In reality, while the nobility and temples became wealthy, an increasing financial burden was placed on the peasantry; in Heijo-kyo (the ancient capital of Japan in current Nara), many became homeless and died from starvation and in some regions the Soyocho tax system almost collapsed, showing the wide inconsistency of the government under the Ritsuryo codes.
実際に、貴族や寺院が富み栄える一方、農民層の負担が激増し、平城京内では浮浪者や餓死者が後を絶たず、租庸調の税制も崩壊寸前になる地方も出るなど、律令政治の大きな矛盾点を浮き彫りにした。