Money was of little to no value. It could not be used in many places due to the fact that people were so poor there were no products to buy. Rice was used because it was of much greater value in the fact that if you couldn't find products to barter it for, you still would not go hungry.
From their master whom apprenticed them and helped trained them.
Before the rise of the samurai in Japan, the country was characterized by its tribal and clan-based society during the Yayoi period (300 BC to 300 AD), which saw the introduction of wet rice agriculture and metal tools. This was followed by the Kofun period (300-710 AD), marked by the construction of large burial mounds and the emergence of powerful regional chieftains. During this time, the influence of Chinese culture and governance began to permeate Japan, laying the foundation for the subsequent development of a centralized state and the feudal system that would give rise to the samurai class.
They were the provincial rulers of feudal japan, similar to European Lords. They came in many different ranks and served under the shogun. They paid samurai underlings with rice or land, to fight for them (master-less samurai were looked down upon, and called 'ronin'.) They were themselves samurai the same way, barons, dukes, and other lords were knights, and Daimyos were supposed to follow the code of Bushido.
rice
A daimyo was the master of a samurai. The Daimyo were the provincial rulers of feudal japan, similar to European Lords. They came in many different ranks and served under the shogun. They paid samurai underlings with rice or land, to fight for them (master-less samurai were looked down upon, and called 'ronin'.) They were themselves samurai the same way, barons, dukes, and other lords were knights, and Daimyos were supposed to follow the code of Bushido. Their duty was to govern an area, provide justice, and serve the Shogun
The samurai warriors are paid from the daimyo. The daimyo pays the samurai warriors with either land, money, or food (typically rice).
They were payed with golden coins and respect.
In the Edo period or the Tokugawa Period, the samurai apparently became poorer. This is due to the cash economy being used by the Merchant class. As the normal mode of payment became cash, rice, which samurai have plenty of became worthless.
From their master whom apprenticed them and helped trained them.
rice and money
According to Wikipedia:The first futures exchange market was the Dōjima Rice Exchange in Japan in the 1730s, to meet the needs of samurai who - being paid in rice, and after a series of bad harvests - needed a stable conversion to coin.
The 2 main cash crops during the Antebellum period were cotton and rice.
Land and food (rice)
In rice.
Rice, beans, bamboo, boxes, knives, spoons.
Land and food (rice)
They were the provincial rulers of feudal japan, similar to European Lords. They came in many different ranks and served under the shogun. They paid samurai underlings with rice or land, to fight for them (master-less samurai were looked down upon, and called 'ronin'.) They were themselves samurai the same way, barons, dukes, and other lords were knights, and Daimyos were supposed to follow the code of Bushido.