Abstract: Unlike earlier studies, this article concludes that the Qing government did undertake a concessionary policy after the suppression of the Taiping Rebellion. After quelling the Taiping Rebellion, the Qing government undertook many measures to relieve the burdens of the peasantry, stabilize the social orders, and rehabilitate agriculture. These measures included reducing taxes and corvee, reclaiming land, encouraging farming and promoting water conservancy. These measures did benefit the peasants and promoted economic development.