I don't see how feudalism would help there, beside ensuring the people you are talking about are killing themselves in the fields. I also don't see how more an

I don't see how feudalism would help there, beside ensuring the people you are talking about are killing themselves in the fields. I also don't see how more and more regulations ensure this won't happen, as it most likely had the exact opposite effect: prevent new wealth from establishing itself (high regulation preventing blooming wealth from building enough momentum to escape taxes) and enshrines "old" money. Regulations gives a clear advantage to people already established.