日治初期野崎台灣鹽行之鹽田開發緣起

The Salt Pans Development of the Nozaki Taiwan Enko in the Beginning of the Colonial Janpnese

本文之問題關注在於台灣鹽業現代化的歷程，針對日治初期鹽業領域涉獵相關史料、先行研究做出野崎台灣鹽行參入鹽田開發的推論。日本領台之初即展開為了開發台灣鹽田所做的調查，而面臨鹽業經營困境的內地製鹽業者希望開發台灣鹽田，也向政府做出了調查的建議。於是，這些調查報告成為業者吸收台灣鹽業資訊的來源。野崎家在此歷史背景中，可能也透過這些調查報告得到台灣鹽業的資訊，並自行派人赴台調查，逐步決定提出申請、確定參入鹽田開發。 This article concerns the modernization process of salt industry in the beginning of the Colonial Japanese in Taiwan. In this article, we make the inference that the Nozaki Taiwan Enko had participated in the exploitation of the salt pans according to related historical information and the previous research in the domain of salt industry.From the beginning of its domination in Taiwan, the Japanese government had initiated investigations in order to make good use of the salt pans in Taiwan. Also, the salt manufacturers facing operation difficulties in Japan had suggested the government to do so in hope of making good use of the salt pans in Taiwan. Thus, these reports became the sources for the manufacturers to absorb information of the salt industry in Taiwan. In this historical background, the Nozaki family may also have obtained the information of the salt industry in Taiwan through these investigation reports, and started off their survey by sending people to Taiwan. Gradually, the Nozaki family decided to propose their application and ensure their participation in exploiting the salt pans in Taiwan.