19世纪初期,在珠江口外的伶仃洋上,经常停泊着满载鸦片的英国商船。船上的商人将一箱箱鸦片转卸到前来接货的趸船上,然后驶着趸船混入虎门。有时,他们还贿赂了当地官吏,打着“粤海关”的旗号,神气十足地直接开往广州。 In the early 19th century, the opium-bound British merchant ships were often parked on the Lingdingyang outside the mouth of the Pearl River. The merchant on the ship transports a box of opium to the barge where the pick-up took place and then drives the barge into the Humen. Sometimes, they also bribed the local officials, under the banner of “Guangdong Customs”, which leads to Guangzhou with full energy.