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Red Sun, Yellow River

Dawn of the Opium War Set in 1839, the narrative explores the onset of the Opium War through three perspectives. It contrasts Qing bureaucracy and Confucian ethics with British imperial ambition and mercantile greed, while highlighting social unrest among the Chinese peasantry. The story takes place in January 1839, right on the edge of a major historical conflict called the First Opium War,. The core issue is a "triangular trade" conflict: 1. Britain loves tea and buys huge amounts from China, paying in silver,. 2. China doesn't want British goods, so to get their silver back, British merchants smuggle opium (an illegal, addictive drug) into China to sell to the people,. 3. The Crisis: Opium addiction is destroying Chinese society and draining the country's wealth, so the Emperor has sent a hardline official to stop it,. The book follows this crisis through three main perspectives: • The Merchant (British): John Trader, who wants to make a quick fortune selling opium so he can marry a wealthy woman named Agnes Lomond,. • The Official (Chinese): Jiang Shi-Rong, a young scholar hired by the famous High Commissioner Lin Zexu to help crush the opium trade,. • The Villagers: Mei-Ling and Nio, peasants whose lives are being upended by local corruption and secret societies. To get us started, you would like to look at John Trader (the British side) and Jiang Shi-Rong (the Chinese government side) first. How did Lord Lin react to Jiang Shi-Rong's exam failure? What does John Trader hope to gain from the trade? Why does Mei-Ling fear Nio joining the White Lotus?