June 3, 1839, under the auspices of the Lin Tse-hsu personally banned opium confiscated 237 thousand pounds in Humen beach destruction.
Lin Tse-hsu (1785-1850), Fujian designate official (now Fuzhou) people. In March 1839, Imperial Commissioner to the court as to the suppression of opium in Guangzhou.
Destruction of opium There are many methods, such as with the fire off, but this approach is not complete, because there can be from the slag, and even the soil paste extract the smoke. British officials have predicted that China will definitely not be all the destroyed opium, they will take the opportunity to steal or resale of trafficking in opium.
Lin Tse-hsu on the beach doing a good job two large pools, high tide so that water coming down the pool together with brine mixing lime, so that the opium in the pool an intense chemical reaction, when the tide tides open the floodgate for opium residue and with the tide into the sea, the whole process of clear-cut in everybody's eyes, under the supervision of open and aboveboard, without aperture can be drilled.
In order to clear to the Chinese people a pure conscience, and awe-inspiring righteousness, Lin Tse-hsu, specially invited foreign merchants, captains, missionaries and others to the site visit, to foreigners who might have witnessed the entire process of selling cigarettes on the things carefully and thoroughly so that Lin Tse-hsu They very much admire. According to their written records left by the point of view, they think Humenxiaoyan is a successful and complete action. "We have repeatedly sold tobacco for each study a process, the Chinese people's careful and faithful attitude is impeccable."
Emperor Tao-kuang was initially in the face of foreign aggression, arrogance, and after dread demand down, when the British invaders northward Dinghai, the town population and further threatened the Beijing-Tianjin region, he will be to "harm the country poor sick people handling" charges will be Lin Ze Xu dismissal. Reassignment Qi Shan as imperial envoy going to Guangdong sum. Chinese people have always respected the patriotic heroes of the people, the rejection of foreign aggressors to curry favor Qiurong scum of the nation. When the patriotic officers and men of the gentry in Guangdong, the masses aware of their "Lin adults" was removed from office, the much indignation in time working towards a "million people umbrella", incense burners, mirror, and Chung-card presented to Lin Tse-hsu, to express their retention, sympathy Lin Ze Xu of a truth. Song boards is written, "people dip their Hui, Yi Wei-Wei, Dong-hoon to stay in Guangdong, Chak over the southern skies," "Kimitada Body country, honest people should," "Tobacco sales miasma sea, ocean deterrence" and praise words, spoke highly of Lin Tse-hsu smoking in Guangdong Anti-British history of achievement.
Lin Tse-hsu not only by the Chinese people's love, even his opponents and enemies did not dare to doubt his great admiration for his holding the attitude.