Family Rise: Beginning with Grandfather

After sending Zhou Lan away, Yang Zhengshan began to distribute the reward silver and pension.

Pension is easy to say, it is all based on the number of people.

Yang Zhengshan did not adulterate when he reported it, and Zhou Lan gave him the full amount, so he would naturally pay it in full.

As for the reward silver, there were more than 800 soldiers who followed him to fight this time, and they would first pay one head per person, that is, five taels of reward silver per person. Although the other soldiers did not participate in the battle, they stayed at their posts and should also be rewarded, so let's give one tael per person.

For officials, the small flags who participated in the battle were 10 taels, the general flags were 20 taels, the centurions were 50 taels, and those who did not participate in the battle were given two tenths.

Yang Mingwu, the deputy centurion, was given 100 taels, and Yang Zhengshan himself took 200 taels.

There were also clerks in the garrisons, and Yang Zhengshan gave some reward silver more or less.

In the end, there was about 1,000 taels left, and Yang Zhengshan handed it over to the account office of the government office for his own use.

It is a happy thing to distribute reward silver.

The distribution of pensions also comforts the families who lost their loved ones.

Under Yang Zhengshan's supervision, the reward silver and pensions were quickly distributed to every soldier and military household.

The soldiers who received the reward silver were naturally grateful and respectful to Yang Zhengshan.

In fact, the reward silver was what they deserved, and Yang Zhengshan just distributed the reward silver, but they showed the greatest respect to Yang Zhengshan.

The reason was that before, let alone the reward silver, they had never received the full amount of food and salary.

Since Yang Zhengshan took office, their food and salary have never been deducted, and now they have received the reward silver, so it is no wonder that they respect Yang Zhengshan.

The family members who received the pension were also greatly comforted, and they were also very grateful to Yang Zhengshan.

Nearly fifty taels of silver were like a timely help to these military households who lost their loved ones.

With this money, they can at least live a stable life for several years.

After dealing with the reward silver and pension, Yang Zhengshan called Yang Mingzhi.

"Tomorrow you go to the horse farm and take two ponies to General Zhou."

"Okay!"

Yang Mingzhi agreed without thinking.

This is just a small matter, he can do whatever Yang Zhengshan tells him to do.

Then Yang Zhengshan called Yang Mingcheng over.

"Take these banknotes!"

He took out most of his savings, about 1,500 taels.

"Dad, what are you going to do?"

Yang Mingcheng looked at the banknotes and was a little afraid to take them.

Although he is now in charge of the Yang family's industry, he still saw so many banknotes at once.

Yang Zhengshan glanced at him, this cowardly guy didn't even dare to take this little money.

"Tomorrow you will go to Guancheng with me and buy a few shops in a good location."

"Buy shops?" Yang Mingcheng was full of confusion.

"That's right, buy shops, buy as many as you can!" Yang Zhengshan said affirmatively.

Since the Hu tribe entered the country last year, a large number of residents in Guancheng have fled, especially after the defeat of the expedition against the Hu tribe, the prices of houses and shops in Guancheng have almost fallen to cabbage prices.

Now that Liang Chu has won a great victory, Guancheng will surely be rejuvenated in the future, especially the shops, which will definitely rise.

Because Guancheng is not an ordinary city, even if all the people have fled, there will still be tens of thousands of soldiers in the city.

The economic market in Guancheng is originally dominated by military consumption. As long as there is no risk of losing Chongshanguan, the economic market in Guancheng will inevitably recover.

Yang Zhengshan is not trying to do any business, he just wants to wait for the shop price to rise and make a wave of money.

"After buying a shop, put it on the yahang for rent, only rent it for one year, and then sell it if the market is good." Yang Zhengshan briefly talked about his thoughts.

If he didn't have too little silver in his hand, he really wanted to speculate in real estate in Guancheng.

"Oh, I understand!" Yang Mingcheng finally understood.

The next morning, Yang Zhengshan brought Yang Mingcheng and Jiang He to Guancheng.

Yang Mingcheng and Jiang He went to the yahang to buy a shop, while Yang Zhengshan came to the general's mansion.

The General's Mansion is located in the northern part of Guancheng. There are many government offices in Chongshan Town in that area, and the guards are particularly strict. If Yang Zhengshan did not have Zhou Lan's token, he, the defense officer, could not enter at will.

When he arrived at the General's Mansion, Yang Zhengshan asked the gatekeeper to report. The officer looked at the token in Yang Zhengshan's hand and invited Yang Zhengshan to sit in the gatehouse very kindly.

After waiting for about a quarter of an hour, a young man in black tights walked out of the mansion.

"Sir Yang!" he asked uncertainly.

"It's you, I wonder who this sir is?" Yang Zhengshan put his attitude very low.

There is no way. He, the defense officer, is the boss in Yinghebao, but he is really nothing here.

Besides, he is a seventh-rank official in front of the prime minister, and everyone in the General's Mansion is a master. He thinks he should keep a low profile to avoid trouble.

"I dare not. I am Hu Wan, the follower of the Marquis. The Marquis is already waiting for Lord Yang in the hall. Lord Yang, please come in!" Hu Wan said very kindly.

Yang Zhengshan smiled and said politely: "Brother Hu, please come in!"

Then, the two entered the General's Mansion one after the other, passed through the front yard, and entered the middle yard.

This General's Mansion is much larger than Yang Zhengshan's official office. There are several cross-courtyards in the front yard alone, and each cross-courtyard has a plaque, including the Equipment Bureau, the Guards of Honor Warehouse, the Royal Carriage Warehouse, the Treasury Warehouse, the Horse Administration Office, etc.

