I thought he would take the chance of getting someone educated to throw a lot of the paperwork on her... But nope, he still does 100% all of it on his own.
He also should have made sure to have his hand in the education program for various reasons (he seems at least smart enough to realize that, so dunno why he didnt), both to make sure personnel he needs gets created, but also because its a bit... dangerous, to leave it all to a craycray (he also seems to want a maid harem, which would be easier that way).
A bit confused why ppl say its counterfeit apples, when its evidently not. Expected it more to be something like them being mad their monopoly is threatened (likely legally established, as well as likely backed by guilds), but no, they think the apples are hand-crafted to look like theirs, but are something else (despite it being easier for competition to just plant their own orchards and make authentic apples)