Summary of Prefectural Governance of the Tokugawa Shogunate - tokugawa bakufu kencho yoriyaku

Japanese: 徳川幕府県治要略 - とくがわばくふけんちようりゃく

A general commentary on prefectural administration in the Edo Shogunate. Edited by Ando Hiroshi. Published in 1915 (Taisho 4). The editor, who served as a local official in the late Edo period and later took charge of county administration in Shizuoka Domain, provides explanations of 30 important points in civil administration, such as the actual state of local government work in areas directly controlled by the Shogunate and the tax collection system. In sections such as "Miscellaneous Talk" and "Miscellaneous Matters," the editor weaves in a wealth of information about his experiences and observations during his service, and in sections such as land surveys, collections, lawsuits and penalties, he inserts explanatory diagrams to provide an easy-to-understand explanation of the actual state of the Shogunate's control over local areas.

[Chiaki Iijima]

Land surveys as seen in the Tokugawa Shogunate Prefectural Government Summary
Thin bamboo poles were set up at the four corners, and a Bonten bamboo pole was set up in the center of the thin bamboo poles. A water rope was placed in the hollow of the cross in the center to measure the angle, and the land was surveyed with a measuring rod. "Tokugawa Shogunate Prefectural Affairs Summary" "Land Survey Maps: Each Plot Land Survey" Edited by Ando Hiroshi Published in 1915 (Taisho 4) Owned by the National Diet Library ">

Land surveys as seen in the Tokugawa Shogunate Prefectural Government Summary

The law of cutting grass as seen in the Tokugawa Shogunate's Prefectural Administration Summary
The magistrate's assistant and subordinates harvested 1 tsubo (3.3 m2) of rice in the upper, middle and lower fields in several places in the village and inspected the harvest. This was the second stage of the inspection, which was carried out in the order of internal inspection, small inspection and large inspection. The total harvest was estimated based on this harvest amount, and the tax amount was determined. "Tokugawa Shogunate Prefectural Affairs Summary" "Inspection and Tsubo Harvesting" Edited by Ando Hiroshi, published in 1915 (Taisho 4), held at the National Diet Library .

The law of cutting grass as seen in the Tokugawa Shogunate's Prefectural Administration Summary

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Japanese:

江戸幕府の県治行政一般についての解説書。安藤博編。1915年（大正4）刊。幕末期に地方(じかた)役人を勤め、のち静岡藩で郡政を担当した編者が、幕府直轄地における地方吏務の実状、徴租の仕組みなど民政の重要事項30項目について説明を加えたもの。雑話、雑件などの項目では勤役中の経験や見聞を豊富に織り込み、また、検地、収納、訴訟刑罰などの項目では解説図を挿入して、幕府の地方支配の実態をわかりやすく解説している。

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『徳川幕府県治要略』にみる検地
四隅に細見竹を立て、細見竹の中央に梵天竹を立てる。中央、十字木のくぼみに水縄を当てて角度を測り、間竿で土地を測量した。『徳川幕府県治要略』　「検地之図　各筆検地ノ分」　安藤博編　1915年（大正4）刊国立国会図書館所蔵">

『徳川幕府県治要略』にみる検地

『徳川幕府県治要略』にみる坪刈
代官手代以下が村内数か所で上中下の各田地1坪の稲を刈り、その収穫を検査する。内見・小検見・大検見の順で実施される検見の第2段階に属し、この収穫高を標準に全収穫を見積もり、租額を定める。『徳川幕府県治要略』　「検見　坪刈之図」　安藤博編　1915年（大正4）刊国立国会図書館所蔵">

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