My older brother is Gao Huan.

Chapter 472 Results
"You little brat, how dare you provoke me?"

Gao Yu rubbed his lower back, thankful that he had a strong, muscular waist.

After having his maidservant help him take a nice bath and change his clothes, Gao Yu finally came out to have breakfast.

Just then, Gao Yu saw Cui Zhifan holding her daughter. He walked over and hugged his beloved little girl in his arms. She looked like a porcelain doll, especially her chubby little face.

Gao Yu couldn't help but rub his beard against her, and as a result, the once well-behaved little girl suddenly burst into tears.

Gao Yu was flustered and couldn't soothe her, so he could only look at Cui Zhifan beside him and say, "Quick, help me, I can't soothe Qi'er no matter what I do."

Cui Zhifan rolled her eyes at him, but still took the daughter and gently patted her back, quickly calming her down.

Cui Zhifan's daughter is named Gao Qi.

When she gave birth, Gao Yu was still leading troops outside, but he still sent messengers to deliver a letter back to Qingzhou, and names for both the boy and the girl were already chosen.

The Book of Songs contains the phrase "the Qi River flows swiftly," which is a fitting metaphor for Cui Zhifan's personality.

Seeing Gao Yu leaning closer again, looking so cheeky as if he might make Gao Qi cry at any moment, Cui Zhifan turned away like a protective mother hen, saying, "My husband has worked hard all night and still has many official duties to attend to..."

A hard night's work?
Who do you look down on?
Gao Yu countered, "Do I look exhausted?"

"Husband!"

Cui Zhifan blushed. Unlike Erzhu Yuechan and Yuan Miao, she wasn't as outgoing. She picked up Gao Qi and left.

"Husband..."

A familiar voice came from behind me again.

Both Liu and Pei were looking at him expectantly, so Gao Yu coughed lightly twice. "I still need to discuss political affairs with Chief Secretary Cui..."

He hurriedly left, otherwise he really couldn't bear the women's stares.

He couldn't possibly be emperor before he even became emperor, could he?

Let's start with "from now on, the emperor will no longer hold morning court".

Cui Jie was indeed waiting for him with the officials of the Tian Ce Mansion. With the successive transfers of Yang Yin, Cui Xian, Cui Jishu, Cui You, and others, a number of officials in the Tian Ce Mansion had actually been replaced.

As the head steward of the Tian Ce Mansion, Cui Jie had indeed devoted a great deal of effort to the task, as everyone relied on him for matters large and small.

He wasn't exactly exceptionally capable to begin with. The numerous tasks and the mental strain they caused resulted in his hair turning completely white.

The good news is that Gao Yu has taken control of the court, and the Tian Ce Mansion no longer needs to handle so many matters. At present, it mainly serves as the highest authority of the Tian Ce Mansion, maintaining the operation of the Tian Ce Mansion.

Gao Yu glanced at the various documents presented to him; they were actually all statistical summaries of various data.

Shandong is indeed a stable region.

In addition, Gao Yu had Jia Sixie lead the craftsmen to constantly tinker with farm tools and promote composting.

of course……

Chemical fertilizers, such powerful weapons, cannot be developed in this era, making it impossible to achieve a qualitative leap in yield per acre. However, farm tools and compost are sufficient to significantly increase the grain production in the fields.

Supplies were his source of confidence in waging war. How could soldiers pick up their weapons and fight bravely if they couldn't even get enough to eat?

This further fueled Gao Yu's desire to improve the status and treatment of craftsmen.

However, this matter needs to be handled gradually, and priorities need to be distinguished.

Right now, his most important task is still the school's teaching results.

"According to the Prime Minister's wishes, those who pass the imperial examination will either be directly employed in the Tian Ce Mansion or assigned to various Zhe Chong Mansions to serve in civil service positions."

Gao Yu nodded, "The Yan, You, Hebei and other places will need a lot of officials to promote the Fubing system next year. We can arrange for the students of Qingzhou Academy to go there."

Gao Yu doesn't need so many talents for governing a country.

What he needs is a large number of grassroots officials, since these are the people who get the work done and implement policies.

"Lord Cui, you need to pay more attention. Hebei and Henan will need to be developed next year. If the development goes smoothly, Shandong will not have to bear such a heavy burden."

