What two things did the wealthy merchants of ancient egypt want?

health care
beautiful buildings
taxes
luxury items
writing paper

i confess that there are several parts of this constitution which i do not at present approve, but i am not sure i shall never approve them: for having lived long, i have experienced many instances of being obliged by better information or fuller consideration, to change opinions even on important subjects, which i once thought right, but found to be otherwise. it is therefore that the older i grow, the more apt i am to doubt my own judgment, and to pay more respect to the judgment of others.

i'd assume india mainly because of how isolated japan was.   plus it is a whole china away.