In those days, Keio Gijuku was in financial difficulties for several reason, including the students from Satsuma domain leaving before graduation; therefore, Yukichi asked Kaishu KATSU for financial help because Kaishu equally financed the former vassals of the shogun in a relatively straightforward manner.
当時慶應義塾の経営は薩摩藩学生の退学等もあり思わしくなく、旧幕臣に比較的簡単に分け隔てなく融通していた勝に援助を求めた。