Although trade was an important advancement in the Tang and Song Dynasties, agriculture was more influential because it led to increased trade and population growth. First, the food they grew, which included cotton, tea, wheat, barley, and fast ripening rice, helped pay taxes to the government. Because of this, the taxes decreased for the citizens of China. Therefore, because food was bountiful, China’s population grew to a country of almost 100 million people. China was the largest country in the world at the time. Although trade brought new things to China, agriculture brought new people from different countries who contributed to discovering new things and the population growth. In conclusion, the Tang and Song Dynasties were improved in
