Chapter 287: Pier and Saltworks

In the evening, Yang Zhengshan returned to the Acropolis.

At this time, many servants in the Yang family's yard were busy packing up things, and Yang Zhengshan happened to see it when he returned to the main courtyard.

"Mingcheng, how's the cleanup going?"

When Yang Mingcheng heard his voice, he quickly put down the things in his hands, ran over and said, "Dad, I've almost packed everything. We can set off tomorrow!"

Yang Zhengshan nodded slightly, "Come on, let's chat in the study room for a while!"

After that, the two went to the study in the main courtyard.

As soon as the two entered the study, Qingxia made a pot of tea and brought it up.

Yang Zhengshan took a sip of the tea and said, "This time when you go to Kyoto, I have two things for you to do!"

"Dad, you say!" Yang Mingcheng said seriously, holding the tea bowl.

Yang Zhengshan continued, "The first thing is to go see your little sister! I'm always worried about her!"

When Yang Yunxue was at home before, he didn't worry about her all day long, but since she got married, especially after she went to Kyoto, he was always worried about her, fearing that the little girl was not living well in Kyoto.

Obviously she is not his biological daughter, but the old father's heart can never be at peace.

It’s no wonder that Yang Zhengshan is being pretentious. After all, Yang Yunxue is the girl he raised.

Raising a little girl from the age of ten to sixteen, and nurturing her into a graceful and elegant lady, she is like a biological daughter to me.

In comparison, it was not the same for others. Yang Mingzhi was also out before, but Yang Zhengshan seldom thought of this adopted son.

It’s not because Yang Zhengshan favors girls over boys, but because when he came to the Yang family, Yang Mingzhi was already an adult, which made him not have the feeling of raising a child.

"Dad, I get it. I will go see my little sister!" Yang Mingcheng was also concerned about his little sister. Even if Yang Zhengshan didn't mention it, he would definitely go to see Yang Yunxue.

"The second thing~~"

Yang Zhengshan pondered for a moment and said, "General Zhou will be getting married in May this year. You don't have to rush back. Wait until General Zhou gets married before coming back. I will send someone to deliver the gift to Kyoto in a while. Then you can congratulate General Zhou on behalf of your father."

Zhou Lan's wedding was scheduled for the eighth day of May, while the Spring Examination was in March and the Palace Examination was in April. If everything went well for Lu Wenyuan, he would not be able to come back until at least May. If not, he would have to wait until April.

"Oh, I understand. I will go to congratulate General Zhou when the time comes!" Yang Mingcheng said honestly.

"Well, you should also go and see Mr. Liu more often, and you should also visit Prince Zhou on your father's behalf!"

Yang Zhengshan said.

Prince Zhou is Zhou Xu, Zhou Lan's elder brother.

These are all the Yang family’s connections, so it’s good to get to know them more often.

Yang Minghao went to Kyoto a few years ago. As it was relatively recent, he came back soon after delivering New Year gifts. This time, Yang Mingcheng had no other important things to do except escorting Lu Wenyuan, so he let him move around more in Kyoto.

"Yes, Dad, I understand!" Yang Mingcheng responded one by one.

The next morning, Yang Mingcheng left the Acropolis in a carriage with eight guards.

They need to go to the Lu family in Anning County first, and then go to Kyoto with Lu Wenyuan.

Lu Wenyuan was not traveling alone, as he had many of his classmates going to Beijing to take the exam together.

After seeing Yang Mingcheng off, Yang Zhengshan devoted all his attention to official duties.

As time goes by, Tenglongwei becomes busier and busier.

As the weather gets warmer, there are more things to do.

Before we knew it, it was already mid-March.

The cold wave faded, and the warm southeast wind blew into Liaodong. Tenglongwei ushered in a new spring, and spring ploughing began.

Walking along the village paths, you can see many military households working in the flat fields on both sides.

Yang Zhengshan, along with Jiang He and his entourage, set out from the Acropolis and headed eastward. Looking at the military households busy in the fields, he was in a good mood.

God bless us, this year will be a year of good weather, good harvest and good harvest.

This is very important to Yang Zhengshan and to everyone in Tenglongwei.

Because this year is a new beginning. If natural disasters continue, this beginning will be delayed to next year or even several years later.

Fortunately, God is kind to him, and Yang Zhengshan is confident that he can make everything different in Tenglongwei this year.

The group rode on horseback for more than half an hour and arrived at the seaside.

To the east of Tenglongwei is the vast Liao Sea, which is bordered by Liaodong in the west, the Li Sheng Dynasty in the north, the De Sheng Dynasty in the east, and the Dayong East Sea in the south.

However, the coastline of Tenglongwei is not very long, only less than sixty miles. After all, Tenglongwei is just a guard, and its status is not as big as a county.

Yang Zhengshan stood on the shore, looking at the vast ocean and feeling the breath from the ocean. He couldn't help but feel a sense of heroism rising in his heart, and wanted to compose a poem.

However, he racked his brains but couldn't come up with any good words. The only thing in his mind was, "Oh, sea, you are all water!"

Ahem~~
Yang Zhengshan coughed lightly and decided to give up on writing poetry as it was not suitable for him.

After coming to this world, he had never studied the poems and songs of this world. As for his previous life, he had paid back what he should pay back and forgotten what he should forget. Although he could still remember one or two sentences, they were incoherent and he was embarrassed to recite them out.

It was enough to feel the breath of the sea, but Yang Zhengshan did not forget the purpose of this trip.

