Family Rise: Beginning with Grandfather

Early the next morning, Yang Zhengshan left Kyoto with everyone and rode all the way to Jinhaiwei. At the dock of Jinhaiwei, a large amount of money and food had been loaded onto Tenglong Vanguard's warship. When Yang Zhengshan arrived, The warship is ready to go to sea.

More than a hundred large and small warships gathered together, and the scene was extremely spectacular.

The sea breeze in September is still mainly southeasterly, and the cold wind from the snowfield has not yet blown over.

The fleet went south along the coast, passing through Haizhou Prefecture, Yuzhou Prefecture, Songjiang Prefecture and other places, and arrived at Zhaowuwei on September 28.

When Yang Zhengshan arrived at Zhaowuwei, his brows furrowed deeply.

Zhaowuwei is not a navy, but Zhaowuwei is stationed along the coast, and Zhaowuwei also has a dock for fishing boats of military households.

But how can this dock where fishing boats dock dozens of large boats be accommodated?

Not to mention more than a dozen ships, not even one Dafu ship could stop, so Yang Zhengshan still entered the dock in a small boat.

When he got off the boat, Yang Jinhe and Sun Yunfeng had already led a group of officials to wait on the dock for a long time.

"Greetings to the Marquis!" All the officials paid their respects.

Yang Zhengshan glanced at them and then at the dock.

This wharf is not as good as the wharf originally built by Tenglongwei back then. The wharf built by Tenglongwei occupies the advantage of the terrain. With a little construction, it can dock the big fortune ship. But the current wharf is only small, and it can't even dock the big fortune ship. dock.

You must know that thousands of warships will arrive next, which requires a large port.

"Who is the commander of Zhaowu Guard?" Yang Zhengshan asked directly without being polite to everyone.

Among the officials, an old man in his sixties stepped forward and said, "Reporting to the Marquis, my subordinate is Zhang He, the commander of Zhaowu Guard."

Yang Zhengshan looked at the white-haired Zhang He, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly.

No, who is this Zhao Wuwei chosen by the court?

Before coming, he was actually somewhat mentally prepared for the Zhaowu Guard. After all, he also knew what the current Darong Guard looked like.

But since the court chose Zhaowuwei, he originally thought that Zhaowuwei should be somewhat different, but now it seems that Zhaowuwei probably has no fighting ability at all.

Yang Zhengshan looked at Sun Yunfeng and Xue Changan, both of whom showed bitter expressions.

Seeing them acting like this, Yang Zhengshan already knew in his heart that the Zhaowu Guard had probably been abandoned for a long time.

The court only considered Zhaowuwei's geographical location and did not consider whether Zhaowuwei was suitable for stationing a large number of naval forces.

Who can blame this?

We can only blame the officials from the Ministry of War. It is estimated that none of the officials from the Ministry of War have ever been to Zhaowuwei.

But when you think about it, you will understand that Emperor Yanping urged him too urgently, and the Ministry of War had no choice but to choose a similar place as the headquarters of the Sihai Navy.

Now is not the time to care about these things. Yang Zhengshan asked: "Is there a place suitable for building a dock here?"

Zhang He was originally full of anxiety, but when he heard Yang Zhengshan's question, he quickly pointed to the south and said, "Yes, a dock can be built over there."

Yang Zhengshan ordered Xue Ping behind him: "Please arrange for someone to go over and check it out!"

"Here!" Xue Ping responded.

Then Yang Zhengshan didn't say much, and followed everyone away from the trouble and came to the acropolis of Zhaowuwei.

The acropolis was as dilapidated as expected, just like the Tenglong Acropolis back then, or even worse than the Tenglong Acropolis back then.

The Wei Si Yamen is also in a pitiful state of dilapidation, without even a decent lobby.

Damn it, this is a joke!

Now only two naval forces have arrived, Tenglong Vanguard and Jinhai Guard. The remaining guards have not arrived yet. When they are all here, the soldiers don't even have a place to live.

The main hall of Wei Si Yamen was too small, and Yang Zhengshan didn't bother to go in, and asked questions directly in the courtyard.

"Uncle Xue, please tell me the general situation first!"

Xue Changan said: "Master Hou, this Zhaowuwei is too shabby and cannot provide us with enough camps or a yamen!"

"Is there any open space where we can set up camp?" Yang Zhengshan asked.

"Yes, I have already checked. The area along the coast can be used for camping, but building barracks is not possible!" Xue Changan was also helpless.

He had come a few days earlier. He originally thought that Zhaowuwei could at least provide a camp, but he never expected that Zhaowuwei didn't even have a few good houses, let alone a camp.

