Chapter 122 Everything is the same as before

The next morning.

After getting up and washing, Yang Zhengshan practiced in the open space in the main courtyard for an hour.

In the past when he was in Yinghe Fort, he would not practice in the backyard of the government office, because the space there was not big, and everyone had to practice, so he could only run outside the fort to practice.

But it's different here. He is the only one in the main courtyard, and the space is so large that he can do whatever he wants.

After the training, everyone in the Yang family came to the main courtyard to have breakfast.

Nowadays, everyone in the Yang family still eats together, including the two young disciples Wang Yunqiao and Lin Zhan.

"Minghao, has your cultivation reached the stage of refining strength?" Yang Zhengshan asked.

"Dad, I started practicing martial arts a month ago!" Yang Minghao said somewhat dissatisfiedly.

He practiced very hard, and if it weren't for his young age, he thought he was no worse than his second brother.

As for the eldest brother!

Forget it then.

He really can't compare.

If you ask who has the highest cultivation level among the Yang family members, Yang Zhengshan is naturally the undisputed number one.

Besides Yang Zhengshan, there is Yang Mingcheng.

Although Yang Mingcheng looks naive and silly, honest people have an advantage, that is, they are honest, obedient, and not afraid of hardship or fatigue.

In addition, Yang Mingcheng had no official position and usually only needed to take care of the family business, so he had relatively more free time, and therefore he spent the most time on cultivation.

By now, Yang Mingcheng's cultivation has reached the second level of the acquired realm, which is one level higher than Yang Mingwu and Yang Mingzhi.

As for the other members of the Yang family, except Yang Yunyan, those who can become warriors are already warriors.

Yang Yunyan delayed her training because she was pregnant again, while the others delayed their training because they were too young.

Yang Zhengshan nodded and said, "You and Song Dashan will come with me to the front yamen later!"

He still has to meet those officials today. What kind of dangerous and dangerous place is this garrison office? It depends on how much he can find out today.

After breakfast, Yang Zhengshan brought Song Dashan and Yang Minghao to the front yamen. The clerk Zhou Ren had been waiting outside the archway leading to the backyard. When he saw them coming out, he hurried forward and bowed, saying, "I pay my respects to you, sir!"

"Are all the people here?" Yang Zhengshan asked calmly.

"Your Excellency, all the gentlemen are already waiting in the main hall!" Zhou Ren said.

The garrison officer's hall is a large courtyard. The main hall is the place for meetings. On the left side of the main hall is Yang Zhengshan's study, and then there are the Finance Department, Horse Department, Farm Department, Procession Department, Treasury Department, Equipment Bureau, Ceremonial Department, etc.

The entire government office had more than thirty clerks, more than one hundred able-bodied servants, more than thirty craftsmen, and more than one hundred soldiers.

There is no need to say much about clerks, as they are responsible for handling all the clerical work in the yamen.

The able-bodied men and runners were mainly responsible for doing odd jobs, such as carrying food, organizing warehouses, doing odd jobs, accompanying people on travel ceremonies, etc.

The craftsmen were responsible for making and repairing armor, carriages, horseshoes, saddles, etc.

The weapons and armor of the garrison office were all provided by the shogun's office, but sometimes the weapons and armor would be damaged, and the shogun's office would definitely not repair them, nor would they distribute them at any time, so the garrison office needed to practice on its own, and sometimes even need to forge some weapons and armor by itself.

As for the soldiers, they were responsible for guarding the government offices. If Yang Zhengshan traveled, they would also act as guards.

Therefore, there were many people in the garrison office.

When they saw Yang Zhengshan coming, they all bowed to greet him.

Yang Zhengshan ignored these people and walked into the main hall with a calm expression.

"Greetings, my lord!"

There were already more than a dozen officials gathered in the main hall. When they saw Yang Zhengshan coming in, they hurriedly stood up and greeted him.

Yang Zhengshan nodded slightly, then sat in the main seat.

He glanced at everyone's faces and said, "Sit down!"

"Thank you, sir!"

"Who is the Qianzong?"

Yang Zhengshan asked the question even though he knew the answer.

He had already read the message about Captain Xu Wanfu last night, and he had also met Xu Wanfu before entering the city. How could he not know who the Captain was?
"I'm Xu Wanfu, your humble servant. I'm honored to meet you, Lord Garrison Commander." Xu Wanfu stood up and saluted again with his fists clasped.

"Is there any problem with the city's defense?" Yang Zhengshan asked.

"Your Excellency, everything is fine!" Xu Wanfu replied.

Yang Zhengshan stroked his beard and looked at Xu Wanfu.

From the welcome outside the city yesterday to the meeting now, he could see that the officials under the defense office all followed the lead of Xu Wanfu.

It was definitely not like this before. He had also seen Cao Han. In the battle of Fushan City, the Chongshan Town camp was defeated, and Cao Han even wanted to steal the military rations he was escorting when he fled.

At that time, Cao Han was very arrogant and domineering. How could a man with such a personality be undermined by his subordinates?

Apparently, Xu Wanfu had subjugated all the officials of the garrison office within three months after Cao Han was convicted.

At this time, Xu Wanfu lowered his head and looked very respectful, but his heart was full of ridicule.

He had learned about Yang Zhengshan, knew that Yang Zhengshan was from Yinghe Fort, and was also clear about the relationship between Yang Zhengshan and Zhou Lan.

