Since Kaishu knew that Yukichi held land as broad as 46,200 sq.m. in Mita, which was disposed of by the government, Kaishu answered that if Yukichi sold the land and the money would still be insufficient to operate Keio Gijuku, he would finance Yukichi; as Yukichi loved the land of Mita, he did not sell the land.
だが勝は福沢が政府から払い下げられた1万４千坪に及ぶ広大な三田の良地を保有していることを知っていた為、土地を売却しても尚（慶應義塾の経営に）足りなかったら相談に乗ると答えたが、福沢は三田の土地を非常に気に入っていた為、遂に売却していない。