The 7.19.0.377 version of EXFO ToolBox Office is available as a free download on our software library. This software was originally designed by EXFO Inc. The EXFO ToolBox Office installer is commonly called Otdr.exe, HHDataTransfer.exe, Osa5230.exe, Osa52xx.exe or WizardBatchPro.exe etc.
Farmers. The peasants who farmed the daimyo's estates were often poor, but ranked next after the samurai because of their importance as producers of rice for the towns. Officials were assigned to manage the farmers' rice and land, and about half of their harvests were taken away by the lord of the castle.
These small land owners, who, in return for protection, give military service or food, are called vassals. The more vassals a daimyo had, the more power and wealth he had. They were feudal lords, meaning that their offspring would be heirs of their grand wealth and power. By the end of the feudal era in Japan, there were around 260 daimyo left. Every one of them owned a large stretch of land, and a whole army of samurai. The shogun was the most powerful daimyo, and was a military leader.