A series of crises followed in which inland prices dropped too low for merchants to make a profit, armies on the frontier went without grain, and small mountains of salt might sit unused because officials impounded them for taxes then could not sell them.
A series of crises then could not sell them. These crises are followed in which inland prices dropped too low for merchants to make a profit. Armies on the frontier went without grain. Small mountains of salt might sit unused because officials. These officials are impounded them for taxes.