In September 1949, the first plenary session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference was held in Beijing. Jian Yujie, general manager of Nanyang Brothers Tobacco Company, attended the meeting as a representative of the business community.

In 1950, the Ministry of Food Industry issued the "Draft Interim Management Measures for Handmade Cigarettes." In July, the Ministry of Food Industry held the first national cigarette industry conference to determine the production policy of "determining production based on sales".

Oriental tobacco was successfully introduced in Xinchang County, Zhejiang Province in 1951. In February, Nanyang Brothers Tobacco Co., Ltd. implemented a public-private partnership. Later, the company was cut off and reorganized, and the mainland branch was changed to a state-owned cigarette factory. The Hong Kong factory still retained the name of Nanyang Brothers Tobacco Co., Ltd. On May 5, the Ministry of Finance of the Central People's Government issued the "Regulations on Monopoly Business (Draft)" and the "Organizational Regulations of Monopoly Business Companies at All Levels."

In 1952, the East China District Native Products Company and the Shanghai Tobacco Technology Research Laboratory formulated 16-grade tobacco standards. In 1953, with the approval of the Government Affairs Council, it was promoted nationwide. On January 5, China Monopoly Company was established, under the Ministry of Finance, with Bian Yukun as general manager. On November 1, it was transferred to the Ministry of Commerce. On February 1, China Tobacco Company of the East China Ministry of Industry registered the "Zhonghua" brand cigarette trademark.

In 1953, the Ministry of Light Industry and the Ministry of Commerce jointly issued a notice to transfer large-scale cigarette factories across the country to the supervision of the Ministry of Light Industry. Cigarette tissue paper is operated by China Monopoly Company. In July, the Ministry of Commerce held the first meeting of managers of monopoly companies and decided to implement underwriting of cigarettes.

On July 1, 1954, all flue-cured and sun-cured tobacco businesses operated by China National Products Corporation were placed under the operation of the China Monopoly Company. The stable production and sales of tobacco leaves, internal and external supply and price control were simultaneously handled by the China Monopoly Company.

China began to grow burley tobacco in 1956. On May 9, the China Monopoly Company was abolished and the Tobacco and Liquor Monopoly Bureau was established. On December 25, it was transferred to the management of the Department of Urban Services. On May 20, the Ministry of Food Industry established the Tobacco Industry Administration Bureau, which is in charge of the national cigarette industry and directly leads the central state-owned cigarette enterprises.

On August 7, 1958, Chairman Mao Zedong inspected the tobacco area in Xiangcheng County, Henan Province.

In 1959, the State Council approved the report of relevant ministries and commissions, classifying cigarettes and flue-cured tobacco as Class II commodities, which were purchased and marketed by the Ministry of Commerce.

On May 5, 1962, the State Council issued the "Decision on the Restoration of the Ministry of Commerce System and the Establishment of Professional Companies at All Levels", which clarified that the distribution business of tobacco and its products shall be handled by the Commerce Departments (bureaus) of provinces, cities, and autonomous regions. Hierarchical management.

On July 1, 1963, the Ministry of Light Industry established the China Tobacco Industry Corporation (Trust) to centralize and unify the management of the cigarette industry and implement a management system integrating supply and production. After the establishment of the company, the number of cigarette factories across the country was reorganized from 104 to 61.

At the beginning of 1965, China Tobacco Industry Corporation took over the tobacco purchase and supply business of the All-China Agency Cooperative.

In 1969, China Tobacco Industry Corporation was abolished. The First Ministry of Light Industry officially decentralized the tobacco leaf procurement work to various provinces, municipalities, and autonomous regions. Only the planned distribution and allocation of tobacco leaves was handled by the First Ministry of Light Industry.

In 1970, Xuchang Tobacco Industrial Machinery Factory successfully developed a comprehensive Type 1 cigarette making machine, becoming the first generation of officially finalized (YJ11 type) product in my country.

On April 1, 1976, the State Council decided that the planned distribution business of tobacco leaves would be transferred from the Ministry of Light Industry to the All-China Supply and Marketing Cooperative. Centralized management of the Supply and Marketing Cooperative.

In November 1977, the State Council issued the "Notice on Approving the Report of the Ministry of Light Industry, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Commerce, and the Supply and Marketing Cooperative on Rectifying Unplanned Cigarette Factories" and decided to adjust and adjust the cigarette industry. Under rectification, all cigarette factories will be designated by the state to produce, and enterprises that are not included in the state's designated production will stop production.

On February 28, 1979, led by the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Agriculture, and the Ministry of Light Industry jointly issued the "Notice on Promoting the Harmful Effects of Smoking and Control of Smoking," marking a nationwide organized tobacco control effort. kicked off.

On October 1, 1980, Anhui Tobacco Company was established. It was the first provincial tobacco company established during the structural reform of the tobacco industry. In January 1983, it was transferred to China Tobacco Corporation.

On May 18, 1981, the State Council agreed and approved the Ministry of Light Industry's "Report on the Implementation of Tobacco Monopoly" and decided to implement a state monopoly on the tobacco industry, establish China Tobacco Corporation, and grant certain administrative powers. , implement centralized and unified management of supply, production and marketing, personnel, property and materials, and entrust the Ministry of Light Industry to manage it.