How did the role of merchants change under Han rule? a. Merchants enjoyed the right to charge whatever price they liked for their goods, thus maximizing their profits. b. Merchants found some of their independence undercut by the creation of state monopolies and price controls. c. Merchants used their financial resources to purchase land so they could abandon less-honorable merchant activity. d. Merchants adopted the habit of living modest lifestyles to avoid incurring the wrath of less-wealthy-state officials.

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