Chapter 413: Offering Treasures, Yu Qingyi Enters the Capital
"Thank you, my Lord. Thank you, my Lord!"

It took a long time for Li Dahai to come back to his senses. He knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Yang Zhengshan.

The people in the hall did not show any contempt for this, nor did they look down on Li Dahai, because their situations were similar to Li Dahai's.

They were all military households from Tenglongwei, and some were refugees who had migrated to Tenglongwei. Although they had received education before, they did not even have any official title.

If Tenglong Guard had not been short of clerks at that time, they would not have had the opportunity to become officials.

In terms of background, they are no different from Li Dahai.

"Okay, there are still many things for you to do next, so you don't have to kowtow!" Yang Zhengshan helped him up and said.

"Yes! I will try my best and will never let you down!" Li Dahai said with a silly smile.

Yang Zhengshan nodded, "Well, next you have to recruit more apprentices, and then produce a batch of telescopes as soon as possible!"

Although he was ready to hand in the glass manufacturing method, it would not prevent him from making some money before handing it in.

Telescopes are very useful for navigation and the military, and if they were put up for sale there would definitely be someone willing to buy them.

Once the market for telescopes is developed, glass can be used to make decorations. The crystal clear glass should be very popular.

After the decorations, tea sets, wine sets and tableware are made, and finally the window glass.

The toothpaste should be squeezed out little by little, and glass products should be taken out slowly.

As for glass mirrors, this requires some technical skills and perhaps you can make a lot of money in the future.

Yang Zhengshan doesn't know much about marketing, but he also knows that scarcity makes things valuable.

So at the beginning he did not plan to sell glass products in large quantities, but planned to sell them slowly and little by little.

He also had a good money-making plan that he wanted to share with the emperor. He believed that the emperor would be willing to cooperate with him.

"As for the engineering department, Wenhua, you should build it up first. If you need people, go recruit them. Yes, you can go to Tenglongwei to recruit them!"

"After the engineering department is set up, we will go to survey the Ying River. Our first step is to open up the Ying River so that sea vessels can penetrate into Chongshan Town!"

Yang Zhengshan continued to give instructions.

The construction of official roads and waterways certainly cannot be accomplished overnight.

Yang Zhengshan is ready for a long struggle.

There will be no loss in infrastructure construction. It seems to cost a lot, but in fact, the money and food are given to the military households and civilians in Chongshan Town, which is equivalent to poverty alleviation.

Yang Zhengshan has always relied on infrastructure construction to alleviate poverty.

Starting from Yinghe Fort, to Anyuan City, and then to Tenglongwei, every time they arrive at a place, they will first formulate an infrastructure plan.

Today is no exception. Although this routine is old, it is indeed useful.

"This year's mission goal is to open up the Yinghe River channel. Can it be completed?" Yang Zhengshan looked at Lu Wenhua.

Lu Wenhua smiled confidently and said, "I will do my best to complete the task assigned by the Marquis."

"Ok!"

Yang Zhengshan nodded with satisfaction.

"Okay, you must also be prepared. In terms of money, food, equipment, personnel, etc., all aspects must cooperate fully and don't lag behind!" Yang Zhengshan said.

"Yes!" Everyone in the camp said in unison.

As Yang Zhengshan's order was passed down, the General's Mansion, which had been silent for a long time, finally started to move.

The current General’s Mansion is not the previous one, but a brand new one from Tenglongwei.

When he was in Tenglongwei, Yang Zhengshan had already trained these clerks. Not only did they have strong abilities to handle affairs, they were also very familiar with Yang Zhengshan's working style.

Although they moved to another place and were responsible for more and more complicated tasks, these officials were still able to handle everything in an orderly manner.

On the 18th day of the first lunar month, the General's Office posted a notice inside Chongshan Pass, recruiting various clerks familiar with building roads and water conservancy projects, various craftsmen, and a large number of craftsman apprentices, etc.

On the 20th day of the first lunar month, the Fifth Battalion of Zhenbiao also posted a notice and began recruiting soldiers.

The people and military households of Chongshan Town looked at the two notices with expressions of surprise and excitement.

The reason was simple. Yang Zhengshan increased the salaries of the soldiers in the five battalions of the Zhenba. At the same time, the salaries offered to clerks, craftsmen and craftsmen apprentices recruited by the General's Office were also very high.

For most military households and civilians in Chongshan Town, whether joining the town's fifth battalion or being an apprentice craftsman is a high-paying job.

As for clerks and craftsmen, the threshold is relatively high, and most military households and civilians do not meet the requirements.

The threshold for becoming a soldier or craftsman apprentice in the five battalions of Zhenbiao was relatively low. As long as they were under 20 years old, in good health, and had a clean background, they could be admitted.

