Chapter 434 A new era
June 18th.

Yang Zhengshan received a report from Kyoto, which listed the temple name and posthumous title given to Emperor Chengping by the court.

Chen Zhaowu, Rong Chongzong, Jingtian Tidao Renming Chengjing Chongwen Suwu Zhide Guangxiaoyi Emperor.

The literal meaning of Chongzong is lofty and prosperous. Obviously, the court also believed that Emperor Chengping had made great contributions to the revival of the country.

Then the crown prince ascended the throne. His ministers urged him to do so three times, but he declined three times to demonstrate his filial piety and benevolence. Crown Prince Chen Jianzhi ascended the throne on September 26th, and the next year he changed the reign title to Yanping, which meant to continue the peace.

The hustle and bustle in the court had little impact on Yang Zhengshan, nor on Chongshan Town.

Chongshan Town is still developing according to Yang Zhengshan’s plan.

The Yang family also spent 35 years of peace and prosperity.

The 35th year of peace was a turning point for many people.

Emperor Chengping passed away and Emperor Yanping ascended the throne, ushering in a new era in the court.

Yang Zhengshan took over the general's mansion of Chongshan Town and took charge of the military and political affairs of Chongshan Town. Chongshan Town also ushered in a new era.

Yang Zhengshan was conferred the title of marquis, and the Yang family became the new elite of Darong. The rise of the Yang family also entered a new stage.

For Yang Zhengshan personally, this year is also a very special year.

He was first granted a title of nobility, and then broke through to the innate realm. His identity, status, and cultivation all reached a higher level. It can be said that he reaped a lot.

In addition, everyone in the Yang family also reaped a lot of benefits.

Yu Qingyi used the three yellow plums to condense the innate true qi and entered the half-step innate realm.

Lin Zhan passed the imperial examination, fulfilled his father's last wish, and entered the official career.

Yang Mingzhi was promoted to the lieutenant general of Fuzhou Guard in Chongshan Town North Road, and was able to take charge of the situation.

Yang Chengye entered the army for training, and at the same time his marriage was decided. The wedding date was set for May 5th of the first year of Yanping, and he was about to start a family.

The rest of the Yang family members either made progress in their cultivation, or were promoted to higher positions, or had children, making the entire Yang family a thriving force.

……

It’s winter time and the end of the year is approaching.

At the general's office, Yang Zhengshan had just returned from the barracks outside the city. Before he entered the lobby, he saw Zhou Ren coming to greet him.

"Your humble servant greets the Marquis!"

"It's so cold, what are you doing standing outside? Go inside and warm up first!"

Yang Zhengshan waved at him and walked directly into the study on the left side of the lobby.

The stove in the study was always burning, and you could feel the warmth as soon as you came in.

Zhou Ren followed him into the study happily.

Yang Zhengshan took off his cloak, and Zhou Ren hurried forward to help him put it on the hanger.

"Is something wrong?"

"My lord, this is the stored grain confiscated by the Dusi Yamen this year!" Zhou Ren took out a thick booklet and placed it in front of Yang Zhengshan.

Yang Zhengshan leaned against the stove, opened the booklet and began to read.

The stored grain refers to the harvest from the military farms in the garrisons, which represents how much grain and fodder the general's office can use next year.

The booklet records in detail the food and fodder handed in by each garrison.

This year is also a bumper year for Chongshan Town, with more grain harvested than in previous years. The reason for this is that the land reclamation in Fuzhou City has begun to show results.

Of course, these achievements are not the results of this year's land reclamation, but the results of the past six years, that is, the results left behind when Ji Feiyu was in charge of Chongshan Town.

However, Yang Mingzhi's contribution is definitely also part of this.

Yang Zhengshan took a general look, did some calculations in his mind, and then nodded, "Has all the grain been stored?"

"It has already been put into storage. The Dusi Yamen takes 60%, and the Zongbing Mansion takes the remaining 40%!" Zhou Ren said.

Yang Zhengshan thought for a moment and said, "I'm afraid the food and grass stored in the General's Mansion is insufficient!"

