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  1. Jan 2022
  2. Jul 2019
    1. It is agreed that the Total amount of Twenty-one Millions of Dollars, described in the three preceding Articles, shall be paid as follows:

      Why did this amount of money have to be paid? this is a lot of money.

    1. We have further learned that in London, the capital of your honorable rule, and in Scotland (Su-ko-lan), Ireland (Ai-lan), and other places, originally no opium has been produced.

      Why was no opium produced in these places?

    1. The emperor wanted to tell the English king how ignorant he was about the magnificence of the Chinese Empire and how improper his request was. However, we are unsure whether Lord Macartney actually delivered Emperor Qianlong’s letter to King George.

      Even though this was mentioned, why didn't he include this in his letter? he definitely should have.

    2. It was in this context that Lord Macartney undertook his mission. Unlike his predecessors, he was permitted to enter the Qing palaces in Beijing and elsewhere, have an audience with the Qing emperor Qianlong and his confident Heshen, and present George III’s letter to the emperor.

      Why was he permitted to enter a place like Beijing and other cities?