How do people benefit from a limited goverment?

First and foremost, a limited and smaller government is less expensive.  The less we look to government to solve problems, the less we as taxpayers have to pay.  We the people pay for these programs, including employee salaries and benefits.              

Secondly, a smaller, limited government cuts down on waste, fraud and inefficiency.  With so many agencies, how can anyone keep track of all that goes on?  And with all the bureaucracy, how does anything even get done?  Where is the accountability?  And with all these agencies, departments and commissions, one can only imagine the duplication of services, not to mention the unnecessary ones.              

Explanation:

the qing dynasty placed strict limits on foreign merchants' ability to trade in china.

i beleive a. is the only possible answer