Lords of former domains and their vassals were completely exempt from repaying these debts and it is said that some of them lined their pockets by printing hansatsu immediately before the implementation of hansai-shobun.
旧藩主やその家臣はこれらの債務に関してその全てを免責された上、その中には直前に藩札を増刷して債務として届け出て私腹を肥やした者もいたと言われている。