Chapter 154: New Racecourse Site Selection
In the following days, Wei Cen never appeared in front of Yang Zhengshan again, and Liang Rong did not come to see Yang Zhengshan again.

Yang Zhengshan didn't know the specific situation, and he wouldn't take the initiative to inquire. For things like this, the less involvement one has, the better. Now that neither party has come to him, he's happy to stay out of it.

Time has unknowingly entered March, and spring ploughing will begin in less than a month, so Yang Zhengshan has focused his energy on this.

That day, Yang Zhengshan brought Yang Mingcheng to Shalingbao to check the preparations for spring farming in Shalingbao.

Yang Minghao is the defense officer of Shaling Fort. Although Yang Zhengshan thinks Yang Minghao should be able to do a good job as this defense officer, he is still a little worried that Yang Minghao will make mistakes.

After all, Yang Minghao is only sixteen years old this year.

As his biological father, he naturally had to take care of his son to prevent Yang Minghao from making mistakes and causing delays.

"Sir, look, all the farm tools are ready. They will be delivered to the military households in two days!"

In the warehouse of the Shalingbao defense office, Yang Minghao pointed to the dazzling array of farm tools and said.

Yang Zhengshan nodded slightly and asked, "Where are the grain seeds?"

"They are all stored in the granary! Do you want to go and have a look, sir?" Yang Minghao was a little excited. This was his first time to be on his own, and he couldn't help wanting to show off in front of Yang Zhengshan.

Yang Zhengshan thought for a moment and said, "Then let's go and take a look!"

Grain seeds are of utmost importance. If there are no problems, then everything is fine. But if there are problems, there is still a chance to remedy them. Otherwise, if you discover that there is a problem with the grain seeds when spring plowing approaches, it will be a waste of time.

Afterwards, the group went to the granary behind the government office to check it out, and Yang Zhengshan was very satisfied with the result.

Although Yang Minghao is usually a bit careless, he is quite meticulous in his work.

The granary had obviously been checked long ago, and preparations had been made for fire prevention and waterproofing.

Then Yang Zhengshan walked around Shaling Fort again, and soon they came to a valley.

Yang Zhengshan rode on his horse, looking at the valley, and asked, "Is there no land being reclaimed here?"

There is a hill on the east and west sides of this valley. The hill on the east is very low, but the hill on the west is very high. It should be considered the highest hill in the north of Anyuanzhou City.

The mountain is densely covered with vegetation. Although you can't see any green now, you can see many tall trees. When spring comes, the mountain will surely be green.

"No, this place is too far from the garrison, and it's a bit inconvenient to farm!"

"There is a fire road pier on the mountain. There are probably dozens of acres of farmland on the western slope, which can barely support a few military households!"

Yang Minghao pointed to the top of the mountain and said.

Generally speaking, fire towers and beacons are set up on hilltops, which makes it easier to observe the surrounding situation and makes the beacon more obvious when it is lit.

However, this would make life even harder for the soldiers and military households in the beacon towers and fire towers, because the land in the mountains is generally more barren, and they may not have enough to eat even after working hard for a year.

"Let's go and take a look over there!" Yang Zhengshan nodded and drove his horse towards the small hill in the east.

Standing on the top of the hill and looking around, Yang Zhengshan discovered that this was a good Feng Shui location.

There is good land all around the hill, and it should be a lush meadow in the spring.

There is another big river in the north, which is the Ying River. However, the Ying River here is much wider than the Ying River in Yinghe Fort. It should be the gathering place of several branches.

Across the river was a low hill, where there were two garrisons and a dozen beacon towers and fire towers, all under the jurisdiction of the garrison office.

"What a pity! If this place could be reclaimed, there would be at least thousands of acres of fertile land!" Yang Zhengshan looked at the Ying River in the distance.

"Dad, this place is very suitable for building a horse farm!" Yang Mingcheng quickly interrupted.

This time he came out just to find a suitable place to build a horse farm, but now after hearing what Yang Zhengshan said, he actually wanted to open up wasteland here, and he couldn't help feeling a little anxious.

After arriving in Anyuan Prefecture for several months, he had nothing to do all day and was so bored that he felt itchy.

Spring was approaching and he should find something to do, so he came out looking for a place to build a horse farm.

Yang Zhengshan glanced at Yang Mingcheng with amusement, "Of course I know this is a suitable place to build a horse farm!"

There are mountains, water, and a large area of ​​grassland. The most important thing is that it is some distance away from the border, and there are two garrisons in the north. Even if the Hu people harass the border, we can take precautions in advance.

The situation here is better than that of the horse farm in Yinghebao, and it can be built bigger.

Yang Mingcheng smiled innocently and said, "Dad, I think the horse farm can be built by the river, so that it will be convenient to use water, and a small farm can be built on the top of the mountain."

"This mountain is not made of stone, but a pile of earth. We should be able to cultivate some fields from it."

"We can buy some slaves and put them on the farm. They can raise horses and do farming."

Yang Mingcheng talked about the plan in his mind.

Today's Yang Mingcheng is no longer the farmer he used to be. He has upgraded from a low-level farmer to an entry-level farmer or horse ranch owner.

What I was thinking about was no longer how to farm, but how to manage a farm and a horse farm.

Yang Zhengshan nodded, "Then let's choose this place. Ask Ma San to come over in the next few days."

The horse farm in Yinghebao will remain, but it will just be an ordinary small horse farm in the future. It is also considered an asset of the Yang family, but the income will definitely be much lower in the future.