He looked towards the north and south. The terrain of Tenglongwei was relatively flat. Except for a few small hills in the south, the rest of the place was flat.

"Is there any suitable place to build a dock here?" Yang Zhengshan asked Jiang He beside him. Jiang He pointed to the south and said, "Ten miles south, the coast over there is more suitable for building a dock."

"Let's go and take a look!" Yang Zhengshan jumped on his horse and galloped towards the south again.

Soon, they arrived at the location Jiang He mentioned. There was a piece of land extending into the sea. It was not big, only about three hundred feet. It should be considered a mountain, but this mountain was not high, only two feet higher than the coast at other locations.

Yang Zhengshan took a look and tested the water depth near the shore and found that there was no need to build anything here and it could be used as a dock.

"Not bad!"

"Sir, actually this used to be a dock. During the previous dynasty, there was also a small fishing village here, but it disappeared due to the war!" Jiang He said.

The previous dynasty he mentioned refers to the Dasheng Dynasty before Dayong. The most prosperous period of the Dasheng Dynasty was far greater than the current Dayong, which can be seen from several overseas island dynasties.

The Li Sheng Dynasty, the De Sheng Dynasty, and the Lü Sheng Dynasty were all affiliated dynasties of the Da Sheng Dynasty, and their country names were bestowed by the Da Sheng Dynasty.

However, no matter how powerful a dynasty is, it will eventually decline. Today, the Darong Dynasty has been established for more than 300 years, and the once extremely powerful Dasheng Dynasty has been completely submerged in the long river of history.

Yang Zhengshan naturally didn't care about the Dasheng Imperial City. What he cared about was that there was a suitable place to build a dock here.

The purpose of his coming to the seaside this time was not only to find a place to build a pier, but also to find a suitable place to build a salt field.

The people who rely on the mountains to eat the mountains and the water to eat the water.

Tenglongwei is close to the sea and naturally relies on the sea for its livelihood.

So how do you eat the sea?

Fishing?

No, how much money can you make from fishing?

Compared to fishing, salt drying is the real gold mine.

Building a salt field, becoming a salt merchant, producing and selling salt by yourself, this is the real way to make money.

As long as this financial path can be opened up, neither Tenglongwei nor the Yang family will be short of money in the future.

However, it is not an easy task to open up this financial path, and Yang Zhengshan still needs to plan carefully.

After returning to the Acropolis from the seaside, Yang Zhengshan began to ponder in his study.

After thinking about it for a long time, Yang Zhengshan was still unsure, so he invited Liu Zhe over.

Although Liu Zhe had neither an official position nor any achievements, he saw many things more clearly than Yang Zhengshan, especially regarding the government affairs. Liu Zhe was influenced by Liu Yuanfu all day long, so naturally he had some insight into them.

In the study, Yang Zhengshan and Liu Zhe sat opposite each other.

There was a set of blue-and-white glazed flower-shaped tea sets on the tea table. Yang Zhengshan personally poured a cup of tea for Liu Zhe and said with a smile, "How about trying this tea?"

Liu Zhe picked up the tea and took a sip, then savored it carefully, his eyes suddenly lit up.

"What kind of tea is this?"

"The tea has a rich aroma, a long aftertaste, and a lingering refreshing aroma. It is a bit like Biluochun in Wuzhong, but the aftertaste is longer than Biluochun, and the refreshing aroma is more delicate!"

Liu Zhe loves drinking tea, and he is familiar with every type of tea produced by Dayong. However, the tea in front of him is one he has never tasted before, and he has never even heard of it.

Yang Zhengshan smiled and said, "This tea is called Donglingchun!"

"Dong Lingchun!" Liu Zhe showed a confused look.

Yang Zhengshan, however, couldn't help laughing.

The so-called Donglingchun is the tea from Lingquan space, which is taken from the meaning of "looking inward into the cave, there is a spiritual palace inside".

It is absolutely correct to say that Lingquan Space is Lingfu, and the tea produced in Lingfu is also appropriately called Donglingchun.

“Hahaha~~” Yang Zhengshan suddenly laughed, “Brother Liu, don’t bother yourself, this is just wild tea from Changqing Mountain!”

"Wild tea!"

Liu Zhe was a little unconvinced.

Naturally, Yang Zhengshan couldn't tell him that this was tea from the Lingquan space, so he could only use wild mountain tea to fool him.

In fact, there are really wild camellias on Changqing Mountain, but the winter in Liaodong is cold and long, which is not suitable for the growth of tea trees, so there are not many wild camellias on Changqing Mountain.

However, the Evergreen Wild Tea also has a unique flavor. Because of the short spring and summer, the tea leaves of the Evergreen Wild Tea are tender and thick, with a long growth cycle, and absorb more nutrients. The brewed tea has a strong aroma and rich flavor.

Although it is not as refreshing as southern tea, it is very nice to try it occasionally.

Of course, compared with the tea in Lingquan Space, the wild tea should be thrown away.

"I didn't expect there would be such good stuff on Changqing Mountain!" Although Liu Zhe was a little bit unconvinced in his heart, he did not suspect that Yang Zhengshan was lying to him.

He just felt that such tea should not be unknown.

"If Brother Liu likes it, I will give him some later!" Yang Zhengshan said with a smile.

This is the first time that the tea trees in Lingquan Space are producing tea this year. Although the yield is not high, it is still no problem to give out a few dozen kilograms to give away.

"Would it be too much trouble?"

"It's not a problem. Just some local specialties." Yang Zhengshan said casually.

(End of this chapter)