The campaign for Yoshiki's return to Kyoto is considered to have been supported by their own economic base, including bakufu jikishin-dan ryosho (territory under the direct control of bakufu's direct retainers) and Iwashimizu Hachimangu ryosho (territory under the direct control of Iwashimizu Hachimangu Shrine) which were concentrated near Hojozu.
放生津周辺に集中していた幕府直臣団料所・石清水八幡宮料所などの独自の経済基盤が、義材の京都復帰運動を支えたとみられている。