Chapter 107: Hunyuan Body Forging Method, Thousand Machine Hands

After he left the general's mansion, he couldn't wait to open the book in his arms.

Bagua Youlong, Hunyuan Body Tempering Art, Huben Qi Skills, Bloody Sword Skills, Thousand Machine Hands, etc., almost all of them are martial arts techniques, including body techniques, body tempering techniques, qi techniques, sword techniques, etc.

For example, Thousand Machine Hands is actually a technique of throwing hidden weapons.

It was the first time that Yang Zhengshan had seen so many martial arts techniques, and they all seemed to be good techniques, much better than those he bought in the bookstore.

These skills should be similar to the Kuiniu Jin that Zhou Lan gave him. Although they are not magical secrets, they are also some uncommon skills.

After returning to the courtyard in Guancheng, Yang Zhengshan plunged into the study and began to carefully read the martial arts techniques in his hands.

Currently, he is practicing four kinds of martial arts: Kui Niu Jin, Yang Family Spear Technique, Zhu Feng Sword Technique and Light Body Footwork.

However, his main energy was focused on Kuiniu Jin and Yang family spear skills. As for Zhufeng sword skills and light body footwork, he only practiced them briefly and could barely be considered to have gotten started.

Although the Yang family's spear technique is basic, it is a fighting skill on the battlefield and is very practical for Yang Zhengshan.

In comparison, the Wind-Chasing Sword Technique and the Light Steps were more like a seasoning for Yang Zhengshan when his training was boring.

It’s not that he doesn’t want to practice other skills, but he hasn’t found a skill that is more useful to him, so he doesn’t bother practicing some random things.

Now that he has obtained so many skills, he can choose one or two practical skills to practice.

Yang Zhengshan read through all the martial arts techniques, understood the characteristics and features of each one, and finally selected two techniques that were suitable for him to practice.

He is a military officer, so the martial arts he practices should naturally focus on fighting on the battlefield. He should not choose some martial arts that require more skills like those martial artists in the martial arts world.

Of course, this does not mean that other martial arts are useless. As a martial arts family, the accumulation of martial arts is a reflection of the foundation.

If Yang Zhengshan wants the Yang family to become a martial arts family, he will need a lot of martial arts techniques as a foundation.

The more skills there are, the more choices the family members will have.

Therefore, even if Yang Zhengshan cannot use these skills, he can keep them and pass them down to his family. When Yang Yunxue, Lin Zhan and others become warriors in the future, they can choose the skills they like or that suit them to practice.

The two skills he has chosen now are Hunyuan Body Tempering Technique and Thousand Machine Hands.

The Hunyuan Body Tempering Technique is not a technique for the body-tempering realm, but a technique for the acquired realm warriors to strengthen their physiques.

Entering the acquired realm in martial arts practice does not mean that there is no need to strengthen the body anymore.

In fact, no matter at what level of martial arts practice, physical fitness is the most important foundation.

Because of the spiritual spring water, Yang Zhengshan's physique is already far superior to that of warriors at the same level. If he practices the Hunyuan Body Tempering Technique, his physique is likely to reach an extremely exaggerated level.

As for Thousand Hands, it is a hidden weapon skill that focuses on training the strength and flexibility of the arms, wrists, and palms. It also includes many techniques for using hidden weapons.

Yang Zhengshan didn't want to practice any hidden weapons. What he valued was that Thousand Machine Hands could train the strength of his arms, wrists and palms, which was very beneficial for his pistol throwing.

After deciding on the technique he wanted to practice, Yang Zhengshan put away the other techniques, and then carefully studied the Hunyuan Body Tempering Realm and Thousand Machine Hands for a long time.

He didn't stop until Yang Mingcheng and Jiang He came back.

"Dad, I bought seven stores in total!"

Yang Mingcheng placed six land deeds in front of Yang Zhengshan.

Yang Zhengshan took a look and found that these shops were all located in good locations, and each one was no worse than Luo Shang's cloth shop.

Seven shops were bought for 1,500 taels, with an average of just over 200 taels per shop.

Yang Zhengshan had not paid attention to the prices of the shops in Guancheng before, but he knew that this price must be very cheap, because the shops in Anning County were more expensive than this.

How many people are there in Anning County?

