¡Yume Hikifune
¡Yamamoto Hajime Ryoku
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[Machine Translation] Lumber merchant Ise Sugi Jinzaemon receives a contract from a ryotei in Mukojima for 1,000 Kumano cedars for a new building construction project at a cost of 10,000 ryo. However, during his voyage, he loses 700 of the cedars due to a storm. The remainder were left at Atsuta Minato, and the company would not turn any of them over unless they were paid in advance. Izu Shimpei offered a helping hand to Ise-Sugi, who was in dire straits. He asked Tsunekichi Ayame, a lender in Hakozaki-cho, for a loan of 4,000 ryo. If the cedar was successfully delivered, he would pay Tsunekichi the full amount of the lumber from the ryotei. Tsunekichi takes up the offer, which is akin to gambling, and sends Gyoro, a loaner, along on the cedar boat. If the boat succeeded, Tsunekichi would make a profit of 4,000 ryo, and if the boat failed, he would lose 4,000 ryo. The Hakozaki lender took advantage of Izu Shimpei's ingenious plan to save the lumber merchant from a difficult situation. This long historical novel depicts a fierce battle against the sea, tossed about by an oncoming storm and heavy seas.
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