Kux

…This was the Löhenshaft (contract system), a relationship similar to sharecropping. (2) The shares in the mines were often called "Kux," and the shares in profitable mines were highly valued and the costs of paying them were high. As a result, the shares in good mines were increasingly concentrated in the hands of outside investors, the miners (big merchants who traded ore). …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Kux" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…これがレーエンシャフト(請負制)で分益小作制に似た関係である。(2)坑区持分はしばしば〈鉱山株Kux〉と呼ばれていたが，収益の多い坑道の株は評価額が高く，払い込む費用も多額であった。そのため優良坑区の鉱山株はますます外部の出資者鉱夫(鉱石を取引する大商人)の手に集中した。…

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