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榷盐
què​yán

salt monopoly

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
榷盐 榷鹽 què​yán
salt monopoly
To levy salt taxes or manage the government monopoly and regulation of salt, a practice common in imperial China starting from the Tang Dynasty.
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