Chapter 1: The 118th Crackdown on Opium Smuggling

Weihaiwei is located at the top of the Shandong Peninsula, locking the throat of the Bohai Bay. It has always been a major coastal defense center in the north. The word Weihai means "shocking the sea border". Weihaiwei has a long history. It sent troops to station in the 31st year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty. Later, it was built in 1403. In the Qing Dynasty, although Weihaiwei was a prosperous town, its main function was still a coastal defense city.

The general in charge of Weihai was a general of the Green Camp. The first position of general was ranked second-rank military officer and was controlled by the governor and admiral of the province. He had the second-rank town bid under his command, and they were all stationed in Weihai City.

On this day, in the mansion controlled by the Huwei King of Weihai Wei, an ordinary maid brought tea to the master in the study. When he arrived at the door, the maid heard two people secretly discussing: "The adults only need to give the English people what they want. Once the English people's longevity cream is delivered, not only can adults enjoy it slowly, but it can also be exchanged for a lot of money. With this money, the adults can handle the money and pay the owed salary. If no one causes trouble, the matter will be left alone."

"If you let me think about it again, this matter is extremely risky. You must know that the emperor is a man of a stern heart, and even if the prince is exposed, he will not let anyone go."

"That Qishan is not a good master either. The reason why the military pay is deducted was exposed to him. You must think twice!"

"Yes, I'll bet today. If you tell the English, just this time, I won't be the case."

The maid was also a smart man. Seeing that the house was having a secret conversation, he quickly avoided it and waited for a long time before sending the tea in. The Huwei Camp King in the house did not expect that he would neglect to send his life for a while. This ordinary maid happened to join the Wuwei Sect. The next day, the maid went home to visit her relatives and accidentally passed the news to the local Wuwei Sect's altar master. Dong Haichuan was completely controlled by Dong Haichuan, and the news naturally quickly reached his ears. Dong Haichuan knew about this, which was equivalent to Liu Ji knowing about it.

So a document from the Inspectorate quickly arrived at Qishan's desk. When Qishan saw that the court knew about the matter, he naturally tried his best to investigate and deal with it. In the end, the king who intended to understand the foreign country was arrested and tortured. He made a clear statement with the English people. When he learned that an opium ship was coming, the new warship Jinjia, which was recently dispatched by the Tianjin Navy, was dispatched to Weihai. The Tianjin Navy Admiral Chen Huacheng, personally commanded Hu Xiami, arrested Hu Xiami near Liugong Island.

Chen Huacheng, who was standing on the deck of the Tianjin Jia, looked at the British opium ship in the distance, thinking that the other party would turn around and escape, but to his surprise. The three-masted clutch occupied the upper part and dropped the strings of the ship and looked across to another speedboat. Chen Huacheng urgently ordered the Jin Jia to penetrate directly into the British ship, and all the gun positions were ready to shoot.

The British ship had fired a gun halfway through. The small boat swayed left and right in the waves stirred by the shells, but fortunately avoided the bombing. It accelerated its speed and moved closer to the Tianjin Jia.

Chen Huacheng saw that the British ship had entered the range, and the British ship once again went beyond Chen Huacheng's expectations. It boldly drove towards the Jinjia and took the lead in firing. He heard the rumbling sound of cannons on the sea surface, and the water columns stirred up by the bombing were several feet high. One of the shots happened to hit the deck of the Jinjia. With the thick smoke and the huge bombing sound, a burning hole was left on the deck.

"Retaliation" As the cannon leader shouted loudly, the sound of the string cannons on the ground in the Jinjia ground rumbling, and thick smoke was spewed out with the cannon shooting. The Jinjia shells fell around the British ship as if it was raining. The numerical advantage of the cannons on the Jinjia was shown at this moment. After the bombing, the British ship was broken a main mast and the stern was blown into a big hole.

"Even if you die, you will sank that warship for me!" Hu Xiami clenched her fists tightly in the cockpit, and her neck veins surged, and her face turned red. He had already lost his mind in anger. The first mate next to him was obviously a sensible person. He pushed the helmsman away and personally pushed the rudder out to make the ship farther away from the mid-range ship. Hu Xiami rushed up angrily and pulled the rudder inward. The two of them fought over the cockpit.

Chen Huacheng saw the British ship shaking left and right on the Tianjin Jia, as if drunk, so he decisively grabbed the fighter plane and approached the British ship again.

Another round of intensive bombing, the British ship was hit by two more guns, one of which was a shotgun. The remaining two mainsails of the British ship were hit by a thousand holes as soon as they rose, and the other hit the bow of the ship, igniting a thick smoke on the ship. At this point, the British ship had lost the possibility of escape. His power and steering were seriously problematic.

As Chen Huacheng ordered to approach the British ship, the Tianjin A became closer and closer towards the British ship. When they got closer, the sailors on the ground threw ropes to pull the two ships together. At this time, the two people were British sailors wearing mixed styles. On the other side were Chinese sailors wearing new styles of blue and white water uniforms. They were clearly distinguished. They shot each other with muskets and bang bang, and some people rushed towards the opponent's camp in the fire of artillery. People who were shot fell on the deck. As time went by, the advantage of the large number of Chinese navy troops was reflected, especially those Chinese sailors who rushed to the enemy's formation. The swords of these people caused serious damage to the British sailors nearby.

Seeing that the situation was hopeless, Hu Xiami faced the Qing navy rushing towards him and stabbed the thin sword in his hand. Although his fencing skills were commendable, the flexible thin sword could not resist this barbaric attack style with the slashed by the thick-backed sword. Hu Xiami was cut to death by a random knife on his beloved opium ship "Amesid".

Hu Xiami was not the first opium merchant to die, but he was an opium merchant who caused the rapid deterioration of relations between China and Britain.

British Minister Jack filed a solemn protest to the Chinese government a month after the incident, demanding that China severely punish the Chinese Tianjin Navy Admiral Chen Huacheng, who caused the accident. The court presented a series of evidence seized on the opium ship in a tough manner, and protested against the British dumping of opium into China, claiming to take stricter measures to treat opium merchants.

This statement was soon reflected in the next action, allowing the British to realize that the Chinese were really moving.

Feng Taihang stood firmly in the tide of bankruptcy of foreign companies, and now has branches in all five business owners. While people admire Feng Taihang's boss He Guo's good at managing, they also suspect that Feng Taihang is suspected of violating the rules. Lin Zexu is also the suspicion of this doubt. In 831, Lin Zexu proposed to investigate Feng Taihang's assets. Just one month after the court sternly told the British that they would severely punish opium merchants, Lin Zexu's memorial finally received a secret reply. The court allowed him to mobilize the Nanyang Navy to investigate all Feng Taihang's assets. This secret decree also included a map that made Lin Zexu overjoyed, Feng Taihang's secret warehouse in Wu's.
Chapter completed!