gloomy

"Next year、if famine occurs.
We don't have much of a choice anymore."
　
This famine happened to continue for several years.
Possibility that the famine will occur next year.
It was higher.

"Starvation of the tens of thousands have occurred in eastern Japan."
Of course there was  this information.
　
"We ride out the predicament for the time being by debt."　
And of course this way was left.


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By the way this famine was not happened at once in all of eastern Japan.
So there was a place that could be harvested normally.
They bought rice from there at first. (and Osaka city)

But this famine had move.
Every year，Famine occurred in various locations of eastern Japan.
And it came back.
Stockpiled rice of eastern Japan that had ran out eventually.

And Osaka city was an integrated place of rice nationwide.
So buyer rushed there.
As result，rice price of there had risen abnormally.

"Hunger has also been observed on Osaka."
Osaka city located on western Japan.
Osaka city was not direct relationship with this famine.
But there was also  this information.

"Does not emit victims of famine.
It may be impossible anymore."
They became to think gloomy.


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"There is a man in Odawara clan named Ninomiya Kinjiro.
He is originally from farmers.
　
But he had been confidence from the lord.
And he was entrusted with the fiscal consolidation of the branch of Odawara clan.
It was a reform centered on agricultural policy.
And it was successful.
Since then, he was asked the fiscal consolidation from the region around.
　
Areas where he is currently in charge.
There were also no serious problem to this famine."

At that time, this rumor has arrived to Soma.