Family Rise: Beginning with Grandfather.

Chapter 527: Tenglongwei's Current Situation

In Liaodong, in the camp of Tenglong’s vanguard.

Yu Tonghai and Xue Ping were sitting together, drinking tea and checking the account books.

"In the first half of this year, the total revenue was 630,000 taels of silver, and 360,000 taels of silver needed to be distributed as profits to the other three guards. We still have 800,000 taels of silver in cash!" Xue Ping said after reading the account book.

Yu Tonghai stroked his beard and nodded, "How should we spend this money?"

While other guards were worried about not having money, Tenglong Vanguard was worried about how to spend the money.

To be honest, the organization of Tenglong Vanguard has somewhat restricted the development of the Tenglong Guard Navy. In recent years, Yu Tonghai first expanded the dock, then built a shipyard, and then manufactured a large number of warships and merchant ships, but he still had 800,000 taels of cash in his hands that he could not spend.

Xue Ping thought for a moment and said, "Why not give the soldiers another reward?"

"Send it now? Will it be sent out by the end of the year?" Yu Tonghai asked.

"Uh!" Xue Ping was a little embarrassed.

Giving rewards to soldiers should be the best way to spend money, but the problem is that rewards cannot be given out frequently. Once or twice a year is enough.

"Then let's form another fleet!" Xue Ping said.

Yu Tonghai thought for a moment and said, "There is no problem in forming a fleet, but we already have four fleets. The other three guards have two each, for a total of ten fleets. Add in the fleets of other sea merchants, and we already have more than 40 fleets of all sizes!"

"And the current trade with the Lisheng Dynasty and the Desheng Dynasty does not require so many fleets. If we form another one, we will have to do business in the southeastern waters!"

When Yang Zhengshan left Tenglongwei, he divided Tenglongwei's merchant ships into four fleets, one for each guard. Six years have passed now, and the original four understaffed fleets have now become ten fleets.

"Then let's change to bigger ships, and replace a few big ships for the navy!" Xue Ping racked his brains to think of ways to spend the money.

Yu Tonghai was at a loss and could only say, "Let's change it. The Dafu ship needs to be replaced and the fleet needs to be formed. Let's send people to the southeastern waters to try first."

Sailing requires experience, and the Tenglongwei Navy naturally has rich sailing experience. However, their main activities are in Dayong's Liaohai and East China Sea. If they want to go to the southeast waters, they still need to accumulate some experience.

Anyway, Tamron Vanguard has enough money now, and they don’t mind making more attempts.

As for embezzling the money, the two men had never thought of doing so, and there was no need to do so because they were not short of money.

The Four Tenglong Guards made a lot of money through maritime trade, and the officials of the Four Tenglong Guards also made a lot of money through maritime trade.

Yang Zhengshan liked to use public power for personal gain, and the official under his command was naturally of the same lineage. He took advantage of the convenience of maritime trade and supported maritime merchants, allowing them to make a lot of money without having to show up in person.

It can be said that nowadays, all the Tenglong Four Guards, from the four commanders to the ordinary soldiers, are wealthy.

Just as the two were talking, an attendant came in from outside the door, "My lords, here are the appointment and transfer orders from the Ministry of War!"

Yu Tonghai and Xue Ping looked at each other and both had a bad feeling in their hearts.

Appointments and transfers!
This is not a good thing for Tenglongwei!

Although this may be a promotion, after the promotion they will leave Tenglongwei, and it will be impossible to make a lot of money like before.

"Give it to me!" Yu Tonghai immediately took the two documents, opened them and started reading.

He first read the appointment document from the Ministry of War.

Promoted to commander of the capital, and appointed as deputy prime minister of the four naval forces!

There are some problems with this promotion document. First, the promotion to the commander-in-chief does not specify which military department he was promoted to, which means that this commander-in-chief is just a nominal position with no real work. Secondly, the appointment of the deputy prime minister of the Four Seas Navy should be a real position, but what is the Four Seas Navy? And what does the position of deputy prime minister mean?
After reading it, Yu Tonghai couldn't help but frown.

Then he opened the transfer order and read it, transferring the Tenglong Vanguard to Zhaowu Guard to obey the orders of the General Yamen of the Four Seas Navy.

"Four Sea Mariners?"

Yu Tonghai looked a little unhappy. What on earth was this Sihai Navy? Why did they suddenly transfer Tenglong Vanguard over there?

Xue Ping came over and read the two documents. "What's going on?"

The appointment documents and transfer documents would naturally not be written in great detail, nor would Yang Zhengshan be mentioned in them, so the two of them looked puzzled.

If other people saw these two transfer orders, they might just wonder what the Four Seas Navy was, but Yu Tonghai and Xue Ping thought that someone wanted to interfere with the Tenglong Guard.

"I don't know. The arrival of these two documents is so strange! Is someone jealous of the interests of Tenglongwei?" Yu Tonghai said.

Xue Ping frowned and thought for a while, "It shouldn't be like this. My father wrote to me a few days ago. Nothing happened in Kyoto."

"And you see, it only promotes you to the rank of commander-in-chief, but does not relieve you of your current position!"

