일제하 불이흥업주식회사 전북농장의 ‘舍音’제 운영과 성격

Abstract

It is very important and necessary to understand managers of lands tenant in terms of Korean agriculture during the Japanese colonial period because the manager had a very important role in determining the land tenant system. During the Japanese colonial period, ‘SAEUM(사음)’ was indispensable element for Japanese landowner and Korean landowner to manage farmlands as well as to control land tenants. Especially, for Japanese Landowner who was not familiar with the custom of korea, and Korean language, ‘saeum’ was very important custodian to teach modern japanese farming, to spread japanese seeds and to watch korean tenant. Saeum was taking the role of buffer for Japanese land owner and colonial power against the korean tenants’ discontent and protest against the colonial agriculture system and policy. By the way, the Japanese colonial power and Japanese landowner insisted that they should remove trespass of saeum and introduce modern management system. But Japanese landowner’s farm management was reinforcement of colonial features. The Japanese landowner made saeum for simple communicator between landowner and korean tenant. Saeum was only an unstable employee likewise tenants. In conclusion, although farm management of Japanese landowners (especially Bul-yee promotion company 不二興業) was reasonable and effective modern system, it was intended for the severe exploitation from korean tenants including saeum.