Complex sentence: Merchants who remained invisible were able to keep their wealth safe from continuous extortion by bureaucrats.They used techniques like converting money into readily movable assets and moving cash out of the home jurisdiction in order to invest their money in business.This technique is still used by money launderers today.
Split into simpler sentences: Merchants who remained invisible were able to keep their wealth safe from continuous extortion by bureaucrats. Traders used techniques like converting money into readily movable assets and moving cash out of the home jurisdiction in order to invest their money in future business dealings.This technique is still used by money launderers today.