five years

Time when Kinjiro began working in the Hattori house actually.
It was in 1812.
1812 + 5 = 1817

kinjiro was asked fiscal consolidation.
This is one year before of it.

For example.
　
"Demonstrate his ability first.　　
This will be essential for his appointment .
This idea of Tadazane.
This also may be the idea of ​​Hattori.

Of course the Hattori family was samurai class.
There was many vassal of themselves.
(Vassal was samurai class.)

"Entrust the finances to farmers of newcomer."
First，rejection to this might be was strong inside Hattori vassals.


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Therefore this five year，Kinjiro might be worked informally to fiscal consolidation of the Hattori family in the status of servant
And he cited the results of certain to it.

Debt of the Hattori house of 1818 was 246 ryō.
This is not a surplus of 300 ryō.
But just maybe，debt might have been reduced to here by Kinjiro effort.

Incidentally，Ōkubo Tadazane has been held the important positions of provinces of Tokugawa regime.

Burden on their financial.
It might was large originally.

And he was to be appointed to key positions in the central administration at last.
Further financial burden was expected.

Hattori caught this opportunity.
Based on ever results of Kinjiro，Hattori was appointed him to official financial adviser of the Hattori family.
This was also intended to pave the way for participation to politics of clan of Kinjiro.

This might this.
　

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Well，according to a recent study.

1815, Kinjiro were back home with quit his job.
And He married in 1817.

Even from Hōtoku-ki.

Before working in the Hattori home,Kinjiro said to his wife.

"Five years, please waiting for me."