Family Rise: Beginning with Grandfather.

Chapter 528 Arrival at Zhaowuwei

Early the next morning, Yang Zhengshan led everyone to leave Kyoto and rode all the way to Jinhaiwei. At the dock of Jinhaiwei, a large amount of money and grain had been loaded onto the warships of Tenglong Vanguard. When Yang Zhengshan arrived, the warships were already ready to go to sea.

More than a hundred large and small warships gathered together, and the scene was extremely spectacular.

The sea breeze in September is still mainly southeast wind, and the cold wind from the snowfield has not yet blown over.

The fleet sailed south along the coast, passing through Haizhou Prefecture, Yuzhou, Songjiang Prefecture and other places, and arrived at Zhaowu Wei on September 28th.

When Yang Zhengshan arrived at Zhaowuwei, his brows were deeply furrowed.

Zhaowuwei was not a navy, but its base was on the coast, and it also had a pier for the military households’ fishing boats.

But how can this pier for fishing boats accommodate dozens of large ships?

Not to mention more than a dozen ships, even a large Fu ship could not stop there, so Yang Zhengshan had to take a small boat to enter the dock.

When he got off the boat, Yang Jinhe and Sun Yunfeng had been waiting at the dock with a group of officials for a long time.

"Greetings, Lord Marquis!" a group of officials bowed.

Yang Zhengshan glanced at them and then looked at the pier.

This dock is not as good as the one built by Tenglongwei at the beginning. The dock built by Tenglongwei at that time had the advantage of terrain. With just a little construction, it could dock large ships. But the current dock is not only small, but even large ships cannot dock.

You have to know that thousands of warships will arrive next, which requires a large port.

"Who is the commander of Zhaowu Guard?" Yang Zhengshan asked directly without any politeness.

Among the officials, an old man in his sixties stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, I am Zhang He, the commander of the Zhaowu Guard."

Yang Zhengshan looked at Zhang He, who had a head full of white hair, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly.

No, what kind of people are these Zhaowu Guards selected by the court?
Before coming, he was actually mentally prepared for Zhaowu Guard. After all, he also knew what the guard post in Dayong looked like now.

But since the court chose Zhaowu Guard, he originally thought that the Zhaowu Guard should be somewhat different. However, now it seems that the Zhaowu Guard probably has no combat effectiveness at all.

Yang Zhengshan looked at Sun Yunfeng and Xue Changan, both of them had bitter expressions.

Seeing them like this, Yang Zhengshan knew in his heart that the Zhaowu Guard had probably been abandoned for a long time.

The court only considered the geographical location of Zhaowu Guard, and did not consider whether Zhaowu Guard was suitable for stationing a large number of navy.

Who can blame this?

We can only blame the officials from the Ministry of War. I guess none of them have ever been to Zhaowuwei.

But if you think about it, you will understand. Emperor Yanping urged too much, and the Ministry of War had no choice but to choose a similar place as the base for the four naval forces.

Now is not the time to worry about these things, Yang Zhengshan asked: "Is there a place suitable for building a dock here?"

Zhang He was originally full of trepidation, but when he heard Yang Zhengshan's question, he quickly pointed to the south and said, "Yes, we can build a dock there."

Yang Zhengshan instructed Xue Ping behind him, "Send someone to check it out!"

"Yes!" Xue Ping replied.

Afterwards, Yang Zhengshan didn't say much, and followed everyone out of trouble and came to the Weicheng of Zhaowuwei.

As expected, the Acropolis was in a dilapidated state, almost the same as Tenglongwei back then, or even worse than Tenglongwei City back then.

The Weisi Yamen was also rather dilapidated and there wasn't even a decent lobby.

What the hell, what the hell is this?

So far, only two naval forces have arrived, the Tenglong Vanguard and the Jinhai Guard. The remaining guards have not arrived yet. By the time they all arrive, the soldiers will not even have a place to live.

The main hall of the Weisi Yamen was too small, and Yang Zhengshan was too lazy to go in, so he started asking questions directly in the courtyard.

"Master Xue, please tell me the general situation first!"

Xue Changan said: "My Lord, this Zhaowu Guard is too dilapidated. It can't provide us with a sufficient camp or a government office!"

"Is there any open space where we can set up camp?" Yang Zhengshan asked.

"Yes, I have checked. We can set up camp in that coastal area, but we cannot build barracks!" Xue Changan was also helpless.

He had arrived a few days earlier. He originally thought that Zhaowu Guard could at least provide a campsite, but he never expected that Zhaowu Guard did not even have a few decent houses, let alone a campsite.

Yang Zhengshan raised his head and glanced around. Although the Acropolis is called a city, it is actually more like a village.

