Loans for the return of wasteland and child rearing allowances - Arechiokokasashi oaranai shouniyouiku oteate okashitsukekin

…In order to prevent famine, he encouraged the storage of grain and set up rice storehouses in villages. He also implemented a public loan scheme called the "Loan for the Recovery of Arid Land and Child Rearing Allowance." This was lent to wealthy farmers through the provincial governors at an interest rate of around 10%, and the annual interest was used to restore cultivated land (recovery of agricultural land) and increase the agricultural population (child rearing). …

*Some of the terminology used in reference to the "Wasteland Recovery and Child Rearing Allowance Loan" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…また飢饉対策として備荒貯穀を奨励し，村々に籾蔵を設置した。さらに〈荒地起返幷小児養育御手当御貸付金〉という名目の公金貸付けを実施している。これは諸国代官を通じて豪農層に利子1割前後で貸し付けられ，その年々の利金が耕地の復旧(荒地起返)や，農業人口の増加(小児養育)のための資金に活用された。…

※「荒地起返幷小児養育御手当御貸付金」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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