Everyone is a salt merchant, which is similar to everyone being an e-commerce merchant.
The difference between the Yan Yin Zhi and the subsequent Salt Law was that it eliminated the high-ranking officials and powerful people who pretended to be fake, so that the salt merchants could sell salt normally.
That is to say, salt merchants monopolized the marketing rights of official salt, and later generations of dealers and middlemen drove up the price of salt, monopolized official salt, and secretly sold private salt themselves.
Regardless of whether people buy official salt or private salt, salt merchants make a profit.
The vote salt system came from Tao Shu, the governor of Liangjiang during the Daoguang period. He was bold and capable, and was the number one figure in the middle and late Manchu Qing Dynasty.
Supervising shipping and reforming the salt policy can be said to have turned the tide.
The ticket salt system advocated by Zhu Yixi was based on this.
As long as they spend money, ordinary people can become salt merchants and sell official salt within the prescribed range, breaking the monopoly of big salt merchants and setting off a new wave of salt merchant involution.
People can buy cheap salt, small and medium-sized traders can make money, the court can collect taxes, and all three parties benefit, but the biggest victims are only the big salt merchants.
Only Daoguang, who cherishes money as much as his life, can support such a large undertaking. This is why the Qing court agreed to compensate 21 million silver dollars after the Yiwu War.
Otherwise, if Yongzheng took over Kangxi, we would definitely not be able to reach an agreement.
Liu Zhi left with a heart full of horror and worries.
Huaiyan is right under the nose of Nanjing, and the results of the trial are clear at first sight.
After returning to Yangzhou, when he saw the salt merchants, Liu Zhi could only tell his story powerlessly, spreading his hands and saying: "Your Majesty is true to his word. The good days I have been waiting for are over."
The salt merchants were in mourning and were naturally unwilling to give in. They could only find Wei Kang, the salt transport envoy, and begged: "I hope you will save my life..."
Wei Kang could only spread his hands and said: "The matters in the court have been decided, and I can't change them."
"To put it bluntly, even the first assistant can't change the emperor's decision."
"Instead of crying here, you should think about how to grab more salt in the future!"
After speaking, he shook his sleeves and walked away quickly.
The salt merchants still wanted to find allies, but when they looked around, they saw wolves everywhere. They wept and beat themselves and chose to surrender.
In early June, the best-selling "Internal Reference" in the north and south of the Yangtze River was officially renamed "Da Ming Gongbao". It was hung under the cabinet, supervised by ministers, and published by people in the cabinet, and the publication was officially launched.
As the first important news released, the salt reform, which is related to people's livelihood, became the front page headline.
Immediately, it was sent from Nanjing to hundreds of states and counties along the canal, Yangtze River and other waterways.
"Pick salt method——"
Zheng Sen spent one copper yuan (ten coins) from the grain shop on the street and bought a copy of "Da Ming Gong Ban".
For things like newspapers, there was no such thing as a newsstand at this time. The sales addresses were often places with high circulation, such as grain stores, inns, restaurants, etc.
In comparison, it is easy to bring some light newspapers to the grain stores all over the world with a large number of transshipments.
As a living minister, Zheng Sen certainly knew the reason for the name change (this was drawn up by the emperor himself), and he also understood the weight of the Ming Dynasty Communique.
Although he had already known about the salt-voting method through his fellow students, he was still surprised when he saw it in person.
For Ming Dynasty, this was no less than a subversive reform.
"With the salt ticket law, everyone can sell salt. My family has almost the most wealth in the world, but we can't do it, and it's hard to do it!"
Of course, Zheng Sen also understood that after the salt ticketing law was announced, a large number of merchants would crowd into the ranks of selling salt, and their profits would be greatly reduced.
For the Zheng family, who could collect tolls just by sitting down, selling salt was just the icing on the cake, and arousing the emperor's taboo was not worth the gain.
"The most important thing for the Zheng family at present is to climb the official career and become a truly scholarly family."
Zheng Sen put down the newspaper and closed his eyes in deep thought.
The carriage cannot completely block the noise and excitement on both sides of the road.
Thanks to the publication of "Internal Reference" in the past two years, newspapers have completely become people's daily pastime. In Nanjing alone, the consumption of each time has reached 10,000 copies.
In Nanjing, a city of nearly one million people, one percent of the population subscribes to newspapers, and the remaining people often wander around the streets and alleys, listening to people talking or reading books in pubs, which has a huge influence.
As for the impact of the name change, it is minimal.
There was only one newspaper in the Ming Dynasty, and it didn't matter what its name was, as long as it could publish important national events, such as the demotion of dignitaries, and satisfy the vanity of these hungry commoners.
Of course, they don’t want to miss any news about tax exemption.
Hu Zhai.
As a wealthy Huizhou merchant, Hu Ju still kept a low profile even after receiving the emperor. For example, he sealed off the courtyard where the emperor temporarily lived, and bought a separate house for his family to live in.
"Have the internal reference been delivered?"
Just after washing up, Hu Ju couldn't wait to shout.
"Sir, the internal reference is gone. I heard it was renamed the Ming Gongbao, but it remains the same as before."
The butler thoughtfully delivered the newspaper without any wrinkles.
The smell of ink was strong and tangy. Hu Ju took a sip carefully and exclaimed: "Hui ink still smells good!"
As he spoke, he immediately opened the newspaper and started browsing.
Not surprisingly, the first page is about the emperor's whereabouts and deeds, occupying the entire page.
There is no way, all the imperial decrees are issued in the name of the emperor, even major national affairs must involve the emperor.
The first half was about the emperor's interview with someone and other matters. Although it only occupied a small part, Hu Ju still looked at it seriously.
The remaining part is about the important matter that he really cares about: the salt vote law.
Regarding the Salt Voting Law, the Cabinet only focused on explaining the operating rules of the Salt Voting Law, when it will be implemented, and where it will be tried out.
It's like an official document. Yes, it is an official document, but it's just a more plain-spoken official document.
"finally come."
Hu Ju was filled with emotions. He drank the tea in one breath and was so excited that he couldn't control himself.
The era of salt merchants monopolizing the salt industry was finally over.
For Huizhou merchants who have a lot of money and channels, what they say they lack is only one opportunity.
Selling salt is the same as selling grain. Even if the profits will be thin in the future, they are the daily needs of the people. The harvest has always been guaranteed despite droughts and floods, and there is no shortage of buyers.
This kind of land purchase must be stable.
"Liu Zhi, Liu Zhi, you too have today, let's see who can look down on whom in the future."
On the other hand, Shaanxi businessmen also welcomed the implementation of the Salt Voting Law.
Although the two lakes areas are filled with well salt, a large part of them still consume Huai salt. Now Huai salt is trialling the salt method, which is a big surprise for Shaanxi businessmen.
Huaiyan has been put into trial operation, but will well salt be far behind?
In this way, the salt merchants' guild, which is like a shackle, will be in name only and profits will increase greatly!
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