Tea by that time had already become an international commodity. The price went through constant fluctuations, so during those years some people made money, and some people lost money. In this way, the stable system of agricultural production and commerce in previous times, as well as the systems of wholesale distribution and management, were all destroyed.
當時茶是國際商品，價格起起落落，於是在那些年頭，有人賺錢，有人賠錢，這樣一來，過去穩定時期的農業生產、商業系統，批發、管理等制度被破壞了，有人生意失敗，被逼上梁山，成了土匪。