<em>The author suggests that prosperity has been brought to China by having the needs necessary for a growth economy. In the paragraph above, it states “For the last several years, the country has had fertile soil, and the people have had houses in which to live, enough fish and turtles to eat, and enough cloth and silk to make clothes.” This sentence help by explaining that the people had homes, and were stable. This means more tax for the government, and that leads to economic growth. </em>
