Archive for July 28th, 2009

Qianlong and Daoguang population Opium War (2009-7-28)

Qianlong 22 years, in 1757, only 1.9 million people in China. Daoguang 10, 1830, the eve of the Opium War, China has 3.9 billion people. During this period, more than 18% of cultivated land only. Population trapped in the land, not to engage in business, the limit of natural bottleneck. Do not say a Lin, [...]