don't use thousands of reasons to block the box. It's no use. This is what I said directly, and it is a direct reaction from my heart. A person's direct words are facts, but there is no room for facts. Just like Wei Zhongxian in those days, he was loyal and virtuous enough. No one dares to say that he is the minister. Who dares not say that he is good when he is alive? That's because he is a bully and a bully. Who can not listen to him? I really can't help it. Under pressure, no one can bear it. Now people all over the country know a name that has been ugly for thousands of years. What I want to do today is to make another name ugly for thousands of years, to make this name go down in history, and to make it ugly for thousands of years. Although, future generations will remember this name, it will be as ugly as Wei Zhongxian, and it will be reviled by millions of people. So now I am cursing this ugly name, let his descendants play the role of Wei Zhongxian, and let this name become an ugly stroke in China calendar. No matter what you say, it's useless, because you haven't seen it with your own eyes and heard of it. Bao Qingtian, a long-lost name, is also a name that can never be replaced by anyone. Since you are not Bao Qingtian, don't make irresponsible remarks here. Even if I make you a famous Bao Qingtian, I'm afraid you can't afford it. If you live up to this name, there will be no Bao Qingtian in the world, only your name. Unfortunately, I don't know your name yet. Before I know your name, you are not an official, not from Abao Qingtian. What right do you have to say Qingming? Don't use any false language to decorate your words and deeds, because all the beauty of appearance simply can't stand the test of history. If you don't want his name to go down in history as infamous as it is now, please don't say anything more, because I am absolutely sure that this name will be ugly in ten thousand years. When this name is ugly for ten thousand years, it will be related to his name. I don't think you want to be associated with this name, so you'd better avoid it so as not to pollute you. No one in this world dares to touch this name anymore, because no one wants to put his name in ugly history because of him at the same time. Ha, ha, ha, laugh at the ridiculous people in the world, and look back at the ruthlessness and ridiculousness of history, because there is no miracle and no sin, and the ruthlessness of history is selfless. Whether you are a king or a prince, whether you are rich or poor, you will go down in history without any mistakes. Let's look back on the history a hundred years ago and see that these changes have people and beautiful things. Weak as Zhao, invincible as Han Xin, defeated as Pan Jinlian, evil as Pan Jinlian, and would rather die than surrender as Zhao Yiman. No matter who is wrong, history will only be revealed to the world with its unintentional repentance and unintentional fairness. Today, Yang Genfu is neither a rogue nor a bully. Tomorrow, who can dominate the truth of history, temporarily bury right and wrong, and reverse right and wrong? In fifty years, the Japanese army destroyed evidence in Nanjing, thinking that no one in the world knew their behavior and thought that they were invincible war gods, but the world was not controlled by any individual, and their ugly behavior was clearly announced to the south of Beijing in broad daylight today, so the whole world knew an ugly name, the Japanese, and the fate of the ugly Japanese today is the fate of Yang Genfu tomorrow. Whether you are God, Emperor, Heaven or Earth, you are just a buffoon in the face of history. You evil people, the ugly behavior in front of me today, will be displayed in front of the world like these Japanese devils tomorrow, hanging in the street, letting the world see your ugly faces, peeling off these people's hypocritical masks, with no effort or a knife. The ruthlessness and selflessness of history will show you the ugly behavior of these people from a comprehensive perspective. When the truth comes out, I hope your children and grandchildren can still face the world.
Finally, I wish you more glory.
Sixth grade, Hongyan Primary School, zhuanghe city City, Ni Jie