Family Rise: Beginning with Grandfather

After bypassing the Jing'an Prefecture, the team went east for more than a hundred miles and entered the territory of Qinghua Prefecture.

Tenglong Guard is in the southeast of Qinghua Prefecture, but even if Tenglong Guard is not under the jurisdiction of Qinghua Prefecture, the military households and garrison are generally managed by the guard, and the county government and the prefectural government have no right to intervene.

In short, the guard is not just a simple military organization, but also has administrative responsibilities.

The guard is largely like the prefecture, state and county, an independent management system that governs the population, land, finance, justice, education and civil affairs in the guard.

Tenglong Guard is different from other guards. Other guards are responsible for part of the city defense duties, or have other duties.

For example, there are three guards in Qinghua Prefecture. The first is Qinghua Guard. Qinghua Guard has five thousand households in front, back, left, right and center. In addition to the garrison mission, Qinghua Guard is also responsible for the city defense mission of the prefecture, but this city defense is different from the garrison office of Anyuan City.

There is no garrison office in Qinghua Prefecture, so the soldiers of Qinghua Guard are only responsible for patrolling the city walls and guarding the city gates. As for patrolling in the city, arresting thieves, and public security, they are all the responsibility of the prefectural government.

The second is the Qingwang Guard. The Qingwang Guard is also a guard station, and there are five thousand households in front, back, left, right, and center. They are responsible for the guarding of the royal city.

The prince's guard is different from the local guard station. The local guard station is under the jurisdiction of the Dusi Yamen, while the prince's guard is under the dual jurisdiction of the prince and the Dusi Yamen.

However, under normal circumstances, the prince is in charge of his own guard. As long as it is not too much, the Dusi Yamen will not be serious with a prince.

The third guard station is Tenglong Guard. Due to the special history of Tenglong Guard, Liaoyuan Dusi Yamen has no right to govern Tenglong Guard, and Tenglong Guard is directly under the Central Army Dudu Mansion.

The organization of Tenglong Guard is also different from that of ordinary guard stations. Tenglong Guard has four guards in front, back, left, and right, and each guard has five thousand households in front, back, left, right, and center.

According to the organization, Tenglongwei should have more than 22,000 military households, that is, more than 22,000 soldiers.

A military organization with more than 20,000 households and administrative management is actually similar to a county.

The key is that it is not under the jurisdiction of the Dusi Yamen, but directly under the Central Military Governor's Office. The Central Military Governor's Office naturally cannot keep an eye on a guard all day long. Even if this guard is special, they will not pay too much attention to it. After all, they also govern two border towns and four Dusi.

So becoming the commander of Tenglongwei is similar to being a county magistrate, and this county magistrate also has military power and relatively independent powers.

This seems to be very good, but the actual situation is not good, but very bad.

The Dusi Yamen does not care, and the Central Military Governor's Office does not care. This Tenglongwei used to be a grandmother who does not love and uncle who does not love.

Without the support of the superior yamen, relying on Tenglongwei to be self-sufficient, the result can be imagined.

According to the organization, Tenglongwei should have more than 22,000 military households, but the actual situation is that there are less than 10,000 military households in Tenglongwei now. Those who disappeared were either extinct or sold their bodies.

In a hundred years, more than 12,000 households disappeared. The situation of Tenglong Guard can be imagined.

When Yang Zhengshan heard Ding Qiu's report, his brows were so furrowed that he could kill a fly.

This is really a big pit!

No wonder Liang Chu spent more than ten years to train Yunlong Guard into an elite force.

There were four guards in Tenglong Guard before, but now there are less than two guards in Tenglong Guard. This is really ridiculous.

But then again, is this something the Central Army Governor's Office did deliberately?

To turn this special guard into an ordinary guard?

"What is the situation of the Guard Office now?"

In the convoy, Yang Zhengshan, riding on horseback, asked Ding Qiu next to him.

