He was known to be a good ruler excellent in various administrative aspects including water control and flood control, and one of evidences that proves this is that he was ordered to take over the rechanneling of Yamato River from Himeji Domain by the Tokugawa Shogunate following the death of Himeji Domain's lord Tadakuni HONDA in 1704 and successfully completed the work.
宝永元年（1704年）に、姫路藩主本多忠国の死去に伴い、大和川付け替え工事の引継ぎを幕府より命ぜられ、完遂するなど、水利・治水に精通するなど民政に手腕を認めれていた。