尾張藩邸と出入百姓戸塚村名主中村甚右衛門家

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Jin'emon Nakamura was headman of the village of Totsuka near Edo. His family performed various services for the Edo residence of the daimyo of Owari. The purpose of this paper is to make clear how he deliberately aimed to negotiate more advantageous terms in his dealings with the daimyo. The Nakamura family performed services for the daimyo such as removing excrement, which they purchased and used as manure, and furnishing feed for horses. Jin'emon showed great tenacity in negotiating a reduction in the price which they paid to remove the manure. Moreover, he resisted attempts by the daimyo to reduce the price of horse fodder. His spirit of independence increased further when foreign ships appeared in Japan at the end of the Tokugawa period and caused an enormous increase in the demand for all sorts of products. This helps to prove that he was actively negotiating with the daimyo to obtain more favourable conditions rather than being passively under daimyo control. It also provides evidence that Edo was dependent on its surrounding areas.