As the embankment works to prevent flooding of the Yamato-gawa River from heavy rain could not be met by the official budget, he vigorously pushed through the plan by paying for it out of his and his senior officer's yearly salary.
大雨で氾濫する大和川の治水工事を官費では間に合わないので自分や幹部の年俸を拠出して積極的にすすめた。