British merchants were not permitted to move about Chinese land freely due to the strict regulations imposed by the Qing Dynasty, which sought to control foreign trade and maintain sovereignty. China operated under a tribute system and limited foreign interactions to designated ports, such as Guangzhou (Canton). This restrictive policy aimed to protect Chinese culture and economy from foreign influence and exploitation, reinforcing the notion of China's superiority in the global order during that time.
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.
The merchants bought the land.
Losing their business as a result of bad debts
merchants because their culture believes they contribute nothing to society. all they do is buy goods from people who make or grow them, and sell them for a higher price to make a profit. so in chinese culture merchants were considered the lowest of the low because they did nothing extremely significant, though on the other hand, you could say they brought goods to places the may have never seen then otherwise because of how far away some countries are from China, but as far as within the kingdom, merchants were the lowest
British Land was created in 1856.
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.