 The close, personal link with the shōgun was maintained through visits to Edo every five or six years to report directly to the shōgun.The conventional route of promotion was from governor of Osaka (the "judai") to the "shoshidai" of Kyoto and from that position to the highest governing council ("rōjū").The "shusidai" earned 10,000 "koku" annually, in addition to the income from his own daimyoate.