farmland

Kinjiro was investigated retrospectively that authorities documents further.

"This farmland be exempt from annual tribute.
Because the reason for・・・."
Notification like this had been seen here and there in it.

But according to the field research of Kinjiro，its lands had no problem as farmland.
But its land was tax-exempt land now on authorities documents.
(or tax-reduction land)


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Ownerless land that was fertile rice field originally.
(by the sharp decrease of the population.)

"I plowed farmland newly.
But this new farmland was wasteland originally.
Therefore the quality as farmland is low.
I can not make much harvest.
Please give consideration to the allocation of annual tribute of this farmland."
　
Such reports from farmers has been described in the authorities document.
And the authorities also had been approve it.
　
According to the field research of Kinjiro，its farm land was fertile rice field currently.
Of course tax cuts had been made now.

　
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And opposite phenomenon was also scattered many.

Area under cultivation had been reduced due to a decrease in population.
Therefore tax revenues had been reduced due to a decrease in population.

Just maybe，its measures might have been the first reason .
　
The land that is not a farmland.
For example，mountain forest、houses.
The authorities had taxed to there as farmland.　
(Mountain forest was the co-management area of farmers at that time.
For example, procurement of firewood.)
　
Area of farmers was become consistent with the previous by this adjustment of the number.
　
But that land was not a farmland.
Burden of farmers was became increased.

　
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"There is no way other than to increase the new farmland."
And just maybe，its measures might have been the first reason.
New (true) farmland development were also made by farmers.
　
However，new farmland took time to be developed as farmland.
There was a limit to the initial harvesting capacity.
For several years，new farmlands were became a tax cut land usually.
　
But authorities had taxed there as normal farmland.
It was beyond the harvesting capacity of new farmland naturally.　
　
After all，burden on farmers was became increased further by it.