My older brother is Gao Huan.

Chapter 545 The Treatment of the Eldest Son
"Right now, relying solely on Hebei to supply the army is insufficient. We need to recruit troops, provisions, and other necessities from Shandong. Furthermore, the large amount of wasteland in Hebei that needs to be reclaimed for cultivation requires more agricultural tools..."

The overall strategic direction is more inclined to favor and cater to the interests of Shandong families.

Then let's make up for it in some small ways by helping the Hebei family.

It also prevents others from accusing you of taking sides.

It's not that Hebei is incapable of supplying a large army; it's not in such a dire state.

The main reason is that Erzhu Rong had not previously engaged in a protracted war of attrition with Gao Yu in Hebei.

Gao Yu led a large army and crushed Erzhu Rong in one fell swoop. The battle between the two was not even as influential as the battle in Hebei led by Ge Rong and the people of the Six Garrisons a few years earlier.

Moreover, Hebei is located in the heart of the Central Plains and is well-developed. As long as the environment can be stabilized, production can be resumed quickly.

If you slap someone, you should always give them some compensation, like a sweet treat.

"Changyou, write a letter to the Tiance Mansion in my name and ask Chief Secretary Cui to mediate."

"Yes."

Chen Yuankang sat down at his desk and began to write furiously.

After finding this 'chief secretary' useful, Chen Yuankang was transferred to the Prime Minister's residence by Gao Yu after returning to Ye City.

Don't underestimate this seemingly simple paperwork.

Chen Yuankang was always by Gao Yu's side, reaching directly to the emperor's ears.

He was also one of the few people in Ye City who could understand Gao Yu's thoughts and feelings immediately.

If he had any opportunity to be transferred to a different post, he could immediately rise to prominence.

“Send a letter to Lu Cao, instructing him to lead his army to retreat to Fukou, and to conscript soldiers from various prefectures in Hebei to take turns guarding the area. More men can be sent, and not a single soldier from Bingzhou should be allowed to go east and interfere with spring plowing in Hebei.”

After the team was set up, Gao Yu felt much more relaxed.

He doesn't need to do everything himself; often he only needs to set a general direction, and the specific details can be left to his subordinates.

After Gao Yu finished giving his instructions, everyone left.

Cui Xian stayed.

He was the Minister of Personnel and the Manager of the Personnel Department.

In the new year, there will be changes in the positions of governors and prefects in various provinces, prefectures and counties, from the various departments of the imperial court in Ye City down to the governors and prefects in various provinces, prefectures and counties.

The list that Cui Xian submitted included detailed information on personnel changes, as well as their place of origin and marital status.

People from Hebei should definitely not be allowed to remain in Hebei to serve as officials, to prevent them from colluding with local family forces.

Basically, it was about disrupting the system, bringing Shandong people to Hebei and Hebei people to Shandong. In addition, the clans of officials' wives also had to be taken into account.

The situation where a local strongman like Gao Ji was appointed governor of Ji Province was a helpless measure during a special period.

At that time, the soldiers and civilians of the Six Garrisons poured into Hebei, and war broke out everywhere. The central army of the Great Wei was also unable to suppress the rebels.

This led to the situation that followed the Yellow Turban Rebellion at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

The imperial court's own military strength was no longer sufficient to plug the gaps, so it could only delegate power to local powerful families and gentry, allowing them to conscript soldiers to quell the rebellion.

How could the imperial court not know that once this edict was issued, it would not be so easy to take back power once it was delegated, and to make powerful families and clans disband their military power?

Of course I know, but that's something I'll have to worry about later.

The most urgent task is to quell the Yellow Turban Rebellion.

That's why the confrontation between the Eastern and Western Wei dynasties, coupled with the Southern Liang dynasty under the rule of Xiao Pusa, is known as the "Post-Three Kingdoms" era.

Peasant uprisings weakened the imperial court, forcing it to decentralize power and allow local areas to grow stronger.

The same constellation of generals.

Ok.

Furthermore, the emperors in the south are all unambitious and live very long lives; they are incredibly cunning.

