Tax farming in the il-Khan state was
a. the payment of taxes solely by farmers.
b. the sale of tax-collecting contracts to small corporations.
c. the exemption granted to farmers from taxation.
d. the growth of a new cash crop.
e. the raising of crops on government land to pay for government expenses.
ANSWER:
b
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