Family Rise: Beginning with Grandfather

"Thank you, Lord Marquis, thank you, Lord Marquis!"

After a long time, Li Dahai came back to his senses, kneeling on the ground and kowtowed to Yang Zhengshan.

The people in the hall did not show contempt for this, nor did they look down on Li Dahai, because their situation was similar to Li Dahai.

They were all military households from Tenglongwei, and some were refugees who migrated to Tenglongwei at the beginning. Although they had studied before, they did not even have a reputation.

If Tenglongwei had not lacked clerks at the beginning, they would not have had the opportunity to become officials.

In terms of origin, they are the same as Li Dahai.

"Okay, there are still many things for you to do next, so you don't have to kowtow!" Yang Zhengshan helped him up and said.

"Yes! I will do my best and will never let you down!" Li Dahai said with a silly smile.

Yang Zhengshan nodded, "Well, next you have to recruit more apprentices, and then produce a batch of telescopes as soon as possible!"

Although he was ready to hand in the glass manufacturing method, it didn't stop him from making a wave of money before handing it in.

Telescopes are very useful for navigation and the military. If they are sold, there will definitely be people willing to buy them.

When the market for telescopes is opened, then use glass to make decorations. Crystal clear glass should be very popular.

After decorations, make tea sets, wine sets and tableware, and finally window glass.

Toothpaste needs to be squeezed a little bit, and the types of glass products should also be slowly brought out.

As for glass mirrors, this has some technical content, and maybe there will be another big wave of money in the future.

Yang Zhengshan doesn't know much about marketing, but he also knows the truth that things are precious because they are rare.

So at the beginning, he didn't plan to sell glass products in large quantities, but planned to sell them slowly and a little bit.

And he also has a good money-making plan that he wants to share with the emperor. He believes that the emperor will be very willing to cooperate with him.

"As for the engineering department, Wenhua, you should build the engineering department first. If you need people, go and recruit them. Yes, you can go to Tenglongwei to recruit people!"

"After the engineering department is built, go and survey the situation of the Yinghe River. Our first step is to connect the Yinghe River so that sea vessels can go deep into Chongshan Town!"

Yang Zhengshan continued to instruct.

The construction of official roads and waterways cannot be done overnight.

Yang Zhengshan has made preparations for a long-term struggle.

It will not lose money to build infrastructure. It seems to cost a lot, but in fact, it gives money and food to the military households and people in Chongshan Town, which is equivalent to poverty alleviation.

Yang Zhengshan has always relied on infrastructure construction to alleviate poverty.

From Yinghe Fort to Anyuan City and then to Tenglongwei, every time he arrives at a place, he will first formulate an infrastructure plan.

Now is no exception. Although this routine is old, it is indeed useful.

"This year's mission goal is to connect the Yinghe River. Can it be completed?" Yang Zhengshan looked at Lu Wenhua.

Lu Wenhua smiled confidently and said, "I will do my best to complete the task assigned by the Marquis."

"Yes!"

Yang Zhengshan nodded with satisfaction.

"Okay, you should also be prepared. Money, food, equipment, personnel, etc., all aspects must cooperate fully, don't drag your feet!" Yang Zhengshan said.

"Yes!" Everyone came to the camp in unison.

As Yang Zhengshan's order was passed down, the General's Mansion, which had been silent for a long time, finally moved.

The General's Mansion today is not the General's Mansion of the past, but a brand new one from Tenglong Guard.

When in Tenglong Guard, Yang Zhengshan had already trained these clerks. They not only have strong ability to do things, but are also very familiar with Yang Zhengshan's style of doing things.

Although they have changed places and are responsible for more and more things, these officials can still handle everything in an orderly manner.

On the 18th day of the first lunar month, the General's Mansion posted a notice in Chongshan Pass, recruiting various clerks who are familiar with building roads and water conservancy, recruiting various craftsmen, and recruiting a large number of craftsmen apprentices, etc.

On the 20th day of the first lunar month, the Zhenbiao Fifth Battalion also posted a notice, and the Zhenbiao Fifth Battalion began to recruit soldiers.

The people and military households of Chongshan Town looked at the two notices with surprise and excitement.

The reason is very simple. Yang Zhengshan increased the salary of the soldiers of the Zhenbiao Fifth Battalion. At the same time, the salary of the general's office for recruiting clerks, craftsmen and craftsmen apprentices is also very high.

For most military households and people in Chongshan Town, whether joining the Zhenbiao Fifth Battalion or being a craftsman apprentice is a high-paying job.

As for clerks and craftsmen, the threshold is relatively high, and most military households and people do not meet the requirements.

The threshold for soldiers and craftsmen apprentices of the Zhenbiao Fifth Battalion is relatively low. As long as they are under 20 years old, in good health, and have a clean background, they can be recruited.

