In those days, while the people of Katori County including Yonosuke were requiring the measures to prevent floods of the Tone-gawa River, the people of the Boso Peninsula who were not able to enjoy the benefit of the Tone-gawa River and were suffering from water shortages were reacting against this, so that the confrontation between the districts had arisen.
その頃、庸之助をはじめとする香取郡の人々は利根川の洪水防止策を求めていたが、利根川の恩恵を受けられずに水不足に苦しむ房総半島の人々はこれに強く反発して、地域間の対立を生じていた。