You’ll see five castes here: warriors, or samurai, at the top, then farmers, craftsmen, merchants, and the unclean. They all have to follow the caste laws about every little thing: what kind of clothing you can wear, what kind of roof you can put on your house. Pay attention to the merchants; they’re hungry for change. Officially they’re low caste, which means they have pots of money and aren’t allowed to spend it on anything. ‘All men are brothers in Christ’ appeals to them, because it puts them on equal footing with the samurai. Not a lot of samurai converts; they’re the toughest nuts to
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