The reason why the threshold for recruiting soldiers in the Zhenbiao Fifth Battalion is so low is not because the standard for joining the Zhenbiao Fifth Battalion is low, but because there is a trial period before joining the Zhenbiao Fifth Battalion.

The trial period is three months, that is, completing the regular basic training. Then the soldiers are selected based on the results of the basic training.

There is also a salary during the trial period, which is half of the salary of ordinary soldiers in the Zhenbiao Fifth Battalion.

However, even so, there are still countless people who come to participate in the recruitment of the Zhenbiao Fifth Battalion.

After the recruitment information of the Zhenbiao Fifth Battalion and the General's Mansion spread, a large number of young people poured into Chongshan Pass, making Chongshan Pass a little overcrowded.

In just three days, the Zhenbiao Battalion recruited the first batch of trial soldiers, a total of 5,000 people, all of whom were young people between the ages of 16 and 20.

At the same time, the glass workshop also recruited 500 craftsmen apprentices.

Seeing that the General Military Mansion began to take action, Pang Tang could not sit still. He held meetings with officials from the governor's office all day long, and even braved the cold wind and made a special trip to Heiyun Mountain.

Yang Zhengshan was responsible for building official roads and connecting rivers, while Pang Tang was responsible for building Heiyun City and opening up the Northland.

The two have already divided their labors, and are both working hard on a huge and ambitious plan.

And in such a busy atmosphere, news came from Kyoto that people could not ignore.

First of all, on the 16th day of the first lunar month, the Crown Prince Ceremony was held in Kyoto. Emperor Taiping appointed King Cheng as the crown prince and took the crown prince to worship heaven and earth, the Ancestral Temple, and Sheji.

From then on, King Cheng was the crown prince of Darong, and the deposed crown prince became a thing of the past.

After the ceremony of establishing the crown prince, the prince once again took charge of the country, and Emperor Taiping once again lived in the deep palace to rest.

There are obvious differences between the prince's supervision of the country this time and the last time the prince's supervision of the country.

The last time the prince supervised the country, Prince Gong and Prince Cheng came to watch the government, and the prince did not have any military power in his hands.

This time, there were no other princes in charge of the prince's supervision, and Emperor Taiping handed over the military power of the imperial army to the prince.

Obviously, the position of the new crown prince is very stable, and Emperor Taiping is ready for the change of throne.

When Yang Zhengshan learned the news, he understood that the current prince was the future new emperor of Da Rong.

At the same time, he also understood that Emperor Taiping might not have much time left.

If Emperor Taiping's body could still hold on, he would never hand over the military power of the Forbidden Army to the prince.

In the study room of the General Military Mansion, Yang Zhengshan put down the letter sent from Kyoto and sighed slightly.

He was worried about Emperor Taiping's health.

Although he only met Emperor Taiping once, he was really conquered by Emperor Taiping's personality charm.

It is an exaggeration to say that a scholar died for his confidant, but Emperor Taiping's trust in him was still worthy of his gratitude.

If Emperor Taiping died, he would really feel sad.

"Then give him some novelty stuff, it won't be a waste of his trust in me!"

Yang Zhengshan thought so.

Afterwards, he wrote a memorial, prepared ten telescopes and three jars of queen honey, and sent them to Kyoto.

The telescope is a novel gadget, and it is of great use to the court. It should be able to interest Emperor Taiping a little bit.

As for the queen honey, this thing is nothing in the Lingquan space, but it can be regarded as a good tonic in the outside world, and it should be of some benefit to Emperor Taiping's body.

However, Emperor Taiping's body was naturally old. Although he was not very old, his body had aged to the extreme.

Not to mention the queen honey, even if Yang Zhengshan gave him Lingquan water to bathe in, he would not be able to change his destiny.

Emperor Taiping had no shortage of good doctors and various miraculous medicines.

Spiritual spring water is actually not very useful to him.

If Yang Zhengshan had given him spiritual spring water ten years ago, he might have been able to live for a few more years, but giving him spiritual spring water now had little meaning.

However, Yang Zhengshan had no intention of giving Emperor Taiping spiritual spring water, so sending three cans of queen honey was a show of loyalty to his ministers.

…

On the second day of February, outside the city of Chongshan Pass.

Yang Zhengshan was seeing off Yu Qingyi and Lin Zhan who were coming to Beijing.

There are many people from the Yang family coming to Beijing this time, including Yu Qingyi, Yang Mingcheng, Wang, Yang Chengze, Yang Wanqing, and Yang Wanyi. Except for the young Yang Chengzhen in the first house, all of them will follow Yu Qingyi to Beijing.

Lin Zhan and the Zheng family will also come to Beijing together. In addition to attending the Spring Festival, Lin Zhan will also visit the Zheng family. The ancestral home of the Zheng family is in De'an County, Shuntian Prefecture.

The Zheng family is Lin Zhan's wife clan. If Lin Zhan enters officialdom in the future, he will need the help of the Zheng family, so Lin Zhan still needs to visit the Zheng family.

