Madame is as charming as a flower

Chapter 879 Hell on Earth. 1
In fact, no matter which emperor it is, it is very resolute to crack down on and thoroughly investigate opium, but the results are not ideal.

As a result, opium became a major problem in the Qing Dynasty.

Because the large amount of smoke flowed into the territory of Kyushu, nearly tens of millions of taels of silver flowed out of Kyushu every year, resulting in the terror of expensive silver and cheap money, exhausted finances, and empty treasury. .

In the 17th year of Daoguang, the imperial court finally reached the point where it had to take immediate and resolute measures, so it carried out Humen to sell cigarettes, but it was this time the smoke of gunpowder led to the outbreak of the Opium War.

History pushed Lin Zexu to the forefront, and he was under the pressure of criticism. After two wars and the defeat of the Qing court, a large amount of foreign opium flooded Kyushu, which aggravated the financial crisis of the Qing court.

Big cigarette sales, the most profitable.

But now in the Republic of China, such as Jin Tingxiao and others, will strictly prohibit the smuggling of opium, and some forces will cooperate with those people privately for money.

Although the opium smuggling business under their control is very popular, it is still a business that is explicitly prohibited by the government of the Republic of China. It is not tolerated by society and laws and regulations, and can only be done quietly in private.

However, in the land of Jingchu, since the arrival of the four major families, the smuggling of tobacco and soil has been banned by means of killing and cutting. Strict scrutiny will be carried out on this aspect. Once discovered, it will be a catastrophe.

Therefore, no one dared to smuggle tobacco, whether publicly or privately.

But now, Fu Yuejun is actually in her own home, and seeing these servants smoking cigarettes, her whole face turns dark, and she is about to tremble with anger: "What are you all doing?"

Now that she was so angry, those servants acted as if they hadn't seen her, and didn't react at all.

After Zhao Yanqiu and the old lady heard her voice, they rushed over from the inner courtyard. As soon as the old lady saw Fu Yuejun, she hugged her in her arms: "My Xiaojiu, you are back..."

"Well, I'm back." Fu Yuejun patted the old lady's back lightly, his eyes flicked over these people, his eyes were dark and terrifying: "What's going on here?"

The old lady's lips trembled, she looked at Zhao Yanqiu, Zhao Yanqiu pulled her to sit aside, took a deep breath, and said to her: "Xiao Jiu, you have to be mentally prepared."

"You say it."

Fu Yuejun was able to adjust her emotions in the shortest possible time. Now, she needs to know what happened.

Zhao Yanqiu held her hand a lot tighter, and when he started talking about these things, his eyes turned red: "Not long after you left the capital, we all returned to Jiangling, but I didn't expect that in just a few days, more than half of us The people in the land of Jingchu all started to smoke tobacco, and they were not addicted at that time, and Ah Cheng and the others also ordered to ban it, but no matter what method they used, they couldn't stop it at all."

With Fu Lingcheng and Song Chen's iron and blood methods, it should have been able to stop it, but within one night, like a resurgence, within three days, the entire Jingchu fell.

A lifeless atmosphere.

In order to take a sip of tobacco, everyone steals money, those who seek refuge in Fusang seek refuge in Fusang, and those who sell children sell children. All major drugstores dare to openly sell tobacco, which is worth silver.

Not only men smoked, but even ladies from aristocratic families began to smoke. Their wealth was gone, and relatives turned against each other. This has become a daily drama in Jiangling City.

(End of this chapter)