Tracing China: Through history, dialogue between ancient and modern

Chapter 177 How Prosperous the Land Under Your Feet Will Be in the Future

The rain is faint at night, and the mountains and rivers are drifting.

Standing on the head of Haiphong City in Humen Town, looking at the mountains and rivers of Huaxia 180 years ago, it is unavoidable to make people sigh.

At that time, the great eastern country seemed to be powerful, but in fact it was strong on the outside and hollow, like a centipede that was dead but not stiff!
The poor and weak land will make people feel a deep sense of powerlessness.

Just a fire.

It seems that it can burn this huge monster that has fallen into the quagmire.

Standing under the rain curtain, Lin Feng asked, "This junior dares to ask, in the eyes of seniors, is the real purpose of selling cigarettes in Humen is for the righteousness of the country?"

Lin Zexu was taken aback for a moment, apparently he did not expect that Lin Feng would ask such a ridiculous question.

"*******, *****."

"How can I be as good as I want, but I want to be worthy of my heart."

"Humen sells cigarettes."

"Naturally for the country and the people."

The governor, who was wearing the official robes of the imperial court in the old era, stared forward in a daze with a stern and pale face, and continued to speak with emphasis:
"In the entire imperial court, there is only this official, who thinks that the harm of opium can lead to the destruction of the country, and there is no one else."

Lin Zexu's expression at this time.

There is quite a sense of loneliness and loneliness that the world is drunk and I am alone.

Lin Feng said, "Senior, some people in the later generations commented that because Humen sold cigarettes, it harmed the interests of foreigners and aroused a big conflict between the East and the West, which led to a series of vicious battles. What do you think of this?"

On the modern web.

There is even a point of view.

It is said that if Lin Zexu had not gone to Humen to sell cigarettes, the war between China and the country would not have happened if the sun never set. He also said that Lin Zexu was not a hero, but a sinner of the nation.

This is bullshit.

Now travel back to the time and space 180 years ago, and personally talk to the imperial governor who sold cigarettes in Humen.

Lin Feng felt that it was necessary to clarify and return Lin Zexu's innocence.

Assuming that Lin Zexu caused the war, then, 16 years after Lin Zexu's death, was the Second Opium War launched by the Western powers still caused by Lin Zexu?
Four years later, why did the Western coalition forces capture Tianjin again, and then occupy Yanjing and burn down the world-famous Old Summer Palace?
Later, China was reduced to a semi-colonial and semi-feudal country, and it also colluded with Chinese and foreign reactionary forces to jointly suppress the people's resistance.

Is this series of consequences Lin Zexu's fault?
Or did the Western powers already have aggressive ambitions?

Don't think that foreign powers will be merciful if you beg for mercy and kneel down.

If so, why were countless unarmed Chinese people slaughtered by foreign invaders?
If the imperial court at that time had not been corrupt, and officials and businessmen had not colluded with each other to do evil, but vigorously developed the economy, science and technology, military affairs, national education, and improved people's livelihood, would foreign powers dare to invade? Would the Qing soldiers be so vulnerable?

Questions for posterity.

Lin Zexu smiled wryly, and replied, "Even if there is no Humen destruction of opium, war will still happen!"

Subsequently.

The calm court official analyzed the situation and said.

He said that during this period of time he banned smoking, acted vigorously, enforced the law impartially, and treated foreigners mercilessly.

Right now, there have been many voices of criticism inside and outside the court.

Some people think that the upcoming East-West War was launched under the background that the country on which the sun never sets failed to trade with the Qing Dynasty, and took advantage of the opportunity of Humen to sell cigarettes. They also said that this war could have been avoided because of Lin Zexu's tough sales. smoke, prompting a war on which the sun never sets.

Will it be so?

Absolutely not.

There is no need to fight an east-west war, but China's market must be opened. In order to protect China's market, for the face of the Qing Dynasty or national sovereignty, the backward Qing Dynasty must have a war with the country on which the sun never sets.

Lin Zexu even speculated about the next situation, saying that the later peacemakers must believe that as long as he is pushed out, Lin Zexu can make the country end the war, and the country hates the sun never sets. The emperor definitely dismissed Lin Zexu's post first, and then sent him to the frontier.

He also said that the end of the East-West fight was tragic. The Qing Dynasty was completely defeated and there was no room for it.

The next situation, as long as you have a little brain, you can imagine, the trade that should be traded, the compensation that should be paid, and the land that should be ceded.

did not expect.

Living in this muddle-headed era, Lin Zexu could see so far and so deeply.

Lin Feng said, "Senior, if you are in charge of the situation, can you win against those foreigners?"

"cannot!"