In his later years, he became exceptionally senile and made numerous blunders.

Gao Yu glanced at it briefly. In fact, most positions in the imperial court and local areas were still held by people from aristocratic families.

Talent development within the Fubing (a military unit) does not yield immediate results.

As for further extending the school beyond the military garrison?

For now, we can only conduct pilot programs in our home base of Qingzhou.

We don't have the resources or manpower for large-scale promotion at the moment.

However, it remains the same as the promotion of the Fubing system.

Once you have successful experience, you can simply copy it elsewhere; it can be done in batches.

The most important thing in popularizing basic education is having a sufficient number of teachers.

In the early stages, it was impossible to pursue quality, including the schools within the Qingzhou military system.

Focus on increasing quantity first, then gradually pursue quality.

"no problem."

After Gao Yu glanced through it, he didn't find any major problems.

He couldn't be bothered to fuss over minor details. Taking the official document from Gao Yu, Cui Xian reminded him, "Prime Minister, the first imperial examination this year will be held in Ye City. Would you please set a date?"

Let's tentatively set it for July.

Gao Yu pondered for a moment.

This means that students from other places may have to travel there in the sweltering heat as early as May or June.

But Gao Yu had no choice.

A little later, it will be the best time of year for a large army to set out, when the autumn air is crisp and clear.

Since we can't delay military operations, we can only make things difficult for the students first.

After everyone had left, Gao Yu returned to the inner courtyard, where the women who had been in Qingzhou were brought over.

The inner courtyard covers a very large area.

However, as soon as Gao Yu entered, he saw Yang Changchu in the pavilion, setting up a table with all sorts of precious tea sets brought from Nanliang.

"Husband."

Hearing the sound, Gao Yu walked into the pavilion and sat down naturally.

Yang Changchu then brought him a steaming cup of tea.

"Is something wrong?"

They are an old married couple.

As soon as Gao Yu raised his hand, Yang Changchu knew he should change his posture.

Gao Yu could see through Yang Changchu's little tricks at a glance.

"Ah."

Yang Changchu nodded before speaking, "Aze is not young anymore. We should find him a wise teacher to teach him to read and write and to learn the ways of the sages."

"When he grows up, he will be able to help his husband solve his problems, just like Ah Hui and Ah Yang."

Gao Yu was quite helpless, "How old is Aze?"

"My husband, do you really want Aze to be an ignorant and incompetent person in the future?"

Gao Yu opened his mouth.

He could somewhat understand Yang Changchu's worries.

Yang Changchu can be magnanimous at any time.

But this does not include Gao Ze.

Gao Ze is Gao Yu's eldest son and the future heir.

Seeing that Zheng Dache had already found Xing Shao to be Gao Run's teacher, and that Gao Run was behaving like a little adult in front of others.

This made her extremely anxious.

They were afraid that Gao Ze would become ignorant and incompetent in the future, unlike his other brothers.

This led to Gao Yu's dislike of him, which threatened his position.

After giving birth, women will always devote some of their love to their children.

"You want me to go find Pengju, right?"

Yang Changchu nodded and moved closer.

“Aze is my husband’s eldest son, so we should find him a teacher.”

Having said that, she looked at him with a resentful gaze and said in a low voice, "My husband is so indifferent, could it be..."

"In your husband's heart, are his children and nephews more important than Aze?"

"Is it because my husband is dissatisfied with me? That's why he's taking his anger out on Aze?"

He covered his face with his hands, and his shoulders twitched.

They put on a pretty convincing act.

But then she parted her fingers, secretly peeking at herself.

Gao Yu was amused by her.

She was already married and a mother of two.

Yet she still occasionally acts like a young girl.

"What am I dissatisfied with?"

“Aze is the eldest son, and I have high expectations for him.”

"That husband?"

"Alright, alright, I'll send someone to find Pengju right away."

Seeing Yang Changchu pout slightly in dissatisfaction, Gao Yu quickly changed his tune, "Tomorrow, tomorrow I will personally pay a visit to Pengju, is that alright?"

(End of this chapter)