That night, Yu Qiuyan walked alone on the mountain for a long, long time. By the time he returned, his state of mind was completely different.

However, to some surprise, in the vast snowy night, there was a small figure waiting for him at the door of Yuqiu's house.

"Cheng Yuanmaru, why are you waiting in the heavy snow? It's going to catch a cold. Yu Qiuyan saw Naoe Chengyuan Pill at the door, frowned, and said in a low voice.

"Because I'm not worried about my brother." Naoe Narumuru sniffed and said in a low voice, "Father and a few guards have gone out to find His Royal Highness Momiji and Brother Yan'er." His Royal Highness Momiji has come back not long ago, and I see that Brother Yan'er hasn't come back yet, so I can't rest assured, so I'll wait outside. ”

"Thank you." Yu Qiuyan was a little moved, pulled up Naoe Narumu's sleeve, and led him to the house.

"Brother Yan'er doesn't have to be polite, this is what I should do."

·

The sound of the wooden door being pushed open was particularly clear in the quiet night, and Kaede Imagawa, who was leaning against the fire and was slightly sleepy, was suddenly awakened. She rubbed her eyes, looked at the door as if she hadn't woken up, and found that Yu Qiuyan had already walked into the house. Naoe Narumu took the clothes from Yu Qiuyan and helped him shake off the snow on his clothes.

"Martyr!" Imagawa Kaede called anxiously, walked forward quickly, hugged Yu Qiuping into his arms, and muttered to himself complaining about Yu Qiuping: "Your father is really true!" I said I would take you out for a walk, but I came back alone, and said you would be back soon! How dangerous it is to leave you out alone! I'm still sleeping so soundly in the house! This deceitful liar! ”

"Mom." Hearing his father's performance, Yu Qiuyan was inexplicably relieved in his heart, "I shouldn't have said such heavy words to you before, I'm sorry." ”

"Martyr?" Imagawa Kaede was stunned for a moment, but he didn't expect that the first thing Yu Qiuyan said when he came back was to apologize.

At that moment, there was another rush of footsteps in the room. Yu Qiuyou ran over in pajamas and wrapped in a quilt. His eyes were bloodshot, his face was haggard, and he didn't sleep all night.

"Ayo, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have talked to you like that just now." The moment Yu Qiuyu saw Yu Qiuyou, her eyes were filled with apology and guilt. He bowed guiltily and whispered.

"It's not... The brother doesn't have to apologize. Yu Qiuyou hurriedly picked up his brother, and the quilt wrapped around him also slipped to the ground. He hesitated for a moment, not daring to look his brother in the eye, but still asked in a low voice, "Brother... What I want to ask is... What my brother said before, is it all serious? ”

Yu Qiuyan was stunned when she heard this, and the sentence "Of course it's angry words" almost blurted out.

Then, he froze.

Are those really angry words? No, those are the thoughts I've been hiding in my heart all along. It's just because I'm afraid of hurting my brother's feelings that I keep holding back and not saying it.

I've decided that I don't want to live for anyone else.

So Yu Qiuyan smiled with relief, which was a mature smile that children of this age should not have. He patted his brother on the shoulder and didn't say anything more.

·

More than four months later.

On March 30, 1568, an important assessment meeting was held in the castle tower of Kuroda Castle. Naoe Tadadahei, Sena Shiyoshi, Amano Keitoku, Sanada Masayuki, and Takenaka Shigeharu were all present. And next to Shigeharu Takenaka and Keitoku Amano, they sat Yu Qiu Yu and Yu Qiu Yu respectively. Yu Qiuping plans to let the two of them start to get in touch with some official affairs, slowly cultivate their abilities, and let them intern.

"The acceptance and digestion of the territory of the four small wealthy families has basically been completed." Naoe Tadahei handed a thick pile of materials to Yu Qiuping, which were basically the land deeds, land inspection data, the appointment of acting officials and judges, and the retention of the samurai who were originally responsible for governance. "If it is expected to go well, as long as this year's autumn harvest is passed normally, there will be no problems in the future."

"I've worked hard for you these days." Yu Qiuping looked at Naoe Zhongping's somewhat haggard face and said gratefully. He himself understood that these tasks were complicated and troublesome, and it was very exhausting to get a clue, so he threw it very irresponsibly to Naoe Tadahei. For almost ten years, every time he was too lazy to do something troublesome or cluttered at home, he would hand it over to Naoe Tadahei, the big housekeeper, to complete - and he had always been conscientious.

"How's the state of justice in the realm, Gonbei?" Yu Qiuping turned his gaze to Amano Jingde again and asked.

"Back to Your Highness." As always, Amano Keide said in that blunt tone, "As Naoe-sama said, judges have been stationed in various villages. In the beginning, there was still Xiao Xiao and the previous confrontation with the authority of the law. But after a few months of operation in the circuit courts, judicial power has now been withdrawn from them, and the majority of the people have come to believe in the authority of the judges. ”

"Okay, okay, you're doing a great job." Yu Qiuping nodded and said, "What about the situation in the legal code in the territory that you wrote?" ”

"The subordinates are incompetent, and they haven't been able to complete it yet." Amano Keide leaned down very seriously and pleaded guilty.

"But the apprentice heard from a few of your judges that you have done almost the same?" Yu Qiuyou asked with some surprise when he saw Amano Jingde's serious appearance.

"That's just a draft. There are still many places that need to be repaired, and it is estimated that it will take another ten days. Tianye Jingde didn't give Yu Qiuyou face at all, and whispered without humility or arrogance. Yu Qiuyou's face flushed, and he lowered his head a little embarrassed.