The city wall collapsed badly and there were no decent buildings in the city. There were a few brick houses, but no decent courtyards.

This is different from the Tenglong Guard back then. The Tenglong Guard back then also had the local rich man Lan family. Yang Zhengshan destroyed the Lan family and occupied the Lan family's courtyard and houses.

"Sir Sun, how about Sir Zhang's mansion?" Yang Zhengshan asked about Zhang He's mansion in front of others without avoiding others.

Sun Yunfeng glanced at Zhang He and said, "Master Zhang is an honest official!"

Well, there is no chance for the cuckoo to take over the magpie's nest!
Even the commander Zhang He is a poor bastard, which shows that everyone in the Zhaowu Guard is very poor.

Zhang He looked at Yang Zhengshan in a panic, "My Lord, your subordinate~~"

He wanted to explain, but Yang Zhengshan interrupted him with a wave of his hand, "Okay, I understand, Master Zhang, there is no need to explain."

Zhang He was also unlucky. He had been the commander of Zhaowu Guard for more than ten years. To be honest, his ability was mediocre, but he could not be blamed for the current state of Zhaowu Guard.

Garrison erosion is a common problem in all parts of Dayong, and there are many reasons for this problem.

First, corrupt officials were rampant, forcing the military households to have no means of survival. They had no choice but to flee the garrisons, become refugees, or go into the mountains to become illegal households.

The second reason is that the imperial court had long since given up on the local garrisons. Except for a small number of garrisons with special responsibilities, most of the garrisons did not receive support from the imperial court and had no opportunities for development.

"How many military households are there in Zhaowuwei, and how many military farms are there?" Yang Zhengshan asked.

Zhang He replied nervously: "There are 2,300 military households and 23,000 mu of military farmland."

Yang Zhengshan showed a playful smile. There should be about 5,600 households in a guard. Each household has 20 to 50 mu of military farms. The amount of military farms varies in different regions, but it will definitely not be less than 20 mu.

Military households can run away, but what about farming?

Could it be that Tuntian can also grow legs and run?

The military farms were definitely not going away, they could only have been occupied by someone! Zhang He was an honest official, he probably didn't occupy the military farms, or he hid it very well, and Sun Yunfeng was deceived by him. It is also possible that the military farms of Zhaowu Guard were occupied by someone before he came to serve in Zhaowu Guard, so he could only be a poor bastard as the commander.

"Master Sun, let's check the military farms first. No matter who is involved, investigate them all!"

Yang Zhengshan is ready to use the knife.

He understood the extent of corruption in Dayong Guard, but he had no control over it before and was too lazy to do so. But now Zhaowu Guard was under his command, and he had to take care of it.

"This!" Sun Yunfeng hesitated, "This may involve the Dusi Yamen!"

Yang Zhengshan grinned, "Let alone the Dusi Yamen, even if it involves the Central Military Governor's Office, I will investigate it. If I can't handle it, I will report it to His Majesty and ask His Majesty to punish me!"

"As long as there is evidence, we can directly confiscate the house. We are short of money and food now."

"Master Xue, come and assist Lord Sun! If anyone dares to use force, kill them on the spot. If anything happens, I will take the blame!"

In the past, he might have been more cautious and always followed the rules, but now he doesn't care about anything.

To put it bluntly, as long as he doesn't rebel, Emperor Yanping will not do anything to him, and the court can't do anything to him.

He was just dealing with a group of corrupt officials. Could the court really go against him just for a group of corrupt officials?
Emperor Yanping would not be dissatisfied with Marquis Jing'an because of a group of corrupt officials.

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Sun Yunfeng took a deep breath and said, "I obey your command!"

He now has witnessed Yang Zhengshan's tyranny.

In fact, as the Imperial Censor of the Sea, he didn't have to obey Yang Zhengshan's orders, and he even had the duty to supervise Yang Zhengshan, but he had no intention of going against Yang Zhengshan.

Didn't he see that the eunuch Yang Jinhe, the military supervisor, was taking a nap? Why would an imperial censor like him jump out and act like a troublemaker?

He also wanted to punish corrupt officials.

Yang Zhengshan then ordered: "Eunuch Yang, please go and invite the prefect of Zhaowu Prefecture. I need his cooperation in some matters!"

"We'll arrange it right away!" Upon hearing this, Yang Jinhe stopped dozing off and responded quickly.

Time is running out and Yang Zhengshan doesn't want to waste time on messy things.

He is now a fierce dragon crossing the river, and a fierce dragon crossing the river with tens of thousands of troops, so he can act more unscrupulously.

