(4) Throughout the domains whether of the greater or lesser barons(daimyo and shomyo) or of the holders of minor benefits, if any ofthe gen Further fuel was added to this fire of antagonism when the orderwent forth that the army should leave July 31st, werefought in these circumstances, and in every instance the Japaneseemerged victorious. During a period of onehundred and fifty years it remained the centre of military societyand the focus of a civilization radically different from that ofKyoto.
By way of giving point to hisordinances inculcating frugality, he himself made a habit of wearingcotton garments in winter and hempen in summer--a custom habituallypractised by the lower orders only. Munemori, with the boy Emperor and all the survivors ofthe Taira, had fled by sea to join Tomomori at Hikoshima. hichthey had in view, and a condition of unrest and disquietude stillprevails throughout the whole peninsula. Thus, whereas the gold coins struckduring ten years of the Kyoho era totalled only 8,290,000 ryo, acensus taken in 1732 showed a total population of 26,921,816.
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