OKUMA was immediately appointed to vice foreign prefectural governor and counselor, and still more, he was ordered (January 12) to be sent to the finance office (the later Ministry of Finance).
大隈は直ちに外国官副知事兼参与に任じられ、更に会計官（後の大蔵省）への出向（1月12日）が命じられたのである。