Since the end of the Tang Dynasty, the feudal states have scrambled to seize the covetous benefits of salt and profit, and finally formed the path of civilian property and official sales.

What's the meaning?

It is to let salt farmers produce salt, buy it at low prices, and sell it at high prices. However, the disadvantages are also obvious. The salt farmers have a little freedom in production and life, which is the profit of private salt dealers.

Deng Bin's meaning is very clear, strictly control the personal freedom of salt households, eliminate private salt from the production link, thereby increasing the sales of official salt.

I have to say that this is a good idea. From the Song Dynasty to the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the living conditions of salt households continued to deteriorate, and even more painful than those of the untouchables.

"Mr. Deng's thoughts are good, but there are still some mistakes and omissions!"

Li Jia shook her head and said, "The more severe the blockage today, the more rampant his private salt will be."

Salt is a necessity. The more expensive the official salt, the more popular it is, the more overwhelming it is. Its frantically benefits are enough to eat away any official.

These officials have never considered the feelings of ordinary people, but just thought about how to make money from it. After all, as vested interests, why should they worry about eating salt?

For example, Deng Bin, he wanted to obtain qualifications from salt and increase his prestige in the court. The emperor's position in his heart was far better than that of the people.

Moreover, he was very dissatisfied with the fact that the south had always subsidized the north.

"Besides, don't forget that we can cook salt here, and the Khitans are also near the sea, so they can cook salt. When the salt is too rich, they will benefit."

When Deng Bin heard this, his face was full of surprise, then he thought about it, and suddenly realized it, bowed deeply, and looked guilty.

Li Jia shook his head. His words were not false.

Historically, the Hebei region was close to the Khitan area, and the salt price was too expensive, so the people rushed to buy Khitan salt. The Northern Song Dynasty had no choice but to cut the price, which made the salt price in Hebei almost the same as private salt, and the people benefited.

The Khitans occupied the Yanyun area, and millions of Han people could almost meet all their needs, including silk, grain, paper, wrought iron, porcelain, and pottery. Therefore, the Chanyuan Alliance required 100,000 taels of silver and 200,000 pieces of silk.

What happened is that the annual output of silver in the Northern Song Dynasty was exactly 100,000 taels. If you say there is nothing strange about it, no ghost will believe it.

There are four salt-producing areas in the world. One is the salt of the pond, the two is the salt of the Huai River, the third is the Zigong well salt, and the fourth is the sea salt of the Bohai Rim region.

This is also because the Khitans do not know how to fight economically. If they tilt sea salt to the Northern Song Dynasty, one-third of the finances of the Song Dynasty would rely on salt administration. At that time, the officials and salt were greatly reduced and the people would eat Khitan salt, and the Northern Song Dynasty finances would have to go bankrupt on their own.

Deng Bin deeply blamed himself for his international economy. He actually ignored the Khitans, which was a huge mistake.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but say sincerely: "Your Majesty, the troubles of the Khitans are like a thorn in the throat, and the harms of the Northern Han are close to you. I hope Your Majesty will gather the strength of the whole country to attack Yanyun in the north and restore the cause of unification."

"No hurry-"

Li Jia shook her head. It was only half a year since Luoyang had not been repaired. It would be better to be more steady. After thinking about it, he said:

"Salt households are in trouble. Not only do they sell salt at low prices, but they also need to take care of themselves when cooking pots, and they also have to pay salt tax. But that's the reason?"

"This is the disadvantage of all dynasties!" Deng Bin said in a deep voice: "The benefits of salt are many people covet. After repeated oppression, salt households are divided into five levels. Each level has different salt taxes, so they are to prevent them from selling salt privately."

"In the Jianghuai area, local governments even borrowed some salt from silkworms and supplemented with interest money. When they were harvested with silkworms, they were recovered with the capital and profit, which was called silkworm salt. Instead of lending, the people punished their crimes."

"Salt households are so bitter!" The government uses salt to play with usury, and he really loves money to the core.

The emperor sighed and said, "There is no need to be levied anymore. This is the primary priority of the reform of the salt administration. In addition, if you send a message, just say that the sale of sea salt will no longer be limited to the area, and you can sell it in all places."

In order to ensure that the merchants selling official salt are profitable, the court also divided salt areas. For example, Guangnan salt cannot be sold in the nearby Qianzhou area because it is from the Huai Salt Sales area in the distance.

This is a great pain for the people. Not only is the price of salt expensive, but there is also no choice for salt-eating land.

However, for Li Jia, a time traveler, it is too easy to defeat the private salt.

First of all, there is no limit on the area, so that salt can be circulated everywhere, thereby reducing the price of salt.

Afterwards, large-scale production of sea salt, such as drying salt, reduced the price of official salt again until it was comparable to private salt.

At this time, the prices of official salt and private salt are similar, so private salt is naturally unprofitable, and the salt dealer will starve to death.

At this time, the official and salt will be unified, and the price will rise as much as you want, and the people can only eat it.

Who can hold on to this set of Internet thinking?

However, Li Jia naturally would not do such things. Salt is not only a tax, but also an important weapon to stabilize the country. Between tax and stability, he will of course choose stability.

"Your Majesty, like this, such official and salt will be messed up, and the court's taxes will be lost..."

Deng Bin panicked. He didn't understand the emperor's ideas, which was contrary to his usual thinking.

"You still don't understand!"

Li Jia shook her head, stood up, and slowly spoke: "Since the end of the Tang Dynasty, salt owls have prevailed, King Jian of the Former Shu, Qian Miao, King of Wu Yue, etc., all of them are like this. Private salt is prevalent, official salt is unsold, and the court's salt administration is almost half-destroyed, and the people have not eaten good salt."

"Neither the court nor the people have gained benefits, but instead they have made the middlemen and Yan Xiao. Instead of doing this, it is better to make small profits and quick turnovers."

Thinking of this, Li Jia couldn't help but say ambitiously: "If all the people in the world can afford salt, then even if they get only ten coins per kilogram of salt, then hundreds of millions of dollars a month. Wouldn't it be nice to borrow it to destroy the salt owls in the world?"

Of course, this is an ideal state. The salt tax has always been half of the feudal society. Even if Li Jia himself held it back, his descendants could not resist such huge profits.

Deng Bin understood the truth very well. The emperor's words were actually just a conception and there was no practical possibility.

However, the emperor is the biggest, he has to hold back.

"I intend to set up a salt inspector to inspect and supervise the salt transportation in the world. You will also serve as the salt inspector. First of all, you are in charge of the salt farm and then re-dividing the salt area. For example, the salt in Laizhou Bay can not only be sold in coastal prefectures, but also inland."

"Your Majesty, isn't this taxation matter not the Transshipment Commission?"

When Deng Bin heard such remarks, your reforms are even more powerful than mine, he could only say helplessly.

"No, the salt inspector is in charge of the salt administration. As for the salt tax, it belongs to the Transportation Office."

Understood.

Deng Bin suddenly realized that to put it bluntly, he, the salt inspector, was in charge of administrative daily life, and then the transfer agency collected taxes and inspected each other to avoid corruption.
Chapter completed!