Family Rise: Beginning with Grandfather.

Chapter 542 Return to Beijing
"My lord, look at this!" Yu Tonghai handed a jade box to Yang Zhengshan as if he was offering a treasure.

Yang Zhengshan opened the jade box and found a peach inside.

"Jade Dew Spirit Peach?"

"It should be!" Yu Tonghai said excitedly.

Yang Zhengshan nodded slightly, "I'll take this. Well, this is for you."

The Jade Dew Peach comes from Peach Blossom Island in the South China Sea. Its effects are similar to those of the Three Yellow Plums. Both can condense innate true qi and also help to break through to the innate realm.

However, the Jade Dew Peach bears fruit relatively seldom, only once every ten years, and only thirty-six fruits each time.

"What is this?" Yu Tonghai took the jade box handed over by Yang Zhengshan.

"Sanhuangli should be able to help you condense the innate true qi!" Yang Zhengshan said.

Yu Tonghai was stunned at first, then he was overjoyed, "Thank you for the reward, Lord!"

Luo Jinsong looked at the jade box in Yu Tonghai's hand with some surprise. He had just seen Yang Zhengshan give a Sanhuang plum to Madam Deng a few days ago, and now Yang Zhengshan gave Yu Tonghai another Sanhuang plum.

He was a little curious about how many Sanhuang plums Yang Zhengshan had!

"If you practice hard, you still have a chance to become a congenital warrior!" Yang Zhengshan encouraged.

Yu Tonghai is now nearly sixty years old, but he still has the opportunity to become a congenital warrior.

Ji Zhen was in his seventies before he reached the half-step innate realm, and he was still able to become an innate warrior in his eighties. This is enough to show that although old age and physical frailty will weaken one's strength, it will not cut off a warrior's chance of breaking through the innate realm.

"Well, I will definitely work hard to practice!" Yu Tonghai responded happily.

He had actually been greedy for the Jade Dew Peach before, but in the end he decided to give it to Yang Zhengshan because he didn't want to let Yang Zhengshan down.

And Yang Zhengshan did not let him down.

After visiting the treasure house, Yang Zhengshan came to the silver and money house. The copper coins used in the southeastern waters were mainly Chengping Tongbao of Dayong and Haiyuan Tongbao of the Lu Sheng Dynasty.

However, whether it is Dayong's Chengping Tongbao or Lu Sheng Dynasty's Haiyuan Tongbao, there are many privately minted inferior coins on the market, so the major forces in the southeastern waters like to store gold and silver.

The Xingyue Sect does not have much cash, only more than two hundred taels, but it has a lot of gold reserves, more than one hundred thousand taels. This is just the silver vault of the headquarters. The fifteen families of the Xingyue Sect all have their own private vaults, and they should have a lot of gold and silver.

It is not accurate to say that Xingyue Sect is short of money. Xingyue Sect is still very capable of making money. They control many pirates and collude with many forces in Darong. At the same time, they support Qixingtang in Darong. It should not be difficult for them to earn millions of taels of silver every year.

But the Xingyue Sect is just a sect. Even the Xingyue Island cannot be self-sufficient, let alone the other islands and the Four Flags Army. Therefore, the Xingyue Sect makes money quickly and spends money quickly.

Yang Zhengshan walked in the silver vault, looking at the boxes of gold and silver, with no emotion in his heart.

In his eyes, these gold and silver were not as worth a second look as a precious medicine.

Moreover, the Yang family is not short of money now. The 30% profit from the Luo family's glass business is enough to support the Yang family's daily expenses.

However, looking at so much gold and silver, Yang Zhengshan felt that it would be a bit awkward if he didn't take some.

"Take the fifty thousand ounces of gold and share it with the brothers."

Yang Zhengshan divided the spoils on the spot and said to Yu Tonghai.

"Your Majesty is kind and righteous!" Yu Tonghai praised.

Yang Zhengshan said to Luo Jinsong: "Bring your men here to get 30,000 taels of gold and 300,000 silver coins, and then find a place on the island to store them."

"What does the Marquis want to do?" Luo Jinsong had some idea of ​​Yang Zhengshan's thoughts.

Yang Zhengshan did not hide it and said with a smile: "The court probably doesn't think highly of this Xingyue Island, but we can take it for ourselves."

Hearing this, Luo Jinsong immediately understood what Yang Zhengshan meant and said with a chuckle, "Don't worry, Lord Hou, I will make arrangements!"

"Well! You will need to live here for a few years, depending on the situation. Anyway, you should be prepared to stay here for a long time!" Yang Zhengshan said.

"Yes!" Luo Jinsong responded.

For him, staying on Xingyue Island was not a bad thing. He was familiar with everything on Xingyue Island and also understood the southeastern waters. If he stayed on Xingyue Island, he would have more room to display his abilities.

In Kyoto, he was bored to death.

