Shosuro Kurodo

Shosuro Kurodo was the Sixth Governor of Ryoko Owari Toshi. His ground-breaking policies led in the prosperity of the city.

Ryoko Owari
When Kurodo was appointed as governor the city a small fort in an area with infertile soil and a dangerous forest. He declared a five year "tax abeyance" for sake brewers and potters as a way to increase the population. Once stablished the potters would remain after the exemption ended, and the brewers would attract foresters and merchants.

Kajinin
To balance the city income he had to cut the city fire department. Eventually, the first neighborhood fire-fighting group was formed, the kajinin Temple Road Firemen.

Leatherworkers
Kurodo also saw a way to improve the lands surrounding the city. He quit taxes for collecting refuse from the city, forbade to dump excrement into the river, and no tax would be levied during five years for eta selling dung to farmers outside the city. The eta of Ryoko Owari became the wealthiest of their class in Rokugan, the farmers turned the infertile soil in farmable areas lowering the food prices including rice to brew sake, and the general smell around the city improved. It led in a boom of prosperity in the city.