"I am not a god."

"There is no supernatural power."

Lin Zexu was straightforward. Obviously, he has already even, and now the corrupt imperial court can't stop the strong ships and guns of foreigners at all.

As already shown in the "Haiguo Tuzhi" compiled by him, the Qing government must be defeated when the east and the west fight. Lin Zexu advocated opening his eyes to see the world, and actually admitted the fact that the West surpassed the East. However, Lin Zexu did not dare to say it clearly. There is no market among literati and bureaucrats for the words of destroying one's own prestige and boosting the ambition of others.

After speaking.

Lin Zexu looked confused, and asked, "Young man, you come from the future and have read historical classics. Since you have failed anyway, you can't avoid the court's crisis and death. Do you think it is meaningful to sell cigarettes in Humen?"

Hearing these words, Lin Feng couldn't help but feel a pain in his heart.

Even the first person in Huaxia to wake up, deep down in his heart, doubts whether what he has done has any practical significance?

"Old Lin, of course, must, absolutely meaningful!"

"Yes, the vigorous sale of opium in Humen curbed the spread of opium in China to a certain extent, and had a positive impact on the people."

"No problem. This anti-smoking campaign has greatly increased the general public's awareness of the dangers of opium. It has enabled many people to see clearly the nature of drug trafficking in the country where the sun never sets, and awakened the patriotic consciousness of the Chinese people."

"It's a pity that the sale of cigarettes in Humen did not save Huaxia from the fire."

"Hey, since then, the western powers have begun to invade our land and kill our people."

"Brother, look at it from another angle. It also accelerated our development into modern history."

"It's okay. The sale of cigarettes in Humen really awakened many patriotic and insightful people at that time. They began to reflect and reposition their position in the world. After decades, a group of people with true national souls awakened. , They rose up to fight back, shed their blood for the motherland and the people, and propped up the backbone of the Chinese nation."

……

The host Lin Feng's answer is actually similar to what the modern audience is talking about.

for this answer.

Lin Zexu finally got some comfort, looked down at the scene of Humen Town, and said with emotion:

"I really don't know, what will it look like in 200 years?"

Lin Feng followed his gaze and said, "Senior, this will be an era of prosperous manufacturing."

He stretched out his palm and tapped it towards the air, and light flew out from his fingertips, turned into streamers, and spread away.

This dilapidated town under a rainy night suddenly changed.

Like a miracle shaped by a myth.

Numerous high-rise buildings have sprung up, and countless modern factories have sprung up like mushrooms after rain.

The dark muddy road turned into a spacious avenue, densely covered with street lights, and the end could not be seen at a glance.

Like a long lying dragon, entrenched into the distance.

The crude ox carts turned into speeding cars, running with deafening engine roars.

The low house has turned into a solid and stylish building, and every family is laughing and laughing.

The original small market also transformed into commercial plazas, bright as day, with people coming and going, extremely prosperous.

In the field overgrown with weeds, the ears of rice are full, and a bumper harvest is about to usher in a year.

……

Countless miracles are happening.

In the eyes of the past and the present, it seems that they have come to another new world in the information age of modern science and technology.

This is the most authentic scene of Humen Town in modern times.

Lin Zexu stood where he was, as if petrified.

His pair of eyes widened to the maximum, looking east and west, with a shocked expression as if he was in a dream.

I'm afraid he never dreamed of it.

In less than 200 years, China, which was once poor and weak, has become so prosperous, so prosperous, and so powerful.

Lin Feng opened his mouth to explain, saying that in the future time and space, the place of Humen, and the large area around it, will become the capital of manufacturing.

In later generations, there is another saying that if there is a huge traffic jam in Humen, the electronic market all over the world will catch a cold, which shows that it has a great impact on the electronic manufacturing industry.

Humen does not produce wool and silk thread, but it is the capital of clothing.

Humen does not produce wood, but it is the furniture capital of China.

In addition, Huaxia is also the factory of the world and the capital of creativity.

The economy here is a collection of China's resources, its funds are from Hong Kong and Taiwan, and its workers are from the whole country, especially the Chinese women workers. At the critical moment, Huaxia women propped up China's economy.

This is an era when all Chinese people create a miracle together in Humen.

The ground beneath your feet.

180 years later, such earth-shaking changes occurred, Lin Zexu was completely shocked, and his mood could not be restored. He could not regain his senses for a long time as he stared at the bright and prosperous world around him.

He didn't know how long it had been before he asked, "Young man, how did you survive this dark disaster in China? What will happen to the court that I work for in the future?"

Lin Feng, "..."

senior.

The Qing court you served in has long since perished!
(End of this chapter)