In addition, the Imperial Court focused on ensuring that there was a sufficient quantity of fudokoku, and they tried to cover the cost of this with shozei, even though it was supposed to be made up with tributes to the central government.
加えて朝廷も不動穀の充実振りに目を付けて本来であれば中央に上げられる上供分で賄うべき経費を正税から得ようとした。