Family Rise: Beginning with Grandfather

This time, Yang Zhengshan did not go to Beijing by land, but chose to go by sea.

Go south from Chongshan Pass, pass through Jing'an Prefecture, then go east to Tenglongwei, take a sea ship from Tenglongwei to the south, and then go to Jinhaiwei, and then go to Beijing from Jinhaiwei.

If you go by land, such a large team will take at least half a month to reach Kyoto. If it rains or something else, it is common to delay for ten days or half a month.

But if you go south by ship from Tenglongwei, it only takes six or seven days to reach Kyoto.

However, Yang Zhengshan was not in a hurry to go to Beijing. When he passed Jing'an Prefecture, he went back to Anning County to visit Yang Zhengxiang and Lu Songhe.

Yang Zhengxiang and Lu Songhe are both old. Yang Zhengxiang is now over 70 years old, and Lu Songhe is over 80 years old.

Yang Zhengxiang is in good health, but Lu Songhe is already old and can only stay in bed to recuperate.

At the Lu family, Yang Zhengshan sat in front of Lu Songhe's bed, looking at the thin Lu Songhe, feeling a little heavy in his heart.

Birth, aging, illness and death are common to all people.

Even if Yang Zhengshan often gave Lu Songhe Baicao Niang and Donglingchun to nourish his body, he could not change the reality of Lu Songhe's aging.

Not to mention Lu Songhe, even the two brothers Lu Zhaoqi and Lu Zhaoran were all gray-haired.

Lu Songhe lay on the bed, looking at Yang Zhengshan, his breath seemed particularly weak.

"Yuan'er~~"

He said in a very faint voice.

Yang Zhengshan nodded slightly and smiled: "Dad, don't worry, I will take good care of Wenyuan. With me in Kyoto in the future, no one can bully Wenyuan!"

Lu Wenyuan is Lu Songhe's greatest pride and his greatest concern.

The Lu family finally has a descendant who has embarked on a career, so Lu Songhe naturally misses him.

After hearing what Yang Zhengshan said, a smile appeared on Lu Songhe's thin face.

"Miaotong!"

He said again.

Yang Zhengshan was slightly stunned. He didn't understand what this meant.

He looked at Lu Zhaoqi next to him. Lu Zhaoqi said softly: "Miaotong is Wenyuan's daughter. She just turned three this year!"

Yang Zhengshan suddenly realized that Wenyuan now had three children, the eldest son Lu Miaoshu and the second son Lu Miaowen. As for his daughter, he really didn't know her name.

There were too many juniors, and sometimes he couldn't tell whose child was whose.

For example, Lu Wenchun and Lu Wenhua, they were both in Chongshan Town. Yang Zhengshan had seen their children many times, but sometimes he would still get them confused.

This was in front of him. Lu Wenyuan was in Kyoto, and Yang Zhengshan had never seen his children.

Yang Zhengshan looked at Lu Songhe with an inquiring look. He didn't know why Lu Songhe mentioned Miaotong, the little girl.

"Chengzhen!" Lu Songhe called out a name again.

Yang Zhengshan didn't know what he meant by this.

This is to match couples!

Yang Chengzhen is Yang Mingcheng's youngest son, five years old this year, two years older than Lu Miaotong.

The two children are of similar age, but this matter!

Yang Zhengshan looked at Lu Zhaoqi hesitantly, but Lu Zhaoqi did not speak this time, as if he did not notice Yang Zhengshan's eyes.

Yang Zhengshan had no choice but to look at Lu Songhe again. Looking at Lu Songhe's expectant eyes, his heart softened and he said, "Dad, don't worry, I will make the decision about the two children, and it will be settled today!"

"Okay, okay, okay~~" Lu Songhe said three okays in a row, but then he started coughing violently again.

Yang Zhengshan could see that his body had reached the point of exhaustion, and he was afraid that he would not have much time left.

The old man had only one request, and Yang Zhengshan really couldn't refuse.

As for Lu Songhe's thoughts, he also understood.

Yang's family had passed away for many years, and now Yu Qingyi was the head of the Yang family's backyard. The friendship between the Yang family and the Lu family would definitely become more and more distant in the future.

