The European Aristocracy Responded to the Adversity of the Great

The European aristocracy responded to the adversity of the great plague by

A) seeking to lower wages by legal means, especially for farm laborers.
B) producing only the most basic foodstuffs, such as grain.
C) petitioning kings to order the relocation of laborers.
D) forming agricultural cooperatives linking landowners, laborers, and city consumers.
E) investing in trade and commerce rather than agricultural production.