Yang Zhengshan raised his head and glanced around. The acropolis was said to be a city, but in fact it was almost like a village.

The city wall collapsed badly, and there were no decent buildings in the city. There were a few brick houses, but no decent courtyards.

This is different from the Tenglong Guard back then. Back then, the Tenglong Guard also had the Lan family, a wealthy local. Yang Zhengshan destroyed the Lan family and occupied the Lan family's courtyard house.

"Master Sun, how is Master Zhang's mansion?" Yang Zhengshan did not shy away from others and asked about his residence in front of Zhang He.

Sun Yunfeng glanced at Zhang He, "Master Zhang is an upright official!"

Come on, the chance of the dove occupying the magpie's nest is gone!

Even the commander Zhang He is poor, which shows that everyone in the Zhaowu Guard is poor.

Zhang He looked at Yang Zhengshan in a panic, "Master Hou, I'm going to lower my rank~~"

He wanted to explain, but Yang Zhengshan waved his hand and interrupted, "Okay, I understand, Mr. Zhang doesn't need to explain."

Zhang He was also unlucky. He had been the commander of Zhaowuwei for more than ten years. To be honest, his ability was mediocre, but he couldn't be blamed for Zhaowuwei's behavior.

Corruption of health centers is a common problem in Da Rong, and there are many reasons for this problem.

First, corrupt officials were rampant, forcing military households to survive. They had no choice but to flee the guardhouse and become refugees, or go to the mountains to work as gangsters.

The second reason is that the imperial court has long given up on health clinics in various places. Except for a few health stations with special responsibilities, most of the medical stations do not receive support from the imperial court and have little opportunity for development.

"How many military households and farms are there in Zhaowuwei?" Yang Zhengshan asked.

Zhang He replied nervously: "There are 2,300 military households and 23,000 acres of farmland."

Yang Zhengshan showed a playful smile. There should be approximately 5,600 households in Yiwei, and each household has between 20 and 50 acres of farmland. Depending on the region, military households have different farmlands, but it will definitely not be less than 20 acres.

Military households can run away, but what about farming?

Could it be possible to grow legs even in farming?

The farmland must not be able to escape, it can only be invaded by others!

Zhang He was an upright official, so he probably didn't invade the farmland, or maybe he hid it deeply and Sun Yunfeng was deceived by him. It is also possible that before he came to Zhaowuwei to take up his post, Zhaowuwei's farmland had been embezzled by others, so he, the commander, could only be a poor man.

"Master Sun, please check the farmland first. No matter who is involved, I will investigate them all!"

Yang Zhengshan was ready to use the knife.

He understands the extent of corruption in the Darong Guard, but he couldn't take care of it before, and he didn't bother to take care of it, but now Zhaowu Guard is a guard under his command, and he must take care of it.

"This!" Sun Yunfeng hesitated, "This may involve Dusi Yamen!"

Yang Zhengshan grinned, "Not to mention the Dusi Yamen, even if it involves the Central Military Governor's Office, I will investigate and deal with it. If I can't handle it, I will report to Your Majesty and ask Your Majesty to punish you!"

"As long as there is evidence, we will directly search the house. We are short of money and food now."

"Uncle Xue, come and help Mr. Sun! If anyone dares to use force, kill him on the spot. If anything happens, I will take care of him!"

In the past, he might have been a little scrupulous and always had to do things according to the rules, but now he is still scrupulous.

To put it bluntly, as long as he does not rebel, Emperor Yanping will not do anything to him, and the court will not do anything to him.

He was just dealing with a group of corrupt officials. How could the court go against him for a group of corrupt officials?

Emperor Yanping would not be dissatisfied with him, the Marquis of Jing'an, because of a group of corrupt officials.

Sun Yunfeng took a deep breath and said: "I obey your orders!"

Now he has seen Yang Zhengshan's tyranny.

In fact, as the patrol censor, he did not have to listen to Yang Zhengshan's orders. He even had the responsibility of supervising Yang Zhengshan, but he had no intention of going against Yang Zhengshan.

Didn't you see that the eunuch Yang Jinhe next to you was taking a nap? Why would he, a censor, jump out to be a thorn?

And he also wanted to punish those corrupt officials.

Yang Zhengshan then ordered: "Eunuch Yang, please go and invite the prefect of Zhaowu Prefecture. I have some matters that require his cooperation!"

"Let's go make arrangements now!" Yang Jinhe stopped taking a nap after hearing this and responded quickly.

Time was tight, and Yang Zhengshan didn't want to waste time on some messy things.

He is now a river-crossing dragon, and a river-crossing dragon with an army of tens of thousands, so he can act more unscrupulously.

