Because the habit of opium in China was very serious at that time, opium was mainly imported from Britain and America. Lin Zexu wanted to write some suggestions to Britain and America to rectify the bad atmosphere in China, but because only Britain had a king, he only wrote a letter to the Queen of England.
But the content of this letter makes people laugh.
In his letter, Lin Zexu first praised the emperor of the dynasty, then praised the Queen of England with a condescending attitude, and then "frightened" the Queen of England with China's strict legal system, and belittled British goods as a dispensable thing.
The whole letter doesn't show the boldness of vision of a great country, on the contrary, it looks like gold and jade.
Of course, such a letter was not accepted by the British government, but also published in British newspapers, which was severely ridiculed by the British.
Lin Zexu's purpose in writing this letter is good, but his words are very inappropriate and counterproductive, which is a great pity.