Emperor Ming Dynasty

Chapter 519 Daming Gazette
Everyone is a salt merchant, which is similar to that everyone is an e-commerce business.

The difference between the salt introduction system and the later Gang Salt Law is that the high-ranking officials and dignitaries who made up the number were eliminated, so that salt merchants could sell salt normally.

That is, salt merchants monopolize the marketing rights of official salt, that is, distributors and middlemen of later generations. They drive up the price of salt, monopolize official salt, and secretly sell private salt themselves.

No matter whether the people buy official salt or private salt, the salt merchants make blood.

The ticket and salt system came from Tao Shu, the governor of Liangjiang during the Daoguang period. He was courageous and capable, and he was the number one figure in the middle and late Qing Dynasty.

Supervising shipping and reforming salt administration can be described as turning the tide.

The ticket and salt system advocated by Zhu Yixi is based on this.

As long as they spend money, ordinary people can become salt merchants, sell official salt within the specified range, break the monopoly of big salt merchants, and set off a new wave of salt merchant involution.

The common people can buy cheap salt, small and medium-sized merchants can make money, the court can collect taxes, and the three parties benefit, but the biggest victims are only those big salt merchants.

Such a large amount of money can only be supported by Daoguang, who cherishes money like his life, which is why after the Yicrow War, the Qing court agreed to compensate 1 million silver dollars.

Otherwise, if Yongzheng took over Kangxi, there would definitely be no agreement.

Liu Zhi left with a heart full of horror and a lot of worries.

Huaiyan is right under Nanjing's nose, and the trial results can be seen clearly.

After returning to Yangzhou, when he saw all the salt merchants, Liu Zhi could only explain it weakly, and spread his hands: "Your Majesty will do what you say, and the good days I have been waiting for are coming to an end."

But the salt merchants mourned, and naturally they were unwilling to give in, so they could only find Wei Kang, the salt transport envoy, and begged bitterly: "I hope you will save my life—"

Wei Kang could only spread his hands and said: "The matter in the court has already been decided, and the old man has no power to change it."

"To put it bluntly, even the chief assistant cannot change the emperor's decision."

"Instead of crying here, you might as well think about how to grab more salt in the future!"

After speaking, he shook his sleeves and walked away quickly.

The salt merchants still want to find allies, but when they look around, they are surrounded by wolves, crying and beating their blood and choosing to surrender.

At the beginning of June, the best-selling "Internal Reference" was officially renamed "Da Ming Gong Bao", which was hung under the cabinet, supervised by the cabinet ministers, published by the cabinet and published by Sheren.

As the first important news of the issue, the reform of the salt system related to people's livelihood became the headlines of the front page.

Immediately, it was sent from Nanjing to hundreds of states and counties along the canal, the Yangtze River and other waterways.

"Ticket Salt Law—"

Zheng Sen spent a copper coin (ten coins) from a grain store on the street and bought a copy of the "Daming Gazette".

For things like newspapers, there is no such thing as a newsstand at this time, and the sales addresses are often places with strong circulation, such as grain shops, inns, restaurants, etc.

In comparison, it is naturally easy to transport a lot of grain shops all over the world, and carry some light newspapers.

As a living man, Zheng Sen certainly knew the reason for the name change of the internal reference (it was drafted by the emperor himself), and he also understood the weight of the Daming Gazette.

Although he already knew about the ticket and salt method through those fellow subjects, he was still surprised when he saw it in person.

For Daming, this is no less than a subversive reform.

"Salt ticket law, everyone can sell salt, my family's wealth is almost the best in the world, but it can't be done, and it's hard to do it!"

Of course, Zheng Sen also understands that after the promulgation of the ticket salt law, a large number of merchants will squeeze into the ranks of salt sellers, and their profits will be greatly reduced.

For the Zheng family, who can collect tolls while sitting, selling salt is just icing on the cake, and causing the emperor's taboo is not worth the candle.

"At present, the most important thing for the Zheng family is to climb the official career and become a real scholarly family."

Zheng Sen put down the newspaper, closed his eyes and meditated.

However, the carriage cannot completely shield 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 per time has reached a huge amount of [-] copies.

In the city of Nanjing with nearly one million people, one percent of the population subscribes to newspapers, and the rest often wander the streets and alleys, listening to people's discussions, or listening to books in pubs, which has a huge influence.

As for the impact of the name change, it is negligible.

There is only one newspaper in Ming Dynasty, and its name doesn't matter, as long as it can publish major national events, such as the demotion of high-ranking officials, to satisfy the vanity of these hungry and well-fed grassroots.

Of course, they don't want to miss any tax-free news.

Hu house.

As a wealthy Huizhou merchant, even though Hu Ju had received the emperor, he still kept a low profile. For example, he sealed off the courtyard where the emperor lived temporarily, and his family bought another house to live in.

"Have the internal references been delivered?"

As soon as he finished washing, Hu Ju couldn't wait to shout.

"My lord, the internal reference is gone. I heard that the name was changed to Daming Gongbao, but it's the same as before."

The butler delivered the newspaper thoughtfully, without a single wrinkle on it.

The smell of the ink was strong and tangy, Hu Ju sniffed it carefully, and sighed: "As long as you still use Hui ink!"

As he spoke, he immediately spread out the newspaper and began to browse.

Not surprisingly, the first page is about the emperor's whereabouts and deeds, occupying the entire page
There is no way, all government orders of the imperial court are promulgated in the name of the emperor, and even major national events must involve the emperor.

The first half is about the emperor meeting someone and other matters. Although it only occupies a small part, Hu Ju still takes it seriously.

The rest is about a major issue he really cares about: the vote-salt law.

As for the ticket and salt law, the cabinet only focused on explaining the operating rules of the ticket and salt 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 a more plain official document.

"finally come."

Hu Ju was full of emotions. He drank the tea in one breath, so excited that he couldn't control himself.

The era of salt merchants monopolizing the salt industry is finally over.

For Huizhou merchants who have a lot of money and channels, what they say is lacking is only one opportunity.

Selling salt is the same as selling grain. Even if the profit is thin in the future, they are the daily needs of the people.

Such a purchase of land must be secure.

"Liu Zhi, Liu Zhi, you also have today, let's see who can look down on who in the future."

On the other hand, Shaanxi businessmen also welcomed the implementation of the Ticket and Salt Law.

Although the two lakes are filled with well salt, a large part of them still eat Huai salt. Now that Huai salt is trying the ticket salt method, it is a big surprise for Shaanxi merchants.

Huaiyan has tried it out, so will Well Salt be far behind?
In this way, the shackles of the Salt Merchant Guild will be useless, and the profits will increase greatly!
(End of this chapter)