Fortunately, the Wangs, a merchant family with ties to the salt trade, certainly had the means.

幸运的是，王氏家族都是从事盐业买卖的商人，当然出得起这份钱。

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Private salt trade was one kind of spectacular social economic phenomenon in Chinese tradition.

私盐贩运是中国传统社会中令人注目的一种经济现象。

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Salt is not traded on any exchanges, there is no derivatives market and there is not much international trade.

盐不在任何交易所交易，没有盐的衍生品市场，也没有多少盐的国际贸易。

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Both Doctor McCarron and Doctor Alderman have connections to the Salt Institute, a trade group for the salt industry.

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