Reasons for the disintegration of natural economy

First of all, the emergence of budding capitalist relations of production is the historical reason for the disintegration of natural economy. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the development of commodity economy in China feudal society gave birth to the seeds of capitalist relations. This new economic form gradually eroded the body of the feudal economy. Without the invasion of foreign capitalism, China will gradually develop into a capitalist society. Secondly, the invasion of modern western capitalism is the most direct and main reason for the disintegration of China's natural economy. After the Opium War, western capitalist countries took advantage of the privileges gained by unequal treaties to dump goods and plunder raw materials in China, dragging China into the world capitalist market, and China's self-sufficient natural economy gradually disintegrated. Third, the continuous expansion of the domestic market is a prerequisite for the disintegration of the natural economy. After the Opium War, China's commodity economy got unprecedented development, the commercial circulation was unprecedentedly active, and the domestic market expanded, especially the proportion of handicrafts and agricultural products in circulation increased, which constantly pushed agricultural production from self-sufficiency to commercialization. In addition, the enhancement of people's commodity consciousness, the change of the concept of emphasizing agriculture and restraining commerce, emphasizing righteousness and neglecting profit, and the development of transportation have strengthened the economic ties between urban and rural areas. It is also a factor that promotes the disintegration of the natural economy. After the founding of New China, due to three major transformations, the small-scale peasant economy completely ended.