"What does the Marquis mean?" Zhou Ren asked cautiously.

He was afraid that Yang Zhengshan would transfer the grain and fodder of the Dusi Yamen, which would make him unable to explain to Ning Qinghe when he returned.

The Dusi Yamen had a budget to reserve 60% of its granary. Before Zhou Ren came to the General's Mansion, Ning Qinghe told him that the grain must remain in the hands of the Dusi Yamen.

This doesn't mean that Ning Qinghe wants to go against Yang Zhengshan, but Ning Qinghe also has his own ideas and wants to contribute to the development of Chongshan Town.

Yang Zhengshan pondered for a moment before saying, "Forget it. Next year, just don't ask me for food!"

"Where's the money?" Zhou Ren blinked.

Yang Zhengshan couldn't help but laugh, "Don't worry, I will still give you what you deserve."

Although Chongshan Town has a good development momentum this year, in fact this year is just the beginning. Chongshan Town will enter a period of rapid development next year.

The Yinghe River has been dredged and navigation will be possible in the early spring of next year. What will follow is the construction of an official road, which will require greater manpower and material resources.

In addition, the construction of Black Cloud City has been completed for the most part. Next year, Pang Tang will ask the court for refugees to replenish the population of Black Cloud City. By then, there may be a large amount of money and food to resettle these refugees.

So next year will be the year when Chongshan Town will really spend money like water.

"Haha, then I feel relieved!" Zhou Ren smiled embarrassedly.

In the past, he was Yang Zhengshan's steward in the government office, so he had to consider Yang Zhengshan in everything. But now it is different. He has experience in the Dusi Yamen and has to consider the Dusi Yamen. Yang Zhengshan will naturally not blame Zhou Ren for this. After all, Zhou Ren did nothing wrong and was doing his job conscientiously.

"Okay, go back and tell Lord Ning that there's no problem on my end, so let him rest assured!"

"Yes!" Zhou Ren got Yang Zhengshan's reply and left happily.

Yang Zhengshan picked up the document on the desk and started reading it.

This official document was sent by Xie Yuan and was about the Wulianghu tribe.

Xie Yuan is now in charge of the west road of Chongshan Town. His greatest contribution in the past year is to stabilize the situation in the west road of Chongshan Town and restore peace to the west road of Chongshan Town.

In order to prevent the Wulianghu tribe from making a surprise attack on the west road of Chongshan Town, Xie Yuan has been paying close attention to the situation of the Wulianghu tribe.

Beiyuan Town fought with the Wulianghu tribe for a whole year. Although there was no all-out war, the fighting was extremely fierce. There were battles almost every day, and a battle with a scale of more than 10,000 people would break out every ten days or half a month.

Both sides had their wins and losses and suffered losses, but overall, Beiyuan Town had the advantage. After all, the Wulianghu tribe had previously lost 80,000 troops on the west side of Chongshan Town.

So far, the Wulianghu tribe has shown no signs of invading the western route of Chongshan Town again.

Yang Zhengshan looked at the document and pondered for a while, then asked Xie Yuan to continue keeping an eye on the Wulianghu tribe. It would be best if scouts could be sent to investigate the movements of the Wulianghu tribe in the western and northern areas of Chongshan Town.

Now that Chongshan Town is in the development stage, it is not appropriate to go to war with the Wulianghu tribe.

As for the imperial court, Emperor Yanping had just ascended the throne and certainly did not want a large-scale war to break out. It would probably take at least a year or two for Emperor Yanping to put the imperial court in order.

Therefore, Yang Zhengshan had no intention of going to war with the Wulianghu tribe. He just wanted to guard against the invasion of the Wulianghu tribe.

After dealing with the official documents sent by Xie Yuan, Yang Zhengshan picked up other documents to deal with.

Only when the bell rang to signal the end of the court did Yang Zhengshan put down the brush in his hand.

Standing up and putting on a thick cloak, Yang Zhengshan returned to the marquis's mansion with his entourage.

