settlers

Yakichi and Fujizo thereafter.
I don't know it.
But outcome of the reform of Kinjiro was reflected in there.

Zentaro,Seiuemon,Yakichi and Fujizo.
They were all settlers by reform of Kinjiro.

Absconding of 1842.
This was a surprise for everyone.
And the villagers looked for them as residents of the same community.
There was also consideration for the remaining family.

But 1826.
This year，absconding was occurred frequently.
And it was due to the discrimination of the villagers.


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1828,this two years later.
Seventh year of the reform of Kinjiro.
He submitted a letter of resignation to Odawara clan.
Circumstances of this matter is written in it.
(Of course，it's a perspective of Kinjiro.)
　
"There was a farmer of 400 originally in the territory of 4000 koku.
And farmers currently is 150、bankrupt farmers is 250.

Therefore vast territory has been left as a legal wasteland.
Part of farmers abandoned farmland of his own and have plow this wasteland.
Of course there is no legal obligation  to pay taxes by its harvest.
Of course in order to make this possible there is also a cozy relationship with the officer.　
　
Settlers came at there.

They plow legal wasteland.
And they changed it to a legal farmland.

Of course they plow from a good place of the condition.
As result vested interests of them had been threatened."


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"Ninomiya(Kinjiro) has a preferential only settlers.
It is conducive to discrimination of the villagers."
There was such a criticism in officials of Okubo and Utsu.
　
It might be true.
　
Settlers who not settled in one place.
At that time, it was also become commonplace.
　
"First of all，present a good conditions in order to invite settlers."
Lords like this there were also many.
(Labor shortage was also chronic.)

If they has good conditions on other territory ，they moved quickly.

"I want them to settle here.
But we are strangers to each other at first.
Feelings of devotion there is no in between with them from the beginning.
We need time for it.
So until then we need kindness on each other."

Kinjiro thought so.