On the other hand, bakufu-owned land and hatamoto (bakufu's direct retainer) territory became land directly controlled by the central government and prefectural governors (chifuji/chikenji) were dispatched from the central government.
一方、旧天領や旗本支配地等は政府直轄地として府と県が置かれ中央政府から都道府県知事（知府事・知県事）が派遣された。