convenience

"Possible number as the annual tribute of this land.
It is 2000 bales up."
Kinjiro had confident like that from results of the survey.

But Annual tribute actual was set to 4000 bales.
(Around the early 18th century.
100 years ago of this era.)　
　
"This is Annual tribute rate of 100%."
Probably，farmers feeling would have been so at that time.
Of course they were not able to pay the Annual tribute.　

　
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Although I thought suddenly.

Establishment of the Tokugawa regime was early 17th century.
Annual tribute rate of this hundred year.
That number was what?

If it had the Annual tribute of 4000 bales from previous.
Their situation would have worsened already.
But it was not so.

This land was the enclave of the Odawara clan originally.
Or this was a territory of the other lords.
I also do not know it now.

Anyway，it may be this land was not land of evaluation of the 4000 koku originally.
(Its size was equivalent with 4000 koku of high rank region surely.)

"The Odawara clan does branch of the Utsu family at prestigious in 4000 koku."
Just maybe,this assumption was present at the first place.　

"At prestigious in 4000 koku."
This might have been very important.
　
Match the reality to their own convenience.
　

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Going back to.　

Annual tribute rice of specified amount.
They became not able to collect it quickly.

Farmers does escape from their territory.
Its incident also began occurs frequently.

Cause was obvious.

"We should reduce our Annual tribute rate to catch up with the current situation."
Finally they reached this conclusion.

However，it was not so.

For example，"Housing also convert as the field of Annual tribute target."
They tried to ride out at this situation by unreasonable tax increases.
　
Take from where it can not take.
Situation has deteriorated further of course.