During the Tempo Reforms, a memorandum was issued, which says 'strive hard to revive the politics of Kyoho and Kansei eras,' and so many laws were enacted that it was called 'Horei Uka' (laws fall like a rain).
天保の改革では｢享保・寛政の政治に復帰するように努力せよ｣との覚書を申し渡し｢法令雨下｣と呼ばれるほど多くの法令を定めた。