In his section of this book,the book talks about the land lord class in China. Something that got my attention while reading this part was that one of the most dramatic state efforts to counteract the growing power of large landowners is associated with Wang Mang. Wang Mang is a high court official of the Han dynasty who usurped the emperor's throne in 8 C.E. and immediately launched a series of startling reforms. Another thing that got my attention while reading this section of the book was that Wang Mang was a believer in Confucian good government. This got my attention because it gave a clue on how he was. What am trying to say here is that by this I know that Mang was not a bad person but a good one. That's why this got my attention.
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