In a bid to reverse the situation, various programs got underway in 730, including the establishment of a scholarship program that offered financial aid to two reki tokugyo no sho (reki students) chosen from among the excellent reki no sho.
このため、天平2年（730年）より暦生のうち優秀者2名を暦得業生として給費を行うなどの措置を取った。