The director of the Yunzhou Central Nursery was naturally Tan Weishi, who now managed all the internal affairs of the Ye household. The luxurious lineup of teachers, however, was astonishing. Setting aside Feng Zi, who taught the courses on classics and history, the geography class was taught by General Tang Wei, the top geographical strategist under Chi Lei, commander of the Frost Wolf Army. Bi Xiaoqing was in charge of fitness and combat courses, Tan Weixin personally taught social studies and economics, and many other courses were taught by prominent figures from various fields, creating an unparalleled lineup. Since the children were still young, these advanced courses would not begin for the time being, but Tan Weishi was not just acting on a whim; she was seriously considering how to best educate these children. For the time being, however, it was probably enough to let the children have fun. But now that Tan Weishi wanted to invite so-and-so, there was no reason for so-and-so to refuse. Of course, Tan Weishi's identity as Ye Tao's wife and as a princess of Dongping gave her a great deal of appeal. And now Tan Weishi was also a mother breastfeeding her child, and who could bear to refuse a mother who hoped her children would grow up strong?

Tan Weishi's interest in this matter was a relief to everyone. Tan Weishi's identity was truly special. She was not only a princess, Ye Tao's wife, and Tan Weixin's sister, but also the spiritual leader of many who had come to Yunzhou to take office and who formerly called themselves "Xiuyuan Menke" (Scholars of the Embroidered Garden). The "Xiuyuan Menke" were numerous, and in the relaxed environment of Yunzhou, they openly formed societies to discuss politics and continuously submit their findings to Ye Tao for reference. This group of people helped and supported each other, constantly exchanging governance experiences and lessons, and performed quite well in different official positions. Moreover, this group was known for valuing honor and a clean reputation. If any of them were found to be corrupt, as soon as the information was verified, before Chen Kai of the Third Civil Affairs Bureau could intervene, they would start to clean house themselves. Tan Weishi also had a great influence on this group. If Tan Weishi couldn't stand the loneliness and took a position in the Jinglue Fu (Military Governor's Office), the Yunzhou governance system would become even more confusing.

In other territories of Dongping, it was nothing for the Xiuyuan Menke to have an increasingly broad and far-reaching influence, after all, these people would not unite around Tan Weishi to form a powerful faction. The cooperation between the Xiuyuan Menke was limited to improving their professional skills and integrity, at most it was to help a friend who had to do something but couldn't do it alone, or for the more financially well-off to give some financial assistance to those friends who were too poor to make ends meet, or to apply for a small but very heartwarming supplement from the current Xiuyuan Fund. But Yunzhou was different; everyone had already seen the unity of the Xiuyuan Menke and their loyalty to Tan Weishi.

After Tan Weishi gave birth to a son, most of the Xiuyuan Menke, who were considered dirt poor, presented a lavish gift at the full moon celebration. They had actually bought a purple crystal screen from the Shangbao Tang (Bureau of Imperial Manufactures) in Chunnan. Although many acquaintances helped to get a discount, and the Shangbao Tang, which had a long-standing friendship with Ye Tao, gave them some face, the expenditure still required all the Xiuyuan Menke to scrimp and save from their daily expenses and the income from many talented scholars selling paintings and ghostwriting articles. It was said that all the Xiuyuan Menke had saved for half a year to raise this huge sum of money. Shen Dan, who represented the Xiuyuan Menke at the full moon celebration, wore the official robes of a civil official from the Beijiang Jinglue Fu (Northern Border Military Governor's Office), but his expression was high-spirited, and he proudly told everyone about this matter in public, not at all embarrassed that the Xiuyuan Menke were such a grassroots class. It was one thing for a rich man to take out some money to buy this thing, but it was another thing for hundreds of poor scholars to give all they had to buy this purple crystal screen. And this was the only gift among all the gifts received by Ye Tao and Tan Weishi that was placed in the study on the top floor of the villa. It had to be said that Tan Weishi and Ye Tao were very grateful for the Xiuyuan Menke's kindness.

Tan Weishi did not take a position in the Jinglue Fu (Military Governor's Office) because her heart was not there. For her, becoming Ye Tao's wife was the most amazing thing, and now, she had far exceeded this goal, already having a child with Ye Tao, and still managing the complex affairs of the entire Ye household. Although the Tan family was not considered a very strict family in the world, and it could even be said that they were very lax about the rules, no one dared to say anything because of their status. But after all, Tan Weishi knew what it took for an ordinary family to become a flourishing aristocratic family, and a person who could wholeheartedly manage the internal affairs of the family was definitely indispensable. But Ye Laogeng had no ambition to become an aristocratic family, and didn't even realize the Ye family's status in the world, and occasionally made such an embarrassing mistake as bowing to a low-level official, which scared the person to kneel down. Ye Tao, on the other hand, had too many things to do, and his attention was often focused on some incredible aspects, such as photography and aviation technology, and he was simply a hands-off manager. Tan Weixin had limited energy and had never been interested in such complicated matters, nor did she have the energy. She should leave her energy and time to developing the economy. And Dai Yun, although she could definitely be competent in such a job, she refused to take care of that matter in order to avoid suspicion and prevent people from feeling that the Dai family's influence had penetrated deep into the Ye Tao family, surpassing the two princesses.

