One of his teachings were to respect others the way you wanted to be respected.
Since the aristocrats were rich and mean, they didn't want to be disrespected.
It represented social Darwinism, so it would be the first choice.
They might have used Boats, ships and depending on time even cars.
Answer:
They emulated by creating their own ideas based on the Chinese (Like letters are similar to chinese. Japanese is an example) They also brough ideas and religion towards governing their country, like Japan.
Explanation:
^ (btw I am Jap so that is why so much Japanese examples)
