Family Rise: Beginning with Grandfather

Yang Zhengshan withdrew his thoughts and continued, "The second thing is about the children of the Yang family. Our Yang family's roots are in Yangjia Village. This point must not be forgotten in any case."

"And the children of the Yang family are all our helpers. After your father leaves Chongshan Town, you must take care of each other."

Without Yangjia Village, the Yang family will become a rootless duckweed, and without the support of the Yang family, the Yang family will decline.

The two are complementary and the closest allies.

A strange color flashed in Yang Mingzhi's eyes, "Dad, should I get along more with Mingwu and Mingzhen in the future!"

Yang Zhengshan's eyes condensed and stared at Yang Mingzhi, "I advise you to give up this idea!"

His voice was a little heavy, which made Yang Mingzhi's heart tremble.

"You should keep a low profile in Chongshan Town in the future. I have also told Mingwu and Mingzhen to keep a low profile and don't do anything reckless!"

"Oh, Dad, I know!" Yang Mingzhi shrank his neck and dared not say more.

How could Yang Zhengshan not know his thoughts?

To put it bluntly, now Yang Zhengshan can say that Chongshan Pass has the surname Yang without any problem.

There are five battalions in the town flag, five guerrilla generals, Song Dashan, Luo Feiyu, Yang Mingwu, Yang Mingzhen, Yang Chengze, and five sitting camp officers Zuo Wan, Yang Chengxu, Yang Minghao, Han Fei, and Yang Chengzhang.

Except for Zuo Wan, who is a special existence, the others are either descendants of the Yang family or Yang Zhengshan's confidants.

In addition, there are two lieutenant generals, Yang Mingzhi and Xie Yuan.

Saying that Chongshan Pass has the surname Yang is modest.

And Yang Mingzhi's thoughts are also very clear, he has his own strength!

If Yang Zhengshan agrees, he can completely unite all the descendants and confidants of the Yang family in the name of Yang Zhengshan.

By then, Zhou Lan is estimated to be sidelined by him when he comes to Chongshan Pass.

But obviously this is not what Yang Zhengshan wants.

What Yang Zhengshan wants is to let the Yang family rise steadily, not to take risks.

Although the Yang family now has the strength to support itself, it definitely does not have the power to fight against the court.

In addition, Yang Zhengshan has no ambition to dominate the world, so he will not think about fighting against the court at all.

Yang Zhengshan will not be a traitor unless he is at the end of his rope.

Of course, this is just Yang Zhengshan's own idea. As for whether the descendants of the Yang family have other ideas in the future, that is their own business.

As the Yang family prospers, there will be unlimited possibilities in the future of the Yang family.

"Keep a low profile in the future, don't show off your power all day long!" Yang Zhengshan glared at Yang Mingzhi fiercely.

Among the three brothers of the Yang family, Yang Mingzhi has the most thoughts and the wildest heart.

Yang Mingzhi smiled embarrassedly, "Dad! I know I was wrong!"

Then Yang Zhengshan gave some instructions, and the father and son chatted for more than an hour before they finished.

The second day of the first lunar month.

Luo Shang came to the Marquis's Mansion, and Yang Zhengshan chatted with him in the study for a long time.

Yang Zhengshan had held a meeting with the six major agents before, but he did not discuss it with Luo Shang in detail.

Although the six major agents were all supported by Yang Zhengshan, the relationship between the Luo family and the Yang family is still the closest.

In the future, the focus of the Yang family will move to Kyoto, so where should the Luo family go?

"What do you think?"

In the study, Yang Zhengshan held a bowl of hot tea and asked while drinking.

"I want the Luo family to move to Kyoto with the Marquis!" Luo Shang said with a serious look.

Yang Zhengshan looked up at him in surprise, "Kyoto is not a good place, especially for rich businessmen like you!"

In other places, rich businessmen can still be local rich men, bribe an official, and do some bullying and do things that are completely fine.

In Kyoto, rich businessmen can only be grandsons and slaves, and the rich businessmen in Kyoto are all white gloves of the powerful.

"Didn't the Marquis say that the imperial business department would be established in the court?" Luo Shang said.

Yang Zhengshan was stunned.

Well, he forgot about it.

He did tell Luo Shang about it before.

But now he really doesn't know whether Emperor Yanping has the idea of ​​setting up the Imperial Merchants Department.

In theory, setting up the Imperial Merchants Department is good for Emperor Yanping, as it allows Emperor Yanping to control a large amount of money without going through the Ministry of Revenue.

But now Emperor Yanping's attitude towards him is a bit puzzling, and he can't guarantee that Emperor Yanping will set up the Imperial Merchants Department in the future.

