“warrior class” is doing some super heavy lifting there, Heather. Samurai were the Japanese version of European knights, with all the bureaucracy that that later came with. That, and if you were on retainer (which of course you would be, otherwise you’re a Ronin) then that means most of your work is being a taskmaster to the serfs and tax-payers that your Daimyo has rule over.
Feudal – according to, resembling, or denoting the system of feudalism
Feudalism – The dominant social system in medieval Europe
Daimyo – (in feudal Japan) one of the great lords who were vassals of the shogun
“Every man his own daimyo.”
Ok Heather, you got me when you mentioned Daimyo. I’ll buy it!
That is pretty much how marketing works.
“warrior class” is doing some super heavy lifting there, Heather. Samurai were the Japanese version of European knights, with all the bureaucracy that that later came with. That, and if you were on retainer (which of course you would be, otherwise you’re a Ronin) then that means most of your work is being a taskmaster to the serfs and tax-payers that your Daimyo has rule over.
An honourable position, to be a tax collector
Feudal – according to, resembling, or denoting the system of feudalism
Feudalism – The dominant social system in medieval Europe
Daimyo – (in feudal Japan) one of the great lords who were vassals of the shogun