Ma San was a great horse herder. Although Yang Mingcheng had made a lot of progress, he was still far inferior to Ma San in terms of horse breeding.

The only drawback here is that it is quite far from Anyuan City, a full thirty miles away, and Yang Zhengshan will definitely not be able to come here often in the future.

But this is not a big problem. He does not need to come to the horse farm every day to add spiritual spring water. He only needs to come once every once in a while.

"Dad, if we build a horse farm here, the cost will probably be quite high!" Yang Mingcheng said.

Although he didn't know how much silver Yang Zhengshan had, he knew it shouldn't be much.

In fact, the Yang family did not have much income. Apart from the fields in Anning County and the horse farm in Yinghebao, they had almost no other industries.

"After selling off those shops in Chongshan Pass, there should be enough space to build a horse farm!" Yang Zhengshan had thought about this problem a long time ago.

He really didn't have much money left.

But the shops I bought in Chongshanguan last year should be able to sell for a lot of silver now. Before coming to Anyuan City, the shops in Chongshanguan had already started to increase their prices, and now they are estimated to double.

It was only a few hundred taels of silver at first, but now it has become thousands of taels.

A thousand taels of silver is enough to build a horse farm.

Even if it is not enough, you can maintain a small scale first and then expand it slowly in the future.

There are still many horses at Yinghebao's horse farm, and some of them should be able to be sold this year.

"Also contact Luo Shang and ask him if he is willing to open a cloth shop in Anyuan City!" Yang Zhengshan continued to give orders.

Years ago, Luo Shang sent a lot of holiday gifts to the Yang family. Yang Zhengshan understood what he meant. He was afraid that Yang Zhengshan would forget him.

Yang Zhengshan would naturally not forget him. In fact, the Yang family had a share of the Luo family's assets, but both parties did not say it explicitly.

Anyuan City is naturally not as good as Guancheng, but Anyuan City is also a big city. If Luo Shang opens a cloth shop here, he will definitely make money.

……

In the evening, when Yang Zhengshan came back from Shaling Fort, he saw Wu Hai standing in front of the official hall waiting.

Wu Hai is the steward of the Yang family, but he is not from the official office, so under normal circumstances he is rarely in the official office.

Today, Wu Hai was actually waiting for him in front of the official hall. What happened at home?
Yang Zhengshan frowned and jumped off the horse. Before he could ask any questions, Wu Hai spoke first, "Master, the eldest lady is about to give birth!"

Yang Zhengshan suddenly realized.

Calculating the time, it is indeed time for Yang Yunyan to give birth.

It is said that this is Yang Zhengshan’s second grandson, or first granddaughter.

"What's the situation?" Yang Zhengshan asked.

"The midwife is here, the doctor has also been invited, and the eldest young lady has gone to watch over her!" Wu Hai said.

Yang Zhengshan nodded slightly and walked quickly into the official hall.

"grown ups!"

At this time, Zhou Ren came up again, "Just now, Lord Han sent someone to say that the basic training of the soldiers has been completed, and they can start actual combat training tomorrow!"

"Well, send someone to tell him that I will be there tomorrow!" Yang Zhengshan said as he walked.

"Yes, Lord Xie Yuan also sent someone here, saying that several garrisons are short of farm tools, and he wants to ask the craftsmen in the government office to make a batch of farm tools!" Zhou Ren said as he followed Yang Zhengshan.

"Well, let him tell us the quantity, and then let the craftsmen make it!"

These are all small matters, but Zhou Ren has formed a habit. No matter whether the matter in the government office is big or small, he will report to Yang Zhengshan.

Sometimes when Yang Zhengshan was out, he would wait for Yang Zhengshan to come back before reporting, and only leave the yamen and go home after the report.

After finishing the report, Zhou Ren bowed slightly and stopped following Yang Zhengshan.

Yang Zhengshan quickly walked from the government office into the backyard.

After passing through two moon gates and entering the inner courtyard, you will turn left and go around the pond to arrive at the courtyard where Jiang He and Yang Yunyan live.

At this time, there were many servants coming in and out of the yard.

Just as Yang Zhengshan stepped into the courtyard, he heard a burst of crying coming from inside the house.

"gave birth!"

Yang Zhengshan paused, thinking that he came at the right time.

The yard was busy at this time. Wang was directing a group of servants to work, and no one noticed that Yang Zhengshan had arrived.

"Born, born!"

Wang said with some excitement.

There was someone next to him who was even more excited than him. The moment the crying sounded, Jiang He, who was still spinning in circles, suddenly jumped up.

"Born, born!"

Suddenly, everyone in the yard was filled with joy.

Yang Zhengshan walked forward and coughed lightly.

"master!"

"father!"

It was then that everyone noticed that Yang Zhengshan had arrived.

Yang Zhengshan nodded, said nothing, and just looked at the door quietly.

Soon, the maid next to Yang Yunyan came out. When she saw Yang Zhengshan, she was slightly startled, then she bowed and said quickly: "Congratulations, Master, the eldest lady has given birth to a daughter!"

Yang Zhengshan stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Reward, Wu Hai, this month everyone in the mansion will have their monthly salary doubled!"

"Thank you sir for the reward!"

Upon hearing that the monthly salary would be doubled, the busy servants around were all delighted.

"Go in and take a look!"

Yang Zhengshan patted Jiang He on the shoulder and walked into the main house first.

Of course, they were not allowed to enter the delivery room and could only wait in the main room.

(End of this chapter)