New Shun 1730

"I think this is a good thing. Since the imperial court sent you to supervise, the merchants need to see profits increase before they can support the supervision. As long as the British do not abolish the tea tax, it will also be of great benefit to the imperial court to strengthen its control over these merchants."

Duke Guo of Qi thought for a moment and then smiled and said: "You can't expect a group of people who just knew that American ginseng is not produced in the hot Southeast Asia to fight against those old oilmen who have been engaged in trade for a hundred or two hundred years. If you expect them to fight, you have to fight You can’t lose all your money.”

"When I went to Europe this time, what I saw and heard was that in terms of the control of the industrial economy, Europe has the style of the Song Dynasty, and this dynasty is definitely not as good as it. Only when the economy is controlled by legal persons can it be possible to have reforms like Jinggong. I North Korea can’t do it.”

"The policy of banning seas, I don't think there is much difference between the East and the West. Countries such as Denmark, Britain, and France also banned their own sales in Asia, and gained monopoly benefits. Unlike the previous three treasures of the previous dynasty, they prohibited private sailors from sailing to the sea to obtain spices. What’s the difference?”

Liu Yu does not completely agree with this, but considering the education Qi Guogong received since childhood, it is rare to see this step.

But the Duke of Qi hit the point when he said something. In fact, all countries are enforcing some degree of maritime ban and monopoly, and all are directly intervened by administrative forces.

Europeans, especially Protestant countries, have always had double standards and are shameless. Liu Yu has learned this in recent years. After all, the Netherlands that was the first to be dealt with was a Protestant country.

I can prohibit private trade at sea, I can regulate navigation, and I can prohibit your cargo ships from selling goods in our country.

But you cannot allow us to receive the goods, nor can you allow us to cede your Zhoushan and rob Macau, otherwise you will be guilty.

This way of thinking is not only difficult for Dashun people to understand at this time.

Even in later generations, it is still difficult for Chinese people to understand.

So when some people read about the subsequent humiliation, many people will think, "As long as trade is opened, the British will be happy and won't attack us."

First reflect on whether you have done anything wrong.

But the reality is that the United Kingdom issued two consecutive laws banning Oriental cotton; it levied a tea tariff of up to 220%; and the British East India Company directly sank any non-company Oriental cargo ships.

So the essence of this matter is that I was really deceived.

I believe they have a set of non-double standards, unified and universal evaluation standards.

Lao Ma said in the 1840s that the essence of Britain's so-called "free trade" was a monopoly. Once "free trade" threatens the essence of his monopoly, he will inevitably be the first to stand up against "free trade."

The root cause of the Opium War was not because of free trade, but because "the Qing government banned the cultivation of poppy," which allowed external opium to create a virtual monopoly because the country did not allow the cultivation of opium.

Eliminating the evil attributes of opium, if we simply treat it as a commodity, once it is allowed to be grown casually, no one will want the British goods that can be produced in Sichuan Province. This has been proved later. There was no need for Sichuan to take action, as Yunnan was enough at that time.

Just like the directors of the British East India Company complained in Congress in 1820 [In the previous 23 years, the company was forced to sell textiles and hardware to China, which caused the company a loss of 1,688,103 pounds].

The directors of the company are speaking in Congress. It is impossible that all the people in Congress will be dead in 20 years and 39 years, right?

So do the British know that even if there is zero tariff, their textiles and hardware cannot be sold?

Or do you know it clearly, but pretend not to know, and find a reason for free trade to sell opium that is a virtual monopoly?

However, what Lao Ma said to the point in the 1840s was still not listened to or believed by more than a hundred years later. Instead, he first reflected on what he had done wrong, which led to him being beaten.

Fortunately, a Georgian who read Lao Ma's book reflected on this and concluded that "if we fall behind, we will be beaten. But we are not willing to be beaten, absolutely not."

Finally, I didn’t reflect on the fact that because of unfree trade, I deserved to be beaten. Well done.

Do the British know that opium is banned in China?

The reason why Macartney could become the representative of the mission was that his predecessor, Charles Cathcart, died of illness on the way to China.

The prime minister's instruction before the Cascade mission came to China clearly stated, "If the business contract stipulates that opium cannot be transported, you must agree." Never fight for this aspect of ‘freedom’ at the risk of losing other important interests. 】

[Our opium in Bangladesh should find a way out through the "scattered and tortuous trade opportunities on the eastern sea\