The reason why the threshold for recruiting soldiers for the Zhenbiao Fifth Battalion is so low is not because the standards for joining the Zhenbiao Fifth Battalion are low, but because there is a probation period before joining the Zhenbiao Fifth Battalion.

The probation period is three months, which is the completion of regular basic training. Then the soldiers are selected based on their basic training results.

There is also salary during the probation period, which is half of that of ordinary soldiers in the five battalions of the town.

But even so, there are still countless people coming to participate in the recruitment of the Town Flag Fifth Battalion.

After the recruitment information of the Five Battalions of the Town Flag and the General's Mansion spread, a large number of young people poured into Chongshan Pass, making Chongshan Pass a little overcrowded.

In just three days, the Zhenbiao Camp had recruited the first batch of trial soldiers, totaling 5,000 people, all of whom were young men between the ages of sixteen and twenty.

At the same time, the glass workshop also recruited 500 craftsmen apprentices.

Seeing that the General's Office began to take action, Pang Tang could no longer sit still. He held meetings with officials from the Governor's Office all day long, and even braved the cold wind to make a special trip to Heiyun Mountain.

Yang Zhengshan was responsible for building official roads and connecting rivers, while Pang Tang was responsible for building Black Cloud City and opening up the north.

The two have already made a division of labor and are working hard for a huge and grand plan.

And in this busy atmosphere, news came from Kyoto that could not be ignored.

First, on the 16th day of the first lunar month, a ceremony to establish a crown prince was held in Kyoto. Emperor Chengping appointed Prince Cheng as the crown prince and took the crown prince to offer sacrifices to heaven and earth, the imperial ancestral temple, and the land and grain.

From then on, Prince Cheng was the crown prince of Dayong, and deposing the crown prince became a thing of the past.

After the ceremony of establishing the crown prince was over, the crown prince once again served as regent, and Emperor Chengping once again lived in the deep palace to recuperate.

This time the Crown Prince's regent is obviously different from the last time.

The last time the Crown Prince acted as regent, Prince Gong and Prince Cheng were present to observe government affairs, and the Crown Prince did not have any military power at all.

This time, the crown prince was regent and no other princes were present to observe government affairs, and Emperor Chengping handed over the military power of the imperial guards to the crown prince.

Obviously, the new crown prince's position is very stable, and Emperor Chengping has made preparations for the succession of the throne. When Yang Zhengshan learned of this news, he realized that the current crown prince is the future new emperor of Darong.

At the same time, he also understood that Emperor Chengping might not have much time left.

If Emperor Chengping's health could still hold, he would never hand over the military power of the imperial guards to the crown prince.

In the study of the general's mansion, Yang Zhengshan put down the letter sent from Kyoto and sighed slightly.

He was worried about Emperor Chengping's health.

Although he had only met Emperor Chengping once, he was truly conquered by his personal charm.

It is a bit of an exaggeration to say that a gentleman will die for his confidant, but he should still be grateful for the trust that Emperor Chengping placed in him.

If Emperor Chengping died, he would really feel sad.

"Then I'll give him something new and interesting. It will make his trust in me worthwhile!"

Yang Zhengshan thought so.

Then he wrote a memorial, prepared ten telescopes and three jars of royal honey, and sent them to Kyoto.

The telescope is a novel gadget and is of great use to the imperial court. It should be able to arouse some interest in Emperor Taiping.

As for royal jelly, this thing is nothing in the Lingquan space, but it is also a good tonic in the outside world and should be of some benefit to Emperor Chengping's health.

However, Emperor Chengping's body was naturally old. Although he was not very old, his body had aged to the extreme.

Not to mention royal jelly, even if Yang Zhengshan gave him spiritual spring water to bathe, he could not change his fate.

Emperor Taiping had no shortage of good doctors and various miraculous medicines around him.

The spiritual spring water is actually not very useful to him.

If Yang Zhengshan had given him the spiritual spring water ten years ago, perhaps he could have lived a few more years. But now there is not much meaning in giving him the spiritual spring water.

However, Yang Zhengshan had no intention of giving the spiritual spring water to Emperor Chengping. He sent three jars of royal honey as a token of his loyalty.

……

The second day of February, outside Chongshan Pass City.

Yang Zhengshan is seeing off Yu Qingyi and Lin Zhan who are going to Beijing.

Many people from the Yang family are going to Beijing this time, including Yu Qingyi, Yang Mingcheng, Wang, Yang Chengze, Yang Wanqing, and Yang Wanyi. Except for the young Yang Chengzhen from the first wife, all of them will follow Yu Qingyi to Beijing.

Lin Zhan and Zheng will also go to Beijing together. In addition to participating in the Spring Examination, Lin Zhan will also visit the Zheng family. The Zheng family's ancestral home is in De'an County, Shuntian Prefecture.

The Zheng family is Lin Zhan’s wife’s family. If Lin Zhan enters the officialdom in the future, he will inevitably need the help of the Zheng family, so it is necessary for Lin Zhan to visit the Zheng family.

