Chapter 13 worry

Although the war came to an end, the matter did not end, because Daoguang signed several treaties in a row.For example, Daoguang signed the "Humen Treaty" and "Sino-British Five-Port Trade Agreement" with the British. In view of the fact that these two treaties and the contents of the "Nanjing Treaty" have a direct impact on the next story, here are the three treaties. A brief summary of the content: 1. Cut off Hong Kong.In Daoguang's words, it is a "temporary reward" for Hong Kong and the British. 2. Pay 21 million taels of silver.Please note that a considerable part of it was pocketed by merchants of the Thirteen Banks, which had little impact on the Qing Dynasty's finances. This may be one of the reasons why the Qing Dynasty rulers were not awakened.

3. The exchanges between the two governments must be equal. 4. Open five ports of trade in Guangzhou, Fuzhou, Xiamen, Ningbo, and Shanghai, allowing British businessmen to live in the five ports, and trade does not need to be transferred through institutions such as Guangzhou Thirteen Banks.The choice of Shanghai as a trading port shows that the British have a good vision. 5. Give the UK most-favored-nation treatment. 6. Recognize that the UK enjoys consular jurisdiction, that is to say, if the British commit a crime in China, the Chinese can only file a lawsuit, but they do not have the right to adjudicate. Everything must be done in accordance with British legal procedures.

7. The customs tax rate is one size fits all, about 5%, which was about 20% before. In addition to ceding Hong Kong, it is obvious that the last two are also very uncomfortable, because the sixth article destroys China's judicial sovereignty, and the seventh article means that China loses its tariff autonomy, but the rulers and ministers of the Qing Dynasty did not understand, they all Failing to realize the far-reaching harm this entails. As soon as the British left, the Americans and French arrived behind. Because when Lin Zexu banned smoking in Guangzhou, he also confiscated the cigarettes of American opium dealers, so the Americans took the opportunity to ask for prices.As for the French, he was simply taking advantage of the British to take advantage of the fire.

After the first Opium War, the Americans and the French were already very familiar with the style of the Qing Dynasty, and they knew that when dealing with an ignorant and arrogant country like the Qing Dynasty, you would be treated as a tribute if you were polite. Only by educating the other party with cruel facts can they achieve their goals, so they directly said to Daoguang: We also want to sign a contract, or we will fight each other if we don't sign. Seeing that the British were so powerful, Daoguang thought that the Americans and the French, who were both white, were equally powerful, so he obediently signed the "Sino-US Wangxia Treaty" with the Americans and the "Sino-French Treaty" with the French. Treaty of Whampoa.Except for not ceding land and paying compensation, the United States and France got everything the British got, even more than the British!

Among them, the Americans got a special "gift" - the "Sino-US Wangxia Treaty" signed by Daoguang and the Americans contained a stipulation that "the two sides can negotiate and amend the treaty after the twelve-year period expires" (all trade and maritime There may be a slight flexibility in the payment, and it should wait twelve years later, and the two countries will send personnel to deal with it on a fair basis-"Sino-US Wangxia Treaty"), that is to say, the Americans feel that the treaty is not enough. It can be changed to sufficient after two years.Isn't this equivalent to sending Americans a cheating device?

This "gift" that Daoguang gave to the Americans left endless reverie for other powers, and also left endless troubles for his descendants. The French also received a special "gift" - Daoguang opened the religious ban, France can build Catholic churches and cemeteries in commercial ports, and the Qing government must also protect the safety of the church. In fact, missionaries have entered China long ago, but only in a small number, and they have always been in an illegal position.According to historical records, the missionary Morrison was learning Chinese in China. His Chinese teacher had to carry a pair of shoes and a bottle of poison with him every time he went to class. suicide.

It's all right now, Daoguang has lifted the ban on Christianity, and missionaries looking forward to the stars and the moon have finally legalized their status.The only problem is that it is not perfect, only Catholicism is written into the treaty.However, very few people in the Qing Dynasty could figure out the types of missionaries. In fact, the status of missionaries had been completely legalized. Talking about so many missionaries is just to illustrate one thing—in addition to the import of commodities, the Western powers have added another import missionary to China's work focus. To be precise, it is the import of ideology.

Because based on their work experience conquering other colonies, importing ideology is the best way to gradually influence and even control a country, although it is very dirty but very effective.Many major events that will happen next will prove this point, because there are missionaries behind these events! ... Daoguang, who signed the contract softly, is definitely not a good emperor, but he should barely be regarded as a good person, a good person who always stays on the level of ancestral family law and guarding against the Han people, weak ears, cowardly and incompetent, a person who is not suitable to be an emperor nice guy.This good man who is not suitable to be an emperor went to heaven to meet his ancestor Nurhachi in 1850 after spending nearly thirty years of his life as an emperor.

Daoguang waved his sleeves gently, not only did not take away a cloud, but also left a big mess to Xianfeng who had just grown up.