A general impression of Kenshin was being 'good at military administration, but no good at domestic administration,' in actual fact Kenshin strictly regulated and managed the distribution of products within the territory such as Aoso, a fiber material for clothing, spreading it nationwide through the Japan Sea route and made enormous profits which was used as source of funds.
一般には「戦上手の内政下手」という印象があるが、実際には衣料の原料となる青苧を栽培し、日本海ルートで全国に広め、財源とするなど、領内の物産流通の精密な統制管理を行い莫大な利益を上げていた。