Yukichi Fukuzawa opened "Rangaku-juku School" (presently Keio University) at Edo-Teppozu in 1858 late Edo period at his age of 23.
In later years, he, at the age of 40, drafted the prospectus for the foundation of Commercial Law Institute (CLI).
It says,

"Why has no commercial school been here all over Japan until now? It should be one of the worst faults of the country. In the Western countries where there are merchants, there are commercial schools, just like where there are samrais, there are swordplay schools. As in the days fighting with swords no samurai should have gone to the battle field without learning the swordplay, so in the days of fighting in business no fighting without studying commercial laws should be superior against foreigners.

"It's easy to understand even in old Japanese style, isn't it?"
Tsubune says with a triumphant air.
Suga talks toward Mari in smile.
"One more person you may know. I'd like to pick up Kaishu Katsu."
A little surprised, Mari says a word.
"What on earth does it have something to do with Rintaro (Kaishu) Katsu?"

Mari knows the latter passage, so she makes an interjection, saying,
"He seems to have had a trouble to get seasick then." Suga is pleased and continues a fluent talk.
"Yukichi Fukuzawa and John Manjiro, an interpreter, attended Katsu on the ship. It was seven years after the fleet of the US Navy commanded by Matthew Perry dropped anchors off Uraga seashore.."
Tsubune shows off his knowledge this time, playing the fool.

『泰平(太平)の眠りを覚ます上喜撰(蒸気船)、 たった四杯で夜も寝られず』 Steam ships wake up the peaceful society. People cannot sleep well in spite of only four ships. The tea "jokisen" wakes up my peaceful sleep. I cannot sleep well in spite of only four cups.

This wandering off the subject gave Mari a sigh of relief. Suga and Eriko show some interest, too.
Suga gets back to the subject.
"Do you know this Kaishu Katsu is much related to our school in the birth period? And moreover, around the foundation days of CLI. It happened eight years after the Meiji Restoration."
He talks, looking at the three's strange faces.

The Commercial and Law Institute (CLI) invited William Whitney, an authority of bookkeeping from the United States. Whitney came to Japan with his family and noticed the deal here was much different from the promise. His family did not even have enough food and clothes. So, Katsu at his age of 52, Navy Minister, took care of Whitney's family not only with the cost of living but with everything. His warm hospitality is said to have been talked about for a long time.

Suga adds the following in smile.
"With this and that, after years, his 3rd son Umetaro married Clara, Whitney's daughter. There is more to this story. That is, thanks to the couple, Kaishu Katsu was blessed with six grand children with blue eyes."

Seeing Mari's impressed look,
"To be honest, there remains Clara's Meiji diary, in which you can find this story. ..., and now, another addition, ... "
Suga speaks in a pretentious way.
"When he was informally told that he was going to be upgraded to Viscount by the new Government, he was dissatisfied. So, he threw the advance announcement back with the following waka-poem message. "

『今までは人並みの身と思ひしが 五尺に足らぬ四尺（子爵）なりとは』 I have thought I am as tall as a common man, but I am shishaku (4 shaku = 121 cm), less than goshaku (5 shaku = 152 cm). I have thought I would be promoted to a suitable grade, but you are going to give me only shishaku (Viscount). The Government was upset and upgraded him to Count.

The elderly Suga himself is fascinated, too, and the atmosphere is now relaxed.
Tsubune asks him if there are other people of merit.
Suga: "We do not have to forget about Kihachiro Okura. He was called a sworn friend of Shibusawa."
Mari: "Wasn't he the founder of Hotel Okura?"
Suga: "No, he was not. His oldest son Kishichiro founded the hotel in Showa 33 (1958). Not long ago."
Suga introduces father Kihachiro briefly as follows.

Tsubune is so impressed, sayng, "His life is very similar to Eiichi Shibusawa. Isn't it surprising?"
But Suga speaks ambiguously, "Different from Shibusawa who led the business world, Kihachiro is said to have made his fortune as a businessman with political contacts..."
After saying that he was famous for the patron of Chuta Itoh, Suga wants to end the Old Okura matter here.
"What others?", ignoring Tsubune's question, Suga moves the story forward.
"As I said, the Commercial Law Institute was forced to be transferred from the private school of Arinori Mori to Tokyo Chamber of Commerce and Industry and to the Metropolitan Tokyo, but the worse fate waited for the school there."
For the unexpected talk, Eriko and Tsubune say at the same time, "Why?"
According to Suga's complicated explanation,

The Metropolitan Tokyo had a strong feeling for Shibusawa to have passed the troublesome burden on to them. Most probably in need of finance, it reduced half the budget from the start. Two years later in Meiji 14 (1882) it denied the whole budget of CLI, declaring "No commercial school is necessary in the Metropolitan Tokyo." In July that year, the Governor announced the abolition of CLI, so it closed for a while, though in September two months later it was reopened by the subsidy of the Japanese government thanks to the hard movement of Shibusawa and his circle.

Mari seems a little confused. Unable to hide it, with her eyes blank, she is playing with a tea cup. Elderly Suga does not care about her and continues the talk.

CLI was transferred to the Agriculture and Commerce Ministry (ACM) in Meiji 17 (1885), and its relation with the Metropolitan Tokyo was broken up. It had treated CLI badly until then anyway. It is said Jiro Yano, the principal, sold even his personal property. It barely survived by the backing of Shibusawa, a representative of Tokyo Chamber of Commerce and Industry, but conversely, the Metropolitan Tokyo sent away the nasty burden at last.

"The CLI was transferred to a Ministry. It means the taker of CLI became the Japanese Government, doesn't it?"
Eriko murmurs, pouring fresh coffee one by one. The flavor with strong acidic taste drifts out.
"In this way CLI became a government-run school, but it was just in name only,"
Suga says, tasting coffee and taking a break. He still doesn't notice Mari's confusion. His complicated talk continues.

First of all, in the next year, Meiji 18 (1886), it was exploited in a political struggle of concession, and in the result its control was changed toward under the Education Ministry. The school name was also changed from Tokyo Commercial School to High Commercial School and then to Tokyo High Commercial School. However in reality, it was treated as an outsider by the Education Ministry of out-and-out pro-Imperial schools, and even was the target of the practice of hiring former government officials. Faraway to the promotion to university.

Tsubune and Eriko seem to follow his talk enjoyably, but Mari openly shows her boredom and is playing with her empty mug this time.
Suga's talk goes on in its way.
"In this situation Eiichi Shibusawa attended the graduation ceremony and gave a congratulatory speech every year as mentioned in the document at Shibusawa Memorial Museum. It lasted consecutively at least 30 years from Meiji 23 (1889). He surely gave a speech in Taisho 9 (1920) when it was promoted to university."
Eriko admires, saying "He must have been very earnest."
Mari abruptly says,
"I know Eiichi Shibusawa well. I watched the feature TV program the other day. He was said familiar to fortune telling." She has its hobby.
At this moment Suga has noticed her little interest in his talk. But he is sure the topic on the dawn period of the school is mostly over. So, he says in smile,
"This is what happened since its foundation until right before the Shinyu Case."
He drinks tepid coffee with no flavor.