In the early Edo period, kemi-ho (annual crop inspections), with which the amount of the crop yield during that year was estimated and the rate of nengu to be paid each year was determined, was carried out.
江戸時代前期の年貢徴収は、田を視察してその年の収穫量を見込んで毎年ごとに年貢率を決定する検見法（けみ-）を採用していた。