History of Japan Tragedy Reformer : Shozaemon ZUSHO / Torao Haraguchi

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JAPANESE HISTORY
This is the true image of a man who achieved a miraculous financial reconstruction, but was hated as a "bad man" by Saigo, Okubo and other Genkun (statesmen) of the Meiji Restoration. This is a masterpiece biography that shines a light on the person who became the "starting point" of the Meiji Restoration. In the late Edo period, the Satsuma Domain had huge debts and was about to collapse. The chief retainer of the Satsuma Domain, Zusho Shozaemon Hirosato, carried out a major operation to revive his life. After the financial reform of Zusho, the Satsuma Domain became the center of Western-style industries and the richest and most powerful country in Japan, and later produced many Genkun (statesmen) including Saigo. However, the Genkun (statesmen who contributed to the Satsuma Domain) called Zusho "the most sinful person" and killed Zusho's achievements and punished his family. This book is a masterpiece made by listening to Zusho's descendants and relatives and searching for historical materials. It explores the source of the power of Satsuma at the end of the Edo period.