Inari wants to live in peace

At the end of spring of Yonglu 11, a message was received from the priest of Inari Taisha saying that he wanted to talk to him.

The place at that time was a small tea room for intimate talks, not amongst gazebos.

I don't like to light tea, but a small private room is easier.

Incidentally, since the priest moved here, I met him, so he's different from the Inariyama people in Mikawa.

Still, I knew my personality well.It's a little scary, but it's not harmful for now.

So it was a good one.

Walk down the hallway, open the door to the door, and enter.

The priest seems to have come earlier, and he will correct his posture and interpret.

He sat down, and this way he sat down to his upper seat.

Sakura-san, the caretaker, is sitting quietly in a thin cushion right next to me.

I was completely used to it, tea and sweets were prepared in advance, and after confirming that everyone was seated, I basically opened my mouth.

"What is consultation?"

Asked straightforward as usual, the priest answered immediately whether he had expected to be asked.

"It's Inari Taisha's operating fund, but there's a little problem ─ ─"

Perhaps it is a management crisis caused by a large deficit?

I also had an idea of that.

First, when the Edo shogunate was opened, it was not possible to make a decision on the collection of taxes and supplies from major celebrities nationwide in time.

Therefore, Inari Taisha's operating funds were transferred to the national budget.

Secondly, they employ hostages from all over Japan on a temporary basis at Inari Taisha Shrine to pay monthly salaries.

Thirdly, Inari Taisha is fully responsible for my living expenses.

There will be many other things, but it was these three that came to mind immediately.

There's nothing I can do about one and two, but the last item is that if I strive for simplicity, I can handle it.

"I'm sorry I put a burden on you.

Let's be cautious in the future. "

Deeply bow your head to the god and say an apology.

"What? No! Inari God is very careful... no!It's a life!

For us, we want you to live in more luxury! "

Apparently it was my mistake because the priest was in a hurry after the apology.

Shocked by the word prudent body, I put a small hand on my chest and checked nothing.

Then, I feel a slight but feminine swelling and exhale.

By the way, I refuse categorically the offer to live in luxury in the second half.

For me, a commoner from the roots, it suits me to live in peace in a small house.

It is certainly inconvenient compared to the future, but it still hurts my conscience to spend the money of the Japanese people like hot water and enjoy it.

I'm not happy to get a comfortable and peaceful life.

Apart from appetite, I am not dissatisfied because I am fully satisfied with the current situation.

All that remains is the discreet life of Japan's supreme rulers, known only to a very small group of stakeholders.

For many of them, it is only revealed that they live happily in a state that you can imagine.

Personally, I'm not in any trouble at all, so this is fine.

Looking at me doing the vain act of rubbing my little chest, the god who was looking at me pitifully coughed up.

In the meantime, I get somewhat embarrassed and correct my posture.

Then, in order to calm down, just take a sip of the tea in front of him and tell him to come and reopen the conversation.

"Actually, the operating funds of Inari Taisha Shrine have become huge, and I am worried about how to use them."

"... hah"

If I was running a deficit, I would have had to cut down on my personal life, but if I was running a deficit, it wouldn't be a problem.

I thought I was worried and I lost my mind and replied, but the story of the god was not over.

"Even if you give it back to the people for free at Inari Festival, it's not going to run out."

Is that all you got?

"Yes"

Looking back, we continued to support the administration of the Edo Shogunate until it got on track.

Moreover, the Inari Festival has been held every year.

I wondered if the increase in hostages and temporary employment would lead to a decrease in income, or if the turnover rate of the business increased, leading to further profitability.

I was told that the deficit had grown bigger.

Then it can be consumed normally if it is used again as operating funds for the Edo Shogunate or if the salaries of employees are raised.

That's what I think, I'm going to say as usual.

"Because I am Inari God, a lot of donations have been collected.Think about it carefully. "

Oh, yeah.

It is true that the money gathered by faith in me may be poorly dressed outside of an emergency to be diverted to the national budget.

Since I am the supreme ruler of Japan, I would like to keep religion and politics separate if possible.

Furthermore, I don't think the people who donated money will be convinced to raise the salaries of the people who work for Inari Taisha Shrine publicly.

However, it is not obvious, and it would be okay to raise the wage a little.

In the meantime, plan A didn't work as usual, so we had to execute plan B.

They usually used it economically for annual festivals like Inari Festival stalls, lanterns, shrines, and other props.

Recently, however, the operation of the Edo Shogunate has also stabilized, so there is no need to turn around donations.

So, to be honest, it swelled up to the forehead that could not be used up easily.

No matter how much food or alcohol you add, there are limits to what humans can drink and eat.

Furthermore, preservation technology is not yet developed, so it will be wasted if it rots.

Then you should think that you can't use this hand.

Then I think it is necessary to prepare a new consumer.

And I explain my thoughts to the god with the usual situational thoughts.

"Add fireworks and treasures to the Inari Festival."

Are there fireworks and treasures?

I explain the words I first heard to him as plainly as I can.

Speaking of festive poetry, it is fireworks.

Fortunately, gunpowder was made by Japanese citizens who became smarter with their knowledge of the future.

They are now being used by militia artillery and artillery to train day and night at the garrison, but they will have to be sidelined a little.

And about the fireworks, but maybe in 20 years somebody would have made them, and I'll just get ahead of it a little bit.

And this is a treasure chest, but this is the last resort to return funds that could not be spent on fireworks to the people.

If you set a prize based on your donation, you should be able to spend it right away.

This way you can give it back to the people you want to dream of, rather than throw away the money.

Because gambling is strong, people may get confused, and such behavior is a social problem in the future.

But in a painful and painful world, you can't breathe, and you need moderate entertainment.

So I'm sure that someone would have come up with this and started doing it in the Edo period.

Anyway, it's rough, but the policy has been decided.

However, the plan cannot be pursued by the gods alone.

It will be difficult to achieve without intensive meetings involving officials, craftsmen, merchants, etc. of the Edo Shogunate.

So I used it everywhere in order to get in touch with all parties concerned in a hurry.