Ding Qiu said softly: "The position of the commander of Tenglong Guard has been vacant for more than ten years. Now Tenglong Guard is led by two commanders and four commanders!"

Other guards have at most two commanders and two commanders, and some guards don't even have these two positions, but Tenglong Guard has two commanders, and there are actually four commanders.

The key is that the position of the commander has been vacant for more than ten years.

"Why has the commander been vacant for more than ten years?" Yang Zhengshan asked.

Ding Qiu said in a deep voice: "I think it should be related to the Lan family!"

"Lan family?" Yang Zhengshan was even more confused.

"Well, this Lan family is a martial arts family of Tenglong Guard~"

Before Ding Qiu finished speaking, Yang Zhengshan interrupted: "Wait, do you mean that the Lan family is a military household of Tenglong Guard?"

"Yes, according to our investigation, the Lan family was an ordinary military household a hundred years ago!" Ding Qiu said.

Yang Zhengshan's face darkened instantly.

Tenglong Guard has been corrupt for a hundred years, and a martial arts family has been born in it!

This seems nothing special. A hundred years is enough for a family to rise, but don't forget that it is a military household.

It is more difficult for military households to rise than other ordinary people, because they are subject to more restrictions, and Tenglongwei is still under the situation of being unloved by grandma and uncle.

"Is there anyone from the Lan family serving as an official in Tenglongwei?" Yang Zhengshan continued to ask.

Ding Qiu looked a little strange and said, "Yes, but there are only a few thousand households!"

"Then how do they control Tenglongwei!"

"The Lan family has 200,000 acres of fertile land, thousands of slaves, dozens of shops, and they are also the largest grain merchant in Tenglongwei!"

Yang Zhengshan was completely speechless.

Tenglongwei is a garrison, and since it is a garrison, it should focus on farming.

DaRong's military households own between 20 mu and 50 mu of tung-lan. The amount of tung-lan owned by different regions varies.

In Qinghua Prefecture, each military household should own 30 mu of tung-lan.

According to the fact that Tenglongwei has more than 22,000 military households, the tung-lan of Tenglongwei should be between 600,000 mu and 700,000 mu.

And the Lan family actually occupies one-third of it.

In addition, the thousands of slaves of the Lan family are probably also from military households.

What's more, they also control the grain business of Tenglongwei.

The tung-lan of the garrison is self-sufficient. Ordinary military households can harvest a little grain after a year of hard work. If the military households want to buy other things, they have to exchange grain for money to buy other things.

This means that grain trading is the most important business of the garrison and the most basic foundation of the commerce of the garrison.

Controlling the grain business of the garrison is equivalent to controlling the commercial activities of all military households in the garrison.

Without thinking, Yang Zhengshan knew that the Lan family must be doing a business of buying low and selling high, and this low buying is not based on market conditions.

To put it simply, they exploited the military households of the entire Tenglong Guard by controlling the grain business.

In this case, the officials of Tenglong Guard still couldn't do anything to the Lan family.

The reason is very simple. The strength of the Lan family is one aspect, and the most important thing should be that the Lan family also has its own support or backstage.

After thinking about these clearly, Yang Zhengshan ordered: "Go back and continue to investigate to see if you can find out the power behind the Lan family!"

He took a deep breath and continued: "See if this Lan family is related to the Qingwang Mansion!"

The most likely power behind the Lan family in Qinghua Mansion is undoubtedly the Qingwang Mansion.

"I obey your order!" Ding Qiu responded!

"Well, be careful, the Lan family is deeply rooted in Tenglong Guard, and you must act cautiously when facing them!" Yang Zhengshan said.

"Don't worry, master, we will be careful!" Ding Qiu said.

Now there are not many guards of the Yang family. The original twenty teenagers have grown up, and their strength is at the level of refining strength or the early stage of the acquired nature. They are considered the backbone of the Yang family guards.

