Book 30. (1 results) Mariners of Gor (Individual Quote)
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| 26 | 100 | He who controls the rice, it is said, controls the islands. |
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Book 30. (7 results) Mariners of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 26 | 97 | The staple in the Twelve Islands, which is View more quotes about actually">actually far more than twelve, is not Sa-Tarna, but rice. |
| 26 | 98 | Rice fields, or paddies, are associated with each village. |
| 26 | 99 | A daimyo or shogun will have suzerainty over various villages, which he protects, and from which he obtains the means to maintain his men. |
| 26 | 100 | He who controls the rice, it is said, controls the islands. |
| 26 | 101 | Several rice fields were associated with the holding of Lord Temmu, most north and west of the castle. |
| 26 | 102 | To reach such fields by land would mean to pass the holding of Lord Temmu. |
| 26 | 103 | To reach them from the sea, from the north or west, one would have to put into shore, on the other side of the island, negotiate a difficult terrain, and thread one's way through guarded, easily defended passes. |
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The staple in the Twelve Islands, which is actually far more than twelve, is not Sa-Tarna, but rice.
Rice fields, or paddies, are associated with each village.
A daimyo or shogun will have suzerainty over various villages, which he protects, and from which he obtains the means to maintain his men.
He who controls the rice, it is said, controls the islands.
Several rice fields were associated with the holding of Lord Temmu, most north and west of the castle.
To reach such fields by land would mean to pass the holding of Lord Temmu.
To reach them from the sea, from the north or west, one would have to put into shore, on the other side of the island, negotiate a difficult terrain, and thread one's way through guarded, easily defended passes.
- (Mariners of Gor)