Chapter 07
Contains spoilers
Summary
- Struan is approached by a Chinese man in a garden at night
- The man gives Struan a piece of paper with a seal on it and tells him that Jin-qua wants to meet with him
- Struan gets into a palanquin and is taken to Jin-qua's house
- Jin-qua tells Struan that he has been arrested and needs a large sum of money for his release
- Struan agrees to pay the money and arranges for it to be delivered the next day
- Jin-qua tells Struan to leave the city as soon as possible
- Struan and Jin-qua have a business meeting to discuss the sale of half of Jin-qua's opium for 50,000 pounds
- Jin-qua asks Struan for four favors in return for the deal and Struan agrees
- Jin-qua reflects on the cultural differences between the Chinese and Westerners
- Jin-qua decides to trust Struan and shake his hand, which is considered a barbaric gesture in Chinese culture