Family Rise: Beginning with Grandfather

Everyone went to work, but Yang Chengye and Yang Chengmao did not leave. Yang Zhengshan looked at these two eldest grandsons, his eyebrows full of love.

Yang Chengye is fifteen years old this year and just became a warrior two months ago.

As the eldest grandson of the Yang family, Yang Chengye's status is now different from what it used to be.

Yang Zhengshan, the hereditary Marquis of Jing'an, will definitely pass the title to Yang Mingcheng and Yang Chengye in the future.

The future Yang Chengye will be at least a second-class Jing'an Bo.

Although it is still early to say this, Yang Chengye's identity has changed a lot.

And Yang Chengmao is thirteen years old this year. In a few years, he will get married and have children.

"Come here, let me see if you have brought anything with you for your recent practice!" Yang Zhengshan waved to Yang Chengye to come over.

Yang Chengye came to Yang Zhengshan respectfully, and Yang Zhengshan stretched out his hand and pinched him a few times.

Um!

The bones are strong, the skin is strong, the breath is calm, and the energy is full. It is indeed the body of a warrior.

Looking at Yang Chengye's figure, well, Yang Chengye has perfectly inherited the figure of Yang Mingcheng and Wang. At only fifteen years old, his height is close to 1.8 meters, which is no longer shorter than Yang Zhengshan.

What's more important is that Yang Chengye is exceptionally tall, with broad shoulders and a round waist.

Needless to say, Yang Mingcheng's figure is already quite burly, while Wang's figure has been developing horizontally. Although he doesn't look very fat due to martial arts training, he is still broad and round.

With such a pair of parents, one can imagine Yang Chengye’s figure.

In comparison, Yang Chengmao looks a little thinner, with a bit of a handsome young man's temperament.

"Yes, now that you are a warrior, you should work harder in the future!" Yang Zhengshan spurred.

"My grandson will continue to work hard!" Yang Chengye grinned.

Yang Zhengshan looked at this eldest grandson and felt more and more satisfied.

There is a big difference between the second and third generations of the Yang family.

The three Yang Mingcheng brothers all have great achievements in martial arts, but in terms of knowledge, Yang Mingzhi is the more studious and can barely be regarded as knowledgeable.

Compared with them, the third generation of the Yang family are all well-educated. In martial arts, Yang Zhengshan personally taught them, and there were many martial artists in the family who taught them. In terms of knowledge, because of Lin Zhan, Yang Chengye and Yang Chengmao also studied since childhood.

I dare not say that they can become all-rounders in civil and military affairs, but the resources they receive will definitely far exceed that of the three Yang Mingcheng brothers, and their future achievements will definitely be higher than those of the three Yang Mingcheng brothers.

Apart from anything else, they had grown up drinking Lingquan water, and their potential and qualifications far exceeded those of the three Yang Mingcheng brothers.

Looking at the tall Yang Chengye, Yang Zhengshan turned to Yu Qingyi and said: "Chengye has reached the age of proposing marriage, please give it a try during this time!"

As soon as these words came out, Yang Chengye immediately blushed.

The little boy already knows about men and women.

Yu Qingyi covered her mouth and said with a smile: "Master, you don't have to worry. During this period, the doorstep of our family has almost been trampled by matchmakers! There are more than a dozen matchmakers who have come to inquire about Chengye's marriage!"

Yang Zhengshan was stunned, but he soon understood.

Although he was a famous military commander in the past, Yang Chengye was not very popular in marriage matters because Yang Mingcheng had no official status.

In addition, they live in Tenglongwei, so there are naturally very few matchmakers who can come to their homes.

But now that Yang Zhengshan has a title, and Yang Chengye is the eldest grandson, he will be at least a second-class uncle in the future. Such status naturally attracts much attention in marriage matters.

That is to say, the Yang family is now in Chongshan Pass. If they were in Kyoto, more people would come to inquire about Yang Chengye.

"Yes, that's right, but the granddaughter-in-law of our Yang family must be virtuous and virtuous. No matter how bad she is, she still has some abilities. She is not suitable if she is too weak. You should also ask around to see if there is any suitable one!"

Yang Zhengshan said and looked at Yang Chengmao again, "Chengmao will get married in a few years, so we can finalize the marriage now!"

