Which outcome accelerated when the Byzantine silk monopoly faced clandestine silkworm egg smuggling from China around the 6th century?

💡 Explanation

Local silk production increased because *diffusion* of sericulture knowledge bypassed imperial controls therefore accelerating competing manufacturing hubs rather than centralized production because trade routes expanded beyond Constantinople influence.

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