Salt and Iron debate during the Han dynasty
Emperor Wu-ti began his reign in 140 BC. During its early years he was under the moderating influence of relatives and court officials; however, by the late 130s he had decided that the essentially defensive foreign policy of his predecessors was not going to solve his foreign problems. In 133 he launched attacks on the nomadic Hsiung-nu people, who constituted China's principal threat on the northern frontier, and thereafter he committed his realm to the expansion of the empire. By 101 Wu-ti's troops, spurred by an emperor heedless of their hardships and intolerant of defeat, had extended Chinese control in all directions. His wars and other undertakings exhausted the state's reserves and forced him to look for other sources of income. New tax
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Some common words found in the essay are:
Iron Officers, Shang Yang, Emperor Wu-ti, salt iron, monopolies salt iron, iron tools, monopolies salt,
Approximate Word count = 503
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)
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