> Tea is the coolest thing in human history.
> Grows in China, only really exported to Japan.
> 1500s, some dues bring it to Europe.
> Britain goes fucking nuts for it.
> Start naval empire for the sole purposes of buying tea.
> Britain buys all the tea in China for all it’s silver bullion, utterly bankrupting itself.
> Britain gets China addicted to opium to balance debt. Ha.
> China gets pissed, colossal war ensues.
> Meanwhile Brits decide they want sugar in their tea, basically kick start the slave trade in earnest.
> Stick sugar plantations all over Americas.
> Kill half of the people in Africa just to grow that sweet, sweet sugar.
> Blitz through India, be like, “Grow tea or everyone dies.”
> okay.jpg
> China’s fucked, broke from opium wars, monopoly on tea gone,
> Africa’s fucked, millions dead, millions in chains halfway around the world.
> The Americas rolling in wealth because of slavery and plantations.
> Everyone and their mum now drinks tea, Brtis make mad bank.
> Wake up to drink sweet brew every morning, imagine the untold amount of violence that went into that cup.