Kaiho Seiryō 海保青陵 (1755-1817)

 

Since ancient times it has been said that relations between lord and vassal are those of the marketplace. The lord gives a fief to a vassal and has him work. The vassals sells his labor to the lord and gets rice. The lord buys the vassal, and the vassal sells to the lord; it is buying and selling. Buying and selling is good. There is nothing wrong with it