When allowance is made for the monarchical form of government anc the agrarian economy they were in content and purpose quite similar to the New. Deal. Unlike the situation our industrial civilization, manu. factured goods constituted no problem at all. Wearing apparel and simple household utensils were made in the homes of the people while other stticles were supplied according to "demand by local artisans. The basis of prosperity was a con. stant and ample supply of farm pro-@uce and the problem was to regur. fate the flow of these commodities £0 to achieve this end.
Wang An-ah'h's "mor poly of eam= merce" provided that the government should take control of all surplus reduce. A fair price would be set and anyone could sell to government agents what he did not need. 'These commodities would be transported to Aistricts where there was scarcity and sold at fixed, but not exorbitant, prices. What' was not ina given season would be stored at str tegic centres so as to be available in Jean years. This system, if successful, would take away the fear of wan and poverty, regulate the general supply and demand, and stabilize prices.
In the revised draft the large scale transportation was omitted. Government bureaus were established to fix prices and store produce locally. Evidently this modification was a bowing to necessity and looked upon a temporary measure; but con. ditions warranting the practice of the larger plan never, in fact, appear-
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