the quickening

Extreme cost-cutting of their own of Soma clan.
This was followed by six years eventually.
(1817～1822)
　
Of course，this period was the preparation period for financial turnaround.
Basic policy had not changed since then.
　
"Rural also recovered considerably.
Pay off debt that is in sight."　
　
When exceeded for 15 years from the start.
The achievement had been quite evident.
　

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Things beyond the human intellect.

"Natural disasters."
At that time, this occured.
　
The last great famine of 250 years has occurred at east Japan.
(1833～1838)

Good harvest of this period was only 1834.
Abnormal weather to continue had worsened the situation.　

　
"Occurrence of natural disasters are beyond the human intellect.
However,we can done its measures by human intelligence.”
　
Victims of the last time famine was said to be more than 900,000 people.
That memories was left clearly.
　
Of course, Soma clan too.
　
Release of stockpiling food.
Sale of treasures of lord.　
Financial assistance to the people under one's dominion.
Purchase of rice in Osaka.
　
Soma clan went the relief measures desperately.
That results，starvation did not come out in Soma.
　
　
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This victims were not as much as the last time famine，but starvation of the tens of thousands occurred  here and there of  eastern Japan.
　
And the price of rice had soared in Osaka.
Some merchants and officials of the Tokugawa regime got a huge profit by it.
But people of Osaka was became starvation by it.

"Punishment from heaven​​."
Official of the Tokugawa regime in Osaka named "Oshio Heihachiro".
He did revolt in Osaka.

This revolt did not get the support of public opinion.
This revolt was put down in half a day.
But this was the revolt for the first time in 200 years against the Tokugawa regime.
It came out publicly from inside the Tokugawa regime.

This was the quickening of the Restoration.