东印度公司在公司简介中出现的\' chinese hongs\' 是否指 ...

The Company receives Chinese permission to trade from Guangzhou (Canton) importing silk, tea and porcelain. Trade was made with the Chinese Hongs (trading companies) who controlled trade within China. In England, the demand for tea booms, in 1664 The Company placed an order for Tea for 100lbs, by 1750 annual imports had reached 4,727,992Lbs.  Having initially traded tea for silver, the English are concerned that too much silver is leaving their shores.  They begin to trade the highly addictive drug opium for tea, this leads directly to the opium wars between Britain and China, as the Chinese government tries to stop this trade

这是现在东印度公司网页上介绍公司和中华进行贸易, 从1664年第一笔100lbs的茶砖, 到1750年的4727992lbs, 因为英国佬一直是银子逆差,  转而用鸦片来换取茶叶, 丝绸, 瓷器,  导致鸦片战争的介绍.  这里面出现了 '  chinese hongs (定义为一系列贸易公司)' 控制了东印度公司和中华之间的贸易,  这里的' hongs'  是否就是指 '洪门' 的意思.  请有知道的指教The Company receives Chinese permission to trade from Guangzhou (Canton) importing silk, tea and porcelain. Trade was made with the Chinese Hongs (trading companies) who controlled trade within China. In England, the demand for tea booms, in 1664 The Company placed an order for Tea for 100lbs, by 1750 annual imports had reached 4,727,992Lbs.  Having initially traded tea for silver, the English are concerned that too much silver is leaving their shores.  They begin to trade the highly addictive drug opium for tea, this leads directly to the opium wars between Britain and China, as the Chinese government tries to stop this trade

这是现在东印度公司网页上介绍公司和中华进行贸易, 从1664年第一笔100lbs的茶砖, 到1750年的4727992lbs, 因为英国佬一直是银子逆差,  转而用鸦片来换取茶叶, 丝绸, 瓷器,  导致鸦片战争的介绍.  这里面出现了 '  chinese hongs (定义为一系列贸易公司)' 控制了东印度公司和中华之间的贸易,  这里的' hongs'  是否就是指 '洪门' 的意思.  请有知道的指教