Those 12 families were not equally ranked and their salaries were determined according to their ranks; two families in leading positions were paid not less than 2,000 koku (1,000 koku was paid for the lowest ranking family).
その12家は平等ではなく指導的立場にある2家が2000石以上を食み、序列によって俸禄が定められていた（末席でも1000石であった）。