Also, he dissolved merchant guilds as a part of the low-price policy, as he placed a blame on them for rising goods prices, but he minted low-quality coins to compensate the finance shortage of bakufu at the same time, which brought about an outcome completely opposite to a price reduction. |
また、物価騰貴は株仲間に原因ありとして株仲間の解散を命じる低物価政策を実施したが、その一方で低質な貨幣を濫造して幕府財政の欠損を補う政策をとったため、物価引下げとは相反する結果をもたらした。 |