This is because the first place where salt was produced in our country was the Far Cuban people located in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River. They were the first owners of salt farms and the first people to start managing salt in our country. Because their names carry There is a character for Ba, so when people later called it salt, it became Yan Ba.

In ancient times, our country’s land area was one of the largest in the world, and it was also a necessity in people’s lives. No one could live without salt, so salt in ancient times was also very important. Ancient kings paid special attention to salt. Because if there is no strict supervision, there will be many people selling salt. In ancient times, only the court could sell salt, and no private person could sell salt.

Although salt is small, its effect is very large. If it is left under private control, it will have a negative impact on the market and is very detrimental to social stability. Official control will also be stabilized at a certain level. Stabilizing the market will stabilize society. The annual salt tax is an extremely important part of the country's fiscal revenue and is another important economic source for national development. Of course, no matter how well the ancient kings controlled salt, there would still be some salt merchants and salt sellers. The most important reason is that it is profitable to make a fuss about salt.

In some ancient Chinese writings, you can also see the appearance of salt. Some ancient people also gave a good explanation of the role of salt, believing that it can also relieve pain and refresh the mind. But from our current perspective, this effect is almost nonexistent because the food we eat every day contains a lot of salt. If a person does not eat salt for several days, he will definitely become extremely weak.