It was his great achievement and worthy of mentioning that he suggested the appointment of former retainers of shogun such as Eichi SHIBUSAWA, Hisoka MAEJIMA and Aizo SUGIURA as government officials to Shigenobu OKUMA, Hirobumi ITO, and others.
特に渋沢栄一や前島密、杉浦愛蔵ら旧幕臣の登用を大隈重信や伊藤博文らに薦めた功績は特筆すべきである。