In a field of crops, more than 300 private salt dealers were completely panicked. They were all in all directions of the government. This was a private salt escort team formed by the powerful and wealthy businessmen in Tianjin. They could not break it into pieces. If they wanted to continue doing this business, they could only unite and strengthen the armed force to break the card.

It was very smooth at the beginning. After passing a level, the officials in the level did not dare to stop them.

But unexpectedly, about half an hour later, a large group of officials suddenly surrounded them from the front, back and left and left, and made them dumplings on the spot.

A group of private salt dealers were red-eyed on the spot, and they were anxious and pulled out their weapons to break through.

Then, gunfire sounded and gunfire sounded.

As the smoke of gunpowder filled, these private salt dealers fell one by one in a pool of blood. What made people even more desperate was that before the smoke of gunpowder had dissipated, the fully armed spear soldiers had already arrived. Rows of dense spears were like ruthless bulldozers, stabbing these private salt dealers who were fighting stubbornly to death one by one.

Many private salt dealers were already scared and sank to the ground with trembling all over.

Fortunately, the government army did not kill them, but captured them alive. These private salt dealers were caught, but they were all free laborers! They could all be sent to mining and road construction, and there was no need for good food, mainly sweet potatoes, and they were full.

When cleaning the battlefield, nearly two hundred private salt dealers were shot dead, and only hundreds were captured. The scene was too tragic.

The brutal military strike soon eliminated the private salt trafficking formed by the powerful and merchants. These powerful and wealthy businessmen could not bear such a tragic blow.

Their servants and a large amount of private salt were damaged. This business was impossible to do at all, and the cost was too high.

At the same time, the private salt transport method was also hit by the government army. Private salt could not be transported through the canal, so that no one took over the private salt. The target was too large by land transportation. Soon, large-scale private salt smuggling in Tianjin was ruthlessly strangled.

Only some small gangs were left, in groups of three or five, and even acting alone.

Tianjin Governor Gao Bangzuo immediately raided private salt production and arrested a large number of people who cooked salt privately. At the same time, he posted notices to promote the consequences of selling private salt and encourage reports.

Those who sell private salt, who are regarded as official slaves, and those who report the truth will be arrested for a private salt dealer, who will receive a silver dollar of 20 yuan.

Not long after the notice was posted, the Tianjin government received a large number of reports. Then there was a storm, and the Beijing camp sent out everywhere to arrest him.

Not long after, thousands of private salt dealers were arrested through reports.

For a moment, the private salt dealer was frightened by it.

The price was too high, and the profit was not enough to let them take risks anymore. At this time, after the reform of the official salt in Beizhili, it sold for 20 yuan per catty.

At such a price, if you want to make a fortune by smuggling private salt, you must have a certain amount of it. However, after reaching a certain amount, the risk is too great. Maybe you will be taken by the official army or even shot dead.

Instead, reporting private salt activities has become a relatively high return behavior.

Those private salt dealers may even not betrayal by internal personnel. Reporting accomplices can not only get money, but also be exempted from crime. This makes the private salt activities impossible to continue. They not only have to beware of reports from passers-by, but also have to beware of internal ghosts.

During this attack, nearly 3,000 people were arrested, and more than 2,000 private salt dealers were killed. Under such a tragic blow, Tianjin private salt was almost banned.

Soon the cabinet issued the "Northern Zhili Salt Act", which completely eliminated the salt induction from Beizhili. The bill stipulates that the salt induction system of Beizhili is officially eliminated. Salt will be mainly operated by the government, and the government will transport salt to various prefectures and counties. Private and rural markets are prohibited from being private. Private wholesale and retail are allowed.

Whether in urban or rural areas, the market price is 20 yuan. The distribution wholesale price is 18 yuan. The minimum wholesale volume is 1,000 jin.

This means that if a village can buy 1,000 kilograms of salt at one time, it can enjoy a wholesale price. In other words, if more than a dozen villages jointly purchase it, it can also enjoy such a price.

But in the town, the price is 20 yuan.

It’s simple in rural areas. If someone distributes and sells, it’s also a 20-yuan price. But if not, each countryside can jointly purchase salt.

At the same time, the Northern Zhili Salt Act also stipulates that the purity of salt must reach 99%, and it is strictly prohibited to mix sediment during retail.

Retail prices are 20 ci, and higher than 20 ci is illegal.

If you encounter violations of the Salt Act, you can also report it. Such reports will also be rewarded. The sales of official salt will be separated from the local government and the Royal Salt Industry Company is solely responsible.

Before the introduction of the Salt Act, the salt sales of Royal Salt Company had been fully launched in various towns and towns in Northern Zhili.

Official salt under the salt-inducing model has officially withdrawn from the urban market and can only survive in the countryside.

Nowadays, salt storms have been eliminated, and private salt has also been basically eliminated. The only remaining ones are the official salt of the Royal Salt Industry Company, direct sales in urban areas, and wholesale sales in rural areas. The 2-cent price difference in the rural market is for vendors or farmers, depending on their own operations, and they have a higher degree of autonomy.

The population of 15 million in Beizhili has been included in the scope of salt tax collection. After some calculations, the Royal Salt Industry Company concluded that the annual sales of salt in Beizhili will reach about 6 million yuan. This is obviously a very terrifying data, and this is just a province.

However, the price of official salt has dropped a lot. The price of 20 meter is very cheap. It has dropped at least twice as much as the price of official salt before.

It is precisely the decline in prices that have caused private salt trafficking to lose such high profits. The risk of smuggling has increased greatly. Once caught, the cost is too high, so there is no need to sell private salt anymore.

After a blow, it was an immediate effect.

The arrested private salt dealers were soon assigned to various mines and construction sites by Zhu Youxiao, and went to work as free labor.

Today, in Beizhili, ordinary workers earn 1.8 yuan a month. These more than 3,000 people can not only create labor value, but also save 5,400 yuan in expenditures every month. It is really a very cost-effective transaction.

"In the future, those criminals will be extremely vicious and will greatly harm society. Don't ask for the other ones, and be demoted to official slaves and work as laborers!" Zhu You proofread the factory guards and ordered that according to the previous law, selling private salt would be beheaded, and no one caught this time was cut.

It's too bloody after being cut, and it's wasted labor value.

Keep it as a hard worker and you can squeeze out an additional 50,000 or 60,000 yuan in a year. If there are too many people, it will be even more considerable. In this era of underdeveloped productivity, there are always a lot of dirty and tiring work, and it is obviously very good to hand it over to these labor reform prisoners.

"Your Majesty, we have interrogated the behind-the-scenes owners of these private salt dealers. Some of these owners are in-service officials, some are nobles, and more are merchants. Among them, there are many merchants in Tianjin and Tongzhou." Tian Ergeng reported to Zhu Youxiao and asked: "Can you arrest all these people?"
Chapter completed!