Opium War Page #2

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but his orders have reached us

Lin's men have already been

in Guangzhou

I'm afraid we are all on his list

Lin is really putting a lot of effort

into his mission

Denton, Denton

My son was shipwrecked in Southeast Asia

and I thank you for making him

as a seaman

Please... This Chinese is unbelievable

It is Mary!

Rong'er

Yes

This is my treat, cheers

Master

I'm told Lin Zexu wants to ban opium and

he was granted an audience with...

His Majesty once every day during,

his eight-day stay in the Capital

Well, I just have to send him 8 times

as many gifts of silver

Father, he will send him

a gift of silver eight times as much

I'm afraid Lin Zexu won't accept it

My father is old,

I'll marry you as soon as he dies

You are lying to me

Madam, here comes a customer

It's you who told me to try opium,

saying that opium can cure all diseases

I... I live on singing only and

I won't get further...

Now that you need six opium balls a day

How can I afford you?

Do you think

I can sh*t gold and piss silver?

Fine,

I will give you no more

No...

Go this way

Seal this place. Catch opium deals

Hurry up!

Sir...

No!

Not enough?

This is the best opium

No...

I just want you to stay for one night

No, I don't sleep with foreigners

Why not?

I am a man too

I came first,

whoever has to wait outside

Rong'er

Oh, it's Mr. He, and a foreign lady!

There're soldiers outside, let us in

It's dangerous outside

You are a slut!

Out of my way!

Daddy

What the deuce are you doing here?

How could you!

How did you find me?

I hate you!

Freeze!

Your Excellency!

You!

How dare you! Men, come here!

Take him away

Rong'er, get up quick

Soldiers are forcing their way in

Sister, get up now,

the Commander is Han

Your Excellency!

Rong'er

Go!

Go!

Where is Lin Zexu,

the Imperial Commissioner?

Your Excellency, when our boat arrived,

Commissioner Lin went ashore and

told me to escort the official seal

Raise the sedan chair

Yesterday I was told that

Lin Zexu had just passed Nanchang

I'm sorry. I was remissed in my duty

I do not have great vision

I think Lin Zexu has started

Investigations in the city

Tell Commander Han...

to arrest whoever appears in Lin's list

and execute them in public!

Go!

Hill, would you come take a look at this

By taking the heads of their own people,

they seek to imitate us. I think they do

There is an old Chinese saying,

"Kill the chicken and

terrify the monkey"

Those convicts are

the unfortunate chickens

And we, gentlemen,

are the unwelcome foreign monkeys

Start the execution

Peace on earth

This is too much

They carry on this dreadful business

right beneath our national flag

I don't want to die

Help! Help!

Mr. Denton, help me!

How dare you! Shut up!

Help!

Oh, no! He!

Mr. Denton, help!

Daddy, do something!

You just can't leave him there

Denton

He is my friend! No!

What did she say?

She said she knows Your Excellency

Please spare my life

Nonsense,

how can a foreign girl know me?

She said she saw your Excellency...

on board the Tuna

If your Excellency kills me,

she will go to Commissioner Lin

to sue Your Excellency

Please spare my life!

Mary!

She is my daughter. Come here!

Daddy

Let her go!

Brother Xiong, let me do it

Sir,

he is the son of the owner

of Yihe Company

he is not an opium dealer

Viceroy Deng, Governor Yi and

General Guan are coming to meet you

How fast they found me!

Tell them to stop the ex ecution

I wish you all good health

Your Excellency, please forgive us

for not having met you earlier

Have some tea please

General Guan, please

The convict is called He Shanzhi

the son of the owner of Yihe Company

we have held him in custody

It's He Shanzhi!

Take him to my office tomorrow

Yes sir

You've collaborated with

British merchants to trade in opium

and you've committed a heinous crime

against the Celestial Empire

I am wrongly accused

I have never traded in opium

I went abroad to do business in tea,

porcelain and other goods,

I came back from abroad only yesterday

And know nothing about...

what my father and Yihe Company

are doing

I hope Your Excellency will make

a thorough investigation

Since you can speak English,

I wonder if you can read it

Imperial Commissioner Lin Zexu...

was born into a poor family in Fujian

He ranked the first in provincial

examination at the age of 20

and ranked the first

in palace examination at the age of 27

Since taking office, he has made

great achievements in taxation,

sea transportation and food control

As a result,

the Emperor laid much confidence in him

He is a strong and decisive leader,

and also...

Enough!

Do foreigners always get information

as quickly as this time?

I think so. The foreigners think that

he who gets the information earlier

earns more money

We also have a saying that

to know one's own situation and

his enemy's guarantees victory

in every battle

Since you know...

how foreigners make money,

do you know...

how they make ships and guns?

I know a little

In the past few years travelling at sea,

I've come to realize

how big the world is

I'll take the essence of

western knowledge to improve ourselves

I'll also give you

a chance to start a new life

Thank you, Your Excellency

Since you are young and innocent,

I'll forgive you and,

appoint you as my interpreter

to investigate foreign affairs

You must find out in three days

how the British government deals

with the opium problem in their homeland

I'm willing to do my best

I can pardon you, but not your father

Where did the huge quantity

of opium come from?

Your Excellency, pardon me please

Investigations show that,

you have been guarantors

for all foreign ships

who claim that they are free of opium,

and got through the customs

But now there is opium everywhere

breaking up millions of families,

killing millions of people

and robbing the Great Qing

of millions of tons of silver

Look at yourself

When everyone knows that you are

one of the richest in the country

How dare you fool me

by wearing patched clothes?

He Jingrong

I'm ready to forfeit all my assets

to the government

I don't want just your money,

I want your life too

What officials collaborate with you?

However rich you may be,

you are a common citizen

How can you resell such a large quantity

of opium without any help?

There must be some official secrecity

working with you

Confess now

I don't have the nerve

to bribe any officials

They demand that I abide by the law

I plead guilty, it's all

because of my greed, avarice and...

I want you to deliver an edict

to the foreign merchants and

to the people of Denton's party

Our emperor bestows his kindness

upon people from all over the world

That's why His Majesty grants

his approval for international trade

To reciprocate their

thanks to His Majesty,

these merchants must observe our laws

They can make profit,

but never at the expense of other people

My days are numbered,

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