Some lords also started providing some official posts to their vassals as a prize by giving them a private letter called kanto no kakidashi (appointment of a government service) or juryo no kakidashi (written appointment of a government service) which allowed them to use the posts.
また、官途書出、受領書出といって主君から家臣に恩賞として官職名を授けるといったものまで登場した。