Originally, they were obliged to engage in labor services in the capital (called Saieki), however, they were exempted from labor service if they paid tax by substitutes including cloth, cotton, rice, and salt.
元来は、京へ上って労役が課せられるとされていたが（歳役）、その代納物として布・綿・米・塩などを京へ納入した。 |