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Book 33. (1 results) Rebels of Gor (Individual Quote)

"One coin for four fukuros of rice," said Haruki. - (Rebels of Gor, Chapter 30, Sentence #107)
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30 107 "One coin for four fukuros of rice," said View more quotes about haruki">Haruki.

Book 33. (7 results) Rebels of Gor (Context Quote)

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30 104 "He is ronin," said the peasant, regarding Tajima, "one of the waves, two swords with no daimyo".
30 105 "But two swords," said Haruki.
30 106 "I will bring you a fukuro of rice, from the storehouse," said the peasant, "for your coins".
30 107 "One coin for four fukuros of rice," said Haruki.
30 108 As far as I could gather, this offer was quite generous on the part of Haruki, perhaps exceedingly so.
30 109 It was hard to tell, however, for, as I have suggested, most exchange was done in terms of commodities.
30 110 For example, a daimyo's taxation levied on his subject villages, as noted earlier, was usually done in terms of rice, or, if the village was a fishing village, in terms of dried fish, or such.
"He is ronin," said the peasant, regarding Tajima, "one of the waves, two swords with no daimyo". "But two swords," said Haruki. "I will bring you a fukuro of rice, from the storehouse," said the peasant, "for your coins". "One coin for four fukuros of rice," said Haruki. As far as I could gather, this offer was quite generous on the part of Haruki, perhaps exceedingly so. It was hard to tell, however, for, as I have suggested, most exchange was done in terms of commodities. For example, a daimyo's taxation levied on his subject villages, as noted earlier, was usually done in terms of rice, or, if the village was a fishing village, in terms of dried fish, or such. - (Rebels of Gor)