At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, Ming Taizu implemented the policy of recuperation, encouraged land reclamation, and promoted the recovery and development of social economy. The agricultural production level of the Ming Dynasty surpassed the handicraft production of textile, porcelain making and iron smelting in the previous generation, with a larger scale and more advanced technology. The commerce and cities in Ming Dynasty reached unprecedented prosperity. On the basis of the developed commodity economy, by the middle and late Ming Dynasty, the seeds of capitalist production relations appeared in some handicraft production departments in some areas. Handicraft workshops in Jiangnan silk weaving area are typical representatives.

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2? Economy in Ming Dynasty and the Emergence of Capitalism Germination

(1) Economic recovery in the early Ming Dynasty: ① The reason why the rulers in the early Ming Dynasty implemented "health preservation and interest protection". ② Measures to restore the development of agricultural production in Ming Taizu. ③ Effectiveness of measures.

(2) New development of agriculture: ① Increase of rice yield. ② Introduction of new crop varieties. ③ Extensive planting of cash crops.

(3) The prosperity of handicraft industry: ① Textile industry. ② Porcelain industry. (3) Iron smelting and mining.

(4) Active commodity economy: ① A large number of agricultural products and handicrafts are put into the market. There are more than 30 big cities in China. (3) Silver has become a common currency.

(5) The emergence of handicraft workshops: ① the germination of capitalist production relations. ② In the whole country, the self-sufficient natural economy still dominates.

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