A History of Agriculture in India v2.c87.3

v2.c87.3

Guru Arjan was a poet and mystic and also a great organizer. He fostered trade and industry among the Sikhs. He encouraged his followers to trade in horses from Central Asia. He also set up a machinery for collecting tithes from his followers by appointing masands. The masands collected contributions from the Sikhs in areas assigned to them. The funds collected were deposited in the Guru’s treasury and spent in providing free meals to all who came to hear the discourses of the Guru.