The Entanglement Between "righteousness" And"benefit" In Wartime: Jiuda Salt Company And Zigong Merchants Dispute From 1938 To 1942

After the outbreak of Anti Japanese war,in order to prevent Jiuda Salt Co. fall into enemy’s hands,and to support the development of salt industry in the rear, Jiuda Salt Co. was migrated from Shanghai to Zigong,Sichuan.However,this benefits the state and people feat is not smooth.Sichuan Salt Athority,Jiuda Salt Co. and Zigong local merchants have quatteled over Jiuda salt factories in Zigong.Because of the different starting point,the cause of this problem cannot be solved for several months,finally,the National Government Military Commission was forced direct to mediate this problem.In October 10, 1939, the Japanese bombing of Zigong saltworks, Jiuda salt plant on the one hand to ensure safe production, on the other hand to burn west salt field brine Decoction, to set up a branch in the Furong west salt field, but this action because of Jiuda salt factory refused to accept the conditions of salt merchants stalled. At the end of 1940, Chongqing salt prices rise, the Ministry of Finance in order to stabilize the price order Jiuda salt factory sales clean salt in Chongqing city and suburb etc.,this command in violation of Jiuda salt factory can not be sold to the provisions of the Sichuan sales area,it was against Zigong salt merchants.Safeguarding the interests of businessmen is the fundamental demands of Zigong merchants,but compared with the first dispute,Zigong salt merchants and no longer blindly resist and hinder, but in the sense of crisis to improve the technology, to make a setback.By combing the three dispute Jiuda salt company and Zigong salt merchants we can be found, despite the fight against the invaders and defend the country became the Chinese national common interests, the national government, the move within the enterprise and local merchants directly to the respective interest there is a big difference. On the surface, This is a private enterprise disputes with local merchants in the course of migration, Actually reflected the complex interests relationship amonggovernment,Jiuda Salt Co. and local merchants.Generally speaking,the national interests and social interests are basically consistent in the war of resistance against Japan, there are only some contradictions or differences in the specific implementation. The root cause of the dispute is still in the process of supporting the Anti Japanese War,the individual self-interest cannot always fully consistent with national interests,this will inevitably affect the effect of the national government salt production. Although they have different demands,maintain the relationship between representations in the national interest,the disputes can finally be resolved smoothly.