Kimoto-so - Kinomoto-no-sho

...The lord of the manor would prepare the ponds and ditches of the manor before spring every year, and when there were fields that could not be cultivated due to the death or flight of peasants, he would invite ronin (masterless samurai) to cultivate them, lower the annual tax rate, and distribute seeds and farm money to ensure smooth cultivation throughout the year. In the spring of 1104 (Choji 1), an envoy went to Kii Province's Kimoto Manor to promote agriculture, and distributed seeds and farm money to 31 cho 3 tan of manor land. In Wakasa Province's Tarano Manor, the governor's official banquet in 1239 (En'o 1) distributed farm money to the peasants, lowered the tax rate, and took measures to ensure full cultivation of the manor land. ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Kimoto-sho" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…荘園領主は毎年春さきに荘園の池･溝を整備し，百姓の逃死亡などで不作田が出ると浪人を招きすえてこれを耕作させ，年貢の斗代(年貢率)を引き下げたりしたほか，種子･農料を下行して一年の耕作を円滑にしようとした。1104年(長治1)春には紀伊国木本荘へ勧農のために使者が下向し，31町3反の荘田に種子･農料を下行した。若狭国太良荘では1239年(延応1)預所定宴が農民たちに農料を下し，斗代をひき下げて，荘田を満作させるための措置を講じている。…

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