Under the Murauke (also called "Murauke-sei"; a subcontracting system for a village in the Edo period), a village Shoya or Nanushi engaged in the administration of subcontract works, mainly for taxations such as nengu (land tax) and miscellaneous taxes, and other administrative business.
村請村落の下で年貢諸役や行政的な業務を村請する下請けなどを中心に下請けした。