By concentrating on agricultural pursuits as well as religious and charitable concerns, he quickly established himself amongst the local gentry and "developed a reputation for hospitality and philanthropy."
農業に従事し宗教的また慈善的な関心ごとに集中ことで、直ぐに地元の郷士の間でも頭角を現し、「もてなしの心や慈善活動で評判を呼んだ」。