If the simplicity and frugality of the Yoshimune period were continued, they would only, in modern terms, 'promotion of saving and keeping money under the mattress,' which would cause 'a continuing consumer slump.'
吉宗時代の質素倹約をいつまでも続けても、それは今風に言えば「貯蓄、タンス預金の奨励」であり、裏返せば「消費の低迷」であった。