Above all, Tokugawa was the biggest and the strongest lord; so other lords pledged their loyalty to Tokugawa, then the Tokugawa Administration (Bakufu -- shogunate) gave them territories.〔【出典】『日本経済の秘密』(岸本建夫著)◆【出版社】株式会社ヤック企画 〕"YA01-011", "2232502"
Facing the risk of being colonized, there were some people in the Tokugawa Administration and other domains who chose to change the feudal system, which had been their basis, and adopt the Western system to survive.〔【出典】『日本経済の秘密』(岸本建夫著)◆【出版社】株式会社ヤック企画 〕"YA01-027", "2294929"