自古以来,食盐是关系国计民生的重要物资,贩盐是商人的生财之道。在清代,曾一度规定江南的食盐不能运到江北贩卖。同样,江北的食盐也不能运到江南贩卖,以避免纠纷。然而,贩盐的纠纷还是屡屡出现。有一年,江南的食盐歉收,杭州知府就暗中派盐商到江北运盐,不料在长江江面上被对方拦截,盐商急忙把这件事禀告杭 Since ancient times, salt is an important material that relates to people’s livelihood and the people’s livelihood. Trafficking in salt is a way of making money for businessmen. In the Qing Dynasty, it was once stipulated that salt in the southern part of the country should not be transported to Jiangbei for sale. Similarly, Jiangbei salt can not be shipped to Jiangnan to avoid disputes. However, the dispute over the sale of salt is still repeated. One year, the salt harvest in southern China, Hangzhou prefect secretly sent salt merchants to Jiangbei salt, but in the Yangtze River was unexpectedly intercepted by each other, salt merchants hurriedly announced this matter to Hangzhou