Among the master craftsmen,

在工匠师傅当中
most of them worked entirely on their own account,

大部分人都是自己当老板
producing and retailing their goods,

自产自销
but there were also those in some cities

但在一些城市里也有些工匠师傅
who had become virtually employees of large-scale merchant capitalists

他们的成为了资本家的雇员
who gave them raw materials to work on,

资本家提供他们生产原料
collected the finished products,

然后收购他们的制成品
and marketed the goods.

作为商品在市场销售
This was known as the "putting-out system".

这种模式称之为"散工制"
You put out work to skilled workers

把工作交给熟练工人
and you collect the goods and market them,

收购成品再销售
and I mention it specifically because

我重点提到这制度是因为