Takamoto was just as capable as his father, and committed himself to the education of the people, changing the name of Shintokukan, the clan school, to Tokushinkan and founding six local schools in the following year.
ちなみに隆備も父に劣らず有能で、藩校・進徳館を篤信館と改名し、その翌年には藩内6ヶ所に郷学校を設立して、庶民教育に尽力した。