First Opium War The Righteous Minister Extra History Part 2

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📜 The First Opium War - Part 2 - Extra History • The tea trade flowing from China had left the British government in staggering debt. They had loaned huge amounts to the Honourable East India Company (EIC) to conquer India, and to pay their debts, the EIC turned that land into poppy fields and manufactured opium in huge quantities. Since China had banned the opium trade, the EIC set up a market in Calcutta (part of their Indian territory) and turned a blind eye to the black market traders who smuggled it into China. By 1839, over 6.6 million pounds of opium were being smuggled into China every year. The Chinese DaoGuang Emperor appointed an upright official named Lin Zexu to halt this opium trade. Lin orchestrated a massive campaign to arrest opium traders, force addicts into rehab, and confiscate pipes. He even laid siege to British warehouses when the merchants refused to turn over their opium supply, instead taking it all by force and burning it. The outraged merchants sought redress from their government, but although the Chief Superintendant Charles Elliot promised them restitution, the government never had any intention of paying them back. Amid the unrest, two British sailors brutally murdered a Chinese man. Lin Zexu demanded their extradition, but Elliot insisted on trying them aboard his ship and sentencing them himself. Lin Zexu had enough. He halted the British food supply and ordered the Portuguese to eject them from Macau. They retreated to a barren island off the coast (now known as Hong Kong). Since the island could not support them, Elliot petitioned the Chinese to sell them food again. He received no response. Then he sent men to collect it directly, but on their way back they were halted by the Chinese navy, and the first engagement of the Opium Wars began. • Learn about the disastrous Macartney Embassy that tried and failed to improve British trade relations with China: http://bit.ly/28Ro4B1 • Watch Extra History ad-free get 1-week early access on NEBULA https://go.nebula.tv/extrahistory • Suggest Vote on our next episodes, get exclusive content 24-hour early access on PATREON https://bit.ly/EHPatreon • Show off your fandom with MERCH from our store! http://extracredits.store/ • Interested in sponsoring an episode? Email us: [email protected] • TWITTER: http://bit.ly/ECTweet I FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/ECFBPage • INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/ECisonInstagram I TIKTOK: https://bit.ly/ECtiktokz • BLUESKY: https://bit.ly/ECBlueSky I TWITCH: https://bit.ly/ECtwitch • GAMING: / @extracredits • Miss an episode in our Opium War Series? • Part 1 - • First Opium War - Trade Deficits and ... • Part 2 - • First Opium War - The Righteous Minis... • Part 3 - • First Opium War - Gunboat Diplomacy -... • Part 4 - • First Opium War - Conflagration and S... • Series Wrap-up Lies Episode - • First Opium War - Lies - Extra History • ♪ Waning Moon by Sean and Dean Kiner - Available on Patreon! - • ♫ Waning Moon by Sean and Dean Kine... • Thanks for the high-quality conversations for following our community guidelines here: https://bit.ly/ECFansRNice • Artist: Lilienne Chan I Writer: James Portnow I Voice: Daniel Floyd I Editor: Carrie Floyd I ♪ Extra History Theme by Demetori: http://bit.ly/1EQA5N7 • #ExtraHistory #OpiumWar #History

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