Chinese drink tea pleasantly, British drink tea to save lives
Don't underestimate this small tea leaf, it can witness the ups and downs of the British Empire.
In the 18th century, during the British Industrial Revolution, the septic tank was not invented, and all kinds of industrial wastewater and excrement were discharged into the Thames.
Tea saved the British and was only part of the way that changed the fate of the British Empire, and in some ways, tea contributed to the rapid development of British commerce and the expansion of the British Empire
In terms of national physique, tea effectively balances the diet of the British.
On an economic level, the East India Company became the largest company in the world at the time by monopolizing the tea business in China.
The rich East India Company became almost synonymous with Britain, and completed the necessary wealth accumulation for Britain's subsequent colonial policy.
Tea has accompanied the British Empire through the germination of capitalism, to the flourishing of colonialism, and finally to the independence of the North American colonies, and the beginning of the turbulent end of the rest of the colonies. But that's all for laterIt can really be said that it is a tea leaf and a tea leaf that is defeated.
The world hegemon the United States was "poured out" from tea?
Tea, in the process of conquering the taste buds of the world, has also quietly changed the world map, small tea not only witnessed the ups and downs of the British Empire, but also the United States, the current world hegemon, is also "poured" from tea.
At the beginning, Britain and France stumbled for seven years, and Britain finally kicked the French away, but in the face of huge military spending, they had to cut leeks.
It was introduced at the timeTea ActThe East India Company was allowed to sell tea directly to the North American market, which would reduce the amount of tea to a lower price than smuggled tea, and the British East India Company would monopolize the tea to help the British merchants. Now, North America, from businessmen to ordinary people, is gone.
You're sure to say, wait!What does the British decree have to do with the United States?Why can't they do without tea?
With the promulgation of the "Tea Act", North America set off a wave, and not drinking tea became a new patriotic fashion at that time, contributing to the "Boston Tea Party".
From then on, the confrontation continued to escalate, and North America turned from private friction to frontal conflict against Britain, until North America declared independence in 1776, officially opening the prelude to the Revolutionary War, and the outcome of the war was ......Guess what?
Why is the Opium War also known as the Tea War?
The Opium War was the Tea War, isn't the impact of this statement quite big?
At the beginning of the 19th century, Britain shipped almost all the world's ** to China to exchange for tea, but at that time, the Qing Kingdom was convinced that what it produced was better, and was only interested in **, so it caused a huge ** deficit.
In the end, the United Kingdom and other large tea consuming countries did not have enough ** to buy Chinese tea. But the British East India Company found a substitute for the best in India - opium.
In this way, the cycle of tea, silver, and opium eventually led to the Opium War of 1840. So, in a sense, the Opium War was also a tea war in terms of the self-interest of the Qing rulers.
So, don't underestimate this little piece of tea.
Scientists have found that drinking tea can not only refresh the mind but also remove free radicals, anti-oxidation, anti-aging, and improve the body's immunity.
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