Even though he funded and promoted an envoy to establish relations with the Pope in Rome, he was likely motivated at least in part by a desire for foreign technology, similar to that of other lords, such as Oda Nobunaga.
Aj keď financoval a podporoval naviazanie vzťahov s Pápežom v Ríme, bol skôr motivovaný, aspoň čiastočne, túžbou po zahraničných technológiách, podobne ako iní pání, napríklad Nobunaga Oda.