His personal attendants were still the same twenty people. In fact, being his personal attendant was very easy. If he handled official business in the study, he only needed five personal attendants to assist him. They were responsible for pouring tea, lighting the stove, receiving official documents, informing guests, etc. They were all odd jobs.

If he goes out, he will be followed by ten personal followers.

In fact, with the strength of his close followers, it would be a waste of their talents to be a captain in the Zhenbiao Camp. These twenty followers have been with him for nearly ten years. I dare not say about their other abilities, but just looking at their strength, each of them has the seventh level of acquired cultivation.

Yang Zhengshan had asked them before if they wanted to go to the Zhenbiaoying to be a captain, but they all refused.

As for the reason!
Haha, now everyone knows that the closer you are to Yang Zhengshan, the faster your cultivation will improve.

Although the existence of the spiritual spring water was not exposed, many people still saw through it.

People did not have too many speculations about this, they just thought that Yang Zhengshan was good at guiding others and teaching martial arts.

In fact, Yang Zhengshan does often give guidance to people around him. With his current level of cultivation, he can always hit the nail on the head when giving guidance. Naturally, getting his guidance is of great benefit to one's cultivation.

On the one hand, these followers were motivated by a higher pursuit of martial arts, and on the other hand, out of loyalty to Yang Zhengshan, so they willingly gave up their official positions and salaries to become Yang Zhengshan's personal followers.

In fact, it's not just them. The soldiers in the Royal Guard Battalion are also the elite among the elite, with high cultivation and strength. However, they would rather be a soldier in the Royal Guard Battalion than be a captain in the Zhenbiao Camp.

Of course, Yang Zhengshan did not treat them unfairly. Their wages were equivalent to the salary of a thousand-man commander, and their welfare was even better than that of a thousand-man commander in the town's flag battalion. The spiritual spring water they drank and the medicinal herbs Yang Zhengshan prepared for them alone were far more than what a thousand-man commander could provide.

Few people are fools, and perhaps loyalty can be cultivated, but if Yang Zhengshan treats them badly, loyalty will definitely decrease.

It is precisely because Yang Zhengshan is good enough to them that they have always remained absolutely loyal to him.

"The New Year is coming soon. Butler Wu has prepared gifts for you. Don't forget to bring them with you when you go home!"

On the way back home, Yang Zhengshan said to several of his close followers.

The attendants grinned and asked, "My Lord, do you have Baicao Wine this year?"

"Yes! Not only does we have Baicao wine, but we also have peach blossom wine, apricot blossom wine, plum wine, etc. There is enough for you to drink!" Yang Zhengshan said with a smile.

"Thank you, Lord Marquis, for the reward!" Several of the followers smiled happily.

Yang Zhengshan smiled and walked into the Marquis' Mansion, while several of his followers went to look for Wu Hai.

As soon as Yang Zhengshan entered the mansion, two servants came to greet him.

"My lord, the young master of the Liang family is here!" said the servant.

"Young master of the Liang family? Who?" Yang Zhengshan didn't react for a moment.

"It's Sanmaid's brother!" said the servant.

Yang Zhengshan suddenly realized that the person who came was Liang Sanye’s son Liang Xiu.

It is said that he has not seen Mr. Liang San for several years.

The Liang family has been in Ningzhou City for many years. Although the Liang family has not grown strong, they still live a very wealthy life.

As relatives of the Yang family, no one in Ningzhou City dared to provoke the Liang family, and the rebellion of Prince Qing and Ji Feiyu did not affect Ningzhou City.

So the Liang family has lived a stable life over the years.

As for Liang Xiu, Yang Zhengshan could see him once or twice every year. During the holidays, Liang Xiu would come to the Yang family to give gifts.

I guess Liang Xiu is here to give holiday gifts this time.

"Where are the people?" Yang Zhengshan asked.

"In the back hall, the young master of the Liang family has already met the third lady, but he wants to see the marquis, so steward Wu asked him to wait in the back hall until the marquis comes down from the court!" said the servant.

Yang Zhengshan nodded slightly, then walked towards the back hall.

(End of this chapter)