Salt addict - Ento (English spelling) yan-tu; yen-t`u

Japanese: 塩徒 - えんと（英語表記）yan-tu; yen-t`u

In China, a group of people who smuggled salt under the salt monopoly. They were also called salt bandits or salt owls. When the monopoly was implemented, consumer prices soared and people were often forced to buy low-quality salt, which led to smuggling. The salt bandits banded together, stockpiled weapons, and fought against the government forces. They made huge profits and used their economic power to lead rebellions, and some even became emperors themselves. The former included Huang Chao (→ Huang Chao Rebellion) at the end of the Tang Dynasty and Zhang Shicheng at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, while the latter included Wang Jian, founder of Former Shu during the Five Dynasties period, and Qian Liu, King of Wu Yue.

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Japanese:

中国において，専売下の塩の密貿易をした徒党。塩賊，塩梟ともいわれる。専売が行われると，消費価格は高騰し，かつ粗悪な塩を買わされることが多くなり，ここに密貿易が起った。塩徒は徒党を組み，武器をたくわえ，官軍と戦った。巨利を得，その経済力で乱を指導したり，またときには天子になる者すらあった。前者に唐末の黄巣 (→黄巣の乱 ) ，元末の張士誠らがあり，後者に五代前蜀の創立者王建，呉越王銭鏐 (せんりゅう) らがあった。

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