Chapter 321 Happy Event
The arrival of warships means that the establishment of the navy has entered a new stage.

Yang Zhengshan is quite satisfied with the current efficiency of the navy's formation.

Of course, this is all thanks to the veteran navy general Yu Tonghai.

Even though Yu Tonghai was just a deputy commander of the guards before, he is definitely a qualified naval commander. Not only does he have his own understanding of naval training, he also has rich experience in naval battles.

As for why he was only a deputy commander of the guards before, there are actually two reasons. The first is that Dayong did not pay enough attention to the navy. Because of the threat from the northern Hu people, Dayong put all the manpower and material resources in the military on the northern border towns, and the navy received much less support.

The second reason is that the navy has fewer opportunities to make meritorious deeds. Although there are many pirates in the southeastern waters of Dayong, and these pirates occasionally land and invade the coast of Dayong, they are basically small-scale fights and are not a big deal at all.

In addition, the Dayei Navy was mainly focused on defense and rarely had the opportunity to go out to sea to fight, so naturally there was no chance to make meritorious service.

It is precisely because of these two reasons that Dayong’s navy has been on a downward trend over the years.

It was obvious that Dayong had advanced shipbuilding technology and had many civilian commercial fleets, but Dayong's navy could not develop.

This seemed very unreasonable to Yang Zhengshan. As a country with a long coastline, it should have several powerful navies.

The navy can not only protect the sea borders, but also enhance Dayong's influence overseas and improve the prosperity of maritime trade.

Unfortunately, the court of Darong did not attach importance to the navy or maritime trade. The Maritime Customs Office was in name only, and maritime trade was mainly based on smuggling by private merchants.

Yang Zhengshan really wanted to remind the emperor, "Your Majesty, maritime trade and tariffs can make a country rich and strong."

But he was just thinking about it. He shouldn't say such things, and he couldn't say them. Although he was doing it for Darong's good, it might infringe on the interests of many people, and then he might become the target of public criticism.

Besides, the emperor might not listen to him.

So Yang Zhengshan decided to take Tenglongwei to make a fortune secretly. As for the rest, it’s none of my business!

……

That day, when Yang Zhengshan got home from court, he saw Wu Hai standing outside the gate waiting for him.

"master!"

"What happened?"

Yang Zhengshan looked at Wu Hai with some confusion. This old man was the Yang family's chief steward and was very busy on weekdays. Why was he suddenly standing at the door waiting for him to come back today? Could something have happened at home?
"Master, the second young lady sent a message from Kyoto saying that she is pregnant!" Wu Hai said with a happy face.

"Yunxue is pregnant!" Yang Zhengshan was stunned at first, then he smiled.

This is really a good thing. Calculating the time, Yang Yunxue has been married for almost a year, and it’s time for her to be pregnant.

For a married woman, nothing is more important than having children.

It’s not that Yang Zhengshan is feudal, but that this is the world.

"How many months?" Yang Zhengshan jumped off the horse and asked.

"It's been more than two months!" Wu Hai said.

Yang Zhengshan nodded slightly and strode towards the door.

This news had obviously spread throughout the Yang family, and the servants were all delighted.

However, this joy was not only because Yang Yunxue was pregnant, but also because Wang Yunqiao was about to get married.

Last year, Wang Yunqiao and Song Hao had already decided on their marriage, and this year Wang Yunqiao is turning sixteen, so the two families decided to set the wedding date in October.

It’s just that Yang Zhengshan and Song Dashan have been very busy recently, so this matter was handled by Yu Qingyi and Song Dashan’s wife Li.

As the wedding date approaches, the Yang family has already started decorating the house.

When Yang Zhengshan returned to the main courtyard, Yu Qingyi was preparing the dowry for Wang Yunqiao. Wang and Li were also helping, but Liang did not come.

"My daughter-in-law pays respects to my father!"

Seeing Yang Zhengshan coming, Wang and Li hurriedly greeted him.

Yang Zhengshan waved his hand and said, "Where is the letter from Yunxue?"

Yu Qingyi smiled charmingly and took out the letter from her sleeve, "I knew you would want to read it when you come back."

Yang Zhengshan took the letter and read it. Qingxia quickly brought him a bowl of tea.

Yunxue was a good and filial child. She was afraid that they would worry, so she always reported good news but not bad news.

