From 1869 on, he successively took the positions of Head of the Mint and the Supervisor of Mining, Head of Mining and Railways, Head of Railways, Taifu of Industry (Post of Ministry of Industry), the Director General of the Railway Agency, and the Minister of Railways.
1869年～、造幣頭兼鉱山正を皮切りに、鉱山兼鉄道頭、鉄道頭、工部大輔、鉄道局長、鉄道庁長官を歴任。