 Though in 1730 the government budget as a whole was in balance (expenditures=revenue), interventions by the shogun over the ensuing years inadvertently led to economic collapse.Tokugawa Yoshimune made so many attempts at reforms and controls that he came to be known as "Kome Kubō" or "Kome Shōgun" (the Rice Shogun).At the same time, attempts were made at monetary policy, which largely resulted in solving the problems of the rice economy, while bringing debasement of the currency.