He mobilized village leaders and peasants aged between 15 and 60 from Kawano-gun and Suzuka-gun, which were in his territory of northern Ise, taking on ronin (samurai who had left their masters and lost their horoku [salary]), gathering people of Iga, Koka, and Saiga, and organizing the expedition army.
所領北伊勢、河曲・鈴鹿の二郡の15歳から60歳に至る名主・百姓を動員、牢人衆を召し抱え、伊賀・甲賀・雑賀の他国衆も集めて遠征軍を組織した。