Yang Zhengshan thought about it and said, "You can move to Kyoto, but the focus should still be on Chongshan Town!"

The matter of the Imperial Merchants is still uncertain, and the Luo family's roots are in Liaodong and Chongshan Town. There is no need to focus on Kyoto now.

After the matter of the Imperial Merchants Department is settled, it will not be too late for the Luo family to move their focus to Kyoto.

"I listen to the Marquis!" Luo Shang said very simply.

"You, you!" Yang Zhengshan pointed at him with some annoyance.

Luo Shang laughed, "I believe the Marquis will not harm me!"

"Come on, drink tea!"

Yang Zhengshan picked up the tea and tasted it carefully.

…

Time soon came to the twenty-fifth day of the first lunar month.

After eight years, Zhou Lan came to Chongshan Town again.

Looking at the majestic Chongshan Pass, Zhou Lan's mood was extremely complicated.

In fact, she liked Chongshan Town more than Kyoto. Kyoto was like a cage, and she was like a beast locked in a cage in Kyoto.

Entering the pass and looking at the bustling streets, Zhou Lan couldn't help but put on a faint smile on her face.

It seemed to be more lively here than before!

When she came to the gate leading to the north city, Yang Zhengshan just received the news and rode over.

The two looked at each other, and Yang Zhengshan laughed, "General Zhou, long time no see!"

Zhou Lan dismounted and looked at Yang Zhengshan with a smile.

"Lord Yang is still as elegant as ever!"

"Haha, General Zhou is still as heroic as ever!"

Yang Zhengshan stepped forward and looked at Zhou Lan carefully.

The last time they met was when Yang Zhengshan was conferred the title of Marquis, almost two years ago.

What surprised Yang Zhengshan was that Zhou Lan actually had wrinkles at the corners of her eyes!

But it made sense when you think about it, Zhou Lan is now in her forties, and it is normal to have wrinkles on her face.

Compared to her, Yu Qingyi looks much younger. Yu Qingyi is three years younger than Zhou Lan, and she is thirty-nine this year, but she still looks like she is about thirty years old now, and there is almost no big change from before.

As the two talked, they walked towards the general's mansion.

"You only brought these few people?" Yang Zhengshan looked at the followers behind Zhou Lan, a total of only thirty people, and more than a dozen of them were maids and servants.

"There is no need to bring too many people here." Zhou Lan said.

Yang Zhengshan nodded slightly, "That's right, if you bring too many people here, I will be worried!"

"Hahaha~~" Zhou Lan laughed.

She laughed heartily, without any affectation of a lady from a noble family.

Zhou Lan could naturally bring more people, but if she did, it would mean that she would have to place people in the General's Mansion.

Now the General's Mansion is full of Yang Zhengshan's team. If Zhou Lan arranges her own people, there will inevitably be some trouble.

The two of them chatted and laughed as they entered the General's Mansion, and then talked about the past in the study.

In the past year, the Ningguo Mansion has been very low-key in Kyoto. Zhou Mao rarely shows up in front of people, and he doesn't even go to court.

And Zhou Xu still travels around all day and lives a carefree life.

The glory of the Ningguo Mansion has passed, but the foundation of the Ningguo Mansion is still there.

A moment later, Pang Tang came over, and after some politeness, the three of them talked about business.

Yang Zhengshan directly brought out more than a dozen books and placed them in front of Zhou Lan.

This is my plan for Chongshan Town!"

"So many?" Zhou Lan widened her eyes and looked at the pile of books in front of her in disbelief.

Yang Zhengshan raised his eyebrows, "This is what I have simplified, and more are in the hands of officials in various departments!"

"You should know that there are nearly 20 military households and 150,000 civilian households in Chongshan Town, with a total population of more than 2 million!"

"And there are many things you have to do next..."

Yang Zhengshan told Zhou Lan about the plans he had made one by one, and Pang Tang also interrupted from the side.

Yang Zhengshan had discussed these things with Pang Tang a long time ago, and in the future, Zhou Lan and Pang Tang would need to cooperate to complete these things.

There are many things, and they are very complicated. It is definitely impossible to finish them in a short time, so Yang Zhengshan just briefly talked about them.

However, Zhou Lan couldn't sit still before she finished listening.

"No, I want to go back to Kyoto!"

"Uh, why? "Yang Zhengshan looked at her in astonishment.

"You owe 15 million taels of silver!"

Zhou Lan was really scared. Even though she had a strong character, she was also scared by the debt of 15 million taels of silver.

