In XVIII century Ottoman Empire suffered a great crisis in all areas of the state, public and economic life. General stagnation could be noticed in both Rudnik and Takovo regions. The extraction of ore was slowly fading away and the only things the Turks worried about was how to keep their territories. Nobody even thought about economic prosperity. When they took the possession of Rudnik from the Austrians again, the Turks burnt the mining colony down to ground and mining activity died out.
Short before Koca's rebellion P.J.Miteser stated in his report that there had been 100 Turkish and 18 Serbian houses.
At that time there were plenty of forests around Takovo. The woods were rooted out near the rivers and on some other suitable places and they were turned into cultivable land. In 1784 going from Cacak (passing through Brdjani) to Brusnica and farther along the Despotovica river to Rudnik, Miteser wrote that there hadn't been forests near the roads but there had been fertile fields, meadows and vineyards.
It is known that after Koca's rebellion (1788-1791) and Peace in Svistov the circumstances were much better in Belgrade Pasha's Jurisdiction. The number of inhabitants kept increasing, and there were many newcomers in the areas around Takovo. Economic production, and especially trade had a constant rise. It was the time when a greater social stratification began.
Trading of cattle, especially of cows, flourished. It was the most profitable economic limb and the source of riches at the time. Many traders among ordinary people got rich and they became "well-to-do persons" who, more and more, took part in the political life.
In Takovo Region Milan Obrenovic was one of the traders. His step-brother (they had the same mother) Milos helped him in business. By the reasons of trade he even went to as far as Zadar. Nikola Lunjevica was another well-to-do person who helped, with money earned by trade, the First Serbian Rising and he restored the churches of the monasteries of Vujan and Mojsinja. On the eve of the First Serbian Rising there were another eminent persons of Takovo region that should be mentioned: Stojan Pavlovic from Berisici; Nikola Karamarkovic from Lunjevica village and Jovan Lazic from Svrackovci.