Clan Rise: Starting as a Grandfather

”Are all the family members moving to the Capital City?” Yu Qingyi continued to ask.

”Ming Zhi and Ming Hao will definitely still stay in Chongshan Town, as for the Li family and the Liang family, you should ask their opinions.”

This time Yang Zhengshan returned to the capital and naturally could not take a large group of soldiers back with him; apart from the Yang Family members, he could at most bring the Personal Guard Camp.

He was unable to arrange positions for everyone in the Capital City, thus Yang Mingzhi, Yang Minghao, Yang Mingwu, and others all had to remain in Chongshan Town.

Yu Qingyi nodded, ”Ah, in that case, the children will have to be separated!”

She was somewhat reluctant to leave the children at home.

Although sometimes she felt that these little ones were noisy, she would definitely miss them after they were apart.

She was a grandmother, a genuine grandmother, and her affection for the children was truly sincere.

Yang Zhengshan smiled, ”Don’t worry, Ming Zhi and Ming Hao will not leave all the children behind.”

Yang Mingzhi and Yang Minghao were not foolish; they knew the benefits of letting the children follow Yang Zhengshan.

Perhaps they would keep the younger children with them, but as the children grew older, they would definitely send them to the Capital City.

”That’s true, but once we get to the Capital City, we need to hire a good teacher for the children! The current teachers in the household will definitely not accompany us to the Capital City,” Yu Qingyi said.

”Mm, you can see to the arrangements for this. We’re leaving, and we can’t neglect the current teachers. Find a place in the town and build a school for them!” Yang Zhengshan said.

The Yang family employed six scholars, all of whom were older literati.

However, they taught not only the Yang family children; many officials’ children in town, like Song Dashan, Luo Feiyu, Yang Mingzhen, Yang Mingwu, and others, all studied at the Yang family’s school.

So even if the Yang family moved away, these six scholars would not be left unemployed.

Then, Yang Zhengshan discussed many more matters with Yu Qingyi.

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On the thirteenth day of the twelfth lunar month.

The document appointing Yang Zhengshan’s promotion finally arrived at Chongshan Pass, and the news that Yang Zhengshan would soon be leaving Chongshan Town could no longer be concealed.

Immediately, the official scene in Chongshan Town was shaken, and the soldiers at Chongshan Pass became extremely anxious.

The impact of Yang Zhengshan leaving Chongshan Town was immensely significant.

From the General Mansion to the Assistant General Mansion, various government offices, Five Camps, and many major merchants, all were affected.

Moreover, there were many things Yang Zhengshan had not finished.

The silver owed by the General Mansion, nearly a million refugees who had just settled, and many policies and plans that had been set earlier, including the glass workshop, and so on.

These matters, if not properly arranged, could all cause disturbances.

Take, for example, the silver owed by the General Mansion, which amounted to over fifteen million taels; many merchants from Liaodong, soldiers, military households, and civilians of Chongshan Town had stakes in it.

If it could not be repaid, Yang Zhengshan’s reputation for benevolence could instantly turn into curses!

And those refugees had just been received; managing them and reclaiming land was now of utmost importance.

The glass workshop was involved with huge interests; with Yang Zhengshan around, no one dared to reach out to the glass workshop, but if he left, no one could guarantee the continuation of the glass workshop.

At this moment, Yang Zhengshan could be said to be holding the interests of the entire Chongshan Town with his presence.

When Yang Zhengshan moved, the entire Chongshan Town had to move.

It must be said that Emperor Yanping’s decision this time was really inappropriate!

Perhaps Emperor Yanping did not realize that Yang Zhengshan had such a big influence on Chongshan Town!

In his mind, Yang Zhengshan was probably no different from other generals in border towns, but in reality, Yang Zhengshan was vastly different from the generals of other border towns.

Other generals in border towns might also have strong control over their soldiers, but they did not have so many interests entangled with them.

And to stabilize the situation in Chongshan Town, Yang Zhengshan had to immerse himself again in busyness.

After arranging accommodations for the Ministry of War officials who brought the dispatch documents, Yang Zhengshan immediately convened his subordinate officers in the main hall of the General Mansion.

In the hall, Yang Zhengshan sat at the main seat, calmly drinking tea.

The Six Assistant Generals, five Guerrilla Generals, and five camp commanders, totaling sixteen people sat below with solemn expressions.

Seeing their demeanor, the corners of Yang Zhengshan’s mouth slightly curled.

”Alright, although this matter came abruptly, you don’t need to worry too much!”

”Chongshan Town will not be in chaos, you won’t have any changes; continue as you were!”

Yang Zhengshan spoke in an even tone.

”Marquis, what should we do in the future?” Xie Yuan was still deeply worried.

How could they not worry?

Especially Xie Yuan, he was a trusted aide of Yang Zhengshan, promoted directly by him.

Without Yang Zhengshan, he felt as if he had lost his foundation.

And the others had different thoughts.

Yang’s descendants naturally hoped to follow Yang Zhengshan; individuals like Yang Mingwu and Yang Chengze had even left the imperial guard three years earlier to follow him.

Now it turned out that Yang Zhengshan was going to the Capital City, and they had to remain in Chongshan Town.

As for Niu Zhuang, Tang Feihu, Zhang Chengzhi, and Qin He, even though they were slightly more distant from Yang Zhengshan, they too were willing to follow him.

Although Yang Zhengshan’s demands were numerous, and the tasks he assigned sometimes gave them unbearable headaches, Yang Zhengshan had one advantage—he never planted his own people under their command.

Yang Zhengshan’s lack of interference in their command meant that he didn’t redistribute their power, nor did he force them to engage in constant internal scheming with their subordinates.