Part Three: Development of Salt Law System

Part Three: Development of Salt Law System

The productions and sales of sea salt lead to the birth of salt law system. By means of the control over salt, the government can get enormous economic profits to meet the needs of the country, and salt profits were paid much attention even at the beginning of the feudal society in China. With the rising and falling of dynasties, the law system has been gradually improved and perfected. The revenue of the salt in ancient China has always been the second largest source of income after the farmland tax, and the sea salt production accounts for 80% of the total salt output. Therefore, the sea salt industry plays an absolute leading role in the creation of salt monopoly system, the regulation of salt prices, the measures of anti-smuggling, the establishment of official administration agencies, and the appointment of officials and so on, affecting the process and development of history.