> Fire destroys the previous order, yes, but it also sows the seeds for growth. You're ignoring base effects. Of course peasants are going to "prosper" (on pa

> Fire destroys the previous order, yes, but it also sows the seeds for growth. You're ignoring base effects. Of course peasants are going to "prosper" (on paper) if agriculture goes from 1% of the economy to 100%. And, again, this isn't a "wealth redistribution". You've taken out 99% of the economy and left the remaining 1% in tact. It didn't grow. But it did grow relative to the rest that was destroyed.