| In 1928, the Nanjing National Government carried out reform on the salt affairs of the two Huai Districts. The salt transport was changed from commercial to official transport, and the ship transportation gradually replaced sailing ship transportation, Therefore, the position of Shierwei, as a salt transfer station, will be seriously impacted. So, Chambers of commerce, worker unions and other groups called on the National Government to maintain sailboat traffic, and the government was forced to compromise. In 1932, the National Government introduced reforms again, and local community also set off a huge protest movement again, which culminated in 1934. Shierwei and Yangzhou implemented the market, school and factory strike. But this time, through a series of measures, the government gradually realized the ship transport instead of sailing ship transport salt, and the town fell into decline. |