According to the Confucian Value System the Tokugawa Shoguns Embraced

According to the Confucian value system the Tokugawa shoguns embraced,

A) merchants had a privileged status because they brought prosperity.
B) merchants were considered morally weak.
C) merchants were respected, but not as privileged as farmers.
D) farmers were less favored than merchants, because farmers did manual labor.
E) manufacturing was considered more important than agriculture.