Question

Why did peasants and artisans work for merchants?

Answer 1

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By working for the merchants, the poor peasants and the artisans could continue to remain in the countryside, and cultivate their small plots. Income from proto-industrial production supplemented their shrinking income from cultivation. It also allowed them a fuller use of their family labour resource.

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Answer 2

Answer:

because they earn some money by working for them and also the merchant will export there work

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