Then, the Meiji Government became desperate to secure liquor taxes and resistance from breweries came to the fore, which led to various social incidents such as the Osaka Incident of the Sake Brewers' Conference Movement.
明治政府はやがて酒税の確保に血眼になり、酒屋たちの抵抗も表面化し、大阪酒屋会議事件などさまざまな社会事件に発展した。