Chapter 2: The stormy waves are 170 times.

Before the Opium War, Macau's sovereignty had always belonged to China. The Portuguese government had to pay land rent and its garrison was mainly dispatched by the Chinese government.

On September 3, 1839, early morning, the sea fog had just dissipated in Macau, and the sun rose slowly from the eastern sea, and the earth was shrouded in a layer of golden yellow. The Qing Dynasty local magistrate in Macau, the fifth-rank Macao magistrate Jiang Liang and the Macau Governor Bian Du led their respective subordinates to welcome them outside the Sanba Gate.

Although the news that the Chinese seized Singapore has spread in Southeast Asia just a week ago, and soon the whole world will know that the Chinese seized the throat of Southeast Asia. Bian Du wrote a long letter to the king a few days ago, writing the details of the battle in Singapore into the letter. At the end of the letter, Bian Du wrote with emotion: The greedy British man woke up a sleeping lion for the benefit of opium.

Bian Du, who was still immersed in thinking, was awakened by the sound of gongs. It seemed that the team of the imperial envoy Lin Zexu had arrived and looked to the end of the road. I saw a winding team like a snake appeared on the narrow dirt road. What surprised Bian Du was that the eight-carrying sedan chair of the imperial envoy was not surrounded by the mighty and quiet soap guards. This broke his usual thinking. The Chinese really changed. In addition to the people who sounded the gongs, there were new troops in neatly dressed in front and behind the official sedan chairs. Bian Du had already heard that China had trained

Many new troops similar to the West were finally seen by Bian Du. They were wearing green uniforms, with a musket slanted, and wrapped their braids completely in with a soft hat on their heads. The armed belts were inserted with ammunition, and some special grenades were hung behind the belt, and the gun stabs were pinned in front of the belt. The leggings at the feet of the new soldiers made them very flexible. The cuffs, collars and shoulders added the beauty of the clothes. The weapons of the officers were slightly different. They had two latest revolvers on the belt. And a waist knife.

This obviously firearmed army made Bian Du's heart sink. If he wrote the sentence that the British woke up the sleeping lion a few days ago, it was a bit conceptual. Today, Bian Du saw the sharp claws of the lion. At the same time, with the appearance of the imperial envoy, Bian Du also saw the Chinese's determination to ban opium. They did not seem to have any desire to ban smoking due to the declaration of war in Britain. Today, Lin Zexu's arrival must be to completely eliminate the influence of Macau as a base for tobacco dealers.

Bian Du waved his hand and asked the Sanba Fort to light the cannons. The Portuguese soldiers under his command also set up a team of solemnly. At Bian Du's signal, the Portuguese army of 100 men acted as a guard of honor. One of them sang the drums and the other slapped the flag. The captain cleared his uniform. He stepped forward and danced his gun as a leader. With the roar of the 19th robe, he came here to welcome the imperial envoy Lin Zexu to lit firecrackers. Some people set up incense tables on the road, which were filled with flowers and other objects.

Lin Zexu got off the ground from the sedan chair. He looked back and Deng Tingzhen, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, also got off the sedan chair. The two gave in to each other for a while, because Lin Zexu was a Grand Secretary, Minister of Personnel and Minister of Imperial Envoy, he walked ahead with a high status. Deng Tingzhen was half a step behind. Then he followed the New Army's command and a group of civil and military officials.

Bian Du, who was opposite, greeted him with the Macau psychic Jiang Liang. Bian Du put his hand on his chest and saluted. Bian Du has been in China for a long time and knows that Chinese officials value superiority and etiquette. He is a little worried that these imperial officials forced him to give a big gift. Fortunately, this worry did not appear, and the imperial envoy seemed particularly enlightened. He did not make things difficult for him at all. The translator around him fluently conveyed Bian Du's greetings to Lin Zexu.

Seeing that the salute was over, Bian Du asked the military band to play a welcome song. Lin Zexu was no stranger to these brass orchestras. He was familiar with the trumpets in the new military camp. Moreover, some overseas students learned Western music, and some performed them in China. Therefore, Lin Zexu was not curious about these Western music at all.

After Lin Zexu and Bian Du and others finished greetings, he turned to the nearby Chinese residents. The residents who watched the fun saw Lin Zexu coming over. They knelt down in uneven ways. They shouted: "Mr. Lin, you are Master Qingtian. " "If you hadn't sent someone to quit the bad habit of waiting. They destroyed and banned opium, we were already on the road to the underworld. " "The master is our family's life-saving benefactor!"

Lin Zexu's eyes were filled with deep affection. These fellow villagers of the same species and roots were simple and kind. They worked hard all their lives, and their meager savings were often gone because of opium. People often became destitute in the second half of their lives, without a single capital to survive, and they were more unable to die well, and they died without a place to bury them. Thinking of these, Lin Zexu felt a sense of pride in his heart. If they could forbid opium, I, Lin Zexu, would not be afraid of anything! I have no regrets.