"It's okay, the matter of the code is in a hurry, it must be compiled." After Yu Qiuping admonished a few words, he opened his mouth and asked Takenaka Shigeji, "Chongji, has the separation of military rank and position been implemented?" ”

"Back to Your Highness, it's done." Shigeharu Takenaka replied respectfully, "The epaulettes that were formulated at the request of His Highness have also been made and distributed. All of the more than 850 soldiers in Tokiwa have already confirmed their ranks. ”

"By the way, Your Highness, there is another proposal below." After Shigeharu Takenaka finished reporting the work he had given him before, he took out a wad of paper from his arms and handed it to Yu Qiuping. At the same time that Yu Qiuping took it with both hands, Shigeharu Takenaka also spoke again: "Since many recruits have been recruited for this expansion, the expansion of the army in the future is destined to include more recruits. They lack actual combat experience, and they will inevitably cause trouble on the battlefield. Therefore, the staff officers of the subordinate and general staff departments developed this set of plans. ”

Yu Qiuping listened to Takenaka's introduction and looked at Takenaka's plan. However, he had only turned a few pages and was immediately drawn to the proposal.

"It's... Military exercises? Yu Qiuping carefully read through Takenaka's plan and muttered to himself.

"Army... Perform? Yu Qiuyou repeated his father's pronunciation with some uncertainty, this is not a Japanese word, it is estimated that it is another father's words.

"It's what military exercises mean." Yu Qiuping roughly explained, he didn't expect this cross-era concept to be put forward by Shigeharu Takenaka so early, "This is very feasible!" Half-guard, you're a genius! Today I will go back and study it carefully, and discuss it with you in detail another day. There are also some operational systems that I want to popularize for the General Staff, and I have also told you about them. ”

"Thank you, Your Highness." Although Yu Qiuping had already praised Shigeharu Takenaka so much, the latter's face was still not colored, but as flat as water as always, as if the praise just now had nothing to do with him.

"Yoshibei, how are you doing?" Yu Qiuping looked at Sena Shiyi again, "Our iron rooster, how is it making money recently?" ”

Yu Qiuping's ridicule made everyone laugh, but Sena Shiyoshi always regarded the iron rooster as a compliment, and said as a matter of course: "The business of the Mitsubishi caravan is expanding day by day, and the merchants of Tsushima are also happy to cooperate with us. In addition, there are many merchants and wealthy families in Nishimino who are willing to join our trading business, and even Omi has opened several new trade routes. Nobuhiro Tomita has done a good job, and I plan to hand over a lot of things to him on the old trade routes of the Mitsubishi caravan. ”

"What about Masuda Nagamori? How's that kid doing? Compared with Nobuhiro Tomita, Yu Qiupei obviously paid more attention to Masuda Nagamori, a famous person in later generations.

"Masuda Nagamori is also doing a good job, and the bank has made a lot of noise on his side." Sena Shiyi mentioned his other subordinate, and nodded with great satisfaction, "Recently, we have entered the repayment period of the first batch of loans from His Highness's People's Bank at that time. Masuda Nagamori has done a good job in fundraising and capital turnover. ”

"That's okay, the money bag of the Yuqiu family will be handed over to you, don't let me down Ji Bingwei!" Yu Qiuping smiled and encouraged, and then looked at Sanada Masayuki, "Kibei, what about you?" How's the Military Intelligence Division doing? You seem to have only come back from the south yesterday, and you've been running around for a long time. ”

"Thank you, Your Highness, for your concern." Sanada Masayuki said with a smile, "During this period of time, we did not continue to expand the original intelligence system, but focused on improving the section system of His Highness. At the beginning, His Royal Highness proposed such a system, but he did not hide it, and he still did not think so. However, after practice, it was discovered that this system really helped to improve efficiency and eliminate the influence of private emotions on official duties, which was of great significance to intelligence work. ”

The bureaucratic system is an institutional system that Yu Qiuping vigorously promotes in various systems in his home. This is a set of management methods and organizational systems in which power is divided and stratified according to functions and positions, and the main body of management is rules. Every department, such as the bank, the caravan, the general staff, the military intelligence department, and the system of deputies and judges, has clear rules and regulations that cover all aspects of the organizational system. Within the system, there is a clear division of responsibilities horizontally, and there is also a hierarchical structure of power vertically, presenting a pyramid-like management hierarchy. In an organization, all relationships between people are official relationships, and any private relationships should be excluded. Even if the father and son work in the same department, they can only be colleagues, not mixed with personal feelings. In addition, there is a clear system for the appointment, promotion, salary, and evaluation of all samurai and officials.

"Hahaha, that's right!" Yu Qiuping naturally believes in the superiority of his cross-era system, "But since you are engaged in the construction of the system, why did you go to the southeast yesterday." ”

"That's right, that's to connect with our ninjas on the Mikawa side." Masayuki Sanada replied.

"Oh? Do we still have ninjas in Mikawa? Yu Qiuping frowned and thought about it, and then suddenly realized: "Oh oh oh! It's that you discussed with the Tokugawa family's Hattori Hanzo on New Year's Day this year, and we each stationed a ninja in each other's homes to facilitate the two families to communicate privately? ”

"That's right." Sanada Masayuki nodded, and at the same time took out an envelope from his arms and handed it to Yu Qiuping, "This is the latest information, please take a look at it Your Highness." ”