The medieval guilds were generally one of two types: merchant guilds or craft guilds. Merchant guilds were associations of all or most of the merchants in a particular town or city; these men might be local or long-distance traders, wholesale or retail sellers, and might deal in various categories of goods.
The answer is C. It is not direct but is implied through the elastic clause
To convince the Japanese to negotiate.
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