 During the course of the Taiping Rebellion China would see ⅓ of its people die utterly devastating its economy in the process.Of China's 18 wealthiest provinces 12 were left in ruins, this would put a heavy strain on the resources of the government of the Qing dynasty putting it near breaking point as the rebellion had sowed the seeds for further calamities which would hurt the economy of China even more and ultimately led to the downfall of the Qing dynasty during the next century.The main source of income for the government of the Qing dynasty was taxation.