The third generation of the Yang family has grown up. Chengye is fifteen years old, Chengmao is thirteen years old, Mingzhe and Wanqing are twelve years old, Jiang Ning is ten years old, Chengxian is nine years old, and Wanting is eight years old. Everyone is watching. Getting married.

"Well, it's time to prepare. The boss's wife has been worried recently!" Yu Qingyi said.

"What are you worried about?" Yang Zhengshan asked.

"The boss' wife wants to visit Kyoto!" Yu Qingyi said.

Yang Zhengshan suddenly realized.

Wang's mind was still simple, but Yang Chengye's identity had changed. Naturally, Wang looked down on these official ladies from Liaodong and Chongshan Town. She must have wanted to marry Yang Chengye a daughter-in-law with a noble family background.

This is normal. When a man and a woman get married, it is important to have a well-matched family. Especially since Yang Chengye is the eldest grandson of the Yang family, this should be paid more attention to.

Not to mention Wang's snobbishness, it is very important for the family to be well-matched, and the in-law relationship represents a family alliance.

Even Yang Zhengshan had to consider these.

Although he has never cared about this, in fact, the Yang family's marriages over the years have considered the factor of being well-matched.

This is a subtle thing, and Yang Zhengshan's ideas have also changed subconsciously.

"Go to Kyoto!" Yang Zhengshan thought for a while and said, "You might as well go there!"

Socializing among women is different from dealing with men. Most of the topics talked about between men are state affairs, while the topic among women is about children and marriage.

In Kyoto, backyard gatherings such as flower-viewing banquets and tea-tasting banquets are often held. The purpose is for each family to meet their younger generation and discuss marriage matters.

To put it simply, it is a blind date conference.

The Yang family is a new noble, but they have always lived in Liaodong and Chongshan Town, so they rarely attend backyard banquets. However, if the Yang family wants to mix in the circle of Kyoto in the future, they will definitely have to attend such banquets.

Yang Zhengshan thinks it is a good thing to let Yu Qingyi and Wang Shi go to Kyoto to have a look.

"Is it suitable?" Yu Qingyi hesitated.

"What is inappropriate? Don't forget that Yunxue is still in Kyoto. With her help, you should be able to get familiar with the situation in Kyoto soon!"

"Let's set it at the beginning of next year. Lin Zhan is also going to Beijing to take the exam. You can go together!"

Yang Zhengshan said.

The matter was temporarily settled. Yang Zhengshan made up his mind to let the Yang family break into the noble and official circles in Kyoto, so he naturally had to go to Kyoto more often.

In the evening, the Yang family's family banquet was very lively.

Except for Yang Yunxue who was far away in Kyoto and Yang Mingzhi who went to Fuzhou City, almost all the people in the Yang family were there, even Wang Yunqiao and Song Hao came.

But for the Yang family, the more lively things are still to come.

With Yang Zhengshan's return, officials of all sizes in Chongshan Town came to congratulate Yang Zhengshan on his title of Marquis.

Pang Tang, Niu Zhuang, Tang Feihu, Xie Yuan, Han Cheng and others all came.

Yang Zhengshan was officially promoted from General Yang to Marquis.

The Yang family also became a Marquis's Mansion, and it was the only Marquis' Mansion in Chongshan Town.

However, this excitement was quickly suppressed by Yang Zhengshan.

They were all acquaintances, and Yang Zhengshan was too lazy to be polite to these people. He held a banquet and entertained everyone for a while and then it was time to end.

After that, Yang Zhengshan focused on official duties.

The court's rewards for the Tenglong Guard and the soldiers of Chongshan Town were gradually implemented.

Following Yang Zhengshan's proposal, the Tenglong Guard was split into the Tenglong Four Guards, with four guard command offices in front, back, left and right.

Yu Tonghai was appointed as the commander of the Tenglong Front Guard, and the Guard Command Office was built around the previous Tenglong Guard Wharf.

Wu Chongzhe was appointed as the commander of Tenglong Guard. The original Tenglong Guard's city and salt fields belonged to Tenglong Guard.

Han Cheng was appointed as the commander of Tenglong Left Guard, and Zhang Yuanwu was appointed as the commander of Tenglong Right Guard. The two guards' city was newly built with 1,000 households.

The merchant ships that originally belonged to Tenglong Guard were divided into four fleets by Yang Zhengshan, one fleet for each guard.

