Chapter 195: Imperial Relatives and Noble Sons

Yang Zhengshan went up to the second floor, and the girl led him to a private room by the window, then left. However, a female shopkeeper soon came in with tea.

Many merchants in Anyuan City are familiar with Yang Zhengshan, the garrison commander, because he often comes out shopping.

He accompanied his wife, granddaughter and granddaughter shopping. Yang Zhengshan had been to most of the shops in Anyuan City, so many merchants knew him.

Of course, the owner of Jinxiufang naturally also knew Yang Zhengshan.

"Does the lord have any instructions?" The female shopkeeper served tea to Yang Zhengshan and asked respectfully.

Yang Zhengshan looked at Yang Qingwan who was eagerly waiting and said with a smile: "Take my little granddaughter to have a look, and pack whatever she likes for her!"

Jinxiufang only receives female guests, so it's not appropriate for a grown man like him to wander around, so it's better for him to stay in the box.

Besides, he didn't know much about the things in Jinxiufang, so he wouldn't be able to choose anything. It would be better to let the shopkeeper take Yang Qingwan to choose.

Yang Wanqing was very interested in those exquisite embroidery works. Although she was lively and active, she was very interested in needlework such as embroidery. Although she was only six years old, the embroidery works she made were already quite good.

"Grandpa, I'm going first!"

Yang Qingwan said something to Yang Zhengshan and followed the female shopkeeper out of the box, while Yang Zhengshan sat in the box leisurely sipping tea.

The tea sold at Jinxiufang is the top-grade Yunwuchun tea, which Luo Shang specially bought from Qizhou.

It tastes clear and slightly bitter at first, but has a sweet and mellow aftertaste. Yang Zhengshan really likes the aftertaste of Yunwuchun.

He savored the aftertaste of the Yunwuchun coffee and looked casually at the street outside the window.

In two years, Anyuan City has changed a lot. Just looking at this street, you can see many differences. For example, there is almost no broken bluestone on the ground, and there are no more beggars on the streets.

Most of the credit goes to Lin Shoude, but of course Yang Zhengshan also contributed a bit.

If the military households become wealthy, it will also affect the economic prosperity of the entire Anyuan City.

In addition to the military, Yang Zhengshan also gave Lin Shoude a lot of advice.

For example, when it comes to treating beggars, Yang Zhengshan suggested that Lin Shoude gather the beggars in the city together, allocate wasteland to those with healthy limbs to reclaim, and place the old, weak and disabled in orphanages, and find them some light work, such as weaving baskets and mats, so as to let them have their own income as much as possible.

As for homeless young people, they were taken back by merchants in the city to work as clerks. They only needed to be given food, and the government was responsible for supervising them to avoid abuse.

Although such resettlement cannot ensure that these beggars will have no worries about food and clothing, it is better than letting them beg in the city.

Of course, there were also some lazy beggars, especially those with healthy limbs, who ate the seeds and sold the farm tools after being given wasteland. Yang Zhengshan proposed to Lin Shoude that such people should be reformed through labor.

Building roads and city walls requires a large amount of manpower, and these people are free labor.

At the beginning, Lin Shoude only asked Yang Zhengshan for advice every now and then, but as Yang Zhengshan gave him more and more advice, Lin Shoude habitually went to Yang Zhengshan every time he encountered a problem, which made Yang Zhengshan a little annoyed with this guy.

You are the prefect and I am the garrison commander. Governing the people should be your official duty, but you come to me for help every day. What? Do you want me to be the prefect?
Although he felt that Lin Shoude was annoying, Yang Zhengshan was still very pleased that Lin Shoude could make Anyuan City so prosperous.

Just as Yang Zhengshan was looking at the bustling street, there was a sudden noise outside the box.

"You dare not give me something I like?"

"Believe it or not, I will destroy your Jinxiufang!"

An arrogant voice came from outside, and Yang Zhengshan raised his eyebrows.

Smashed Jinxiufang?
There is such an awesome existence in Anyuan City?

Everyone in the entire Anyuan City knows that the Luo family and the Yang family have a close relationship, and everyone knows that Jinxiufang is a place that the garrison commander takes care of.

In the past two years, most of the people who dared to cause trouble or create trouble in Jinxiufang had moved bricks on the construction site.

The noise continued, and it seemed as if they were really going to smash Jinxiufang!
Yang Zhengshan stood up, walked out of the box slowly, came to the stairs, and looked towards the lobby on the first floor.

The lobby was in a mess. Many attendants in green shorts were smashing the fabrics and embroidery on the counter. The customers of Jinxiufang had already run away, leaving only the female waiters hiding in the corner.

A young man in a crimson-purple gown stood in the middle of the lobby, looking haughtily at the owner of Jinxiufang. Next to the young man was a girl of about fourteen or fifteen years old, with bright white teeth, but her face looked a little embarrassed.

The female shopkeeper of Jinxiufang protected Yang Qingwan behind her. Her cheeks were red and swollen, and it was obvious that she had been beaten.

As for Yang Qingwan, she glared at the young man with anger on her face, and shouted, "You bastard, you dare to act wild in front of me! Chunhua, why are you still standing there? Beat him up for me!"

Yang Zhengshan, who was about to walk down the stairs, froze when he heard this. He looked at the little girl Yang Qingwan with a slight twitch at the corner of his mouth.

My dear granddaughter, when did you learn to order servants to beat people?

Look at his posture, his demeanor, and his words. He is no worse than the young man opposite him. He looks like a dandy young man.

Chunhua is the head maidservant beside Wang. When Chunhua came to Yang's house, she was still a little maidservant of thirteen or fourteen years old, but now Chunhua has become Wang's most capable assistant.

