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Evaluate the economy of ancient yeomen in China.

Evaluation of China ancient yeoman economy (small-scale peasant economy): (1) positive: owning part of the land, managing agriculture with family, combining with cottage industry; Except for salt and iron, daily necessities are generally self-sufficient and have little contact with the market; Life is stable and farmers' enthusiasm for production is high. (2) Limitations: the production scale is small, the division of labor is simple, and it is difficult to expand reproduction; It hindered the development of society and exchange economy, and later became a factor hindering the development of production; Small farmers are the main undertakers of state tax corvee, and the excessive exploitation and squeezing of rulers is one of the reasons for the bankruptcy of yeomen.