There were more than 30,000 to 40,000 soldiers in Guancheng alone, and there were also so many government offices and officials' mansions. Each government office had a large number of officials and servants, and each official's mansion had a large number of relatives and servants.

There is no need for the prices of these shops to return to their original levels. As long as they return to 70% to 80% of their original levels, Yang Zhengshan can make hundreds of taels of silver.

"Very good!" Yang Zhengshan nodded with satisfaction, "You guys go and have a rest first, we'll go back after lunch!"

"it is good!"

Yang Mingwu responded and left the study with Jiang He.

Lunch was bought at the restaurant by Wu Da, the servant beside Yang Mingwu. After a simple meal, they left the city.

On the way back to Guancheng, Yang Zhengshan inspected the fire towers and beacon towers along the way.

Spring plowing is over and a new round of training has begun.

New recruits still go to Yinghebao for training, but veterans will stay in Huuludun and Fengsui for training.

Yang Zhengshan also encouraged the veterans to practice, and also formulated a series of reward standards. In particular, those who became warriors could not only receive rewards but also receive increases in food and wages.

Therefore, everyone’s enthusiasm for cultivation is very high now.

After passing two fire towers and six beacon towers in a row, Yang Zhengshan felt very satisfied.

It was already dusk when he returned to Yinghe Fort.

"Grandpa, Grandpa~~"

As soon as I stepped into the backyard, the little brat Yang Chengye ran over with a happy face.

Following behind him was a meat ball named Yang Chengmao.

As the Yang family's living conditions improved, everyone's figures became more and more plump.

The adults were better, because Yang Zhengshan required everyone to practice cultivation, so except for Wang, the others could only be considered strong but not fat.

It’s different with children. Not only do they grow very fast in height, but their body shape also develops horizontally.

Especially Yang Chengmao and Yang Qingwan, these two little guys are as fat as the lucky dolls in New Year pictures.

But no matter how fat they are, Yang Zhengshan can still hold them.

One in each hand, Yang Zhengshan picked them up from the ground and held them in his arms.

"Have you been well behaved today?" Yang Zhengshan asked as he walked towards the main house.

"Grandpa, my brother and I have always been very well behaved!" Yang Chengye said with a pout.

Yang Chengye and Yang Chengmao were indeed very well behaved. Although they loved to play as children, they also liked to practice martial arts. They would practice martial arts for half an hour with Yang Yunxue and the others almost every day. Although they only looked funny waving their little wooden spears, they practiced very seriously.

"Haha, you are all good kids!" Yang Zhengshan said with a smile.

Walking into the main room, Yang Zhengshan took off the bag behind him and temporarily placed the skills in the bedroom. He would put them into the Lingquan space at night.

In addition to the exercises, he also brought back some snacks for the children.

Looking at the snacks, the two little guys immediately couldn’t take their eyes away.

"Grandpa~~" Yang Chengmao looked at Yang Zhengshan eagerly.

Yang Zhengshan carried him to the chair and said, "Eat!"

Seeing that the two little ones were eating happily, Yang Zhengshan did not forget his eldest granddaughter and little apprentice. He went out and brought Yang Qingwan and Wang Mingzhe over, and let the four little ones sit together at the dining table to eat snacks. He also prepared some spiritual spring water for them to drink.

As for his three-month-old grandson, Yang Zhengshan named him Yang Chengxian. However, the grandson was still too young and had to be kept at home all the time. It was not convenient for Yang Zhengshan to go to the west wing to see him every day.

As for his grandson, Yang Zhengshan took a portion of snacks and asked Jiang He to take it back for little Jiang Ning.

By the way, Yang Yunyan is pregnant again!

While Yang Zhengshan was fighting in Linguan Fort, Yang Yunyan was diagnosed with being two months pregnant.

This means that this year, Yang Zhengshan will have another grandson or granddaughter.

Fortunately, Yang Zhengshan has adapted to it now. Let alone one more, even if there are ten or eight more, he thinks it is normal.

Dinner was prepared by Wu Hai's wife, Mrs. Li. Mrs. Wu's cooking skills were much better than Mrs. Wang's.

The meal included boiled fish, braised fish, braised pig's trotters, braised pork, scrambled eggs with black fungus, and a crucian carp and tofu soup.