The content of the letter mostly expresses concern for the family, and of course also the joy of being pregnant.

Yang Zhengshan finished reading the letter with a smile.

"Master, do you want to arrange for someone to send some things over?" Yu Qingyi asked.

"Send some Hundred Herb Wine to Yunxue?" Yang Zhengshan said.

Yu Qingyi rolled her eyes at him, "Yun Xue is pregnant, how can she drink?"

Yang Zhengshan felt embarrassed. He had actually forgotten about this. He only thought that Baicao Niang was brewed with spiritual spring water and had great nourishing effects, but he ignored the fact that this thing was wine.

"Let's send some tonic over!" said Yu Qingyi.

Yang Zhengshan nodded, "Okay, let Mingcheng go to Liao'an Prefecture tomorrow to see if there are any precious medicines. If there are, buy some and send them to Yunxue!"

Yang Zhengshan has always been generous to his daughter.

In the past, precious medicines were considered precious, but now they are just relatively scarce resources for the Yang family.

With the Yang family's current financial resources, buying a few precious herbs would not be a big deal.

"Dad~~Dad~~"

At this moment, a clear voice came from the inner room.

Then, Nanny Song came out holding little Mingzhao.

"Come, let daddy hold you!" Yang Zhengshan took little Mingzhao with a smile.

The little guy had a pair of big, round eyes. As soon as he came into Yang Zhengshan's arms, he stretched out his hands and grabbed Yang Zhengshan's beard.

"Be gentle, be gentle!"

Yang Zhengshan felt a little pain when he was grabbed by him.

"Water, water~~"

This kid also knows what is good and what is bad. He likes to pester Yang Zhengshan because Yang Zhengshan often gives him spiritual spring water to drink.

Yang Zhengshan held the boy in his arms, walked into the inner room, took out a tea bowl, and poured a bowl of spiritual spring water for him to drink.

After drinking the spiritual spring water, the boy stopped being naughty and stopped scratching his father's beard.

"You bastard, if you want to drink water, just drink it. Why do you have to grab your father's beard?"

"It's all because of you!" Yu Qingyi said unhappily.

She felt resentful. She was the biological mother and she was the one who took care of Xiao Mingzhao every day, but Xiao Mingzhao was closer to Yang Zhengshan than to her. As soon as he saw his biological father, he forgot about her. "Haha~~" Yang Zhengshan laughed proudly, "Maybe it's because you don't have a beard!"

"Bah, what nonsense are you talking about, you shameless old man!" Yu Qingyi glared at Yang Zhengshan angrily.

"This is nonsense, Xiao Mingzhao might prefer beards!"

Yang Zhengshan held little Mingzhao in his arms and asked, "Mingzhao, do you like growing a beard?"

How would Xiao Mingzhao know what a beard is?
He held the tea bowl, tilted his head, and looked at his father. His confused look was so adorable.

Yang Zhengshan teased him with his beard, and the boy immediately started giggling.

"Dad, Dad~~" he was still calling out.

"See, he just likes beards!" Yang Zhengshan said with a smile.

Yu Qingyi didn't want to pay attention to him and turned around to continue looking at the list in her hand.

Wang and Li sat nearby and laughed secretly. They liked watching Yang Zhengshan and Yu Qingyi bickering, because Yang Zhengshan was the most relaxed and amiable when bickering with Yu Qingyi, and did not have the authority of the head of the family at all.

……

A few days later, at the Changping Marquis Mansion in Kyoto.

Yang Yunxue was dancing vigorously in the yard with a spear in her hand. The maids beside her were looking at her with helpless looks on their faces.

At this time, Liang Jinyan trotted over, "Oh, my wife!"

As he said that, he ran over and blocked Yang Yunxue's gun.

"Get out of the way!" Yang Yunxue raised her eyebrows and said dissatisfiedly.

"My wife, my wife, you are pregnant, you have to be careful!" Liang Jinyan not only did not move away, but also stepped forward and grabbed Yang Yunxue's gun.

"It's only been less than three months. It's okay. It won't hurt!" Yang Yunxue said nonchalantly.

"But what if? Madam, we'd better be careful!" Liang Jinyan advised.

"When my mother was pregnant, she didn't stop practicing martial arts! Wasn't it just as good?" Yang Yunxue retorted. The mother she was talking about was Yu Qingyi.