Although Tenglong Guard was divided into four guards, the four guards were still a whole. The fleet still needed to be escorted by the navy when going out to sea, and the other three guards needed to support the exchange of goods.

Maritime trade firmly tied the four guards together.

As for the taxation of civilian merchant ships, Yang Zhengshan handed it over to the court.

The court would set up Liaodong Shipping Department in Liao'an Prefecture, and merchant ships entering and leaving Tenglong Guard would have to pay taxes to Liaodong Shipping Department in the future.

This is also unavoidable. With the development and growth of Tenglongwei's maritime trade, it has affected the income of Jizhou Shipping Department, and the court will not let Tenglongwei occupy such a big piece of fat meat, so it is inevitable for the court to intervene in Tenglongwei's maritime trade.

However, Yang Zhengshan also won a little benefit for Tenglongwei, that is, the tax levied by Liaodong Shipping Department on Tenglongwei's maritime trade will be reduced by 50%, which is half of the tax levied by other shipping departments.

This is what Yang Zhengshan fought for from Emperor Chengping, which is a little advantage for Tenglongwei's maritime trade.

In Chongshan Town, all the soldiers of the original Tenglongwei returned to Tenglongwei, and the Five Army Camps will stay in Chongshan Pass as the base of the town standard camp.

Niuzhuang served as the lieutenant general of Jianningwei in the middle route with the position of the commander-in-chief.

Tang Feihu also served as the lieutenant general of Jinzhouwei in the middle route with the position of the commander-in-chief.

These two people only promoted one level in rank, from the commander-in-chief to the commander-in-chief, and their actual positions were not promoted.

Zhang Chengzhi, Qin He, Xie Yuan, and Yang Mingzhi were appointed as lieutenant generals of Songzhou Guard in the east, Dingliao Guard in the south, Daning Guard in the west, and Fuzhou Guard in the north respectively with the official title of deputy commander.

In addition, Song Dashan, Luo Feiyu, Yang Mingwu, Yang Mingzhen, and Yang Chengze were appointed as guerrilla generals of the five battalions of the town flag, front, back, left, right, and center.

Yang Minghao, Yang Chengxu, Han Fei, Yang Chengzhang, Zuo Wan, etc. were appointed as the sitting officers of the five battalions of the town flag.

Zhou Ren entered the Dusi Yamen and served as a sixth-rank experience.

Lu Wenhua stayed in the General's Mansion and served as Yang Zhengshan's assistant with the official title of a sixth-rank governor.

Yang Zhengshan also transferred Lu Wenchun from Yinghe Fort to the Dusi Yamen as a sixth-rank judge.

In recent years, Lu Wenchun has been serving as the governor of Yinghebao. The defense officer of Yinghebao has changed three times, but Lu Wenchun has been the governor for ten years. Now Lu Wenchun is nearly forty years old.

There is no way. Although Lu Wenchun is the eldest grandson of the Lu family, his qualifications are not outstanding. He is not good at literature and martial arts. In addition, he is too old. Yang Zhengshan wants to promote him, but there is no suitable position.

Fortunately, he is calm and steady. Yang Zhengshan is in need of people now, so he transferred him to the Dusi Yamen.

As for why Yang Zhengshan arranged Zhou Ren and Lu Wenchun in the Dusi Yamen, it was because the Dusi Yamen was in charge of all the military households in Chongshan Town. Yang Zhengshan could not appoint a commander-in-chief, so he occupied the Dusi Yamen's Experience Department and Judgment Department first.

In order to avoid the court to arrange a commander-in-chief to come and be disobedient, affecting his arrangements for Chongshan Town.

In contrast, Yang Zhengshan did not interfere too much in the Provincial Administration and the Provincial Surveillance Commission, which were within the purview of Pang Tang. Although Yang Zhengshan was now the Marquis of Jing'an, he could not ignore Pang Tang's existence.

Under such an arrangement, Yang Zhengshan could firmly control the five battalions of the town flag, and had a strong control over the various lieutenant generals and the military governors.

Although he could not completely control Chongshan Town, he could ensure that his orders reached every corner of Chongshan Town.

With the arrival of various commanders and the establishment of the framework of the town's five battalions, the situation in Chongshan Town also stabilized.