He said emotionally to these kneeling fellow villagers: "All up. If it weren't for the current emperor, how could I do anything? The British are attacking my Qing Dynasty now, why? Because of opium, the emperor firmly wants to ban opium. In order to make money, the British colluded with bold and arrogant people from all over the coast to dump opium into our Qing Dynasty. The heroic god of the emperor is in Singapore

He defeated the British defenders and took Singapore in one fell swoop. This time I, Lin Zexu, came to Macau to see if there were any British businessmen who dared to smuggle opium into the Qing Dynasty. If anyone found out who smuggled opium, even if he went to the police station to complain, if it was not possible, he could report it to the magistrate. If it still didn't work, he could report it to the magistrate. If it still didn't work, he could report it to the inspector's office or even to the capital.

Bian Du listened to the translator whispering to translate Lin Zexu's words in his ear. It seemed that the imperial envoy was really determined to ban crows, but from his words, Du also felt that the Chinese officialdom was not very rules, and there must be many problems in it. Otherwise, why would he sue the police station not solve the problem and he had to sue it.

Although Dubian is a little disgusted with the officialdom of China, like most foreign businessmen. But now is not the time to think about this. Dubian turns his thoughts to Portugal's attitude towards the war. No matter what, Portugal has remained neutral in the war, and there is nothing to worry about. Britain and China are both great powers that cannot be provoked for. Since they cannot be provoked, they will not provoke them, and neither side will offend them.

Lianfeng Temple is located at the foot of Lianfeng Mountain in Macau. It was built in the early years of Chongzhen in the Ming Dynasty (1592) and in the first year of Yongzheng in 1723. Residents raised funds to expand and repaired to their current scale. The plaques "Chinese and Foreign Religious Enthusiasm" and "Great Light" hung in the temple were written in the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty and the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty. Lianfeng Temple is located at a must-pass place to enter Macau. Many officials in the Qing Dynasty visited Macau were stationed here to handle official duties. Therefore, Lianfeng Temple is also the only official temple in Macau.

When Lin Zexu and his party marched towards Lianfeng Temple, Lianfeng Temple was already very lively.

Groups of people watching the fun have gathered outside the courtyard. In the courtyard, Macau directors, Chinese co-magistrates, county magistrates, and representatives of the imperial envoys have been waiting there. Various gifts: silver, silk, tea, pigs and calfs with red ribbons on their horns are also placed at the main entrance of the temple.

The first one to arrive was Wang Dayong, the commander of the new army on the horse. With Wang Dayong's arrival, a team of new soldiers in green uniforms led the eight-person sedan chair of the imperial envoy to appear. Walking next to the sedan chair was a team of Portuguese honor guards. Behind Lin Zexu's sedan chair was Deng Tingzhen's official sedan chair, and followed other officials and troops. As soon as Lin Zexu arrived, he was immediately greeted by the waiting officials. Then Lin Zexu was introduced to the temple, where he had a rest and held talks with the Governor of Macau.

In the Lianfeng Temple, Lin Zexu used a wooden god platform to make a temporary desk. He met with Bian Du and Portuguese officials. Lin Zexu announced the court's kindness to them and declared the ban. He also talked about the hope that the Portuguese would abide by the law.

Bian Du asked the translator to tell Lin Zexu: 2oo For many years, the Portuguese have lived and worked in peace and contentment here. It is too late to be grateful, so how can they still dare to violate the law and discipline? Now, it is also a matter that they should do with Chinese officials to expel opium-trafficking businessmen.

These words were just for Lin Zexu. In fact, Lin Zexu also knew that he had dealt with these foreigners a lot, but how could he not know their nature? To put it bluntly, foreigners were talking at the strength of the Chinese. Now the Chinese have just won a battle in Singapore. Portugal naturally has to sell themselves and please the officials of the court.

Although he was pulling a small abacus in his stomach, the talks between the two sides were still in a friendly atmosphere. Lin Zexu also gave gifts such as silk, folding fans, tea and rock sugar to Portuguese officials on the spot, and gave Portuguese soldiers 40,000 pieces of wine, meat noodles, and dragon balls. He also signed a three-year trade contract with Macau, which agreed to transport 50,000 kilograms of Macau tea every year.

The one-hour talks ended happily, and Bian Du insisted on accompanying Lin Zexu to patrol Macau. They passed by Sanba, Maga Temple, and Nanwan forts. Along the way, Lin Zexu was welcomed by 19 cannons. On the road that Lin Zexu must pass, the Chinese along the way even set up incense tables to warmly welcome Lin Zexu's arrival.

The Nanwan area is a place where foreign merchants live and is also the central area for opium smuggling and selling in Macau. It is here that Lin Zexu sent accompanying officers and soldiers to focus on random checking their household registration, on the one hand, to see if it matches the registration, and on the other hand, to check whether there are still opium hidden in the hidden area. It was only then that Bian Du realized why Lin Zexu ordered a census of Macau three months ago. It turned out that Lin Zexu had planned early, and if there were still British opium merchants secretly entering Macau now, they would be caught and interrogated. Bian Du looked at this Chinese official more differently.
Chapter completed!