He began a cultural revolution,that involved the creation of red guards who struggled against authorities at all levels of society and even set up their own tribunals. This movement also brought the communist system into full effect in the country, also he consolidated the food production, trade, transportation systems of China, and eliminated almost all internal political divisions ( along with hereditary rulers and aristocrats) This allowed the country to benefit from either within china or from other nations. Although credited with establiching China as a stable, industrialized, unified state, Mao only did so by imposing complete cultural and political control over China´s citizens.
They created a new economy by recognizing the issues that the poor people faced in 1890s to 1920. Remember the rich made off money of the poor, after a while when the poor discovered that was happening. Workers went on strike for the such low income and working conditions.