It was not an easy task to manage the household for Ye Tao. The properties under Ye Tao's name, especially the residences of the Ye family's three generations and Ye Tao's fellow disciples, were always armed with the latest technology. The villa had already begun to install electrical wires, build power plants and distribution equipment, and erect a series of streetlights. The application of each technology meant changes in various related costs, and it really required a good brain. And now more than half of the people serving the Ye household were from the Neifu (Inner Court), and there were people from various other sources. The salary management and confidentiality management of these people did indeed take up a lot of Tan Weishi's time and energy, as she had managed the funds of the Xiuyuan to help poor scholars.

In fact, there were many other areas that needed to constantly face technological changes. Especially the Ye Clan Workshops, no matter which Ye Clan Workshop, they had to be constantly prepared to overturn the original design and start again. The pace of technological change was simply too fast. Especially this time, with the establishment of the Electrical Workshop and several related production departments, except for the department that produces electrical wires, which was working at full capacity, producing six different types of electrical wires and three types of enameled wires, all other related workshops had not decided to start production, but were researching and improving while waiting for orders. They would not start production without clear requirements, for fear that the production plan would have to be canceled as soon as it was released, because new products had already come out. Because the theoretical starting point of electricity was very high, this situation had happened several times in a short period of time. Therefore, after much deliberation, the craftsmen finally came up with a set of things that fully considered the potential for upgrades: modularization. From the connectors of the wires to the size of each equipment box, standards were set so that even if the equipment was replaced in the future, it would not be necessary to completely redo the whole set. For example, if a factory's distribution box needed to be replaced with a new product or repaired, it could be easily removed and replaced with a new one. After understanding this system, the technicians of the Ye Clan Workshops finally felt that they could do something. And after a while, a very formal and very serious report was sent to Ye Tao's desk.

"…You mean, the workshops have already come up with a plan for the entire factory's power transmission and distribution and comprehensive lighting project?" Facing the drawings and program descriptions that had just been delivered and were fully two feet thick, Ye Tao's head was spinning.

Since the birth of his child, Ye Tao had not been going to the workshops as often as before. He would never stay there for ten or twenty days at a time, but would leave after solving the problems. Thanks to the development of communication and transportation, it was not difficult for Ye Tao to keep abreast of the latest developments in the workshops. But the technicians in the workshops obviously wanted to give Ye Tao a surprise. Before this entire plan was delivered to Ye Tao, there was no hint of it.

But Ye Tao understood very well that the current development of electricity must have large-scale applications as its foundation in order to promote the great development of technology. Without large-scale applications, some needs would never be discovered. Carefully reading the plan submitted by the workshops, Ye Tao couldn't help but nod repeatedly. The current line of thinking was still quite far from a very systematic modularization, but the thinking was correct. And this line of thinking must be quickly formed into a plan and integrated into the construction of Ganduo City, otherwise, it would be Ganduo's turn to have many places that needed to be reworked, and planning would not keep up with the changes.

"Very good, I'll go to the workshops tomorrow to hold a meeting." After spending a full hour roughly reading the entire report, Ye Tao's notes were already filled with all kinds of content and ideas.

"My lord, tomorrow?" Feng Zi rolled his eyes and asked very impolitely.

"Uh…" After such a reminder, Ye Tao also understood that tomorrow should be the summary meeting of the spring planting situation of the Yunzhou Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Bureau. Among the meetings of the various departments, this was probably the only one that Ye Tao would definitely attend. Most of the meetings of the Manufacturing Bureau were internal meetings of the Ye Clan Workshops. The meetings of the Command Department were generally to summon the commanders of the various armies to the villa or Leiting Cliff (Thunderbolt Cliff). The meetings of the Commerce Bureau were presided over by Tan Weixin. Ye Tao couldn't understand them anyway, so he simply didn't attend.

"Then, three days later, a field meeting at the Ganduo construction site." Ye Tao made up his mind. "If I don't get this done, the trouble will be great later."

Hearing Ye Tao say this, Feng Zi smiled and said, "Then, my lord, you have to call another group as well, right?"

Ye Tao was stunned, but seeing where Feng Zi's finger was pointing on the table, he immediately understood. "I almost forgot about them."

"Alas, my lord, they will cry if they hear you say that…" Feng Zi teased.