In the past, she was in Jianning Guard. It was already very good to have an income of more than 100,000 taels of silver a year, and now Yang Zhengshan asked her to pay back 15 million taels of silver.

Just thinking about it, Zhou Lan felt her scalp tingling.

Pang Tang sat next to her and looked at Yang Zhengshan with a smile, "What do you think? I said it would scare General Zhou!"

He looked completely gloating.

Yang Zhengshan waved his hand, "Silver is a small matter. The income of the glass workshop this year should exceed 8 million taels. The money house's debt can be repaid without rushing. There is still a lot of silver in the money house now."

"As for the bonds, you can let the money house start to collect them in the second half of the year. It should not be difficult to pay them off next year!"

"Look, this is the repayment plan I made! "

Yang Zhengshan opened a booklet and placed it in front of Zhou Lan.

He had already made a repayment plan. With the income from the glass workshop, the General's Mansion will pay off all the debts in the next three years. As long as there are no accidents, it will be easy for the General's Mansion to repay the debts.

As for other expenses, the General's Mansion and the Governor's Office have taxes, and the court will also allocate some funds. In addition, there is a large amount of land to sell in the north, so the General's Mansion and the Governor's Office will not be short of money in the short term.

Zhou Lan took the booklet with doubts and looked at it. Seeing that there was indeed a detailed plan on it, she felt a little relieved.

In the following days, Yang Zhengshan has been helping Zhou Lan familiarize herself with the affairs of Chongshan Town and explained all his ideas to Zhou Lan in detail.

And Zhou Lan has been surprised these days. Surprised.

She knew that Yang Zhengshan could do something, but she never expected that Yang Zhengshan could do so much.

Look at what Yang Zhengshan did.

Dredging rivers, repairing official roads, building cities, and relocating refugees, all of these are not something that ordinary people can do.

Yang Zhengshan also planned to add two more generals' shogunate offices and build garrisons in the western part of the north to squeeze the living space of the Wulianghu tribe.

Yang Zhengshan even planned to destroy the Wulianghu tribe!

After learning all this, Zhou Lan felt that her cognition was broken.

If these things were done by the court, they might be dragged out and could not be completed.

And Yang Zhengshan actually wanted to rely on the power of Chongshan Town to complete these, which is really unimaginable.

The key is that Yang Zhengshan's plan is very meticulous and has already begun to be implemented.

While it was hard to believe, Zhou Lan couldn't help but admire Yang Zhengshan, and at the same time, she felt a surge of excitement in her heart.

If Yang Zhengshan's plan could be completed, then Chongshan Town would definitely be the most powerful and richest border town in Darong in the future.

It was very tempting for Zhou Lan to be in charge of such a powerful and rich border town.

Just like Pang Tang wanted to do great deeds, Zhou Lan also wanted to establish a career.

When Chongshan Town really became strong, could she destroy the Wulianghu tribe?

Zhou Lan couldn't help but get excited when she thought of this.

Therefore, Zhou Lan became extremely active in the next few days. Together with Yang Zhengshan, she familiarized herself with the affairs of the General's Mansion, understood the situation of the five camps of the town's flag, and met with various lieutenant generals and officials from various government offices.

Of course, she did not forget the six major agents. After all, she still had to rely on the glass workshop to pay back the money, and the glass workshop needed the six major agents to make money.

It took Yang Zhengshan more than half a month for Zhou Lan to take over the affairs of Chongshan Town smoothly.

By mid-February, Yang Zhengshan had to leave Chongshan Town.

Although the court did not limit the time for him to enter the capital, he could not delay too long. If he delayed too long, it was inevitable that Emperor Yanping would be dissatisfied.

However, before leaving Chongshan Town, Yang Zhengshan had to do one more thing, that is, to meet Wang Zhongzhi and Lu Hua.

In the forest east of Chongshan Pass, Yang Zhengshan stood on a boulder in a green robe, looking at the rolling hills in the east.

The cold winter had not yet retreated, and the early spring had not yet arrived. Chongshan Town was still desolate. At a glance, everything was withered and yellow, without a trace of green.

"My Lord, they are coming!" Ding Qiu stood behind Yang Zhengshan and reminded him.

Yang Zhengshan turned his head to the north and saw three figures in the distance walking towards this side.

Soon, the three people came close.

Seeing the appearance of the three of them, Yang Zhengshan couldn't help but smile.

Refugees!

The cotton jacket on his body was bulging, old and torn, his face was covered with frost and dust, and even his body looked very thin. Wei Cen was almost there, and his body looked a little strong.

Who would have believed that the former head of the Secret Weapon Guard and the admiral of the Zhenbei Division would look like this now.