But being capable alone is not enough. Don't forget that all the servants of the Yang family have to learn martial arts. The servants who entered the Yang family two years ago are all warriors now. Chunhua, as one of the earliest servants of the Yang family, has even reached the acquired realm.

So there was a reason why Yang Qingwan asked Chunhua to take action, because she knew Chunhua was very powerful.

At this time, Chunhua did not take action. She and the female shopkeeper protected Yang Qingwan behind them and looked at the young man and his followers in front of them vigilantly.

"Miss!"

She patted Yang Qingwan's shoulder gently.

Behind her were two little girls, trembling as they grabbed Yang Qingwan's clothes, fearing that Yang Qingwan would rush out.

These two little girls are the girls around Yang Qingwan, one is ten years old and the other is eight years old. They usually follow Yang Qingwan.

"Where did you come from, wild girl? How dare you scold me? Do you know who I am?" The young man stared at Yang Qingwan with a ferocious look.

"who are you?"

Yang Zhengshan walked down the stairs and asked the young man calmly.

The young man was slightly stunned when he saw Yang Zhengshan. Perhaps he did not expect that someone would dare to meddle in other people's business at this time.

"Who are you to meddle in my business?"

"I am the garrison commander of Anyuan City!"

Yang Zhengshan walked up to the young man and said calmly, "Who are you? A royal relative? Or a noble?"

There aren't any royal relatives in Anyuan City.

Yang Zhengshan introduced himself, but the young man was not afraid at all. Instead, he said sarcastically: "How dare a mere garrison commander speak so arrogantly in front of me!"

"I am not a royal relative. I am the seventh son of the Marquis of Jingyuan Mansion!"

Yang Zhengshan raised his eyebrows slightly.

Marquis Jingyuan!
He is truly the son of a noble family!
No wonder he dares to be so arrogant.

Anyuan City is just a small place, and a son of a marquis does have the qualifications to act arrogantly here.

But why did the people from Jingyuan Marquis’ Mansion come here?

It seems that no one from the Jingyuan Marquis Mansion is working in Chongshan Town.

"Marquis Jingyuan!" Yang Zhengshan looked at the young boy and girl with a scrutinizing gaze!
The young man was dressed in rich clothes, and the jade pendant hanging around his waist was obviously not an ordinary item. The followers around him were all warriors, and it was obvious that they were of extraordinary backgrounds.

Although this girl had a beautiful appearance, her clothes were very ordinary, just a plain white silk skirt.

Feeling Yang Zhengshan's gaze, the girl bowed and said, "Ning Qing from the Qing'an Marquis's Mansion greets the garrison commander!"

Yang Zhengshan was stunned.

Qing Anbo!
My goodness, there really is a royal relative here.

The Qing'an Marquis's Mansion is the emperor Chengping's maternal family, that is, the empress's maiden family. However, the emperor and empress died ten years ago, and the Qing'an Marquis's Mansion is not as wealthy as the Shouguo Duke's Mansion. Therefore, among the nobles, the Qing'an Marquis is a marginal figure. Apart from the title of earl, he has almost no power.

But no matter what, the Qing'an Marquis's Mansion is the emperor and empress's maiden home, and the current Qing'an Marquis is the father-in-law of the emperor.

The young lady from the Qing'an Earl's Mansion in front of him is a genuine royal relative.

Yang Zhengshan was a little confused. What were these royal relatives doing in Anyuan City?
A young man from the Marquis of Jingyuan and a young lady from the Marquis of Qing'an came to Anyuan City. What was their purpose?
While Yang Zhengshan was puzzled, the young man next to him said impatiently: "Master Yang, it's a good thing that you are here. Help me to smash this Jinxiufang. I will do you a favor!"

"..."

Yang Zhengshan looked at the young man speechlessly.

"Somebody come!"

He was too lazy to talk to the idiot.

"grown ups!"

Han Fei immediately walked in from the door.

"Capture them and send them to the construction site outside the city to carry bricks!"

So what about Marquis Jingyuan?

To put it bluntly, this is Chongshan Town, not Kyoto. In Kyoto, Yang Zhengshan still has to consider the face of Jingyuan Marquis Mansion, but here, the county magistrate is not as good as the current one!
If this kid was the son of the Marquis of Changping, Yang Zhengshan would send this kid to Chongshan Pass with a gentle attitude without saying a word.

Because Liang Chu, Marquis of Changping, was the general of Chongshan Town, no matter how powerful Yang Zhengshan was, he had to give Liang Chu face.

When the young man heard this, he was immediately furious, "How dare you!"

The followers around him stopped smashing things and gathered around the young man, looking vigilantly at the guards pouring in from outside.

Yang Zhengshan ignored the shouting boy and glanced coldly at the followers beside him.

"What? You want to fight me in Anyuan City?"

The followers were stunned. Isn't it courting death to fight with Yang Zhengshan, the garrison commander in Anyuan City?
Maybe Yang Zhengshan didn't dare to do anything to their young master, but he definitely dared to kill their followers.

"Son!"

An older attendant tugged at the boy's sleeve.

The young man's face flushed red, and his eyes were staring at Yang Zhengshan like fire.

"You wait for me!"

"Wait for nothing, take him away! Beat him to death if you dare to resist!" Yang Zhengshan said impatiently.

He had no good feelings towards this kind of noble son.

In fact, there are good children of nobles. For example, Zhao Yuan can be considered a child of nobles. There are also many children of nobles in Chongshan Pass. For example, Liang Chu's sons and grandsons also have several in Chongshan Pass. Yang Zhengshan has never heard of the rumors that the son of the Marquis of Changping is bullying and tyrannical.

Therefore, whether the children of noble families are good or not depends on how strict their family education is.

(End of this chapter)