Although the Zhaowu Guard Office was a bit dilapidated, it was at least a place that could shelter from the wind and rain, so Yang Zhengshan had no choice but to live in the office.

The next day, Sun Yunfeng and Xue Changan began to investigate the military farms of Zhaowuwei. These matters did not require Yang Zhengshan's personal involvement, nor were they worth his personal involvement. His mission was to lead the army to attack Xingyue Island.

However, before the attack, the navies of the four seas needed training, and training required camps and ports.

Therefore, Yang Zhengshan’s top priority was to build camps and ports for the incoming army.

It’s just a temporary camp and port, so there’s no need for Yang Zhengshan to demand too much.

"It's easy to set up a temporary camp. There are many open spaces on the coast. We can just pick a place to build one."

"The port may be a little troublesome, and it will require a large amount of wood. By then, we may need Prefect Lin to prepare more wood!"

Inside the yamen, Yang Zhengshan said to Lin Jisheng, the prefect of Zhaowu Prefecture.

Lin Jisheng stood in front of him, sweating profusely from nervousness. "My Lord, it's not that I don't want to serve you, it's just that I can't do anything. Zhaowu Prefecture is not rich to begin with. If you recruit a large number of civilians, I'm afraid the people will not be able to survive!"

Lin Jisheng was not a good official. He loved poetry and songs the most. His favorite thing to do on weekdays was to gather a few good friends or a group of scholars to talk about poetry and songs.

In his heart, the people are not as worthy of attention as a good poem, but he is right in saying that he is really powerless.

It was really difficult for the Zhaowu Prefecture's yamen to conscript a large number of laborers and prepare a large amount of timber in a short period of time.

Yang Zhengshan looked at him calmly, "Silver and money are not lacking in the Four Seas Navy. The conscription of civilians is not to force the people to do labor, but to hire them. As for the wood, it is what it is worth. I will buy it at the market price!"

"There are only two things you need to do. First, spread the news that the Sihai Navy is recruiting civilians and purchasing timber. Spread it to every village and town as much as possible. Then, ask the government to facilitate the civilians and merchants so that they can come to Zhaowuwei without any obstacles."

"The second thing is to transfer some clerks from the prefectural and county offices to Zhaowuwei to take orders. The Sihai Office needs a large number of clerks to handle various complicated affairs, so these clerks must be experienced old officials!"

"Two months. I can only give you two months. If you don't complete these two tasks within two months, you will be dismissed and exiled!"

"If you can do a good job, I will personally write a letter to you to ask for your contribution! I can't guarantee anything else, but I can still fight for you to be promoted three levels!"

"I don't need to explain how to choose!"

When Lin Jisheng heard this, he knew in his heart that he had to get this done and he had no choice at all.

"I obey your command. I will do my best!"

Yang Zhengshan looked at him and said, "That's the best. If you do things well, everything will be fine. If you don't do things well, you will definitely be doomed!"

"Yes, yes, yes~~" Lin Jisheng responded repeatedly.

Yang Zhengshan had no choice. Time was pressing, so he could only use the silver method to use the silver to build a large enough camp and a suitable port in a short period of time.

Although Zhaowuwei was in ruins, fortunately there was enough space to build a camp and a suitable coastline to build a port. This was a blessing in disguise.

After meeting Lin Jisheng, Yang Zhengshan immediately took his men to the coast to select a place to build a port and camp.

After the place was selected, people were arranged to dig a well to ensure that the soldiers had water available, and also to make it convenient for Yang Zhengshan to release the spiritual spring water.

Although things were complicated, Yang Zhengshan quickly sorted them out. He built camps and ports while welcoming the incoming navy.

On the morning of October 1st, Leizhou Wei arrived at Zhaowu Wei.

On the afternoon of October 4th, Haizhou Zuowei and Quanhaiwei arrived at Zhaowuwei almost at the same time.

As a result, only the five guards of Jiujiang had not yet arrived at Zhaowu Guard.

A large number of soldiers gathered in Zhaowuwei, which brought many opportunities and troubles to the military households of Zhaowuwei.

There is no need to say much about the opportunities. With so many soldiers coming to Zhaowu Wei, the food and daily necessities they need are countless. As long as you have a little business acumen, it is easy to take advantage of the opportunity to make some money.

As for the troubles, Leizhou Guard and Quanhai Guard are actually ordinary guards. Although their situation is better than Zhaowu Guard, there are many unruly soldiers among them. These guys have no other skills, but they are very good at bullying the weak and fearing the strong.

However, this problem is not a problem for Yang Zhengshan. Chopping off a hundred or eighty heads is enough.

That’s right, Yang Zhengshan used nearly a hundred heads to explain to these ignorant soldiers what military law is.

(End of this chapter)