[[1]] and artisans within the village began working for merchants in the 17th century.

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Peasants and artisans within the village began working for merchants in the 17th century.
The merchants who were involved in global trade wanted to increase production. The guilds controlled the markets, shows, employees, and raw materials in the towns. So the merchants turned to the countryside. They associated with the countryside peasants and artisans for the production process. The peasants and artisans could simultaneously work in their fields and produce commodities. The profits could supplement their meagre agricultural income in the production process. The merchants controlled the transportation of goods along long distances. Thus, during the 17th century, a close relationship was developed between the peasants and artisans of the countryside and with merchants of the town.

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