November 8, 1858 (October third), Wu Wu Qing government "Tsusho Articles of the aftermath of the Sino-British treaty signed with the United Kingdom. In In November

1858, during the Second Opium War, the Qing government imperial envoys University Guests Guiliang board of civil chancery spend Sana'a, (lssjt.cn) was signed in Shanghai with the British Plenipotentiary Elgin " British Tsusho Articles of the aftermath of the Treaty [1 $ dj��.c��m] as the "Treaty of Tianjin supplement, a total of ten, with" Customs Tariff. Main elements: First, the Customs employ the Englishman inspectors tax;, customs import and export goods all time and the value of one hundred draw five tax;, dry goods distribution in the Mainland or the British businessmen from mainland export Tuhuo acquired only satisfied bead tax of 2.5% no longer satisfied likin tax; IV "Western medicine" (opium) to permit the import trade, per hundred pounds satisfied import duty on silver 30 two. Since then, the Chinese customs administration major powers from falling into British hands for half a century; formal legalization of evil opium trade; commercial, handicraft are more serious blow. Customs loss of autonomy, is one of the hallmarks of the further deepening of China's semi-colonial and semi-degree.