Chapter 154 New Racecourse Site Selection

In the following days, Wei Cen never appeared in front of Yang Zhengshan again, and Liang Rong never came to see Yang Zhengshan again.

Yang Zhengshan didn't know the specific situation, and he wouldn't take the initiative to ask. The less involved in such things, the better. Now that neither party came to him, he was happy to stay out of it.

Time unknowingly entered March, and spring plowing would be less than a month away, so Yang Zhengshan focused his energy on it.

That day, Yang Zhengshan brought Yang Mingcheng to Shalingbao to check the preparations for spring plowing in Shalingbao.

Yang Minghao was the defense officer of Shalingbao. Although Yang Zhengshan thought Yang Minghao should be able to do a good job as a defense officer, he was still a little worried that Yang Minghao would make mistakes.

After all, Yang Minghao was only sixteen years old this year.

As a father, he naturally had to take care of his son to prevent Yang Minghao from making mistakes and delaying things.

"Sir, look, all the farm tools are ready, and they will be distributed to the military households in two days!"

In the warehouse of the Shalingbao defense office, Yang Minghao pointed to the dazzling array of farm tools and said.

Yang Zhengshan nodded slightly and asked, "Where are the grain seeds?"

"They are all stored in the granary! Do you want to go and have a look, sir?" Yang Minghao was a little excited. This was his first time to be on his own, and he couldn't help wanting to show off in front of Yang Zhengshan.

Yang Zhengshan thought for a while, "Then let's go and have a look!"

Grain seeds are the top priority. If there is no problem, then everything is fine. But if there is a problem, there is still a chance to remedy it now. Otherwise, when the spring plowing is approaching, it will be a delay if the grain seeds are found to have problems.

Afterwards, the group came to the granary behind the office to check it out, and Yang Zhengshan was very satisfied with the result.

Although Yang Minghao is usually a little careless, he is still meticulous in his work.

This granary has obviously been checked a long time ago, and preparations have been made for fire and waterproofing.

Then Yang Zhengshan circled around Shalingbao again, and soon they came to a valley.

Yang Zhengshan rode on horseback, looked at the valley, and asked, "Is there no land reclaimed here?"

There is a hill on the east and west of this valley. The hill on the east is very low, but the hill on the west is very high. It should be the highest hill in the north of Anyuanzhou City.

The mountain is densely covered with vegetation. Although there is no green now, there are many tall trees. When spring comes, this mountain must be green.

"No, it's too far from the garrison, and it's a bit inconvenient to farm!"

"There is a fire road pier on the mountain, and there are about dozens of acres of fields on the west slope, which can barely support a few military households!"

Yang Minghao pointed to the hilltop and said.

In general, fire road piers and beacons are set on the top of the mountain, which is more conducive to observing the surrounding situation, and it will be more obvious when the beacon smoke is lit.

However, this will make the lives of the soldiers and military households in the beacon towers and fire road piers even harder, because the land on the mountain is generally more barren, and they may not have enough food after working hard for a year.

"Let's go over there and take a look!" Yang Zhengshan nodded and drove his horse towards the small hill in the east.

Standing on the small hill and looking around, Yang Zhengshan found that this was a good Feng Shui treasure land.

The small hill is surrounded by good land, and it should be a lush grassland in spring.

There is also a big river in the north, which is Yinghe River, but the Yinghe River here is much wider than the Yinghe River in Yinghebao, and it should be a gathering of several branches.

Across the river is a low hill, where there are two garrisons and more than a dozen beacon towers and fire road piers, all of which are under the jurisdiction of the garrison office.

"What a pity, if this place can be reclaimed, there will be at least thousands of acres of good land!" Yang Zhengshan looked at Yinghe River in the distance.

"Dad, this is a good place to build a horse farm!" Yang Mingcheng interrupted quickly.

This time he came out to find a suitable place to build a horse farm, but now he heard Yang Zhengshan's words that he actually wanted to open up wasteland here, and he couldn't help but feel a little anxious.

After coming to Anyuan Prefecture for several months, he had nothing to do all day, and his bones were itchy.

It was about to spring, and he should find something to do, so he came out to find a place to build a horse farm.

Yang Zhengshan glanced at Yang Mingcheng with some amusement, "Of course I know that this is a suitable place to build a horse farm!"

There are mountains and water, and such a large area of ​​grassland. The most important thing is that this place is still a distance from the border, and there are two garrisons in the north. Even if the Hu people harass the border, they can take precautions in advance.

The situation here is better than the horse farm in Yinghebao, and it can be built bigger.

Yang Mingcheng smiled innocently and said, "Dad, I think the horse farm can be built by the river, so that it is convenient to use water, and a small farm can be built on this hill."

"This hill is not made of stone, but a pile of earth. We should be able to cultivate some fields."

"We can buy some slaves and put them in the farm. We can raise horses and farm."

Yang Mingcheng said the plan in his mind.

Now Yang Mingcheng is no longer the farmer. He has upgraded from a low-level farmer to an entry-level farmer or horse farm owner.

What he thinks in his mind is no longer how to farm, but how to manage a farm and a horse farm.

Yang Zhengshan nodded, "Then choose here. You can let Ma San come over in the next few days."

The horse farm in Yinghebao will remain, but it will only be an ordinary small horse farm in the future. It can also be regarded as the industry of the Yang family, but the income in the future will definitely be much lower.

