In 1593, he became a daikan (local governor) of the land directly controlled by the Taiko Hideyoshi in Oita County, Bungo Province, and in the following year, he was given Funai-jo Castle and possessed 17000 koku (crop yields) in the province.
文禄2年（1593年）に豊後国大分郡内の太閤蔵入地の代官となり、翌年府内城を拝領し、同国内にて17000石を領する。