Accompanying him are more than 40 servants and maids, and more than 20 guards. They will transport ten carts of supplies to Beijing.

In the past, Yang Zhengshan's visit to Beijing was a simple one, but this time Yu Qingyi's visit to Beijing was somewhat grand.

The purpose is self-evident, which is to show that the upstart Yang family is about to enter the center of power in Da Rong.

"After entering the capital, you can first visit General Zhou Lan and Madam Chang Pinghou! They will definitely take care of you. If you want to attend the banquet, try to bring Yun Xue with you. She is familiar with the situation in Kyoto and knows the people in the noble circle. Right and wrong, having her here can save you a lot of trouble!"

Yang Zhengshan stood in front of Yu Qingyi and said with some worry.

Kyoto is better than other places. In Kyoto, such things as flattering one's superiors and suppressing others' inferiors are child's play. Needless to say, there is no need to talk about the machinations in the officialdom. Yu Qingyi comes from a womanly family. After she went to Kyoto, her communication would definitely be in the backyard.

And in the backyards of official families and noble families, there are also all kinds of underhanded tricks, and their cruelty is not much worse than in the officialdom, or even worse.

There is a saying that says that women are the most poisonous people. If a woman becomes ruthless, even men will feel frightened.

Although Yu Qingyi was born in the Jianghu and was used to the fighting in the Jianghu, she really might not be able to deal with the intrigues in the officials' backyards.

Yang Zhengshan was still a little worried that something would go wrong with Yu Qingyi in Kyoto. He was not worried that Yu Qingyi would embarrass him, but that Yu Qingyi would be plotted against.

"Don't worry, sir, I'm not a child, I will definitely take good care of myself and my family!" Yu Qingyi enjoyed Yang Zhengshan's care.

"But after I leave, I have to take more care of Mingzhao."

"Yes!" Yang Zhengshan nodded, turned to look at Yang Mingcheng and said, "Don't forget to visit Mr. Liu in Anzhou and say hello to him for me."

Mr. Liu is Liu Yuanfu. After Liu Yuanfu left Beijing, the Liu family returned to their ancestral home in Anzhou and made a living by farming and reading.

Although someone proposed to reinstate Liu Yuanfu in the court a few years ago, Liu Yuanfu refused.

Liu Yuanfu has been up and down in the officialdom all his life. Now that he is old, he has given up the idea of ​​continuing to be an official.

A few years ago, Liu Yuanfu sent a letter to Yang Zhengshan, saying that he wanted to send a grandson to Chongshan Town for a few years. Yang Zhengshan naturally had no reason to refuse. Calculating the time, Liu Yuanfu's grandson should be arriving at Chongshan Pass soon.

The purpose of Yang Mingcheng's visit to Beijing this time is to visit Liu Yuanfu on behalf of Yang Zhengshan.

"The child will not forget it!" Yang Mingcheng said in a muffled voice.

Yang Zhengshan looked at Chengye again and patted his shoulder, "Learn more and see more after you come to Beijing. Your father is a fool. You have to be the head of the Marquis' Mansion in the future!"

"..." Yang Mingcheng lowered his head in depression after hearing this. It is unknown whether he was criticizing Yang Zhengshan in his heart.

It is difficult to change one's nature. Yang Zhengshan has no hope for Yang Mingcheng. This guy is now in his thirties, and his temperament is still as honest as before.

There is progress, but it is still not smart.

Compared with his eldest son, Yang Chengye, the eldest grandson, is undoubtedly more suitable to be the head of the family. Yang Chengye has a calm and mature personality. Although he is not yet sixteen years old, he has already had the power of an elder brother in the Yang family.

Yang Chengxian, Yang Chengyou, and Yang Chengzhang, these naughty monkeys, are most afraid of Yang Chengye, the eldest brother.

"Grandpa, your grandson is still young!" Yang Chengye said a little embarrassedly.

After all, Yang Zhengshan was complaining about his father, and he could neither refute Yang Zhengshan nor complain about his father along with Yang Zhengshan's words.

"Hahaha, you just know it yourself!"

Yang Zhengshan didn't care, and after explaining it to everyone, he watched the convoy set off.

The convoy of nearly a hundred people marched south along the official road. Yang Zhengshan looked at Yang Chengye riding Wanjun, stroking his beard and smiling.

Wanjun is the little red colt, the most outstanding horse among Hongyun's descendants. Yang Chengye named it Wanjun, which means thunder and lightning, unstoppable.

Today, Wanjun has grown up, with the same body shape as Hongyun, like a ferocious beast, and a brain as smart as Hongyun, full of spirituality.

Yang Chengye and Wanjun are together, representing the new generation of the Yang family.

When Yang Chengye returns from Kyoto, Yang Zhengshan plans to let him enter the army for training.