Ikeshi Hokou

…In many cases, it was longer than indentured servitude, and the servants were highly dependent on each other. In the event of dissatisfaction with the lender or misconduct by the servants, a substitute had to be provided. Repayments that included not only the interest portion of the debt but also the principal portion were called kyoshoboko. In the case of wealthy local merchants, pawned servants were often brought in to repay unpaid rent on farmland that had been sold as collateral, to subsidize the household finances of artisans who came to them, or to repay unpaid differences in transactions. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that refer to "Kishobokyo" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…年季奉公より長期の場合が多く，奉公人の従属度も高く，金主側の不満や奉公人の不始末の場合には代人を差し出す必要がある。借金の利息部分のみでなく元金部分にくい込む返済は居消奉公と呼ばれた。地方豪商などにおいては，担保流れで手放した農地の小作料未納分の弁済や出入職人層の家計補助や取引差額未払い弁済のために，質奉公人が入ることが多かった。…

※「居消奉公」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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