And Ma San is a great horse herder. Although Yang Mingcheng has made a lot of progress, he is still far inferior to Ma San in terms of horse breeding.

The only disadvantage here is that it is a bit far from Anyuan City, a full thirty miles away. Yang Zhengshan will definitely not be able to come here often in the future.

But this is not a big problem. He does not need to come to the horse farm every day to add spiritual spring water. He only needs to come once in a while.

"Dad, if we build a horse farm here, the cost will probably be high!" Yang Mingcheng said.

Although he did not know how much silver Yang Zhengshan had, he knew it would not be much.

In fact, the Yang family did not have much income. In addition to the fields in Anning County and the horse farm in Yinghebao, there were almost no other industries.

"After dealing with those shops in Chongshanguan, it should be enough to build a horse farm!" Yang Zhengshan had thought about this problem a long time ago.

He did not have much silver in his hand.

But the shops bought in Chongshanguan last year should be able to sell for a lot of silver now.

Before coming to Anyuan City, the shops in Chongshanguan had already started to increase in price, and now it is estimated that they can double.

It was just a few hundred taels of silver at the beginning, but now it has become thousands of taels.

A thousand taels of silver is enough to build a horse farm.

Even if it is not enough, it can be maintained on a small scale first and then slowly expanded in the future.

There are still many horses in the horse farm of Yinghebao, and some should be sold this year.

"Also contact Luo Shang and ask him if he is willing to come to Anyuan City to open a cloth shop!" Yang Zhengshan continued to order.

Years ago, Luo Shang gave the Yang family a lot of festival gifts. Yang Zhengshan understood what he meant. He was afraid that Yang Zhengshan would forget him.

Yang Zhengshan would naturally not forget him. The Luo family's industry actually had a share of the Yang family, but the two sides did not say it clearly.

This Anyuan City is naturally not as good as Guancheng, but Anyuan City is also a big city. If Luo Shang comes to open a cloth shop, he will definitely make money.

...

In the evening, when Yang Zhengshan came back from Shalingbao, he saw Wu Hai standing in front of the official hall waiting.

Wu Hai is the housekeeper of the Yang family, but he is not from the official hall, so under normal circumstances he is rarely in the official hall.

Wu Hai was waiting for him in front of the official hall today. What happened at home?

Yang Zhengshan frowned and jumped off the horse. Before he could ask, Wu Hai said, "Master, the eldest lady is about to give birth!"

Yang Zhengshan suddenly realized.

Calculating the time, Yang Yunyan's baby is indeed due.

This is Yang Zhengshan's second grandson, or the first granddaughter.

"What's the situation?" Yang Zhengshan asked.

"The midwife has come, the doctor has been invited, and the eldest young lady has gone to guard!" Wu Hai said.

Yang Zhengshan nodded slightly and walked into the official hall quickly.

"My lord!"

At this time, Zhou Ren came up again, "Just now, Lord Han sent someone to say that the basic training of the soldiers has been completed, and actual combat training can start tomorrow!"

"Well, send someone to tell him, I will go there tomorrow!" Yang Zhengshan said as he walked.

"Yes, and Lord Xie Yuan also sent someone to say that there are not enough farm tools in several garrisons, and he wants to ask the craftsmen in the government office to make a batch of farm tools!" Zhou Ren followed Yang Zhengshan and said.

"Well, let him report the number, and then let the craftsmen make it!"

These are all small matters, but Zhou Ren has formed a habit. No matter whether it is a big or small matter in the government office, he will report to Yang Zhengshan.

Sometimes when Yang Zhengshan is out, he will wait for Yang Zhengshan to come back before reporting, and only go home after reporting.

After reporting, Zhou Ren bowed slightly and stopped following Yang Zhengshan.

Yang Zhengshan walked quickly from the government office into the backyard.

Passing through two moon gates, entering the inner courtyard, then turning left around the pond, he came to the courtyard where Jiang He and Yang Yunyan lived.

At this time, there were many servants coming in and out of the courtyard.

Just when Yang Zhengshan stepped into the courtyard gate, he heard a burst of crying from the house.

"It's born!"

Yang Zhengshan paused, he came at the right time.

At this time, the yard was busy. Wang was directing the servants to work, and no one noticed that Yang Zhengshan had come.

"It's born!"

Wang said excitedly.

There was someone next to him who was more excited than him. The moment the cry came out, Jiang He, who was still spinning, jumped up suddenly.

"It's born!"

Everyone in the yard was suddenly filled with joy.

Yang Zhengshan walked forward and coughed lightly.

"Master!"

"Dad!"

At this time, everyone realized that Yang Zhengshan had come.

Yang Zhengshan nodded, did not speak, but just looked at the door quietly.

Soon, the woman next to Yang Yunyan came out. When she saw Yang Zhengshan, she was slightly stunned, and then hurriedly saluted and said: "Congratulations, Master, the eldest lady gave birth to a daughter!"

Yang Zhengshan stroked his beard and smiled: "Reward, Wu Hai, this month everyone in the mansion will have their monthly salary doubled!"

"Thank you, Master!"

Hearing that the monthly salary would be doubled, the servants who were busy around were all happy.

"Go in and take a look!"

Yang Zhengshan patted Jiang He's shoulder and walked into the main room first.

Of course, they couldn't enter the delivery room and could only wait in the main room.