Single Whip Method

一条鞭法／ Single Whip Law　—　Institutions

A Ming tax system implemented nationwide by Zhang Juzheng in 1581. It consolidated various taxes and corvée labor into a single payment in silver.

Overview: 2,700 years of the world　Silver goes round the world ／ China

A Ming tax system implemented nationwide by Zhang Juzheng in 1581. It consolidated miscellaneous taxes and corvée labor into a single payment in silver. This made China the market that valued silver most highly in the world.

⚠ One country's tax reform drew in the flow of silver across the Pacific (Galleon Trade). An example of a system creating trade winds.