Question

Use the drop-down menu to complete the sentence under the hand. Iron and salt were so important that it was forbidden to trade them outside of China, or only a wealthy merchants were allowed to produce them of these goods were made a state monopoly only the empire in his family were allowed to own them.

Answer 1

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Iron and salt were so important that it was forbidden to trade them outside of China, or only a wealthy merchants were allowed to produce them.