Receipt system - Ukegamisei

... Both Yamashiro and Tokuji Saihan were producing areas of kozo (paper mulberry), and produced a large amount of washi paper. The Choshu clan had the farmers of the Yamashiro region cultivate the kozo and make washi paper, which the clan collected in lieu of annual taxes and sold in Osaka, earning a large income (the paper-selling system). The Seto Inland Sea coast is shallow and has good weather, so many salt fields were developed. ...

*Some of the terminology explanations that refer to the "paper request system" are listed below.

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…　両山代，徳地宰判は楮（こうぞ）の産地であり，多量の和紙を製造した。長州藩は山代地方の農民に楮を栽培させて半紙をすかせ，それを藩が年貢の代りに収納し，大坂で売って大きな収入をえた(請紙制)。瀬戸内沿岸は遠浅で天候に恵まれていたため，多くの塩田が造成された。…

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