Qin Dynasty carried out private ownership of land and collected the tax based on the land area. Qinshihua also unified currency, weights and measures. In addition to Shang Yang's reform, the economy of the Qin Dynasty was well developmented.

Agriculture was with private ownership of land and collected the tax based on the land area. They used the resource of the Yellow River to sustain their crops. They developed stone tools to help them with the breeding of livestock.