 By a long established rule of the government, the possession of fire-arms had always, previous to the war with England, been denied to the common people; and even the sale of iron had at one time been restricted, lest it might be converted to other uses...  China, During the War and Since the Peace - 第 185 頁Sir John Francis Davis 著 - 1852完整檢視 - 關於此書
 | 1853 - 678 頁
...war with England, been denied to the common people ; and even the sale of iron had teen at one time restricted, lest it might be converted to other uses...those of agriculture. But, during the war, there had ieen such a liberal distribution of arms to persons of all descriptions that they remained in the possession... | |
 | Harley Farnsworth MacNair - 1927 - 976 頁
...treaty, the Manchus were face to face with the most irreconcilable of their enemies. 213. Firearms By a long established rule of the government, the...the possession of many who were soon ready to make bad use of them. The growth of piracy since the war may be in a great measure attributed to this cause.... | |
 | Alvin Y. So - 1986 - 224 頁
...of fire arms had always, previous to the war with England, been denied to the common people. . . . But during the war there had been such a liberal distribution...many who were soon ready to make a bad use of them. Discontented peasant tenants also joined the secret societies. In the early nineteenth century, the... | |
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