The expectation of 350,000 koku, achieving the status of a so-called Omi Hangoku lord or a similar title, and also the potential of becoming a higher class marquis, surrounded the Ii Family.
草高35万石で、近江半国領主という国主に準ずる格式に沿うならば、一階級上の侯爵となるはずとの意向も、井伊家の周辺にあった。