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…In the Edo period, merchants and craftsmen who supplied the needs of the shogunate and various feudal domains were also called goyokimi (official servants) and gokai (official servants). Representative purveyors to the government were the shogunate's gold and silver financial institutions, the gold and silver exchange associations, the kimono department, the confectionery department, the cargo ship purveyors, and the various feudal domains' warehouses and breweries. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Okayaki" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…江戸時代，幕府や諸藩の需要を賄う出入りの商人，職人のことで，御用聞，御賄などとも呼ばれた。幕府の金座，銀座の座人や，金銀為替組，呉服所，菓子所，廻船御用達，あるいは諸藩の掛屋，蔵元などは御用達の代表といえよう。…

※「御賄」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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