He proved himself as a surprisingly good local governor; he had in place a system of paying the salary rice to his vassals instead of allotting them fiefs (chigyo-wari), and reduced the burden of the peasants by disclosing the result of the land surveys, and collecting nengu (land tax) accordingly.
家臣への知行割も事実上の給米制とし検地の結果を農民に公開した上で実収に伴った年貢を徴収して負担を少なくするといった善政を布き、意外な地方巧者ぶりを発揮している。