Hetao Land Agent And Exploitation In Hetao Area

The land agent of Hetao who took place in the early Dao-gang dynasty during inland people exploiting Hetao area from the late Kang-xi dynasty got to climax in the Guang-xu dynasty and vanished in 28 years of Guang-xu dynasty. They became the organizer , leader and controller with renting and running land, building canal and running busyness. Although the land agent who were exploiting class deteriorated the poor' living and the negative effect of the exploitation, they altered the exploitation state from scattered and disorderly to largely and orderly, and made great contribution to the exploitation. They also affect social living of Hetao area in that and following time, for example the constitution of countryside stratum , social custom, government control, religion belief and education etc. They had very important position in Hetao development history.