我们一直以为改变历史的主要动力是科技发展,比如历次工业革命;或者是某种基础体制的进化,比如资本主义兴起;又或者是英雄人物的灵光一现,比如哥伦布发现了美洲,把世界连在一起。然而近几百年来东西方格局的改变,却和两种轻薄无聊、如烟似雾的日常产品有直接关联——茶叶和鸦片。《茶叶大盗:改变世界史的中国茶》就是专门写茶叶的一本书,它最有趣的地方在于:真正的历史并非是那些高高在上、仿佛是上帝化身的专有名词代表的某种规律,而是一个个具体的人和产品之间,动人心魄的故事。18世纪,第一次工业革命造就了大英帝国的繁荣,但它当时最赚钱的领域 We have always thought that the main driving force behind the change of history is the development of science and technology, such as the industrial revolutions of the past or the evolution of some basic system such as the rise of capitalism; or the fact that the heroic figure is the same. For example, Columbus discovered America and even the world Together However, the changes in the east-west pattern in recent centuries have been directly linked to the two thin, boring, smoke-like daily products - tea leaves and opium. “The Tea Thief: Chinese Tea That Changed World History” is a book devoted to tea. The most interesting part is that the true history is not a certain law represented by the proper nouns on which the god is incarnated. Is a specific person and product, touching story. The eighteenth century, the first industrial revolution created the prosperity of the British Empire, but it was the most profitable area