Thinking back on the failure of the Kenmu government, Takauji entrusted to the Onshogata a wide spectrum of work including acceptance of applications for the Onsho award, selection of land given as a reward, instructions on a land change (in the trial held between new and old lords, if the land in question belonged to the old lord) and Funshitsu Ando (providing authorization for a substitute document concerning the awarded Onsho), while he left the ultimate decision-making authority to himself.
尊氏は建武政府の恩賞方の失敗に学んで引き続き最終決定権は尊氏の親裁としたものの、恩賞方は恩賞の申請受理・恩賞地の選定・恩賞替地の沙汰（恩賞地が他者の所領であった場合の新旧領主間の裁判）・恩賞下文の紛失安堵などの広範な業務を任された。