However, on the other hand, as a representative of a village a Shoya or Nanushi represented his interest for the benefit of the village residents; such as, acting as a leader of a protest movement toward a reduction and/or exemption from a nengu (land tax).
しかし、一方で、村落の代表者として、年貢の減免運動の先頭に立つなど、村民の利害を代表して行動した。