Yu Tonghai looked at the appointment document again and felt a little more at ease.

He was not dismissed from his post, which meant that he was still the commander of the Tenglong Vanguard.

"Then what are these four sea navies?"

Just when the two were confused, another person ran over and said, "Sir, there is a guard outside the door claiming to be from the Marquis of Jing'an Mansion asking to see you!"

The two looked at each other, and Yu Tonghai said, "Please come in!"

A moment later, two guards from the Yang family came over and bowed, "I greet Master Yu and Master Xue!"

When Yu Tonghai and Xue Ping saw the two of them, they immediately smiled in surprise.

"So it's you, haha~~" Yu Tonghai looked at the familiar faces and laughed.

Most of the Yang family guards had served in Tenglong Guard, especially the soldiers of Yang Zhengshan’s former personal guard camp, who had all served in Tenglong Guard.

"My lords, this is a letter from the Marquis!" The guard handed the letter to Yu Tonghai with a smile.

After Yu Tonghai opened the letter and read it, his previous uneasy mood instantly calmed down, and he even felt a little happy.

Yang Zhengshan did not elaborate in the letter, but just asked them to take all their elite troops to Jinhaiwei first. Yang Zhengshan would then meet up with them in Jinhaiwei, and then go south to Zhaowuwei together.

"What's the matter with this Four Seas Navy?" Yu Tonghai asked the guard.

The guard replied: "We are not very clear either. We only know that the Marquis was appointed as the Chief of the Four Seas Navy. We don't know anything else!"

Yu Tonghai was completely relieved. Since Yang Zhengshan was the chief officer of the Sihai Navy, he, as the deputy chief officer, was Yang Zhengshan's deputy. So what did he have to worry about?

"Brothers, go and have some rest first. I will treat you two to a feast in the evening!"

Yu Tonghai asked someone to take the two guards to rest, and then he started discussing with Xue Ping.

"The Marquis asked us to bring all our elite troops. How many soldiers should we take?" Xue Ping asked.

Yu Tonghai thought for a moment and said, "Let's take all the regular soldiers with us first. As for the remaining soldiers, if the Marquis needs them, it should be in time for them to go over there!"

The Tenglong Vanguard should have 5,600 soldiers, but in fact the Tenglong Vanguard now has 10,000 naval soldiers.

There were 5,600 regular soldiers and nearly 5,000 surplus soldiers.

Although Yu Ding’s strength is not as good as that of the regular troops, his warships and equipment are no worse than those of the regular troops.

It can be said that the remaining soldiers of Tenglong’s vanguard can be regarded as elite navy.

The two men discussed it and immediately prepared to send troops.

Yu Tonghai and Xue Ping will definitely lead the troops to the battle, but they can't abandon the Tenglong Vanguard. Fortunately, they don't need to worry about the Tenglong Vanguard being in chaos. Even if Yu Tonghai is not there, there are still Han Cheng, Wu Chongzhe and others. The Tenglong Four Guards are originally one, even if they are divided into four guards now, they are actually still united.

……

Yang Jinhe, Sun Yunfeng and Xue Changan left Beijing on September 18, while Yu Tonghai and Xue Ping arrived in Beijing on September 23.

At the Marquis of Jing'an's Mansion, Yu Tonghai and Xue Ping were led into the mansion by the doorman. Yu Tonghai's eyes lit up when he saw the magnificent mansion.

"The Marquis's mansion is truly magnificent. I wonder if I will ever have the chance to live in such a mansion in my lifetime." Yu Tonghai said with envy.

Xue Ping smiled and said, "That's difficult. This mansion was originally the Duke's Mansion. Back then, the Marquis burned down a hundred thousand Wuliang troops. The late emperor trusted the Marquis and gave him this mansion!"

"If Lord Yu wants a mansion like this, I'm afraid there are only a few duke's mansions in Kyoto that can satisfy Lord Yu!"

Yu Tonghai laughed, "I can't compare to the Marquis. If I can be awarded the title of Earl based on my military achievements, it will bring honor to my family!"

He was just envious, he didn't think he could be compared with Yang Zhengshan. He could live a stable life in Tenglongwei all these years because of Yang Zhengshan's protection.

If it weren't for Yang Zhengshan's protection, Tenglongwei would have been targeted long ago given his wealth.

Entering the front hall, the two saw Yang Zhengshan sitting in the main seat and bowed quickly, "Your humble servant greets the Marquis!"

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Yang Zhengshan looked at the two of them with a smile, "I haven't seen you for a few years. You have gained a lot of weight. How are you? Can you still lift the knife?"

"My Lord, you look down on me too much. I have not stopped practicing over the years!" Yu Tonghai said with a smile.

"Oh! What is your current level of cultivation?" Yang Zhengshan asked.

"The ninth level of acquired enlightenment!" Yu Tonghai said proudly.

He is indeed worthy of pride. When he first arrived at Tenglong Guard, his cultivation level was only the fifth level of the acquired realm. When Yang Zhengshan left Tenglong Guard, his cultivation level had reached the seventh level of the acquired realm. Now, six years have passed, and his cultivation level has reached the ninth level of the acquired realm, which is truly rare.

