When the huge famine occurred during the Kanei era (1624-1644), he sent aid for the people of his estate; when Shimabara War occurred, he was ordered to protect Kyoto.
寛永年間に大規模な飢饉が起こったときは、領民の救済にあたり、島原の乱が起こったときは、京都の守備を命じられた。