What measures and propositions did Lin Zexu take to ban smoking after he arrived in Guangzhou?

1. Collection and destruction of smoking utensils. This measure is based on Lin Zexu's familiarity with opium smoking. Lin Zexu's reason is that most addicts prefer to use old pipes (after long-term use), and many people have to use "old guns" to smoke opium but can't satisfy themselves. According to this situation, Lin Zexu proposed that when collecting and destroying old states, special attention should be paid to the collection and destruction of old states: all collected states can be destroyed on the spot in each county, but the old states should be sent to the province to be sealed and destroyed by senior officials in the province. At the same time, the collection of smoking utensils will be assessed as a political achievement: those who cannot be collected will be transferred from their posts for investigation; Effective collection will be rewarded.

Second, Huang Jue proposed to order opium addicts to give up drug addiction within one year. If they are caught smoking opium again after one year, they will be severely punished (up to the death penalty). Lin Zexu agreed with the proposed legal provisions of one year and put forward his own supplementary suggestion: dividing a year into four stages. Take different punishment measures at different stages. For example, if you surrender in the first stage, you can be exempted from all punishment. The principle of policy measures is "from lenient to strict, from light to heavy."

Three, increase the crackdown on the opening of smoking houses and the sale of tobacco soil, and prohibit the manufacture of smoking utensils. At that time, opening a cigarette shop was a capital crime, but often because someone sheltered it, the law could not be really enforced. As for those who make smoking sets, they often try their best to make all kinds of luxurious smoking pipes for profit. Lin Zexu suggested that these manufacturers hand in all smoking utensils for destruction within one month. Those who fail to pay or continue to make tobacco pipes within the time limit will be sentenced to death in hell to pay.

Four, severely punish officials who neglect their subordinates or relatives and friends, and take responsibility. That is to say, officials at all levels who turn a blind eye to the opium-taking behavior of their subordinates, relatives and friends, and family members are all punished as harboring: besides severely punishing opium addicts, the officials should also be removed from their posts for investigation.

Five, strictly implement the garbo left-wing system. Local grassroots local leaders, leaders, leaders and others all have the responsibility to supervise whether their positions are smoking or selling opium. If the landlord of the owner of the cigarette shop does not expose the criminal behavior of the renter, he will be guilty of the same crime as the criminal and his property will be confiscated.

Sixth, improve the screening and review methods. In some places where there are many opium smokers, the yamen is likely to be overwhelmed. People who are temporarily detained for screening and examination are likely to take opium when they are detained, and then appear energetic when they are screened and interrogated, unlike heavy smokers, so as to get away with it. Lin Zexu's way of dealing with this situation is "forbearance": before taking the suspect into the detention room, he will be searched strictly, and even the food he carries, such as cakes, will be broken. Let these people "endure" indoors. After a long time, heavy smokers will have seizures, and they will know whether they are smokers or not without interrogation.