Of course, the spiritual spring water played an indispensable role in this.

If it weren't for the nourishment of the spiritual spring water, Yu Tonghai would probably never have been able to reach the seventh level of the acquired realm in his lifetime.

Yang Zhengshan nodded in satisfaction, and then looked at Xue Ping, "Nephew, what about you?"

When Xue Ping heard the title of 'virtuous nephew', he was so happy, "My nephew is not talented, his cultivation has barely reached the eighth level of the acquired realm!"

Xue Ping is a dozen years younger than Yu Tonghai. Now Xue Ping is only 35 years old, while Yu Tonghai is nearly 50.

"Not bad!" Yang Zhengshan stood up and patted the two men on the shoulders. "We are going to fight side by side this time! You can do more in this battle!"

"Just give us orders, sir. We will do our best!" said Yu Tonghai.

Yang Zhengshan nodded slightly, "Sit down and talk!"

The three of them sat down and tea was served.

Yang Zhengshan asked again: "How many warships did you bring this time?"

Yu Tonghai replied: "There are two large Fu ships, thirty-two medium-sized patrol ships and Haicang ships, and more than a hundred small speedboats, bird ships, eagle ships, etc.!"

"There are more than 500 crossbows on board, and more than 5,600 soldiers!"

At this point, he paused for a moment, and then added: "If the Marquis needs it, the Tenglong Vanguard can dispatch more than 5,000 men to the battle."

Such an organization obviously exceeds the organization of the First Guard Navy. Two large Fu ships are considered a normal number, but thirty-two medium-sized patrol ships and Haicang ships far exceed the warships of the First Guard Navy.

Normally speaking, a navy would have at most a dozen medium-sized warships, but this is almost double the number.

"It seems that you have accumulated quite a bit of wealth!" Yang Zhengshan said with a smile.

He knew that Tenglong Vanguard had built a shipyard capable of manufacturing small and medium-sized warships.

Yu Tonghai grinned and said, "If you need it, I can also dispatch merchant ships. Although merchant ships are not as good as warships, they have crossbows on them, and the sailors on them are also capable of fighting!"

Yang Zhengshan waved his hand, "No need, you are enough. No matter how much wealth we have, we can't show it all at once. It's better to keep some of it hidden!"

He knew very well how many troops the Tenglong Guard had. When he left the Tenglong Guard, the Tenglong Guard was able to gather more than 20,000 soldiers, and this did not include the remaining soldiers.

Today, the Four Tenglong Guards have more than 22,000 regular soldiers, with an estimated 18,000 remaining soldiers, in addition to more than 10,000 fleet sailors and caravan guards.

If all the troops of the four guards of Tenglongwei were gathered together, at least 50,000 troops could be gathered, including about 15,000 naval forces.

However, the Tenglong Four Guards only have more than 22,000 regular soldiers, and the others are more like private soldiers.

This time the war is for the court, so there is no need to be too conspicuous, and it is enough to mobilize regular troops.

"Yes!" Yu Tonghai and Xue Ping responded.

Yang Zhengshan said: "You rest in the mansion for one night first, and we will set out for Jinhaiwei to take a boat south tomorrow morning."

After arranging accommodation for the two, Yang Zhengshan came to the back hall.

In the back hall, Yang Mingcheng, Luo Jinsong, Yang Chengye, Yang Chengmao and others were already waiting.

"father!"

"grandfather!"

Seeing Yang Zhengshan coming, several people called out to him.

Yang Zhengshan glanced at the men and said, "Jinsong, you will go with me tomorrow with a hundred guards!"

"Yes!" Luo Jinsong responded happily.

He is quite familiar with Xingyue Sect, and Yang Zhengshan cannot do without his help if he wants to attack Xingyue Sect.

As for guards, there is actually no need to bring too many. Yang Zhengshan has twenty personal followers, and these twenty personal followers have followed him for more than ten years. With them around, Yang Zhengshan does not need to order anyone else around.

But since we are going to the battle, we naturally have to show our strength and bring a hundred more guards.

Yang Zhengshan added: "Chengye, Chengmao, Mingzhe, Chenhui, you should come with me, and go there to broaden your horizons!"

The younger generation of the Yang family has grown up. It’s time for them to go out and see the world and see blood on the battlefield.

Although they may not necessarily become officials or generals in the future, it is good for them to gain more experience.

Among these five people, Yang Chengye has the highest level of cultivation, having reached the third level of the acquired realm. The one with the lowest level of cultivation is Wang Mingzhe, who has just broken through the acquired realm not long ago.

An Chenhui was specially called by Yang Zhengshan because he wanted him to go to the battlefield to gain some experience.

As for his marriage with Miao'er, Miao'er is still young and it will take another two years for them to get married, so An Chenhui does not need to arrange their wedding procedures.

"Yes!" the four of them responded.

Yang Zhengshan looked at Yang Mingcheng again, "I'll leave the family affairs to you."

"Don't worry, Dad. I will help mother with the housework!" Yang Mingcheng said.

Yang Zhengshan gave a few instructions and then went back to the main courtyard to talk to Yu Qingyi.

(End of this chapter)