The government tried to calm the protests by punishing Kuramoto (sake brewer) who signed the petition, but the battle on liquor tax between sake breweries and the Meiji government did not end and continued for more than 30 years.
政府側は嘆願書に署名した蔵元を処罰するなどして鎮静化を図ったが、酒造税をめぐる酒蔵たちと明治政府のあいだの攻防は収まる気配をみせず、以後三十年近くにも及ぶことになる。