It is said in Yangzhou that the Xu family took advantage of relationships with the Qing Dynasty court’s concubines to obtain the rights to operate salt industries in Xinghua, Taizhou and Dongtai, in the process quickly making a fortune. Full story (in Chinese) via this link; read lots more of the latest news from Yangzhou via this link.
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