The historical impact given by the reprint was major; according to a research it is evaluated "The book was primary guide to decide the policy of opening of a country at the early stage of the restoration and read as if it was some sort of scripture" (Osatake 1932).
この翻刻が与えた歴史的影響は非常に大きく、ある研究では「此書は維新当初の開国方針を決するに重大なる参考書となり、また経典の如き権威を以て読まれた」と評している（尾佐竹1932）。