Official money - Goyoukin

Japanese: 御用金 - ごようきん

〘Noun〙① During the Edo period, the shogunate and various feudal lords imposed a type of public bond on wealthy townspeople and ruling villagers due to a lack of national funds. It was allocated almost by force. The new Meiji government also ordered townspeople to do the same. Money. Official silver. ※Ukiyo-zoshi Keisei Denju Kamiko (1710) vol. 4 " This is official money for Lord Moronao, and last year 2,000 ryo was set aside through Masaemon-dono." ② During the Edo period, the shogunate's reserve funds stored in Nijo Castle and elsewhere. They had been saved up within Nijo Castle since the Kan'ei era ( 1624-1644 ), and by the second year of the Meiwa era ( 1765 ), there were 16,500 ryo. ※Financial and economic materials - 5. Finance, savings, savings, Meiwa 8 (1771) Month and day "Regarding the official funds within Nijo Castle 1. 16,500 ryo of gold. The above official funds were entrusted to Miwa Shichizo by the Central Bank during the Kan'ei era and handed _over to _them ." ③ Funds given to townspeople who were contracted to carry out construction work under the supervision of the magistrate for construction work, etc. ※Essays, Half-Day Talk (around 1823) 6 "The above official funds have been entrusted to _us and we would like to ask for _{your cooperation} _. " ④ In the Edo period, the money of various feudal lords. ※Kabuki, Tweezers (1742) "From now on, I will take care of my own affairs. Please take the official funds." ⑤ Funds brought by officials who were appointed to Hakodate and other parts of Ezo in order to trade with Ezo in the late Edo period. ※Financial and Economic Documents - 10, Islands of Ezo, August 1823 (6th year of the Bunsei era) "Accounting for payment of the government money for Ezo from the 11th year of the Kansei era to the 1st year of the Bunsei era"

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Japanese:

〘名〙① 江戸時代、幕府・諸大名が、国費不足のため、富豪町人、支配村方などに課した一種の公債。なかば強制的に割り当てられた。明治新政府も、町人に命じたことがある。用金。御用銀。※浮世草子・けいせい伝受紙子（1710）四「師直公の御用金(ヤウキン)とござりまして、政右衛門殿御取次で先年二千両御用に立おきまして」② 江戸時代、二条城その他に貯蔵されていた幕府の備金。二条城城内には寛永年間（一六二四‐四四）から積み立てられ、明和二年（一七六五）には一万六千五百両あった。※財政経済史料‐五・財政・貯蓄・貯金・明和八年（1771）月日「二条御城内御用金之事一、金一万六千五百両右御用金之儀、寛永年中銀にて三輪七蔵へ御預被_二仰渡_一」③ 江戸時代、作事奉行などのつかさどる工事を請負った御用達町人に与えられた資金。※随筆・半日閑話（1823頃）六「右御用金被_二仰付_一難_レ有旨御請申上候」④ 江戸時代、諸大名のお手もと金。※歌舞伎・毛抜（1742）「此上は身が了簡つけふ。其御用金(ゴようきん)をもて」⑤ 江戸後期、蝦夷地との交易のため、箱館その他蝦夷各地へ赴任した役人が持参した資金。※財政経済史料‐一〇・属島之部・蝦夷地・文政六年（1823）八月「寛政十一未年より文政元未年迄蝦夷地御用金元払仕訳書」

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