Accompanying them are more than forty servants and maids, as well as more than twenty guards, who will transport ten carts of supplies to the capital.

Previously, Yang Zhengshan came to the capital with a small entourage, but this time Yu Qingyi's visit was somewhat ostentatious.

The purpose is self-evident, which is to show that the upstart Yang family is about to enter the power center of Dayong.

"After entering the capital, you can first visit General Zhou Lan and the wife of the Marquis of Changping! They will definitely take care of you. If you want to attend the banquet, try to bring Yunxue with you. She is familiar with the situation in Kyoto and the ins and outs of the noble circle. With her around, you can save a lot of trouble!"

Yang Zhengshan stood in front of Yu Qingyi and said with some concern.

Kyoto is no different from other places. In Kyoto, flattering the powerful and bullying the weak is a piece of cake. There is no need to say much about the conspiracies and intrigues in the officialdom. Yu Qingyi is a woman, and after she goes to Kyoto, her socializing will definitely be mainly in the backyard.

In the backyards of official families and noble families, there are also all kinds of insidious tricks, which are no less cruel and ruthless than those in official circles, and are even worse.

There is a saying that goes, "Women are the most vicious." If a woman becomes cruel, even men will be terrified.

Although Yu Qingyi was born in the underworld and is accustomed to the fighting in the underworld, she may not be able to deal with the secrets in the backyard of officials.

Yang Zhengshan was still a little worried that something might go wrong with Yu Qingyi in Kyoto. It was not that he was worried that Yu Qingyi would embarrass him, but that he was worried that Yu Qingyi would be plotted against.

"Master, don't worry. I'm not a child. I will definitely take good care of myself and my family!" Yu Qingyi enjoyed Yang Zhengshan's care.

"But after I leave, Master will have to take care of Ming Zhao more."

"Yes!" Yang Zhengshan nodded, turned to look at Yang Mingcheng and said, "Don't forget to visit Mr. Liu in Anzhou and say hello to him for me."

Old Master Liu is Liu Yuanfu. After Liu Yuanfu left Beijing, the Liu family returned to their ancestral home in Anzhou and made a living by farming and studying.

Although someone in the court proposed to reinstate Liu Yuanfu a few years ago, Liu Yuanfu refused.

Liu Yuanfu had experienced many ups and downs in officialdom throughout his life. Now that he was old, he had given up the desire to continue serving as an official.

Years ago, Liu Yuanfu sent a letter to Yang Zhengshan, saying that he wanted to send a grandson to Chongshan Town for training for a few years. Yang Zhengshan naturally had no reason to refuse. Calculating the time, Liu Yuanfu's grandson should be arriving at Chongshan Pass soon.

The purpose of Yang Mingcheng's trip to Beijing this time was to visit Liu Yuanfu on behalf of Yang Zhengshan.

"I will never forget it!" Yang Mingcheng said in a muffled voice.

Yang Zhengshan looked at Chengye again and patted his shoulder. "Learn more and see more after you come to Beijing. Your father is a fool. You have to be the head of the Marquis' Mansion in the future!"

"..." After hearing this, Yang Mingcheng lowered his head in frustration, not knowing whether he was criticizing Yang Zhengshan in his heart.

It is difficult to change one's nature. Yang Zhengshan has given up hope on Yang Mingcheng. This guy is already in his thirties, but his personality is still as simple and honest as before.

There has been progress, but it's still not smart.

Compared with him, the eldest son, Yang Chengye, the eldest grandson, is undoubtedly more suitable to be the head of the family. Yang Chengye has a calm and mature personality. Although he is not yet sixteen years old, he already has the power of an eldest brother in the Yang family.

Yang Chengxian, Yang Chengyou, Yang Chengzhang, these naughty boys are most afraid of their big brother Yang Chengye.

"Grandpa, my grandson is still young!" Yang Chengye said somewhat embarrassedly.

After all, Yang Zhengshan was complaining about his father. He could neither refute Yang Zhengshan nor follow Yang Zhengshan's words to complain about his father.

"Hahaha, just keep it in mind!"

Yang Zhengshan didn't care. He explained something to everyone and watched the convoy set off.

The convoy of nearly a hundred people marched southward along the official road. Yang Zhengshan looked at Yang Chengye riding Wanjun, stroking his beard with a faint smile on his face.

Wanjun is the little red colt, the most outstanding horse among Hongyun's descendants. Yang Chengye named it Wanjun, which means powerful and unstoppable.

Wanjun is now an adult. His body shape is the same as Hongyun, like a ferocious beast. His brain is almost as smart as Hongyun and he is very spiritual.

Yang Chengye and Wan Jun are together, representing the new generation of the Yang family.

When Yang Chengye returned from Kyoto, Yang Zhengshan planned to let him enter the army for training.

(End of this chapter)