With the residence as his home base, the local lord exercised his authority, such as in the promotion of agriculture (kanno), land survey (kenchu), and labor service and tax collection backed by his military and economic infrastructure, and afterwards, the local lord came to take the post of Koryojo (an officer of Imperial demesne) or the position of Shoen shokan (officers governing manors, including geshi and kumon).
在地領主は本宅を拠点として、その軍事的・経済的基盤を背景に勧農・検注・夫役徴収などの権限を行使し、後には公領所職や荘園荘官（下司・公文）の地位を獲得した。