After leaving the treasury, Yang Zhengshan distributed rewards and pensions to the soldiers of other guards. Of course, the rewards given to the soldiers of other guards were far less than that given to the Tenglong Vanguard.

Except for the Tenglong vanguard, the other nine guards each received about 100,000 taels of silver. Those with heavy casualties would be given more, and those with light casualties would be given less. Excluding the shortage of soldiers, almost every soldier could get a reward of 15 taels of silver.

However, Yang Zhengshan did not give the reward money to the officials of other guards, but distributed it directly to each soldier.

Several guards arrived at Xingyue Island one after another, then gathered at the dock to distribute rewards. After the rewards were distributed, they immediately set out to clear out the pirates around Xingyue Island.

Although the Xingyue Sect has been destroyed, it still has many islands and many affiliated pirates. These pirates should have a lot of floating wealth, so Yang Zhengshan will naturally not let them go.

After the soldiers received the reward, their morale soared several times, and they rushed to wipe out the pirates.

At the same time, members of the Li, Wang and Lu families also returned to Zhaowuwei by boat in batches. They would be temporarily placed in Zhaowuwei. As for how the court would deal with them, Yang Zhengshan's suggestion was to directly disband them and incorporate them into the Nine Guards Navy.

Except for the Tenglong vanguard, there are vacancies in other guards, and this group of people can be used to fill the vacancies this time.

In the following days, Xingyue Island and Zhaowuwei were extremely busy.

The soldiers of various guards cleared out the pirates, and warships loaded with spoils arrived at Xingyue Island one after another. They were then transferred to merchant ships and cargo ships to transport them back to Zhaowu Guard.

Yang Zhengshan left the gold and silver behind temporarily and transported the grain, medicinal materials and other supplies back to Zhaowu Wei first.

At the Zhaowuwei Port, Zhang Ruifu, Zheng Yang and others were caught in a happy trouble.

Before, they were forced to jump up and down by Yang Zhengshan, but now they are so happy that they want to jump up.

"Report, my lords, the rear camp of the Tenglong vanguard has returned, and they are escorting thirty ships of grain and fodder."

A soldier ran up to Zhang Ruifu and Zheng Yang and reported.

"Thirty ships of food? Where are they?" Zheng Yang stood on tiptoe and looked around, saying excitedly.

At this time, the port was busy, with ships of all sizes connected together, and thousands of laborers were busy unloading cargo from the ships.

"Over there!" said the soldier, pointing to the south.

Zheng Yang looked and saw dozens of medium-sized merchant ships docking.

"Thirty medium-sized cargo ships, each carrying a thousand shi of grain, that's thirty thousand shi! Adding the fifty thousand shi that were brought back before, it's already eighty thousand shi!" Zheng Yang counted on his fingers, his chubby face smiling like a flower.

"Our Ministry of Revenue should not lose money this time!"

"Hahaha, Lord Zheng, this is just the beginning! The valuable things are still to come!" Xue Ping walked over and said with a smile.

When Zheng Yang saw Xue Ping, his eyes lit up, "Lord Xue, are there any valuables coming?" "Hehe, let's not talk about silver and money. I guess the Marquis will have people transport them directly back to Kyoto, but the other things should be shipped here first. Hehe, I heard that the Leizhou Guard seized a large ship of precious spices! And the Jiujiang Central Guard seized a large amount of timber." Xue Ping said with a smile.

"Wood!" Zheng Yang was slightly surprised.

Spices are very valuable in Dayong, especially the spices from the southern kingdoms, which are priceless in Dayong.

But it’s different with wood. There is not much valuable wood.

"They are all rosewood. It will probably take more than a dozen large ships to transport them all!" said Xue Ping.

Zheng Yang and Zhang Ruifu both widened their eyes, "More than a dozen large ships!"

"Yes!" Xue Ping said affirmatively.

The pirates in the southeastern waters have hidden a lot of good things, which is mainly due to the special geographical reasons.

The southeastern waters are the only way for Dayong to trade with the southern kingdoms. Countless merchant ships pass by every year, and most of the goods carried by these ships are of great value.

Those pirates could obtain goods worth hundreds of thousands of taels of silver in one robbery.

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The pirates had no shortage of wood, spices, silk, porcelain, tea, etc.

"By the way, the Marquis has instructed that all these things must be recorded in the accounts. When he comes back, he will arrange for someone to check the accounts. If they don't match, hehe~~"

Xue Ping grinned and didn't say anything else, but Zheng Yang and Zhang Ruifu understood.

If the accounts don't match, they will definitely be the ones in trouble.

"Please rest assured, sir. We will make sure to keep all the goods well. If there is any missing, I will go to see you with my head!" Zheng Yang said quickly.

He really didn't dare to do anything tricky under Yang Zhengshan's command, because Yang Zhengshan would really chop off his head.

……

The twenty-eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, inside the Imperial City of Kyoto.

The New Year's Day is just two days away. At this moment, the imperial city is decorated with lights and looks extremely festive.