Zhou Lan!

Naturally, he didn't dare to provoke Zhou Lan, but he dared to target Yang Zhengshan because this was Anyuanzhou City, not Jianning Guard.

"That's good, everything will be the same as before!" Yang Zhengshan said indifferently.

Then he asked, "Who is the officer in charge of the village?"

"Your humble servant Tian Gui greets you, sir!" Tian Gui quickly stood up.

"There shouldn't be any problem on your end!"

"No, no." Tian Gui was not as calm as Xu Wanfu, and there was a bit of panic on his face.

"Well, that's the same as before!" Yang Zhengshan said the same thing. "Do you have any other questions?"

Everyone was silent.

"Since there is no problem, let's all go!"

After saying that, Yang Zhengshan stood up and left the main hall and went to the study next door.

The current situation is very clear. His garrison has been sidelined by his subordinates. He can no longer count on either the soldiers in the camp or the garrison outside the city.

As for what to do next!
Yang Zhengshan has already thought it through, to use stillness to overcome movement.

He had just arrived and didn't understand the situation clearly, so it was definitely not appropriate for him to take any action at this time.

Since these people want to undermine him and target him, they will naturally not remain obedient. They will definitely take action.

Although this is somewhat passive, it can give Yang Zhengshan a chance to buffer.

Xu Wanfu can wait for them to take action, but Yang Zhengshan in the government office cannot just sit there and do nothing.

This official office is the place he needs to control the most at the moment, and it is also the place that is easiest to control.

"Zhou Ren!"

In the study, Yang Zhengshan stood with his hands behind his back, looking at the decorations in the room.

Compared with the furniture in the backyard, the decoration in this study looks much more ordinary.

Whether it is pens, ink, paper, and inkstones, or tables, chairs, and bookcases, they are the most common and ordinary.

"I'm here!" Zhou Ren responded cautiously.

He stood behind Yang Zhengshan, feeling as if a mountain was pressing down on his heart, and he dared not even breathe.

For some reason, he felt a strong sense of oppression from Yang Zhengshan.

"Let's go, take me to the Grain and Money Department first!"

Afterwards, Yang Zhengshan began to check the situation in the government office.

Starting from the Finance and Grain Department, we gained an understanding of all aspects of the government's money, grain, weapons, war horses, personnel, etc.

It is not an easy task to understand these things, because they also include the situations of the barracks and garrisons under the government offices.

It took Yang Zhengshan six days to get a thorough understanding of the situation in Guanting.

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At present, the garrison office has sufficient food, money and supplies, which makes Yang Zhengshan feel relieved.

If you have money and food, you won't feel worried.

As long as there is no shortage of money and food, Yang Zhengshan can sit back and relax.

As for why the garrison office was not short of money and food, Yang Zhengshan could roughly guess the reason.

Cao Han was convicted of embezzling government money and grain. Logically speaking, the money and grain in the government office should have been embezzled by him, but that happened three months ago after all.

It is impossible that the higher-ups did not allocate food and fodder for these three months.

In fact, Chongshan Town is not short of food and fodder now. Since Lu Chongde and Liang Chu took office, the food and fodder and money of government offices at all levels in Chongshan Town have been sufficient. In addition, this year is a bumper year, so Chongshan Town is even less short of food.

Therefore, it is normal for the garrison to have sufficient food, fodder, and money.

Of course, he also found many problems.

The main problem was the confusion in the accounts. Yang Zhengshan only took a rough look at the accounts and found out that there were many problems.

But those were all problems of his predecessor, and Cao Han has been convicted, so these accounts have nothing to do with him.

It would be impossible for him to investigate the problem, nor would he be implicated by previous accounts.

In addition to the accounting problem, there is also the problem of cultural atmosphere.

Perhaps it was because Cao Han was convicted, or perhaps it was because of Xu Wanfu's troubles, in any case, everyone in the government office now looked lifeless, as if they were just waiting to die all day long.

After understanding the situation in the government office, Yang Zhengshan prepared to sort out the problems in the government office.

In the study, Yang Zhengshan was writing at his desk.

"Sir, what do you want from me?"

Zhou Ren bent over, came to Yang Zhengshan, and asked carefully.

A few days of contact were not enough for him to understand Yang Zhengshan's character, but he could feel that the newly appointed garrison commander was not a kind person.

Therefore, he was always careful when facing Yang Zhengshan, fearing that Yang Zhengshan would be dissatisfied with him.

"Take a look at that document over there first!" Yang Zhengshan said, pointing to a small booklet on the tea table next to him.

"Yes!"

Zhou Ren picked up the booklet and started flipping through it.

However, the moment he opened the booklet, his expression suddenly changed.

As he flipped through the pages, his expression became more and more nervous, his face turned paler and paler, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

Zhou Ren, 38 years old, is originally from Xiahe Village, Chengyang County.

In the sixth year of Chengping, he took the provincial examination and passed the examination for a scholar.

In the seventh year of Chengping, he took part in the provincial examination but was disqualified for suspected fraud.

In the eighth year of Chengping, he entered the Tianke of the Garrison Office as a clerk through the relationship of his father-in-law Chen Jianan.

He currently lives in Fu'an Street in South City. His wife, Ms. Zhou Yang, has four sons and one daughter.

The eldest son, Zhou Weian, is sixteen years old...

The second son, Zhou Weixin, was fourteen years old...

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(End of this chapter)