通貨、すなわち、当時だれもが用いていた言い方に従えば、通常の王国法貨を与える代わりに、雇い主は従業員に代用貨幣をあたえていました。そして、この代用貨幣は金属だったり、木だったり、厚紙だったりしました。

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English Translation

Instead of giving the money, that is the normal coin of the realm, which is the phrase that everyone used then, they would give them a token, and this token might be metal, might be wood, might be cardboard.

Furigana

通貨(つうか)、すなわち、当時(とうじ)だれもが用(もち)いていた言(いかた)い方()に従(したが)えば、通常(つうじょう)の王国(おうこく)法貨(ほうか)を与(あた)える代(か)わりに、雇(やと)い主(ぬし)は従業員(じゅうぎょういん)に代用(だいよう)貨幣(かへい)をあたえていました。そして、この代用(だいよう)貨幣(かへい)は金属(きんぞく)だったり、木(き)だったり、厚紙(あつがみ)だったりしました。

Romanji

Tsūka, sunawachi, tōji dare mo ga mochiiteita iikata ni shitagaeba, tsūjō no ōkoku hōka o ataeru kawari ni, yatoinushi wa jūgyōin ni daiyō kahei o ataeteimashita. soshite, kono daiyō kahei wa kinzoku da tari, ki da tari, atsugami da tari shimashita.

Words

通貨 (つうか)

currency

即ち (すなわち)

that is; namely; i.e.

当時 (とうじ)

at that time; in those days

誰 (だれ、たれ、た)

who

も (も)

too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

用いる (もちいる)

to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise

言い方 (いいかた)

way of talking; speaking style

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

従う (したがう)

to abide (by the rules); to obey; to follow; to accompany

通常 (つうじょう)

common; general; normal; usual

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

王国 (おうこく)

kingdom; monarchy

法貨 (ほうか)

legal currency

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

与える (あたえる)

to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to grant; to confer; to present; to award; to provide; to afford; to offer; to supply; to assign; to cause; to pass (a variable to a function)

代わり (かわり)

substitute; replacement; substituting; replacing; stand-in; proxy; alternate; deputy; relief; successor; compensation; exchange; return; second helping; another cup; seconds; upcoming program; upcoming programme

雇い主 (やといぬし、こしゅ)

employer

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

従業員 (じゅうぎょういん)

employee; worker

代用 (だいよう)

substitution

貨幣 (かへい)

money; currency; coinage

然して (そして、しかして)

and; and then; thus; and now

此の (この)

this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)

金属 (きんぞく)

metal

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

たり (たり、だり)

-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); (used adverbially) doing such things as...; expresses a command; (after a noun) to be; indicates completion or continuation of an action

木 (き)

tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber

厚紙 (あつがみ)

cardboard; thick paper

為る (する)

to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to