 In 1723, his father retired, citing ill health, and he became "daimyō" of Kaga Domain as Maeda Yoshinori.Although Kaga Domain was stable politically, and had been accorded the same status in audiences in Edo Castle as one of the "Gosanke", the economic position of the domain was growing precarious despite its one million "koku" status.Yoshinori's first task was to initiate a reform of domain finances.