And Lu Wenyuan may need Yang Zhengshan's support in the future, so Lu Songhe naturally hopes that the relationship between the Yang family and the Lu family can be closer.

After getting married again, the relationship will naturally take another step forward.

After visiting Lu Songhe, Yang Zhengshan left Anning County and went to Tenglongwei.

Today, the navy of Tenglongwei is much stronger than three years ago. Yu Tonghai built a shipyard himself and added a lot of small and medium-sized warships to the navy.

The soldiers of Tenglong Vanguard are still full, but Yu Tonghai has recruited a lot of surplus soldiers, bringing the number of soldiers of the navy to 8,000.

This is the benefit of having money. If you want to build a shipyard, build it, if you want to build a warship, build it, if you want to recruit more soldiers, recruit them, as long as there is enough silver, these are not a problem.

And the thing that Tenglong Vanguard lacks the least is silver.

Looking at Yu Tonghai's wealth, even Yang Zhengshan envied him.

Yang Zhengshan wanted to spend all the money in Chongshan Town, while Yu Tonghai directly spent more than 100,000 taels of silver to build a shipyard.

With this shipyard, Tenglong Vanguard will never lack warships in the future.

With the engineering team left by Yang Zhengshan, Tenglong Vanguard can completely build all kinds of weapons and equipment by itself.

Except for the Dafu ship, all weapons and equipment of the navy can be self-sufficient.

And guarding the Liaohai Sea and Tenglongwei Wharf, Tenglong Vanguard will not lack money at all.

The only thing that limits Yu Tonghai is the number of soldiers.

There are only 5,600 soldiers in one guard, and even if the surplus soldiers are counted, there are only 11,000 people.

However, the surplus soldiers cannot be withdrawn at any time. It is okay for a military household to withdraw one regular soldier, but if another surplus soldier is withdrawn, it will affect the farming.

Anyway, the life of the Tenglong Four Guards is very comfortable now. Yang Zhengshan even went to see the training of the soldiers. It is not bad. Although life is comfortable, the training has not fallen behind. The current Tenglong Four Guards are still an elite force. The elite among them.

After staying in Tenglongwei for a day, Yang Zhengshan took a boat and headed south.

The children of the Yang family seemed very happy to set sail to the sea.

Yang Mingzhao took a group of nephews to look around on the deck, looking around and finding everything new.

However, a few boys seemed to be a little too excited. The two brothers Yang Chengyou and Yang Chengzhang actually wanted to go into the sea to catch fish. If the servants hadn't stopped them, these two boys would have jumped off long ago.

"You two come here!" Ming Zhao looked at the two brothers Yang Chengyou and Yang Chengzhang seriously with a straight face.

"Uh, little uncle!"

Yang Chengyou scratched his head in embarrassment, and Yang Chengzhang hid behind Yang Chengyou, not daring to show his face.

These two boys are both Yang Minghao's children. I don't know why, among the many boys in the Yang family, these two boys are the most noisy.

Yang Chengyou has been naughty and playful since he was a child. Fishing in the water and catching birds in trees are all things this kid often does.

Yang Chengzhang was probably led astray by this kid, and followed him all the way around.

Sometimes even Yang Minghao was helpless by these two boys. He was beaten and punished, but he only used it for three days at a time.

But one thing brings another. There are only two people in the entire Yang family who can scare these two gangsters. One is Yang Zhengshan, and the other is Yang Mingzhao.

Although the three of them are similar in age, who is the senior one in Ming Zhao?

As the saying goes, one level of seniority suppresses people to death, and this one level of seniority suppresses a group of boys from the Yang family to death.

Even Yang Chengye and Yang Chengmao would respectfully call Ming Zhao uncle when they saw him, let alone Yang Chengyou and Yang Chengzhang, these two bastards.

"The sea is very windy and there are big ships sailing around. It is very dangerous to go into the sea. If you dare to mess around again, I will punish you by copying the thirty-six strategies ten times!"

Yang Mingzhao said sternly.

Hearing this, Yang Chengyou shook his head repeatedly, "Uncle, we don't go to the sea, we stay here honestly and don't mess around!"

