Da Qing Salt Merchant Xu Laohu

Author: Gao Yang
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Publish Date: 2005-11-01
Features: "The Great Qing Salt Merchant Xu Laohu" Main Content: During the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty, Xu Laohu and the White Widow were the leaders of a salt smuggling group. Due to the strict crackdown on illegal salt trade ordered by the Viceroy of Liangjiang, both Xu Laohu and the White Widow faced the danger of arrest. To prevent Xu Laohu from being captured, the White Widow secretly went to the government office to surrender herself. Li Zhenbiao, remembering his sworn brotherhood with Xu Laohu and the late husband of the White Widow, agreed to her request. The White Widow took her own life in prison. The tragic love story between a beauty and a rogue, along with detailed historical information about the Qing Dynasty's salt industry, paints a vivid and striking picture of the struggle for official interests.