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254. Victorian Narcos: Fire Monkeys, Iron Gunships, & Peasant Warfare (Ep 8)

2025/5/12
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Anita Arnon: 大家好，欢迎收听帝国播客。今天我们继续维多利亚时代的毒枭系列，讨论鸦片战争。英国以保护自由贸易为借口入侵中国，但实际上是由渣甸和马地臣这两个鸦片贩子在背后操纵。他们向英国政府描绘了占领香港和广州后的美好前景，并最终说服了英国政府发动战争。可怜的义律试图维护和平，但他的意见被忽视。他为了平息事端，答应支付鸦片商人的损失，但这给他带来了麻烦。英国最终发动战争，是为了收回他们承诺给鸦片商人的巨额赔偿金。英国需要通过鸦片贸易来弥补茶叶贸易的损失，因此他们必须不惜一切代价赢得这场战争。 William Durrumple: 我最近读了一本关于鸦片战争的好书，朱莉娅·洛弗尔的《鸦片战争：毒品、梦想和中国的形成》。这本书从中国和英国的角度讲述了第一次鸦片战争，非常深入。渣甸的档案可以在剑桥大学图书馆查阅。鸦片战争与阿富汗战争截然不同，前者是英国的胜利，后者是阿富汗的胜利。英国的铁甲舰“复仇女神”号在鸦片战争中几乎没有伤亡，给中国造成了巨大的心理冲击。清朝军队在战争准备方面远不如训练有素的印度士兵。英国军舰在中国河流上肆意破坏，偶尔还会派遣军队进行屠杀。中国海军主要负责打击海盗，类似于海岸警卫队，并受到鸦片贸易的腐蚀。在珠江口的战斗中，英国使用了康格里夫火箭，给中国造成了巨大的伤亡。中国发现他们几乎无法对抗复仇女神号。

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Who won the First Opium War? Why did British troops feel guilty about their role? What treaty led to Britain taking control of Hong Kong?

Anita and William discuss the tragic imbalance of The First Opium War, and the traumatic ways in which Chinese citizens responded to the humiliation it entailed…

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