The Study Of Gan Nan Salt Transportation And Sale In The Ming Qing Dynasties And The Local Society

Salt industry played an important role in Chinese history,During the Ming and Qing dynasties,GanNan was subordinated to the huai salt sales territory,but Yue salt fight for the rights to sale salt in GanNan with Huai salt for a long time.From the view of the social history,this essay is on the basis of summarizing salt transportation and sale in the Ming and Qing dynasties.The essay attempt to explore the official salt and illegal salt`s transport routes in Ming Qing dynasties` GanNan,salt transportation and sale's influence on local government affairs,economic,custom,surrounding area.In this essay,the main content of each chapter is as follow:The first chapter-the introduction part will tell the topic of the article origin,meanwhile review the academic history of salt transportation and sale in the Ming Qing dynasties` overall situation,at the end of this chapter expounds the research idea of the article and article framework.The second chapter mainly elaborates the GanNan salt industry situation of the Ming and qing dynasties generally.in he Ming and qing,GanNan implemented the border line of salt.The official salt`s transportation and sales set up route according to the division of salt system.Due to the affected by the fixed system of salt transportation mode,official salt transportation and sales`network presents the stiffness characteristics.Except official salt transportation and sales,there are many illegal marketing in Gannan at the same time.Compared to the official,the illegal salt`s route of transportation and sales is More concealed and flexible,more people participate in illegal distribution as well.Illegal distribution has a huge impact on salt distribution system,also seriously affect the government's fiscal income,but adapted to the development of commodity economy,the people's livelihood at the same time.In the third chapter,this passage's objective is to explore the relationship of GanNan salt transportation and sale in the Ming Qing Dynasties and local government affairs.In the Qing dynasty,the system of salt transportation and sale had been reformed for many times.In Kangxi-seventeen-year,the government changed the policy,they decided to sell the salt which produced in LiangHuai to replace of the salt which produced in GuangDong.But in Kangxi-twenty-five-year,the policy changed again,the government restored the system of selling the salt which produced in GuangDong.And in Kangxi-forty-six-year,the government decided to abolish the system of contractor.One part of the chapter analyses that the changes of salt transportation and sale influenced local officials' performance,another part of the chapter explores the salt tax occupied an important statue on the local public finance expenditure,pushing local construction.In the forth passage,it analyses the relationship between salt transportation and sale and local finance.The tax in official salt sales is an important component of finance income and play a keyrole for local economic development.Illegal salt`s prevailing hitting the local commodity economy,and the salt grain circulation led the development of jiangxi area town.For example,Rentian,Ruijin,become the place of “three provinces of goods` market”,Gaotian,Shicheng,become the place of “horses and cattle market of seven provinces”,Junmenling,Huichang,because of the salt called gannan's four big town of grain circulation at the same time.The fifth chapter mainly discusses the Ming and qing dynasties of Gannan salt transportation and sale on the impact of social customs.During the Ming and qing dynasties,the salt as the main commodity circulation Promote the development of Gannan mountainous area economy.In addition,Gannan social customs and habits have also changed: changing from simple to luxury gradually.At the same time,the people in Gannan area life style has changed,before the Ming and qing dynasties,gannan region live from the soil,with rare businessman.But after that,many people sell salt for living beside farming,there appeared streams of salt-selling team on the salt road in the border of Ganyueming.The sixth passage focuses on the relationship between GanNan and the perimeter zone,it sketches out the geographical position of GanNan and the perimeter zone,and the salt transportation at this area,finally,this area founded a trading economy which major transported salt and rice.