Fourth Master Xiao raised an eyebrow, and Xiao Yanyi said, "The Teng Family's ship that sank with salt, the Maritime Trade Bureau has already discovered it was smuggled illegal salt. Two crew members on the ship have already confessed. What do you think of this matter?"
There are explicit laws in Great Zhou's salt industry that prohibit any merchant from privately opening salt business without the Salt Transport Bureau's permission.
However, due to the heavy taxation in the salt industry, yet accompanied by high profits, despite the legal restrictions, people still secretly transport and sell salt. Such matters cannot be thoroughly investigated one by one, but anyone found violating the laws will be punished by confiscation of property and exile.
