This led to many goshi (rural samurai) using their trading right to the limits allowed and, although of lower status, many goshi lived more prosperous lives than their higher-ranked jokashi (samurai outside castles) counterparts.
そのため、持高制限一杯まで石高を買い集めるなどして、身分は低くとも城下士以上に豊かな者が多かった。