Juryoso appointed kaihatsu-ryoshu as shokan (an officer governing a shoen (manor)) such as Geshi (lower ranked officer) and kumon (a local shoen official below the geshi in rank), and received regular tax yields in exchange for giving them effective control over the land.
受領層は彼らを下司や公文などの荘官に任命し、その土地の実効支配を認める代わりに、一定の税収を受け取る。