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--on account ofrailways, an investment which yields a net return of about three anda half millions sterling--$17,000,000--annually. This was in 1586, on the eve of his great military enterprise, theinvasion of Kyushu. eavy losses he had inflicted on the Osaka army, lauded his fidelityand bravery, and presented him with an estate of ten thousand koku. Now, no language lends itself with greater difficulty than Japanese tothe discussion of theological questions.

Both Takeda and Uesugi sanctioned thispractice. Nevertheless, the rules of etiquette were strictly observed byprovincial magnates attending Court functions. The prime minister, Sadanobu, however, had not a moment's hesitationin opposing Harunari's project. The ambassadors,having made their obeisance, retired, and this audience was the onlyoccasion on which they were admitted to Hideyoshi's presence.