1 The Formation of Agricultural Expertise: Feng Rui's Education and Early Career -- 2 Public Service in Guangdong, 1931-36 : Economic Nationalism and Provincial Planning -- 3 Rice and Revenue: Guangdong's "Benefit Agriculture" Import Taxes -- 4 White Sugar: Global Business and Provincial Enterprises -- 5 Bitter Experiences with Sugarcane -- 6 Brokers, Smugglers, and the Official Sugar Monopoly, 1934-36 -- 7 National Reunification and the Punishment of Feng Rui -- 8 Provincial Sugar Industry Programs, 1945-58 -- Conclusion: Shaping China's Economic Nation on the Eve of War