He was appointed the Councilor in 1870, then became the president of affairs at the Ministry of Finance in May 1873, holding the posts of the Councilor and the Director General of the Ministry of Finance concurrently from October.
明治3年（1870年）に参議に補され、明治6年（1873年）5月、大蔵省事務総裁、10月から参議兼大蔵卿になった。