It is said that this was intended to reduce the workforce, with the consideration that the beautiful women would not have difficulty finding a husband (however, there is an anecdote that Yoshimune preferred more homely women).
これは人員削減を図る一方、容姿の良い者なら嫁のもらい手に困らないだろうという判断があったとされる（ただし、容貌の悪い女のほうが吉宗の好みだという逸話もある）。