翻刻
七十一
以手紙申達候左書之通御仕置付紙を以被相渡候ニ付
書写相達候条右様御心得可被成候以上
十一月廿日
此秋畠作村々雑穀之儀者相應出来成候得共第一之藍作
不生ニ而作徳薄ク稲作村之儀者南北共豊作と相唱居申處
降雨繁く有之候哉存外取実無数且諸国違作之趣上方ヲ
始近国之米價殊之外引上此節相場登り候様相成候而者
買米を以御年貢上納仕候畠作村々地盤難渋之上御年貢
上納行噤候様相見候ニ付淡州表村々ゟ爰元給人手元へ
相納候年貢米且彼地給人ゟ爰元へ相廻候賣米等調子
宜米之儀者畠作村々相調御年貢幷ニ給人歩懸等之上納
仕候義御免ニ相成候得者買米先手廣ニ上納向速取之便ニ相成
可申尤上納引當ニ米相納候得者村役人共ゟ石数買先等相
記為申出右村名石数等新御蔵北御蔵へ時々相達候様仕候
得者究も宜候ニ付此度限り申出候通被仰付度於然者
新御蔵北御蔵幷彼地へも相達候様万一心得違之者共
米穀積出等有之候而ハ別而不都合ニ付右ケ条之御義者
兼而稠敷取究置候旨等御郡代之面々申出候ニ付 須本（スモト）住
給人ゟ爰元へ相廻候賣米何程指明候而宜敷哉此砌之
模様承合候所撫養地之義者此頃ニ而者相場弱気ニ
相成候様市中之儀者右ニ引替強気之趣ニ而指紙相場日々
現代語訳
七十一
書状をもって申し上げます。左記の通り、御仕置付紙をもって渡されましたので、書き写してお伝えします。このように御心得ください。以上
十一月二十日
この秋、畠作村々の雑穀については相応に収穫がありましたが、第一の藍作が不作で作徳が薄く、稲作村については南北共に豊作と言われているところ、降雨が多かったためか思いの外収量が少なく、また諸国の凶作により上方をはじめ近国の米価が非常に上がり、この時期の相場が高騰するような状況になりました。そうなると買米によって年貢を上納する畠作村々は地盤が苦しい上に年貢上納が滞るようになると思われます。そこで淡州表の村々からここ元（本拠地）の給人の手元へ納める年貢米、および彼の地の給人からここ元へ回送される売米等のうち、調子の良い米については、畠作村々が調達して年貢ならびに給人歩懸等の上納に使用することをお許しいただければ、買米より先に幅広く上納向けに速やかに取り扱う便宜となるでしょう。もっとも上納の引き当てに米を納める場合は、村役人達から石数や買い先等を記して申し出て、右の村名・石数等を新御蔵・北御蔵へ時々報告するようにすれば、まことに良いので、今回限りで申し出の通りお取り計らいいただきたい。そうであれば新御蔵・北御蔵ならびに彼の地へも連絡するように。万一心得違いの者共が米穀を積み出したりすることがあっては特に不都合なので、右の条項については予めしっかりと取り決めておくべき旨等を御郡代の面々が申し出ています。須本に住む給人からここ元へ回送される売米はどの程度を明示すれば良いでしょうか。この頃の様子を聞き合わせたところ、撫養地については最近では相場が弱気になっているようですが、市中については右に引き替え強気の趣で、指紙相場が日々
英語訳
Seventy-one
I am writing to inform you of the following. As the official directive paper has been distributed as written below, I am copying and conveying this to you. Please take note of this matter. That is all.
November 20th
This autumn, the miscellaneous grains in the dry-field farming villages had reasonable harvests, but the primary indigo crop failed, resulting in poor profits. As for the rice-growing villages, while both northern and southern areas claim bountiful harvests, due to frequent rainfall, the actual yield was unexpectedly low. Moreover, due to crop failures in various provinces, rice prices in the Kamigata region and neighboring provinces have risen extremely high, and the market prices at this time have become inflated. Under such circumstances, the dry-field farming villages that pay their annual rice tax through purchased rice will find it difficult to make their tax payments on top of their already strained financial foundations.
Therefore, regarding the tax rice that villages in Awaji Province deliver to the stipend holders (kyūnin) here at headquarters, as well as the commercial rice that those regional stipend holders send here - if the villages could be permitted to procure good-quality rice from these sources for paying their annual taxes and stipend holder fees, this would provide a broader and more expedient means of tax payment than purchasing rice elsewhere. Naturally, when rice is delivered as tax payment collateral, village officials should report the amount in koku, purchasing sources, etc., and regularly notify the New Granary and North Granary of the village names, amounts, and such details. This would work very well, so we request this arrangement be approved for this occasion only. In that case, notifications should also be sent to the New Granary, North Granary, and those regional locations as well. Should there be any misguided individuals who export rice or grain, this would be particularly problematic, so the various deputy administrators (gun-daikan) have reported that such conditions should be thoroughly established in advance.
How much should be specified for the commercial rice sent here from stipend holders residing in Sumoto? When inquiring about current conditions, it appears that recently the Muya region has seen weakening market sentiment, while the urban market shows the opposite trend with bullish sentiment, and daily reference prices are...