''MEMOIRS OF AN OPIUM EATER": Twentieth Year in the Reign of Hantei XXXVIII, Twenty-Eighth Day, Month of the Dragon
I'm outraged! Today my Dear Friend informed me that the merchant Whisper - a disgusting lickspittle working for that rat-faced Yasuki Nobuko - has been selling jewelry that uses patterns and motifs from my craftsmen! Not only is he stealing their ideas, he uses cheap copper and adulterated silver, and is putting them on caravans- hoping people will mistake them for the real thing!
My worst suspicions of him are confirmed. I can't very well go to Yogo Osako - I know what kind of reception I'd get there. Naritoki is unlikely to care about a strictly merchant complaint. I've asked Jocho (P2) for advice. He just smiled and told me not to worry about it.
"MEMOIRS OF AN OPIUM EATER": Twentieth Year in the Reign of Hantei XXXVIII, Twenty-Ninth Day, Month of the Dragon
Today a group of Jocho's Thunder Guards (G10) went into Whisper's shop and "accidentally" knocked over the cases holding the jewelry with stolen designs. Apparently the merchant began complaining loudly, and got a few teeth knocked out for his trouble.
I don't know... while I'm glad that the problem is settled, I wish Jocho had found a more subtle way to fix things. But I suppose the threat of violence only works when there's genuine violence behind it. He tells me that all of Rokugan's social order is based on violence - and I find it difficult to argue against him.