李鸿章曾言,清王朝面临的是“三千年未有之变局,三千年未有之强敌”。1840年6月2日,英军入侵,先是两艘蛮夷舰船驶入沈家门港口。官兵慌乱,张朝发不以为然地说:“夷船被风吹来,常有之事,无足惊讶。”后来有人报告夷船越来越多了,张朝发急忙找下属商议对策。一个官员恍然大悟地说:“广州禁烟,夷船被迫来此,此处将成贸易大码头,我等将加俸了。” Li Hung-chang once said that the Qing Dynasty was confronted with the “unprecedented change in three thousand years and the mighty enemy in three thousand years.” June 2, 1840, the British invasion, the first two barbarians into Shenjiamen port. Officers and soldiers panic, Zhang Chao said disagreeingly: “The boat was blown, often things, without enough surprises.” Later was reported more and more boats, Zhang Chaoyue quickly find subordinate to discuss countermeasures. An official suddenly realized: “Guangzhou is a non-smoking country where boats are forced to come here. This will be a trading terminal and I will have to pay extra.”