As for other foodstuffs, beginning with candy, ginger, cinnamon, and so forth, and articles for use, beginning with silk, satin, chinaware, and so on, all the things that must be had by foreign countries are innumerable. On the other hand, articles coming from the outside to China can only be used as toys.
–Letter to Queen Victoria,
Lin Zexu
What is the meaning of innumerable as it is used in this passage?
a very high number
very few
highly valuable
not needed