The official called 'Shiokara kozo' to a government office and inspected him, then Motsugai answered that he read "Taikoki" (Chronicle of Hideyoshi TOYOTOMI) and devised a good way to handle a situation.
役人が「塩辛小僧」を役所へ呼び出して取り調べると、物外は『太閤記』を読んで工夫したと答えたという。