The development of agricultural production The agricultural production of the Shang Dynasty has reached a high level of development, and it was a decisive production department at that time.
The commonly used basic agricultural tools. The words nursery, tong, fruit, tree, apricot, chestnut, etc. are also common in inscriptions on dumplings. The production of forest trees, vegetables and fruits is also an important part of agricultural production. Sericulture production developed in the Southern Dynasty. Not only are words such as egg, mulberry, silk, silk, etc. often found in inscriptions, but also in the bronze ware ornaments, there are silkworm patterns with a round head and protruding eyes that flex to make a wriggling shape. In the jade ornaments, there are jade silkworms in a realistic shape. At that time, the sericulture industry developed. In the inscriptions, there is a record of "sericulture", and the ceremony of sacrifice is quite grand, which shows that planting mulberry and raising silkworms are also a kind of agricultural activities that the rulers attach great importance to.
The raising of livestock, in addition to ordinary farmers as a sideline, in the ruler of the king of commerce, there are full-time slaughters and ministers to manage livestock, and the general nobles also have Zaoli engaged in this production. At that time, the "five animals" such as horses, cattle, sheep, chickens, and dogs had been raised in large numbers for food, sacrifice, or farming.
Agriculture
In the Xia Dynasty, agricultural civilization reached a very high level. Archaeological discoveries had already had a variety of agricultural products such as grain, rice, wheat, sunn, and melon in the Xia Dynasty. Xia implemented a taxation system of "50 tributes", and all tribes had to pay taxes to the central government according to a certain percentage of their income. The later mine field system also existed in the Xia Dynasty, but it has not yet been widely promoted.
Legend has it that Yu's minister, Yidi, began to make wine, and Xia Wang Shaokang invented the method of making wine. In order to meet the needs of agricultural production and explore the laws of the agricultural seasons, the lunar calendar, sometimes called the Xia calendar, which is still popular in modern times, was invented in that era.
Livestock
The livestock industry has developed to a certain extent. There are a large number of slaves engaged in animal husbandry, and there are some clan tribes specialized in animal husbandry. Great attention is paid to horse breeding. In addition, the ceramic industry may have become an independent and extremely important industry in the Xia Dynasty. As for bronzes, the bronze swords of Erlitou culture have been discovered in China. If Erlitou culture is considered to be the culture of the Xia Dynasty, then this bronze ware is from the Xia Dynasty. The form of Xia Dynasty bronzes is very close to pottery. It has a short history of casting bronze, so the bronze has not formed a good standard, so it looks a bit like pottery, which is exactly the same as the pottery unearthed in Xia Dynasty. It is relatively primitive. It does not have many patterns and has small patterns. Dots, depict simple lines.
Transportation
The tools used by the people of the Xia Dynasty are mainly stone tools. Chariots appeared in the capital of the Xia Dynasty, but it is still unclear whether it is a rickshaw or a horse-drawn carriage, because the rut is only 1 meter wide, which is different from the 2-meter-wide rut of the Shang Dynasty. The Shang Dynasty has confirmed the use of horse-drawn carriages.
