In 1699, ballooned expenses due to restoration works for the areas damaged by a great fire in the castle town and a fire in the Edo residence, as well as construction works of Kyoto Imperial Palace, constrained the finance of the clan.
元禄12年（1699年）、城下町の大火、江戸屋敷の火事、京都御所の造営などによる再建・造営費用などで出費が重なり、藩財政が窮乏化した。