Clans in the Hokuriku and the Tohoku regions invited experts including sakashi and kojishi from advanced sake-brewing districts such as Sessen Juni-go (the twelve sake brewing districts in Settsu Province and Izumi Province) and Nada Go-go (the five sake brewing areas in the Nada district) on clan budget and asked such experts to make gozenshu (sake for a feudal lord) in order to save people from economic difficulties.
北陸や東北の諸藩では、領民の貧窮を救済するために、摂泉十二郷や灘五郷など酒造りの先進地域から酒師（さかし）や麹師（こうじし）といった技術者を藩費で招聘し、御膳酒などを造らせた。