Why were the bengal peasant unwilling to grow opium during the british rule?
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Because growing opium means that the soil will loose its fertility and become barren
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The English East India Company was buying tea and silk from china for sale in England. As tea became a popular England drink, the tea trade became more and more important. This created a problem. England at this time produced nothing that could be easily sold in China. In such a situation, how could they balance their trade? They searched for a commodity they could sell in china, opium was such a commodity. It was used in china for medicinal purposes. English traders began an illegal trade in opium. While the English cultivated a taste for Chinese tea, The Chinese became addicted to opium. To feed this booming export trade, East India Company persuaded the Indian farmers to grow opium.
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