At one time, part of China's economic resources depended on the trading of tea in the international market, which showed that tea was very popular in the international market, but now tea has disappeared in foreign markets, and even its market share is less than 1%, and its influence and competitiveness are even worse than those of India, Kenya, Sri Lanka and other countries. What happened in the middle? Everything is waiting to be revealed!
Poppy: the mastermind of tea production reduction in China
Poppy can be called a femme fatale among flowers. The so-called "My Fair Lady" and "Gentleman" are very graceful. Poppy is a kind of plant, which can produce beautiful and enchanting flowers when it is young, and penetrate into the marrow of a gentleman when it is old, so that it can lead an intoxicated life. No matter how good the concentration is, the "gentleman" will be hooked by it if he is not careful. With it, tea gradually fell out of favor in China.
Poppy for the aged is a familiar opium, which is called Fushou Ointment in China. In my opinion, Fushou cream may not prolong life, but only shorten it. The so-called Fushou cream is a black substance extracted from poppy through a series of processing procedures, which exudes a fragrance and permeates the air for a long time, making people smell it change color. Once you take it, you will become dependent and end your life early.
/kloc-In the 8th century, the imperial (British) people turned their greedy eyes to China, which Kelpolo called a treasure land, and plotted to make a fortune in China. I went all the way to China, but I was surprised that the legendary China went to China. At this time, China was dying, and I couldn't extricate myself from the glory of the past. What they see in their eyes is quite different from what they hear in their ears, and they even begin to wonder if they are in the right place.
What they see is a lifeless society, just like a pool of mud. The hierarchy of social members is extremely obvious, members of the royal family are pretentious, and the phenomenon of plundering the people's fat and paste is serious. People at the bottom like smoking opium, muddling along and muddling along. The children of the nobility and the poor were taken away by opium-they were lying in bed with a big pipe in their mouths.
They tried to temporarily forget the numbness of chaotic days by smoking opium, but they were completely addicted and couldn't get rid of it, making them invisible and dead. Good things are not necessarily good. Although the name of Fushou Cream is good, it can't really make people live longer. People in China who have Fushou cream completely forget themselves, let alone grow tea, and even ignore the basic life.
Opium War: the Catalyst of Tea Decline in the International Market
The British who witnessed the current situation in China had a brainwave and found a business opportunity to earn money from the people of China-a continuous supply of opium to China, which could empty the wallets of the people of China and their bodies, killing two birds with one stone. Why not? At this time, the people of China, regarded as fat on the chopping board, were still addicted to opium.
The British planted a lot of poisons on Indian soil, and a steady stream of opium was transported to a big consuming country (China), and China people enjoyed it. Smoking opium is a fashion behavior for men, women and children, regardless of class level. In their minds, a few mouthfuls a day can refresh them all day. Don't be ashamed of it, but be proud of it, just being trapped by a malicious person. After Lin Zexu destroyed opium in Humen Incident, the rich British launched the Opium War. On the passive side, China didn't say that he lost the war, but also lost a large sum of silver dollars to the thieves. The most outrageous thing is that China has to buy opium from Britain for free. With the failure of the Opium War, China people who were devastated by opium turned their focus to opium and were unwilling to operate in the international market, so tea was left behind.
Leadership decision-making mistakes: the root cause of tea losing its international market share
Seeing that the ban on smoking failed, the war failed, and a large number of silver dollars were delivered to thieves, the anxious Daoguang Emperor listened to the advice of Minister Xu Naiji: production and sales. Grow your own opium and achieve self-sufficiency, so that you don't have to give the British silver dollars, and the money will circulate within you once and for all. After an imperial edict came down, governments at all levels and regions responded positively, and two provinces, represented by Yunnan and Sichuan, even became opium producing areas.
It is a coincidence that the climate in China is very suitable for opium cultivation. The demand market for opium is the largest, and the climatic conditions are suitable, so opium can go sideways in China. People are ill, whether it is a cold or a plague, they take it as medicine. That is the magical effect of traditional Chinese medicine. If it's cured, it's the end of life. Drive the crane west and get to bliss early.
A large area of land is used to grow opium, so there is no place for tea to live. Under the same planting conditions, opium can bring infinite value, so tea is naturally left behind and nobody cares. Opium can be visited when it blooms, but it can be refined when it bears fruit, with obvious economic benefits, huge market potential and obvious advantages. The whole country has set off an upsurge of opium cultivation.
Seeing that opium can no longer make profits in China, Britain turned its attention to tea in China. After learning the tea planting method in China, I brought the planting technology back to India and promoted it vigorously. In just a few years, when China was still immersed in opium, India became the main tea planting base, completely replacing China's position in global tea sales.
If China doesn't have the idea of selling his own products and takes action, there will be some introspection after he can't afford to buy huge opium. As long as you can't afford huge amounts of opium, you will find another way. Although you don't say that you want to kill opium with one knife, you won't give up a pronoun "tea" in your country, and you won't form an antagonistic situation in which India grows tea and China grows opium.
I thought I could betray myself and protect the country's silver dollar, but I didn't know it was self-defeating Seeing our people's bodies and spirits destroyed by opium, there is nothing we can do. Tea technology has been popularized by other countries, which is pressing China's sales position step by step in the international market, but there is nothing we can do.
Smart as you are, it benefits others and harms yourself, resulting in the total share of China tea in the global market today being less than1%; 80% of the global tea market is owned by Britain; The tea-growing area has changed from China to India. I hope China people don't fall down twice in the same place.