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The Chinese considered this type of work to be unworthy, and so the artisans and merchants had a low status. Because according to the Confucious beliefs artisans and merchants made their living of the labor of others, whereas peasants provided produce from their own land for both the empire and themselves.
For merchants
The merchants bought the land.
They were large land owners, wealthy merchants, and professionals who were in support of the Constitution.
Because the British gave away land to the colonists which actually was not their land (it was the Indians' land)
1. land owning aristocrats 2. peasant farmers 3. merchants
Land, Tax, more knowledge taken from the people of Chinese [if they have some that the British did not], more CHEAP Labour, more resources...etc. etc.
The Chinese considered this type of work to be unworthy, and so the artisans and merchants had a low status. Because according to the Confucious beliefs artisans and merchants made their living of the labor of others, whereas peasants provided produce from their own land for both the empire and themselves.
land in the middleages cost money because you had to pay taxes for land. merchants and craftsmen were on the outside of the fudal system and made there own money so they did need land
For merchants
Serfs did not own land. In fact they were bound to the land they lived on and were not permitted to leave it.
Losing their business as a result of bad debts
The merchants bought the land.
British Land was created in 1856.
IN 13th century
Why did The British Empire lose their land?
He was not permitted because he disobeyed God. Joshua led the Israelites into the Promised Land. God did allow him to see it from one of the mountains outside Israel before he died.