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==Economy== | ==Economy== | ||
[[File:Figs,_khari_baoli_market.jpg|thumb|Dried Xisheng figs in a market]] | [[File:Figs,_khari_baoli_market.jpg|thumb|Dried Xisheng figs in a market]] | ||
The economy of Xisheng was primarily geared towards labor intensive agricultural production for much of the 20th century, with a particular focus on the production of figs. The fig production sector was developed and dominated by the [[Xisheng Trading Company]], a subsidiary of the [[South Seas Development Company|South Seas Trading Company]] Up to 65% of Xisheng's cultivable land was earmarked for fig tree plantations employing tens of thousands of Cronan indentured laborers under very harsh conditions. A souring of commercial relations with [[Varshan]]'s Zurgs and financial losses elsewhere caused the company to divest itself from the fig business, causing a near collapse of Xisheng's provincial economy. Only around 15% of fig plantations survived long enough to modernize themselves and start diversifying their fig products into items such as jams, fig pastries, dried figs and various medicinal presentations and laxatives. These producers now control the biggest share in this sector and are boosting exports with the reopening of the Varshan market, especially into the [[Zanoma Regional Administration]]. Corn is also a crop commonly grown in Xisheng, first having been introduced during the period of Varshan domination; Xisheng produced 1.3 million bushels of corn during 2030. | The economy of Xisheng was primarily geared towards labor intensive agricultural production for much of the 20th century, with a particular focus on the production of figs. The fig production sector was developed and dominated by the [[Xisheng Trading Company]], a subsidiary of the [[South Seas Development Company|South Seas Trading Company]] Up to 65% of Xisheng's cultivable land was earmarked for fig tree plantations employing tens of thousands of Cronan indentured laborers under very harsh conditions. A souring of commercial relations with [[Varshan]]'s Zurgs and financial losses elsewhere caused the company to divest itself from the fig business, causing a near collapse of Xisheng's provincial economy. Only around 15% of fig plantations survived long enough to modernize themselves and start diversifying their fig products into items such as jams, fig pastries, dried figs and various medicinal presentations and laxatives. These producers now control the biggest share in this sector and are boosting exports with the reopening of the Varshan market, especially into the [[Zanoma Regional Administration]]. Corn is also a crop commonly grown in Xisheng, first having been introduced during the period of Varshan domination; Xisheng produced 1.3 million bushels of corn during 2030. The native peoples of Xisheng have grown and consumed corn for thousands of years; a staple of their diet is a type of very thin flat bread made from corn called a ''tortilla''. | ||
Important gold deposits have been known and exploited since the time of the early Ixa'Takan settlement; new discoveries and modern technologies have made Xisheng region into one of the biggest gold producers in the world, amounting to some 30% of the region's total exports. Gold mines operate under a 60/40 revenue sharing agreement between the government and private mining companies. Xisheng produces on average 95 tonnes of gold on an annual basis. Another sector that is a big earner of foreign exchange currency is the home appliances sector, a number of companies have established plants in the province mass producing cheap smart tv's, microwaves, toasters, refrigerators, stoves and juicers. These appliance companies rely on the cheapness of the labor in Xisheng and government subsidies to offer competitive pricing. | Important gold deposits have been known and exploited since the time of the early Ixa'Takan settlement; new discoveries and modern technologies have made Xisheng region into one of the biggest gold producers in the world, amounting to some 30% of the region's total exports. Gold mines operate under a 60/40 revenue sharing agreement between the government and private mining companies. Xisheng produces on average 95 tonnes of gold on an annual basis. Another sector that is a big earner of foreign exchange currency is the home appliances sector, a number of companies have established plants in the province mass producing cheap smart tv's, microwaves, toasters, refrigerators, stoves and juicers. These appliance companies rely on the cheapness of the labor in Xisheng and government subsidies to offer competitive pricing. | ||
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