Fudasashi (jap. the dealers at the rice market in Edo were called. (Edo was starting from 1603 the Japanese capital.) the market before that rice memory in Asakusa was the center of the Japanese economy in the Edozeit, because all Daimyo (prince) referred its taxes to a majority in material assets, evenly rice. After the rice yield also the value of their was measured. The deliveries of the Daimyo at the Shogun were brought after Edo, usually by ship, where they were sold on evenly that rice market.

In the course of the years something developed at the rice market, which is called modern The Daimyo maintained a out-curving life-style. If the liquid means became scarce, they locked with the dealers business over future harvests. In the second half of the Edo period many Daimyo were indebted, which arranged the Shogune several times to cancel the debts of the Feudalherren by decree.

Etymologie: fuda a change, a cash note, is sasu has the meaning to thus offer here or spend. is thus someone, which issues changes on rice.

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