Question

why were merchants from towns in Europe begin to move countryside in 17th and 18th century

Answer 1

p because of less job opportunities and low income

Answer 2

In the 17&18th century merchants of Europe faces a problem that they could make space in the town's market due the presence of town merchants know as guild.Guild's have the support of king and people so they do not let any other merchants to enter in the town market,so merchants forced to move to the country side providing advance money to small peasants & craft men and provoked them to produce goods for international market.