Why did skilled artisans contribute to the successes of the Ming dynasty

The artisans fulfilled the ideals of Confucianism, encouraging employment. Also, they produced beautiful items, which decorated the emperor's palace and the Forbidden City.

They produced silk and porcelain goods that demanded high prices, thus increasing China's trade and wealth.

And last but not least, artisans provided jobs to the Chinese peasants who could no longer work in agriculture because of the famine.