What was the land system before the early enclosure movement in Britain? Is it an open air system? What else is there? What is the land system after the enclosure movement?

Probably the situation is a bit like the enfeoffment system in Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasties. Specifically, the king subletted the land to the noble lords, and then the lords could sublet it to the lower lords (which was one of the reasons for the division of land in medieval Europe). Lords organize serfs or husbands to carry out planned production, and the agricultural products produced are used for internal consumption of the manor, or tribute to the upper lords (fiefs), and a very small part is used for foreign trade (basically barter). In addition, land can not be bought or sold, but can be fenced, which can only be inherited by the eldest son.

Shell movement

First of all, land can be bought and sold in the form of money, which is an important feature of enclosure movement. At the same time, it also marks the penetration of commodity economy or capitalism into the British countryside where the feudal system was based.

Secondly, the mode of production and the purpose of production within the manor have also changed. Land owners hire freemen to produce in the manor and give them monetary wages, not physical objects. The agricultural products produced are mainly used for commodity exchange, which is carried out in the form of money. In this way, the pursuit of capital accumulation through land will greatly stimulate the development of various means of production. In addition, anyone can inherit land by legal order.

abstract

The essence of fence remote control is the innovation of production form. It began in the16th century, especially during the Puritan Revolution in the17th century, and ended at the end of18th century.