林则徐不仅是一位严禁鸦片、抗击殖民列强的民族英雄,也是一位勤政为民、守法奉公的好官。他的书房里挂着这样一副对联:子孙若如我,留钱做什么?贤而多财,则损其志;子孙不如我,留钱做什么?愚而多财,益增其过。在“三年清知府,十万雪花银”的年代里,他的财产还不如他一年的“养廉 Lin Zexu is not only a national hero who forbids opium and fights against colonial powers, but also a good official who works hard for the people and abides by the law. Such a pair of couplets hangs in his study: if the children are like me, what to do with money is to sacrifice money and wealth, then they will lose their loyalty. The children and grandchildren are not as good as me. What do you keep money for? In the era of “Three Years of Qing Dynasty House and One Hundred Million Snowflake Silver”, his property was not as good as his one year’s