Part Two: Transportation and Marketing of Salt

Part Two: Transportation and Marketing of Salt

Boats and ships traversing in all directions transported salt crystals made by salt workers with blood and sweat. In order to ensure the monopoly over sea salt, the rulers of successive dynasties created a meticulous management system that permeated every link of the process in storage, transportation and marketing. It is the implementation of such a complete and meticulous management method that gave birth to the salt merchants, a special social group, and brought up many important events, leaving behind an astounding mark in the history of China.