Under the Han, iron and salt were so important that A. IT WAS FORBIDDEN FOR THEM TO TRAADE IT OUTSIDE OF CHINA, B. ONLY WEALTHY MERCHANTS WERE ALLOWED TO PRODUCE THEM, C. PRODUCTION OF THESE GOODS WERE MADE STATE PROPERTY, OR D. ONLY THE EMPIER AND HIS FAMMILY WERE ALLOWED TO OWN THEM.

C. PRODUCTION OF THESE GOODS WERE MADE STATE PROPERTY