Previously, the soldiers only needed to defend Shandong and eat locally, so there was no need to transport food supplies, and therefore no losses.

However, ever since Gao Yu led his troops on the expedition, the losses in Shandong have increased dramatically.

As long as provisions are transported to the front lines, there will inevitably be losses along the way. Cattle and horses need to be fed, and laborers also need to be fed. This is why any general with a little experience in leading troops can easily deduce the enemy's attack route if they have a topographical map.

The commander-in-chief must consider logistics, and the route of advance must be designed to minimize the loss of supplies along the way. If water transport can be used, it should be used.

After all, boats can carry a lot of cargo, and you don't need to eat.

If Hebei can resume production, Hebei and Henan will be the front line against Erzhu Rong. This means that the front-line troops can obtain food and supplies locally, which can greatly alleviate their burden and reduce losses.

"Prime Minister, please rest assured. The system of military service has been operating in Shandong for many years. As long as there are enough officials to fill the gaps, Hebei, Henan and other places will be able to quickly resume production." Many systems have already been refined and are operating successfully in Qingzhou.

In other places, you just need to copy it perfectly.

Gao Yu nodded.

After bidding farewell to Cui Jie, he changed his clothes, took several guards, and rode out of the city to the first school in the vicinity.

On the outskirts of Dongyang City, the military system was first promoted, and military academies and schools were also established there earliest, making it arguably Gao Yu's 'old revolutionary base area'.

Gao Yu deliberately didn't come in a big way, because he wanted to take a look secretly.

It was also by chance that they arrived at mealtime. The school outside Dongyang City would provide a meal, which was just regular millet rice with pickled vegetables, but it was already the envy of many people.

Maintaining these conditions is already quite difficult.

Before meals, the teachers would stand beside the students with rulers in hand and loudly proclaim, "Every meal and every bowl of porridge should remind us of the hard work involved in obtaining them."

"Whose grain are you eating!"

"General!"

The children answered loudly with devout expressions.

"For whom will you serve in the future?!"

"General!"

"........."

This……

Gao Yu was both amused and exasperated; he hadn't asked the experienced instructors to do that.

It's unclear whether it was Cui Xian or Yang Yin's idea.

Students must be at least ten years old to attend school. If they are too young, they will be too young to learn and it won't make much of a difference.

The most basic educational content in the school.

It involved teaching literacy and some basic arithmetic. An annual examination was held, and those who passed could receive more in-depth education, progressing step by step until they reached the standard to participate in the imperial examinations.

As for those who fail the assessment, they can still be sent out to serve as the most basic officials after two years of study.

Being literate and capable of basic arithmetic is more than enough to serve as a low-level official; all you need to do is understand the official documents that are issued.

Gao Yu went to the military academy for another look.

The military academy also admits eligible children from the families of soldiers, but the age requirement has been raised to thirteen.

The martial arts academy is a place for serious martial arts training; sending someone who is too young would be pointless.

After inspecting the area, Gao Yu was very satisfied.

Other places may not have the same conditions as the academy and military training school outside Dongyang City, but they are certainly very similar.

He also ordered the preparation of a large amount of cloth, wine and meat, and personally met with the families of those who died in the northward campaign. He personally inspected the situation and also checked whether the compensation due had been paid.

This kind of thing needs to be closely monitored to prevent subordinates from engaging in underhanded tactics.

This is also the area that he had his 'informants' keep a close eye on.

He could tolerate some of his subordinates being dishonest, but the treatment of the guards could not be wrong in any way!

The imperial guards are Gao Yu's foundation; it is because of their bravery in fighting the enemy that Gao Yu has gained his current power.

Gao Yu did not return to the mansion until evening.

After having a meal.

He stood in the inner courtyard, weighing his options.

He eventually entered Pei's room. Pei was a powerful family in Hedong, and he could take the opportunity to ask about the situation in Hedong while he was doing his business.

It was just tough on Yuan Miao.

She stared at the door with a sense of frustration, and as soon as she pushed it open, she could hear familiar noises coming from next door.

She walked back to her room, feeling wronged, and said through gritted teeth, "Why didn't you come to see me again tonight!"

She bit her lower lip lightly, "Could it be... that I really need to call Mingyue to lend me a hand?"

(End of this chapter)