Lin Zexu’s family motto includes: If you have bad intentions, Feng Shui will be useless. If parents are unfilial, worshiping gods is of no use. Friendship is useless when brothers are at odds. If you behave badly, reading will be of no use.
Lin Zexu (August 30, 1785 - November 22, 1850), also known as Yuanfu, Shaomu and Shilin, was also known as Qicun Laoren, Qicun Retired Old Man, Qicun Retired Old Man, and Seventy-Two Feng Tuisou, Pingquan layman, Lishe Sanren, etc. were born in Houguan County, Fujian Province. They were politicians, writers, thinkers and national heroes in the late Qing Dynasty of China.
Lin Zexu traveled throughout his life and made outstanding achievements in governance. Although they fought against Western invasion in Guangdong and Guangxi, they maintained an open attitude towards Western culture, technology and trade, advocating learning from their best and using them. The "Four Continents" compiled by him and the "Hai Guo Tu Zhi" compiled by Wei Yuan were inspiring to the Westernization Movement in the late Qing Dynasty and even Japan's Meiji Restoration.
Poor childhood:
When Lin Zexu was born, the Lin family was already in dire straits and had a lot of foreign debt. Although Lin Binri was a private school teacher, most of it was used to pay off debts. In addition, the family's "index finger was complicated" and the expenses were increasing day by day. "Poverty was the most beneficial thing". He could not afford three meals a day and often went hungry without food. The allowance for junior students is not enough to support a family. Under this situation, Chen Guo had no choice but to use female celebrities to help support the family. She also passed on this paper-cutting craft to her daughter in order to maintain family life.
With the support of his mother, Lin Zexu does not have to contribute to the family income, but before going to the book school every day, he will get the handicrafts of his mother and sisters to the store for consignment, and after school, he will go to the store to collect the money and return them. Mother.