Although the Zhaowu Weisi Yamen was a little dilapidated, it was still a sheltered place from wind and rain, so Yang Zhengshan had no choice but to live in the Yamen.

The next day, Sun Yunfeng and Xue Changan began to inspect Zhaowuwei's farmland. These matters did not require Yang Zhengshan's personal action, nor were they worthy of his personal action. His task was to lead the army to attack Xingyue Island.

However, before the attack, the Sihai Navy needs to be trained, and training requires camps and ports.

Therefore, Yang Zhengshan's top priority is to build camps and ports for the incoming army.

It's just a temporary camp and port, so Yang Zhengshan doesn't need to be too demanding.

"It's easy to make a temporary camp. There are a lot of open spaces on the coast. You can just pick a place to build one."

"The port may be a little more troublesome and requires a lot of wood. Prefect Lin may need to prepare more wood at that time!"

In the Yamen, Yang Zhengshan said to Lin Jisheng, the prefect of Zhaowu Prefecture.

Lin Jisheng stood in front of him, nervous and sweating profusely, "Master Marquis, it's not that I don't want to serve, it's because I can't do anything. Zhaowu Mansion is not rich to begin with. If a large number of civilians, people, and people are recruited, I'm afraid it will be unsustainable." !”

Lin Jisheng was not a good official. What he liked most was poetry and poetry. His favorite thing to do on weekdays was to gather friends or talk about poetry and poetry with a group of scholars.

In his heart, the common people are not as worthy of attention as a good poem, but he is right in saying that he is really powerless.

Recruiting a large number of civilians and preparing a large amount of wood is really difficult for the Zhaowu Prefecture magistrate's office to do in a short period of time.

Yang Zhengshan looked at him calmly, "There is no shortage of money for navy in the four seas. Recruiting civilians is not to make people work, but to hire people. As for the wood, it will be how much it costs. I will pay the market price." Acquisition!”

"There are only two things you need to do. First, spread the news about the Sihai Navy's recruitment of civilian laborers and purchase of timber to as many villages and towns as possible, and then ask the yamen to facilitate the civilian laborers and merchants so that they can travel smoothly. Arrive at Zhaowuwei without any hindrance.”

"The second thing is to transfer some clerks from the prefectural and county offices to Zhaowuwei to listen to orders. The Sihai Office needs a large number of clerks to handle various complicated affairs, so these clerks must be experienced old clerks!"

"Two months, I can only give you two months. If you don't complete these two things within two months, you will be dismissed and exiled!"

"If you can do it well, I will personally write a letter to you to ask for credit! I can't guarantee anything else, but I can still fight for you to be promoted three levels!"

"How to choose, I don't need to say more!"

Lin Jisheng heard this and knew that he had to do this well. There was no room for choice at all.

"Your subordinate obeys your order. Your subordinate will do his best!"

Yang Zhengshan looked at him, "That's the best. If you do things well, everything will be good. If you don't do things well, you will definitely be finished!"

"Yes, yes~~" Lin Jisheng responded repeatedly.

Yang Zhengshan had no choice. Time was tight. He could only use the silver method to use silver to smash a large enough camp and a suitable port in a short time.

Although Zhaowuwei was very dilapidated, fortunately, Zhaowuwei had enough space to build a camp and a suitable coast to build a port. This was a blessing in disguise.

After meeting Lin Jisheng, Yang Zhengshan immediately led people to the coast to select a place to build a port and camp.

After the place was selected, people were arranged to dig wells to ensure that the soldiers had water available, and it was also convenient for Yang Zhengshan to put spiritual spring water.

There were many things, but Yang Zhengshan soon sorted them out, building camps and ports while welcoming the arrival of the navy.

On the morning of October 1, Leizhouwei arrived at Zhaowuwei.

On the afternoon of October 4, Haizhou Zuowei and Quanhaiwei arrived at Zhaowuwei almost at the same time.

In this way, only Jiujiang Wuwei had not arrived at Zhaowuwei.

A large number of soldiers gathered in Zhaowuwei, which brought many opportunities and troubles to the military households of Zhaowuwei.

There is no need to say more about the opportunity. With so many soldiers coming to Zhaowu Guard, the food and daily necessities they need are countless. As long as you have a little business sense, it is easy to make some money.

As for the trouble, Leizhou Guard and Quanhai Guard are actually ordinary guards. Although their situation is better than Zhaowu Guard, there are many unscrupulous soldiers among them. These guys have no other skills, but they are good at bullying the weak and fearing the strong.

However, this problem is not a problem for Yang Zhengshan. Cutting off 180 heads is enough.

That's right, Yang Zhengshan used nearly 100 heads to explain what military law is to these unruly soldiers.