What influenced the japanese belief that merchants did not contribute much to society?

Confucianism

Explanation:

According to the Confucianism, Japanese believe that merchants did not contribute much to society. Commercial activities were abhorrent to Confucians, who believed merchants as a disturbance in society. Merchants lived only to make a profit and did not contribute to the nation or the people. Confucians acknowledge the proper ways of life as a scholarship for the upper classes while agriculture for the poor classes.

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