On this day we continued taking notes over Dynasties.
Agriculture and Trade-Increased international trade contracts, and a revolution in agricultural productivity. Overseas trade through investments in trading vessels, which undertook trade as ports.
The government encouraged people to reclaim barren lands and put them under cultivation. Anyone who opened up new lands and paid taxes were granted permanent possession of the new land. Invested a type of plow to cultivate the lands.
Used and invented irrigation systems made from bamboo. Cotton was a very economic crop. Cotton flowers were collected, pits removed, beaten loose with bamboo bows, and drawn into yarns and weaved into cloth called jibei.
Trade was a huge part of the economy and every social class was involved in trade some way, whether it be by trading agricultural supplies or other important things for the overall dynasty. Since the collapse of the Sui Dynasty productivity had been severely damaged and the national economy was in paralysis.
After the Tang Dynasty united the whole nation, Emperor Kao Tsu paid much attention to develop agriculture and successively implemented a series of reforms, such as Juntai Zhi and Zuyongdiao System.
In this way, the peasants' burden was lessened and production efficiently was improved. As a result, farm told and agricultural technique were improved. The economy was very great in power.
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