In 1595 he was given Minakuchi Okayama Castle in Omi no kuni (Omi Province), with an income of 50,000 koku (eventually increased to 120,000 koku), and he was appointed to the lowest position on the Gobugyo.
文禄4年（1595年）に近江水口岡山城5万石を拝領し（のち加増されて12万石）、五奉行の末席に名を連ねる。