Negotiation and Compromise:The Borrowing and Sale of Neighboring Salt in Jiangxi during the Xianfeng and Tongzhi Periods
During the Xianfeng and Tongzhi periods,the Taiping Rebellion led to the collapse of the traditional salt transportation system.Local governors sought to break the traditional boundaries of salt distribution and borrow neighboring salt to alleviate the crisis.After the obstruction of the Huai salt route,Jiangxi's salt affairs fell into chaos,prompting local officials to successively attempt to borrow salt from Guangdong,Fujian and Zhejiang,though with limited success.Subsequently,Zeng Guofan intervened strongly,implementing strategies such as using salt to pay troops and converting private salt into official sales,gradually revitalizing Jiangxi's salt affairs.However,borrowing neighboring salt was ultimately a temporary adjustment to the situation and market dynamics.After the failure of the Taiping Rebellion,Jiangxi's salt distribution rights were returned to the Lianghuai regions,reverting to the old system.Throughout the process of attempting to establish a new salt transportation and sales system,the various stakeholders engaged in a game centered on the distribution of salt taxes.They also reached compromises under the premise of mutual benefit,maintaining a dynamic balance of interests.This reflects the complexity of salt administration reforms and local fiscal policies in the late Qing Dynasty.
Jiangxisalt administration reformsborrowing neighboring saltusing salt to pay troopsillicit salt
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