In addition, there are ten disciples of the Tianqing Sword School. They already have strong cultivation. After coming to the Yang family, they have been instructed and trained by Yang Zhengshan and Zhu Shanghe. Now they are all acquired warriors.

In addition, the Yang family selects some talented young men from the slaves to join the guards every year. In the past few years, about a dozen people have been selected. They are considered the reserve force of the Yang family guards.

At present, there are more than 40 guards of the Yang family, among whom more than ten followed Wu Zheng to Kyoto, and another dozen followed Wu Zhan to follow the Yang family out for guarding, and the remaining dozen followed Ding Qiu to be dispatched at any time.

Yang Zhengshan usually does not need the Yang family guards, because he has twenty followers around him, and his twenty followers are much more powerful than the Yang family guards.

Not to mention that they are all acquired warriors, and they follow Yang Zhengshan to fight in and out of the battlefield.

Of course, Yang Zhengshan also invests the most resources in them, more than the Yang family guards.

After Ding Qiu left, Yang Zhengshan continued to ride on horseback. The people of the Yang family behind him did not know the situation of Tenglongwei, and they were still looking forward to Tenglongwei.

Or they did not care what Tenglongwei was like now, as long as they followed Yang Zhengshan, they would feel at ease.

"Daddy, daddy, I want to ride a horse!"

In the carriage, Yang Chengxian shouted to Yang Mingzhi outside.

In the caravan, Yang Chengye and Yang Chengmao were riding horses, and they did not like to stay in the horse farm.

Yang Chengye was ten years old and Yang Chengmao was eight years old. Although they were young, they had no problem riding horses.

Seeing that the two of them could ride horses, Yang Chengxian envied them.

"You are still young. When you grow up, you can ride horses with your brother!" Yang Mingzhi said with a smile.

"No, daddy, I want to ride a horse!" Yang Chengxian acted like a spoiled child and wanted to climb out of the carriage.

"You kid!" Li in the car grabbed him.

But there was a chattering Yang Wanting beside her, "Daddy, I want to ride a horse too!"

"It's cold outside, you two should be quiet!" Li felt a headache.

These two little guys never stopped, and it was harder than climbing to the sky to get them to sit in the carriage.

At this time, he was extremely envious of his elder sister-in-law and elder sister-in-law.

Wang was stricter with the children. Although Yang Wanqing was also very cute, she was generally quiet. Yang Wanyi was only over one year old now. Although she always liked to cry, it was easier to take care of her because she was still young.

As for Yang Yunyan's two children, Jiang Ning was five years old and Jiang Miao was three years old. Little Jiang Ning was the most honest. He had the same temperament as his father Jiang He and didn't like to talk much. Little Jiang Miao was the cutest and the most popular with the old man.

Thinking about Jiang Ning and Jiang Miao, and then looking at the two naughty monkeys around her, Li was so tired.

Fortunately, her eldest son was reliable. He was a little calm at a young age, which made her feel a little relieved.

"What do you want to do, you little monkey?"

At this time, Yang Minghao rode over on horseback, looked at Yang Chengxian who was struggling to climb out, and said with a smile.

"Uncle San, take me on a horseback ride!"

Yang Chengxian stretched out his hand and shouted.

Yang Minghao laughed even more, "Sister-in-law, I'll take him on a ride for a while!"

After saying that, he stretched out his hand and pulled the little monkey out of the carriage.

Put the kid in front of him and wrap him up tightly with his cloak, leaving only a small head exposed.

"Sit tight, don't move!"

"Uncle San, run!" The kid was already excited and couldn't listen to Yang Minghao's words at all, twisting his body constantly.

Yang Minghao didn't care and ran forward with him.

After a while, Yang Mingzhi was also pestered by Yang Wanting and had no choice but to take the little girl along for a ride.

Liaodong in October was already very cold, with the temperature at night reaching minus five or six degrees, and the highest temperature during the day was about twelve or thirteen degrees.

If you ride a little faster, you will feel the cold wind piercing your face like an ice knife.