When Yu Qingyi was pregnant with Mingzhao, Yang Zhengshan took care of her carefully, but whenever Yang Zhengshan was not around, Yu Qingyi would secretly practice martial arts.

The key to learning martial arts is persistence.

Those warriors who persist will form a habit and will feel uncomfortable if they don’t practice for a day.

Yang Yunxue had been practicing for two hours every day since she was a child, and she did not stop even after getting married. But after she became pregnant, Liang Jinyan refused to let her practice no matter what, which made her feel unwell these days.

I don’t know if it’s because I’m pregnant or because I haven’t practiced martial arts for a few days.

"Madam, let's just practice for a short while, don't get tired!" Liang Jinyan saw that she insisted and had no choice but to compromise.

"I practice for a short while every day, don't stop me!" Yang Yunxue had also practiced for a while and felt a lot more comfortable, so she stopped forcing herself.

"Okay, just a little while every day, just a quarter of an hour!"

"No, a quarter of an hour in the morning and evening!"

"Okay, fifteen minutes each morning and evening!" Liang Jinyan said helplessly.

He couldn't afford to offend the young aunt, couldn't scold her, and couldn't beat her, so he could only go along with her.

Liang Jinyan always felt that his married life was different from that of others. Other noble sons could still eat, drink and have fun outside even after getting married, and could even go to brothels to have fun from time to time.

And what about him?
Ever since getting married, I have cut myself off from all kinds of entertainment. Eating and drinking are ok, but seeking pleasure is absolutely forbidden.

It’s not that Yang Yunxue didn’t let him go, but when he thought of Yang Yunxue’s spear, he couldn’t help but back off.

What if I go there and my wife stabs me with a gun?
Whenever he saw a brothel, such worries arose in his mind.

Every time I poked it, a bloody hole appeared. Every time I poked it, a bloody hole appeared!

So miserable!

So there was no need for Yang Yunxue to say anything, he didn't dare to go out and seek pleasure.

"Miss, Miss, there's a letter from home!"

Just then, Xia Feng ran over with a happy face.

"Give me the letter!" Yang Yunxue didn't care about her husband and quickly took the letter to read it.

"What did my father-in-law write in the letter?" Liang Jinyan asked curiously.

Yang Yunxue said: "Nothing, just worried about my health, so he sent me some tonic!"

"Oh, and there's some Baicao Brew and Donglingchun!"

"Baicao Niang, Donglingchun!" Liang Jinyan's eyes lit up.

He didn't care about tonics or anything like that, but he had been looking forward to Baicao Brew and Donglingchun for a long time.

"Liang San, Liang San, quickly take people to move the things to the yard, before Grandpa takes them away!"

In the past two years, Yang Zhengshan has sent Baicao Niang and Donglingchun to Kyoto frequently. During every festival, these two items are indispensable as gifts given by the Yang family.

Those who have tasted Baicao Niang and Donglingchun all praise these two things.

There is no need to say much about Dong Lingchun. The tea produced in Lingquan Space is naturally top-grade tea.

As for Baicao Niang, Yang Zhengshan's brewing skills were not good at first and the taste was much worse, but as his brewing skills continued to improve, the taste of Baicao Niang became better and better.

It is mellow and sweet, and can be said to be a top-quality wine.

Combined with spiritual spring water and various herbs, Baicao Wine has the effect of nourishing the body, which makes many people very fond of it.

However, the Yang family always gives gifts only to a few close families.

In the entire capital, only the Ningguo Mansion, the Changping Marquis Mansion and the Liu Mansion have Baicao Niang and Donglingchun.

In the Marquis of Changping's Mansion, every time the Yang family sent something over, Liang Chu would shamelessly send people to ask for it, leaving Liang Jinyan with nothing to drink.

Upon hearing that the Yang family had sent Baicao Niang and Donglingchun again, Liang Jinyan rushed out with his entourage, even forgetting about his wife.

Yang Yunxue couldn't help but burst out laughing when she saw this.

"Don't forget to send some to cousin Wenyuan!" she reminded.

"Got it, don't worry, my lady. I'll send it to cousin Wenyuan later!" Liang Jinyan shouted as he trotted out.

Watching his figure disappear outside the courtyard gate, Yang Yunxue opened the letter and read it again, with a bright smile on her face.

(End of this chapter)