Going West Out of the Forest of Yumen, You Will Slowly Cultivate the Soil and Strengthen the Border.

Name: Going West Out of the Forest of Yumen, You Will Slowly Cultivate the Soil and Strengthen the Border.
Author: The First Brother of Yili

西出玉门之林则徐垦土强边

by The First Brother of Yili (伊犁一哥)

Status: Ongoing
Length: 221k Words
Genre: Historical
Audience: Male
Subgenre: Historical Biography
Updated: 4mo ago
Source: Qidian

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In the 22nd year of Daoguang's reign, I, Lin Zexu, went to Yili to guard the west. Everyone in the world laments that I have banned smoking in Humen. Once I am in trouble, I am exiled thousands of miles away. But no one knows that when I go to the Western Regions, I will serve as a criminal minister to bring peace to the country. Survey the terrain, build water conservancy, expand fertile fields, and teach farming. At the foot of the Tianshan Mountains, I will use my own efforts to turn the Gobi desert into an oasis and turn the barren garrison into fertile soil. Even if you are in a desperate place, you will not change your loyalty; Even if he is riddled with crimes, he will not let down his family and country. The world laughs at me for being miserable in exile, but I am in the Western Regions, writing down legends for the ages. Thousands of miles into the wilderness, a lamp will not go out; a lonely minister will go to the country, but his heart will still remain intact. I, Lin Zexu, even if I am exiled for three thousand miles, I will still protect the Western Frontier for China!

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Part of Lin Zexu's life
In 1830, he was promoted to the governor of Hedong River Channel and proposed a river management plan to divert the Yellow River from Lijin, Shandong Province to the sea to eliminate flooding. In 1832, he served as governor of Jiangsu, committed to building water conservancy projects, and proposed the idea of self-minting silver coins. In 1837, he was promoted to governor of Huguang and took the lead in implementing a smoking ban in Huguang. In 1838, the first memorial pointed out that the failure of the smoking ban was that it could not be strictly prohibited. In 1839, he was appointed as the Imperial Envoy and went to Guangdong to ban smoking and destroy 2,376,254 kilograms of opium at Humen Beach. In 1840, after the Opium War began, he was dismissed due to the British invasion. In 1841, he went to Zhejiang to co-organize coastal defense, and was later exiled to Ili. In 1845, he was re-appointed governor of Shaanxi and Gansu, and was transferred to governor of Shaanxi the following year. In 1847, he was promoted to governor of Yunnan and Guizhou. In 1849, he resigned and returned home due to illness. In 1850, he was ordered to serve as an imperial envoy and went to Guangxi to suppress the peasant uprising. He died in the Puning County Hall in Chaozhou on the way.
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