1, salt merchants were shallow in thought and empty in spirit. This vulgar and boring behavior indirectly revealed the decay of society and the shortcomings of management system at that time.

2. In order to win the favor of the emperor, salt merchants will come up with some vulgar methods to gain attention. 3. Salt merchants supported the development of culture, such as Yangzhou Eight Eccentrics and Huiban, so that it could go smoothly and become the predecessor of Beijing Opera in the future.