As the saying goes, food is the most important thing for the people. People eat whole grains. Without food, people will not be able to survive in this world. Sweet, sour, bitter, spicy and salty, these five flavors are vividly reflected in all kinds of food. Without any of these five flavors, life will be a defect. As the most important condiment, salt can be said to be a must-have for every household of poets. However, during the prosperous Tang Dynasty, salt was even more important. However, at that time, salt was monopolized by the court. The court had no regard for salt. A series of laws were formulated and implemented among the people. However, this measure was not understood by the people. Instead, a large number of private salt traders emerged. The emergence of this phenomenon made the Tang Dynasty's salt industry The economy in this area has been greatly impacted. But why do so many vendors appear after the imperial court promulgated the law? In fact, the main reason for the emergence of vendors is that the salt farmers at the bottom of society can get very little remuneration from selling salt products, and the coolies they use are also the hardest. As a result, people are naturally unwilling to accept it. Therefore, the salt obtained by traders is obtained from salt producers at low prices.
In ancient times, salt was very important, and it could not be omitted from people's three meals a day. If there are some foods that need to be preserved after pickling, salt is also essential. At that time, the Tang Dynasty court collected salt from salt producers at low prices, and then packaged it in layers, so the price doubled in an instant.
So the price of a bucket of salt at that time could reach more than 100 yuan. Moreover, in ancient times, each family had a large population, so the amount of salt used in the entire Tang Dynasty was very high.
At this time, some smart-minded people came up with some crooked ideas, that is, instead of going through the court, they sold salt by themselves and earned a price difference in the middle. Buy at a low price and sell at a high price. Of course, the price needs to be lower than the price sold on the market.