The type of work that officials such as Shen Chou had to undertake was very varied, for he was involved in financial matters, in technical matters such as looking after the waterways and canals and overseeing major building projects, and he would have responsibilities for agriculture in the district to which he was posted.
Ang uri ng trabaho na opisyal tulad ng Shen chou had upang magsagawa ay napaka-iba-iba, para siya ay kasangkot sa pinansyal na bagay-bagay, sa teknikal na mga bagay tulad ng mga naghahanap matapos ang waterways at canals at overseeing malaking gusali ng mga proyekto, at siya ay may pananagutan para sa agrikultura sa ang mga distrito na kung saan siya ay nai-post.