晚清新政期间，盐政即使是在固守旧制的总体格局下，也发生了前所未有的变化：一是将盐税收入用于国家现代化项目，特别是为铁路建设融资；二是新的运输方式对旧的盐业运销体制的冲击；三是盐务管理体制中央集权化。这些变化源自于当时中国的政治经济环境，其意义值得认真讨论。 During the new policy of late Qing Dynasty, even under the overall pattern of sticking to the old system, the salt administration took place unprecedented changes. First, salt tax revenue was applied to national modernization projects, especially for railway construction. Second, the new mode of transportation The impact of the old salt industry distribution system; third salt centralized management system of centralization. These changes stem from the political and economic environment in China at that time, and its significance deserved to be seriously discussed.