▁exp el ▁from ▁villages ▁any ▁new com ers ▁who ▁arrived ▁in ▁or ▁after ▁ 1 5 9 0 . ▁The ▁chief ▁goal ▁of ▁this ▁was ▁to ▁place ▁a ▁check ▁on ▁the ▁threat ▁pos ed ▁by ▁r ō n in , ▁master less ▁wand ering ▁sam ur ai ▁who ▁had ▁the ▁potential ▁not ▁only ▁for ▁crime ▁and ▁violence ▁in ▁general , ▁but ▁for ▁band ing ▁together ▁to ▁over throw ▁Toy ot omi ▁rule . ▁H ide y oshi , ▁like ▁most ▁of ▁this ▁period , ▁believed ▁in ▁rule ▁by ▁ed ict , ▁pay ing ▁little ▁or ▁no ▁attention ▁to ▁legal ▁principles . ▁ ▁While ▁the ▁S word ▁H unt ▁ost ens ibly ▁succeeded ▁in ▁den ying ▁weapons ▁to ▁potential ▁reb els , ▁it ▁also ▁created ▁dis content ▁throughout ▁the ▁nation , ▁increasing ▁the ▁number ▁and ▁passion ▁of ▁potential ▁reb els . ▁ ▁S word ▁ban ▁in ▁the ▁Me iji ▁Rest oration ▁The ▁Me iji ▁Rest oration ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 8 6 0 s ▁was ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁a ▁period ▁of ▁major ▁modern ization ▁and ▁Western ization . ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 1 , ▁extensive ▁re forms ▁were ▁passed ▁and ▁executed , ▁abol ishing ▁the ▁han ▁system , ▁and ▁thus ▁ending ▁fe ud al ism ▁and ▁the ▁class ▁system . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 6 , ▁sam ur ai ▁were ▁b anned ▁from ▁carrying ▁s words . ▁A ▁standing ▁army ▁was ▁created , ▁as ▁was ▁a ▁police ▁force . ▁This ▁" s word ▁h unt " ▁was ▁performed ▁for , ▁ost