Yes they did, they would be given land by a higher authority as payment or reward for their services.
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Samurai were loyal to a diamyo in return for land. After a battle, the surviving samurai were given land as a reward for their loyalty.
The Samurai's job was to protect the Daimyo and in return they got food and other things
Nobles told farmers to pay the samurai land for the samurai did not care for wealth (currency)
The Samurai Trained When They Were Only 5 But No Samurai Child Ever Trained On There Own.
From their master whom apprenticed them and helped trained them.