The article says that Daiwa House Industry President Otomo Koji (大友浩嗣) read Domon Fuyuji's (童門冬二) historical novel Uesugi Yōzan (上杉鷹山) and identified with Yōzan's efforts to reform and rebuild the domain's finances.
The article recounts a personal experience from around 40 years ago, when he was working in Saitama Prefecture and first read Domon Fuyuji's (童門冬二) Uesugi Yōzan (上杉鷹山). A lover of historical works, he also mentions that former US President Kennedy cited Uesugi Yōzan (上杉鷹山) as the politician he most respected in Japan.
It describes how Yōzan pursued reforms to rebuild the domain's finances, which were on the verge of collapse, while the senior retainers back home would not follow his instructions, leaving him to struggle alone. Efforts to kindle a small flame of reform are presented as the central theme.
The article includes sections for members, but through the historical episodes of Uesugi Yōzan's (上杉鷹山) reforms and fiscal reconstruction, it suggests the anguish of leadership and the difficulty of organisational reform.