Other people use elementary books such as "Three Character Classic" and "Thousand Character Essay" for enlightenment, but the Yang family's enlightenment books also include "Thirty-Six Strategies".

This was not requested by Yang Zhengshan, but by Yang Mingzhi and Yang Minghao.

What Yang Chengyou and Yang Chengzhang feared most was copying books. If they were asked to copy books honestly, it would be more uncomfortable for them than tying them up and beating them.

"If I see you messing around again, I won't take care of you!" Yang Mingzhao said with a snort.

The two gangsters were threatened and could only stay on the deck, looking downcast at the distant sky.

In the ship building, Yang Zhengshan was sitting in front of the window and couldn't help but smile a little when he saw this scene.

"Dad, Ming Zhao looks like Cheng Ye from before!"

Yang Yunyan next to him couldn't help laughing.

"Does it look like it?" Yang Zhengshan thought for a moment and said, "It's really similar."

Chengye used to be like this. He often scolded his younger brothers and sisters at home with a straight face.

"He just learned from Chengye. He used to always follow behind Chengye. He just followed Chengye's teachings. Now he's learned it!" Yu Qingyi said with a smile.

"Chengyou and Chengzhang are too noisy, it would be great if someone could discipline them!" Yang Yunyan said.

Yang Zhengshan leaned lazily on the back of his chair, watching a group of children playing below, with a smile on his lips.

Yu Qingyi was looking at the list of betrothal gifts. Before leaving Chongshanguan, Yang Mingcheng wrote back saying that the marriage between Yang Chengmao and Miss Sun of Haichang Bo Mansion had been finalized.

So after entering Beijing, the family also had to make arrangements for Yang Chengmao's marriage.

Yang Yunyan looked at Yang Zhengshan and then at Yu Qingyi. She hesitated to speak. After a long time, she said, "Father, mother, when we get to the capital, we won't live in the Hou Mansion!"

Yang Zhengshan raised his head and glanced at her, "Why?"

"Jiang He wants to establish a portal in Kyoto!" Yang Yunyan said softly.

Jiang He's family has been living in the Yang family for these years, and the Yang family is used to it. However, Jiang He's surname is Jiang after all, and Jiang Cheng passed away more than a year ago, and the Jiang family was separated.

Jiang He's brothers are all in Anning County, and Jiang He still lives in the Yang family. Although he is still helping the Yang family take care of some properties, the Yang family now has many servants, and there is no need for him at all.

Now that the Jiang family has been separated, Jiang He will naturally start his own business.

It just so happened that they were going to Kyoto this time, so the Jiang family could stay in Kyoto from now on.

Yang Zhengshan thought for a while and looked at Yu Qingyi, "The small house we have in Dongcheng is not for sale, right?"

"No, I've kept it forever!" Yu Qingyi said.

"Then give it to Jiang He!" Yang Zhengshan said.

"Dad, no need, we are not short of money now!" Yang Yunyan quickly refused.

She didn't tell lies. Their family is really not short of money now. They live in the Yang family and have no worries about food and clothing. They also have monthly money. They have saved a lot of money over the years, including several thousand taels.

There is no problem in buying a small courtyard in Kyoto for a family to live in.

"It's for Jiang He, not for you. Jiang He has been busy at home these years. What's wrong with me, the father-in-law, giving him a house?"

Yang Zhengshan said angrily.

What was given to Yang Yunyan was called dowry, and what was given to Jiang He was called reward. The two were still different.

Although Jiang He didn't care about these, Yang Zhengshan also had to take care of Jiang He's emotions.

"When we settle down in Kyoto, I will find a job for Jiang He! Since you plan to set up your own business, you must be prepared to be the head of your own family!"

"Well, Jiang Ning and Jiang Miao will also come to the Marquis' Mansion to study in the future. Jiang Ning has a good talent for reading, and maybe he can pass the imperial examination in the future!" Yang Zhengshan made his own arrangements.

Yang Yunyan was a little amused. In this way, what's the difference between them and living in the Marquis' Mansion.

But she also knew that Yang Zhengshan was doing this for their own good, so she didn't refuse.