The reason why there were so many fish was that the soldiers in the garrison caught a lot of fish in Ying River yesterday, and Yang Zhengshan took the initiative to distribute them to everyone, and their family also got a lot.

The pigs are raised by the people in the tunbu themselves. One is slaughtered every ten days and sold in the tunbu at a relatively cheap price. The same goes for chickens, eggs and sheep.

Although the military households in Yinghe Fort cannot have meat for every meal, it is still no problem for them to eat meat every few days.

After dinner, everyone left, but Yang Mingzhi stayed.

"Is something wrong?"

Yang Zhengshan asked.

"Dad, Brother Mingwu said that preparations for the expansion of Yinghe Fort are almost complete. Can we start construction?" Yang Mingzhi said.

Originally, this matter should have been discussed in the government office, but Yang Zhengshan went to Guancheng this afternoon and did not return until the evening. Yang Mingwu could only ask Yang Mingzhi to help ask.

"Then let's choose an auspicious day to start construction!" Yang Zhengshan said casually.

Expanding the garrison was an idea Yang Zhengshan had years ago. In the past, there were only a hundred or so military households in Yinghe Fort, and the fort was quite spacious. But now, Yinghe Fort has more than 300 military households, and there are also a large number of buildings such as stables, pig pens, and chicken coops, which are packed tightly.

There was even a special camp built outside the garrison as a cavalry camp.

Yang Zhengshan thought about expanding Yinghe Fort so that it could accommodate at least 500 households. This way, the cavalrymen outside could also live in the fort. Even if they didn't bring their families over, they could live more comfortably.

"Well, the money and food may not be enough!" Yang Mingzhi said.

"Not enough!" Yang Zhengshan was slightly surprised, "How can it be not enough?"

Yang Zhengshan also kept one thousand taels of the reward money Zhou Lan brought, and there was still a lot of grain left from the grain he bought last year.

In addition, I made a lot of money selling charcoal this winter.

Logically speaking, Yinghe Fort should have money and food now.

"Dad, Brother Mingwu and I calculated that if we hire all the workers for the expansion of the garrison, it would cost about 1,500 taels of silver. In addition, we have to provide meals, which will also consume a lot of grain."

"There is enough food for now. We will pay you for every ounce of food you have!"

Yang Mingzhi explained.

Yang Zhengshan had never really calculated how much money and grain would be needed to expand the garrison.

However, since Yang Mingzhi and Yang Mingwu had already calculated it, there was no need for him to calculate it again.

He taught mathematics to Yang Mingzhi, Yang Mingwu and others, so he knew Yang Mingzhi and Yang Mingwu's abilities very well.

"Then let's sell some horses! And sell all those miscellaneous things as well!" Yang Zhengshan said, thinking about the spoils that filled the warehouse.

In the Battle of Yinghe and the Battle of Linguanbao, they obtained a lot of spoils.

There were more than 200 war horses alone, as well as various weapons, armor, and some small items. Many of these things were useless to keep, so it was better to get rid of them.

"Dad, are you selling the war horses too?" Yang Mingzhi was reluctant to part with the war horses.

"Sell it. General Zhou promised to give us another 300 war horses." Yang Zhengshan said with a smile.

Before the military training last year, Zhou Lan said that as long as he could train 300 elite cavalry, he would be given another 300 war horses.

Although the cavalry under his command suffered heavy losses, their previous performance on the battlefield was enough to make them elite cavalry.

"That's good!"

When Yang Mingzhi heard that Zhou Lan would give them another 300 war horses, he immediately became happy.

"When the time comes, let your eldest brother go and pick some to raise at the horse farm. We will use them as a temporary loan from the government office." Yang Zhengshan said.

This is considered abusing public power for personal gain, but he doesn't think there is anything wrong with it.

He made great efforts in both battles, so he deserves a larger share of the spoils.

Besides, he didn't want to take it for free, he just wanted to borrow it temporarily. He would raise those war horses for a few months and then sell them through the stable.

He just wanted to make a profit from the price difference, and would use money to fill the hole later.

If he had more money, he could have made all the war horses his own.

"Okay! I'll go talk to my brother and ask him to pick a horse tomorrow." Yang Mingzhi said.

(End of this chapter)