Why didn't Lin Zexu burn opium directly in Guangzhou and transport it to Humen to destroy it?

Humen in the Qing Dynasty, now Dongguan, is on the west coast. Lin Zexu chose to burn opium here with obvious intention. Because here, you can burn opium directly and fill it into the sea. In this case, even if the smoking ban is over, those opium dealers or opium users can't find anything from the ashes. Otherwise, if it is burned on the spot, so much opium will be unclean, and the ashes and defective products after burning will be mixed into the soil, so it is not difficult to ensure that opium addicts will be dug out of the soil again. Or opium grows again from the land of China.

Lin Zexu is determined to ban smoking. Tens of thousands of China compatriots were framed by opium, and a dozen China soldiers who smoked opium couldn't even beat one or two normal soldiers. While eating into China's army, it is also disintegrating China's spirit. In fact, long before Lin Zexu, many anti-smoking ministers went to Guangdong to ban smoking.

When these ministers arrived in Guangdong, they were greeted by boxes of gold and silver. As you can imagine, the result is all gone. In this case, Lin Zexu has a better vision than many people. Even a country's army is controlled by opium and can only be eaten by invaders. Not to mention the official position, when the time comes, the money bribed by opium dealers will return to their pockets in boxes.

Of course, interests cannot cover everything, and determination also includes the sense of national honor and disgrace. People who want the country to make great efforts naturally hate opium. Therefore, Lin Zexu chose not to hesitate to travel long distances to transport opium, but also to eliminate these cholera things.