The clans that were not so rich, while cutting costs, reportedly employed 'additional' retainers on a temporary basis to maintain the dignity of the procession only when it passed by major shukuba-machi (post stations).
それほどの財力の無い藩では、大きな宿場町を通過する際のみ、臨時雇いで家来の「水増し」を行い、行列の威厳を保ちつつ、経費を節約したといわれる。