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Chapter 98 Snowflake Salt

"Today's welfare is actually salt. The last time it appeared, it was just a rare blind box. This time it is actually a high-quality snowflake salt, and each box will randomly appear a kind of salt. The number of products is 60 boxes. It was the era of salt production in Wanchao."

Salt?
And drawings?

Dynasties exploded!
If there is something that everyone wants to fight for, from top to bottom, no matter the dignitaries, nobles, common people and merchants, it must be salt.

Salt has been an indispensable thing on people's table since ancient times. It can even be said that those who get salt win the world!

It is said that when Zhu Yuanzhang rebelled, the first fund he received was economic support from a private salt dealer, so that he could store food and recruit troops. Zhu Yuanzhang’s opponents, Zhang Shicheng, Fang Guozhen and others, started their business by selling smuggled salt, and quickly raised Formed a team.

The so-called those who get the salt win the world, this sentence is really not just talk!

Not only in ancient times, but also in modern times, there are terrible profits!

Throughout the dynasties, no matter whether the emperor or the aristocrats, it is impossible to give up the control of salt. This thing is the best weapon for them to maintain their rule. This thing is the best weapon for them to protect their rights. .

Li Shimin sat up straight. He had just ascended the throne. Because of the Xuanwu Gate incident, his status was unstable. In addition, those aristocratic families controlled the government. Destroyed.

“Who was the most profitable person in ancient times?”

“In ancient times, which tax produced the most revenue for the state treasury?”

"I think it's definitely the salt merchants! The salt tax!"

"It was Guan Zhong who first proposed the monopoly of salt and iron. Guan Zhong's "Guan Shan Hai" policy enabled the rapid development of Qi at that time and gathered huge wealth. , Laid the financial foundation for Qi.”

"Then the Han Dynasty set up a salt tax, and even set up salt officials specifically for salt. In the Tang Dynasty, although the salt tax was abolished, another major measure in the history of salt administration took place - monopoly on the spot, and establishing registration for those who made salt. , becoming a salt household."

"It sounds like a good thing. It's organized and scaled, but the key is that private salt households produce salt, and then all of it is handed over to the government. You are not allowed to keep any salt. If you keep it, it is private salt."

"Furthermore, the salt tax has long been included in the price of salt."

"To be more precise, it is passed on to the people. The salt they make must be sold at a low price. They cannot keep it private at all. If they need salt, they have to buy it back at a high price."

"Under this inhumane exploitation of the people, the salt tax revenue of the Tang Dynasty accounted for two-fifths of the overall income."

"And in the Song Dynasty, it became even worse.
The salt tax during the Song Dynasty supported almost three-quarters of the entire country's tax revenue, so a new tool for making money was born - salt tax. "

"As the name suggests, Yanyin is just like Luyin. You can only sell salt with Yanyin. Yanyin has become a new round of exploitation."

"Because salt is a consumable product that the human body must absorb, the government will also crack down severely on salt sellers from all over the country."

“Despite the blow, because the profits are so huge, there are still many desperate people who take risks.

And private salt dealers emerge in endlessly. "

"It is such a small thing, but it has been stuck in the throats of the common people from ancient times to the present. It has become the reason why those in power squeeze the common people in order to fight for power and gain luxury."

“What should the country do if it has no money? Add a salt tax!
What if the local princes have no funds?Tax on salt!What if there is no money to pay the aliens?Transfer the salt tax! "

"So, just such a small grain of salt truly divides the class hierarchy between civilians and nobles. The control of salt will always be in the hands of the imperial nobles, while the common people will always be the one being squeezed. .”

Throughout history, why so many people were forced to rebel by the government, and one of them was excessive salt tax. It is not until today's modern times that the freedom of salt use by all people has been truly realized. The price of salt under the control of the state has truly made salt a staple food for every household. Edible condiments.

Therefore, when the product sold in Zhang Yanxi's live broadcast room is salt, one can imagine how much commotion it will cause. What's more, in the salt box, there will be random salt making methods. The second time, just two salt-making recipes were not enough. This time, there were 60 copies. Some dynasties could even get all the salt-making recipes together.

With the formula, the price of salt will be stabilized, the flood of private salt will be prevented, and the salt merchants will increase the price maliciously. As long as the court regulates it, salt will surely become a condiment that every common people can afford.

The people are happy!

The emperors are excited!

The aristocratic families were panicking!
The salt merchants are angry!

"Everyone, believe me, you know the importance of salt. It is not just a condiment on the table, but also an indispensable material component of our human body. It plays an extremely important role in our health."

"It can regulate the balanced distribution of water in the human body, promote digestion and absorption, and enhance human immunity. If there is a lack of salt, people will experience symptoms such as muscle weakness, dizziness and headache."

"But its function is not only to regulate the physical and mental health of the human body, but also has many magical effects in other aspects."

"For example, drinking a cup of light salt water in the morning can keep the intestines unobstructed. For example, adding a spoonful of salt to the shampoo can reduce hair loss. For example, taking a sip of light salt water can effectively relieve sore throat. If a woman catches a cold in the abdomen, it can be Stir fry coarse salt, put it in a cloth bag, and apply heat to the lower abdomen, which can dispel cold and relieve pain, etc."

"In short, salt is a substance that can penetrate into all aspects of our lives, and the salt produced by our flower growers is snow salt developed through multiple processes. It has clear particles, white and delicate, just like snowflakes in winter, clean and pure!"

As Zhang Yanxi spoke, he took out the physical objects that appeared during the system lottery, cut open the whole box with scissors, took out one of the packages of snowflake salt, cut open the package, and poured it into a small light blue bowl. "

The fine white salt grains are crystal clear, making everyone watching the live broadcast red-eyed. The salt from this later generation of flower growers actually has no impurities at all, and it has not turned green or black. This is the real top-grade salt. .

"Our snowflake salt has a total of 60 boxes, and each box contains 60 bags of salt. Let me reiterate that the salt-making methods of flower growers will randomly appear in these [-] boxes of salt boxes. Probably not for that dynasty, or a certain place.”

"1! 2! 3! Get in the car!"

60 boxes were sold out in seconds.

"Come on! Find out how many people get salt!"

(End of this chapter)