Yang Zhengshan will definitely not be able to return to Kyoto to celebrate the New Year this year. Although the war is almost over, the finishing work will continue for a long time.

Yang Zhengshan also planned to clean out the pirates in the southeastern waters, at least to wipe out all those pirates affiliated with the Xingyue Sect.

Then arrange things on Xingyue Island and transport the seized property back.

It is estimated that it will take at least one or two months to complete the work.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, great joy, great joy!"

In the Taiji Hall, Zhang Mingzhong ran into the imperial study with a look of joy on his face and shouted.

Emperor Yanping looked at him in surprise, "Where does your happiness come from?"

"Marquis Jing'an sent someone to deliver good news!" Zhang Mingzhong quickly handed three memorials to Emperor Yanping.

Emperor Yanping looked delighted and quickly took the memorial to read it.

There were three memorials, one reporting victory, one requesting credit, and the other proposing arrangements for the Wang, Li, and Lu families.

After reading it, Emperor Yanping laughed heartily and said, "Marquis Jing'an really did not disappoint me!"

Although he trusted Yang Zhengshan and felt that he had a good chance of winning the battle against Xingyuemen, naval warfare was different from land warfare, and he was still unsure.

Now seeing Yang Zhengshan’s good news, he finally felt relieved.

"With this great victory, our dynasty's southeastern waters will be able to enjoy peace for at least 30 years. This is a blessing for the people and for Your Majesty!" Zhang Mingzhong praised.

Emperor Yanping nodded slightly and said, "Send this memorial to the cabinet, and order the cabinet and the Ministry of War to come up with a set of reward rules as soon as possible!"

"Yes!" Zhang Mingzhong responded, took the memorial and slowly left the study.

Emperor Yanping thought for a moment, and then instructed the eunuch Li Shangxi beside him: "Go and tell the queen that I want to host a banquet for all the ministers during the Lantern Festival. Please take the trouble to prepare it!"

In fact, Emperor Yanping would host a banquet for his ministers every Lantern Festival. However, in the past few years, the banquet was relatively simple, and most of the guests were important ministers and royal relatives.

Emperor Yanping specifically mentioned this this year, obviously wanting to make a grand celebration of it.

Yang Zhengshan led his troops to attack Xingyuemen. This was the first military victory for Emperor Yanping after he ascended the throne, so Emperor Yanping wanted to celebrate it in a big way to show off his civil and military achievements.

……

Yang Zhengshan had no idea how Emperor Yanping celebrated, as he was busy transporting the spoils left behind by the Xingyue Sect.

As one pirate group after another was wiped out, a large amount of spoils were transported to Xingyue Island and then back to Zhaowuwei. Thousands of ships moved back and forth like ants moving house.

The fifth year of Yanping passed in such busyness, and time came to the sixth year of Yanping.

Yang Zhengshan stayed on Xingyue Island until February, until the last group of pirates was wiped out, and then he returned to Dayong by boat.

When he left, he asked Yu Tonghai to leave behind a thousand Tenglong vanguard soldiers, and Luo Jinsong also stayed on Xingyue Island with more than a hundred guards.

Luo Jinsong stayed in Xingyue Island not only to garrison Xingyue Island, but also to deal with various forces in the southeast waters.

In fact, during this period, various forces in the southeastern waters have sent people to ask for an audience with Yang Zhengshan. Dihuo Island, Shenmu Island, Tianming Island and other forces have all sent envoys. Their purpose is nothing more than to find out how Dayong plans to deal with Xingyue Island.

They were mainly afraid that Darong would occupy Xingyue Island and not leave.

Yang Zhengshan's answer to them was that Dayong would not expand in the southeastern waters, but would occupy Xingyue Island as a base for Dayong to communicate with various forces in the southeastern waters.

In fact, he just wanted to occupy Xingyue Island and used Dayong as a cover.

He had previously submitted a memorial to Emperor Yanping asking whether he should occupy Xingyue Island or set up a garrison on Xingyue Island. However, Emperor Yanping obviously looked down upon Xingyue Island and directly rejected his proposal, so he could now openly take Xingyue Island for himself.

Yang Zhengshan planned to build Xingyue Island into the Yang family's overseas base as a future retreat for the Yang family. However, the Yang family is still too weak now. Whether it is high-end military force or warships and soldiers, they are far inferior to many forces in the southeastern waters. That's why he used Dayong as a cover.

After leaving Xingyue Island and returning to Zhaowuwei, Yang Zhengshan was busy in Zhaowuwei for more than ten days, mainly to count the materials seized this time.

At the end of February, Yang Zhengshan returned to Kyoto with the account books of the seized gold, silver and other materials.

On the third day of March, Yang Zhengshan landed at the dock in Jinhaiwei.

Also returning to Beijing with him were Deng Yuehe, Wang Mingjian and Li Chengzhang.

They will enter the palace to meet the emperor as surrendered generals along with Yang Zhengshan.

(End of this chapter)