During the Qing Dynasty, there were trade contradictions between China and Britain

At the beginning, China's exports of silk tea were far greater than those imported from Britain, and a large amount of British money flowed into China.

Britain, in order to reverse the worst difference, very despicable imports of opium to China, reversed the worst, to Lin Zexu's year, the Chinese and British ** is in deficit, China lost a lot of money, this is why Lin Zexu Humen sold cigarettes.

At that time, the Qing Dynasty was a typical self-sufficient economy, and all the products needed for life were made by themselves, so the things shipped by the British could not be sold, while Chinese tea, silk, and porcelain were very popular in the West, and the British only bought things but could not sell them, and the ** deficit gradually expanded, so later the British used a bad trick - opium. We all know how much damage this thing has, the British rely on this to grab a large number of ** from China every year, the Qing Dynasty ** continued to outflow, and their own people were deeply poisoned by opium, so Pailin Zexu banned smoking, and after Humen sold tobacco, Britain declared war on the Qing Dynasty, and the Opium War broke out.

China has long been in the position of entering and supersuring, and Britain is in the position of being in the first superposition. Britain needed Chinese tea, silk and porcelain, while China did not need British goods due to its self-sufficient small-scale peasant economy and some different lifestyles, such as Britain opened the Chinese market through the Opium War, signed the Treaty of Nanjing, and exported goods to China.

In 1839, there was a serious ** conflict between China and Britain, which eventually led to the outbreak of the Opium War. Things have changed, and in response to this ** conflict, what experiences and lessons should we learn should be summed up.

Old Tang believes that as Chinese, we must keep in mind the following three lessons to avoid history repeating itself:

First, in the face of the best war, we must first introspect. It is necessary to reflect on whether there are any drawbacks in our system and policies, and if there are any, we will change them. There are many problems in the Qing Dynasty's ** system, but the Qing court's arrogant self-esteem and arrogance are great, of course, they will not introspect, not only lose the opportunity for self-improvement, but also intensify the contradictions between the two sides.

Second, in the face of the best war, it is even more necessary to promote opening up. China and the West added vitality to the stagnant Qing Dynasty economy, and the Qing Dynasty did not realize this, and when they encountered trouble, they rashly closed the country again. Needless to say, this will have a negative impact on itself and on Sino-British relations, and it will trigger a boycott from other countries, with the United States, France and other countries that have ** relations with China deeply dissatisfied, and the Qing Dynasty is isolated.

Third, in the face of a first-class war, national defense must be on alert. When the conflict is irreconcilable, the possibility of military war has increased dramatically, and we must not take it lightly. The Qing court was paralyzed by the external situation, and even the wisest Lin Zexu thought that the British would not dare to launch it.

The result? The war fell from the sky, and the Qing Dynasty's national defense was almost blank, and it could only end up with a tragic end of defeat.

Song Dynasty bai

Due to the overland handover du

The passage was occupied by ethnic minorities, the silk road was cut off, and it could not be expanded, and excessive expenditures forced the Song Dynasty to answer **external**, and the only way out at that time was the ocean. The Song Dynasty, especially the Southern Song Dynasty, saw rapid development of maritime undertakings, with many seafaring techniques being used, such as the compass, and shipping routes as far away as the Arab countries. At that time, at the Guangdong wharf, there were people from all over the world.

The Song Dynasty was the only dynasty with the fastest technological progress in China's history and without suppressing commerce.

Qing Dynasty. Closed off the country. During the Qianlong period, out of wariness of Western forces and an arrogant and conservative mentality, the Qianlong Emperor decided to implement a policy of seclusion and seclusion, stipulating that foreign merchant ships could trade in Guangzhou and that they must abide by various restrictions.

It also stipulates that foreign businessmen are not allowed to directly interact with the government, but can only handle all matters related to foreign businessmen's negotiations by the "13 banks in Guangzhou".

Influence, Song Dynasty - the germ of capitalism.

The Qing Dynasty was broken by the strong ships and cannons of the West and reduced to a semi-feudal and semi-colonial.

In the early Qing Dynasty, foreign trade institutions were "thirteen lines".

Policy: Strict restrictions have been imposed on foreign business, stipulating that trade with foreign countries must be carried out through the official monopoly of the "Thirteen Lines".

Direct consequences: The foreign trade policy of the Qing Dynasty constrained the development of China's non-governmental foreign affairs, hindered the normal progress of China and foreign countries, and had an adverse impact on social and economic development.

The thirteen lines of Guangzhou, closed off the country, made the Qing Dynasty gradually backward in science and technology with the West, and was invaded by Western colonizers.

1,**Subject: The former is based on two sovereign states with equal status, while the latter ** both parties have unequal status;

2. Methods: There are many ways in China and the UK, including goods, services, processing commissions, etc.; In the Qing Dynasty, the Chinese and British were mainly commodity-based;

3. Scale: The current Sino-British exchanges are at all levels, while the Qing Dynasty was limited to luxury goods, opium and other commodities;

4,**Result: The former is mutually beneficial, while the latter, **the dominant Britain** is dissatisfied with the **interests**, and even does not hesitate to use force to coerce **subordinate Fang Qing** to compromise.