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Hehad lived to see the ten provinces recovered from Yamana rule andpartitioned among the Muromachi generals. n was comparatively insignificant, were content toentrust consular duties to merchants, who not only lacked legaltraining but were Thus, it resulted that gold, silver, and copper flowed out of thecountry in great quantities. The writers describe a state of abject poverty among thelower orders--poverty so cruel that the destruction of children bytheir famishing parents was an every-day occurrence.

But neither did they fall into the error ofacting entirely on the defensive. Some erected simpleedifices under the pine trees; some set up a monster umbrella for aroof, and some brought portable pavilions. The Taira chief thus found himselfgrandfather of an heir to the throne, a fact which did not tend toabate his arrogance. onduct of every kind, and in the sixthyear after his accession the shogun ordered that a list should