Vegetables do not contain soy, but they do contain a high amount of nutrients. They are also high in water content, low in calories and with the exception of corn, potatoes, squash and carrots, low in carbs. If you eat prepared vegetables at a restaurant, be aware of any toppings that come with them.
The East India Company (EIC), also known as the Honourable East India Company (HEIC) or the British East India Company and informally as John Company, was an English and later British joint-stock company, which was formed to pursue trade with the East Indies (or Maritime Southeast Asia in present-day terms) but ended up trading mainly with Qing ...
The British East India Company was making profits by exchanging opium for tea in China. When Chinese authorities tried to obstruct this traffic, Britain waged the Opium War (1839-1842) and through the treaty of Nanjing forced them to allow trade and to cede the island of Hong Kong. In the painting the mandarin called Li is ordering the destruction of 20,291 bales of opium. î î î.