这是一部描写大英帝国东印度公司雇员罗伯特·福钧在华经历的历史故事书，情节非常吸引人，写法像小说，将罗伯特·福钧个人的“冒险故事”讲述的异常精彩。罗伯特·福钧的故事核心是受东印度公司在利益和社会需求驱动的商业行为资助，凭借着自己的植物学才华和强烈兴趣在中国寻找优茶种的故事。

A dramatic historical narrative of the man who stole the secret of tea from China In 1848, the British East India Company, having lost its monopoly on the tea trade, engaged Robert Fortune, a Scottish gardener, botanist, and plant hunter, to make a clandestine trip into the interior of China-territory forbidden to foreigners-to steal the closely guarded secrets of tea horticulture and manufacturing. For All the Tea in China is the remarkable account of Fortune's journeys into China-a thrilling narrative that combines history, geography, botany, natural science, and old-fashioned adventure. Disguised in Mandarin robes, Fortune ventured deep into the country, confronting pirates, hostile climate, and his own untrustworthy men as he made his way to the epicenter of tea production, the remote Wu Yi Shan hills. One of the most daring acts of corporate espionage in history, Fortune's pursuit of China's ancient secret makes for a classic nineteenth-century adventure tale, one in which the fate of empires hinges on the feats of one extraordinary man.