This General's Mansion is in charge of the military affairs of the entire Chongshan Town. Naturally, it requires a lot of manpower, and there are also many corresponding institutions.

As for the middle courtyard, it is the office location of a group of senior officials in the general's mansion, and the backyard is the residence of Liang Chu, the general.

Entering the middle courtyard, Hu Wan led Yang Zhengshan to a hall called Tuisitang.

In the hall, Liang Chu sat at the tea table, drinking tea and reading a book.

"Yang Zhengshan, the defense officer of Yinghe Fort, greets the Marquis!"

Yang Zhengshan clasped his fists and bowed.

Liang Chu raised his head, and then Yang Zhengshan saw that the book in his hand was the "Thirty-Six Strategies" he wrote.

"Yang Zhengshan! It's you!" Liang Chu smiled.

Yang Zhengshan didn't understand what this "it's you" meant, but he saw that Liang Chu's expression was very gentle, and his mind was a lot more relaxed.

"Sit down!"

"Your subordinate can just stand!" Yang Zhengshan didn't dare to be arrogant in front of Liang Chu.

He could be very casual in front of Zhou Lan, because he had saved Zhou Lan, and Zhou Lan and him were not just in a superior-subordinate relationship, but a relationship like friends.

In feudal society, the class hierarchy is clear. Although some things cannot be seen or touched, they must be followed, otherwise they will be charged with the crime of treason.

Liang Chu is a super-rank Changping Marquis, and he is only a fifth-rank Qianhu. In front of Liang Chu, he is not qualified to do this.

Don't talk about equality for all. If you have the ability, go and talk to the old emperor about equality for all and see if he will chop you off.

Liang Chu did not force it. He raised the book in his hand and asked, "Did you write this?"

"It was written by me!" Yang Zhengshan admitted with a thick face, but he did not say anything like "my humble work" to be modest or belittle the "Thirty-Six Strategies".

He did not think he was qualified to belittle the "Thirty-Six Strategies".

"The Thirty-Six Strategies can be used in military operations and dealing with the world. If you can understand this book thoroughly, you may really be able to predict things like a god!" Liang Chu stared at Yang Zhengshan with his eyes.

He didn't say a word.

If one can predict the future by thoroughly understanding the Thirty-Six Stratagems, then as the author of this book, can Yang Zhengshan also predict the future?

Yang Zhengshan naturally understood the meaning of his words, "My Lord, you are so good. Whether it is using troops or dealing with the world, it all depends on people, not books!"

Liang Chu looked at Yang Zhengshan deeply, "You are right. It is better to have no books than to believe in books!"

However, he changed the subject and said, "Are you interested in following me?"

Yang Zhengshan's mind was a little stuck.

Is this a recruitment?

Such a naked recruitment caught him off guard.

"General Zhou has been kind to me, and I still want to stay in Jianning Guard." Yang Zhengshan refused after a brief silence.

"Zhou Lan!" Liang Chu thought, "Well, since you don't want to, forget it!"

He valued Yang Zhengshan and wanted to keep him as a counselor. Of course, he would not be stingy with the official position he should give.

He was just a little afraid of competing with Zhou Lan for someone, because Zhou Lan, the eldest lady of the Ningguo Mansion, had a bad temper.

If he angered Zhou Lan, he was afraid that Zhou Lan would come to him.

As for whether other people would compete for someone, that was none of his business.

After thinking about it, Liang Chu walked into the inner room. Yang Zhengshan didn't know what he was doing, so he could only stand there and wait.

Fortunately, Liang Chu didn't leave for long, only half a quarter of an hour.

When Liang Chu came back, he was holding a large stack of books in his arms.

"Your "Thirty-Six Strategies" helped me a lot, and I should give you a thank-you gift to express my gratitude."

"I can't bear to give you the others, but I can give you these!"

As he said that, he put the books in front of Yang Zhengshan.

This operation made Yang Zhengshan a little confused.

Thank him?

Give him a stack of books?

Can't we do something practical!

Gold, silver and jewelry, I am more vulgar, I like these vulgar things.

He thought to himself, but his eyes fell on the top of the pile of books.

He knew he was superficial in an instant.

How could the things sent by the boss be those historical books?

"Eight Trigrams Wandering Dragon"!

This should be a martial arts secret book!

Judging from the name, it should be a body method.

Are all these martial arts secret books?

Yang Zhengshan's eyes suddenly lit up.

Although many of the exercises in the body-building realm and the acquired realm are very common, you can buy them as long as you are willing to spend money.

But the exercises Liang Chu took out are not comparable to those common exercises.

This pile of books is estimated to have more than 20 books. If all of them are martial arts exercises, it will be a considerable fortune for Yang Zhengshan.

"Then I will be disrespectful to refuse it!"

Yang Zhengshan held the pile of books in his arms with a normal expression, but he was very happy in his heart.

This trip was not in vain.

Originally, he thought that there would be some troubles here, but he didn't expect that there would be unexpected gains.

Seeing Liang Chu holding up the tea and drinking it slowly, Yang Zhengshan knew that he should leave.

"If the Marquis has no other instructions, I will leave first!"

"Yes." Liang Chu looked up and smiled, "Hu Wan, please see Lord Yang off for me!"

Hu Wan, who had been standing outside the door like a wooden stake, walked in, "Lord Yang, please come in!"

Yang Zhengshan clasped his fists to Liang Chu again and then left the hall.