Clan Rise: Starting as a Grandfather

Chapter 177 - 177 173 Wedding Approaching Relatives and

?Chapter 177: Chapter 173: Wedding Approaching, Relatives and Friends Visit Chapter 177: Chapter 173: Wedding Approaching, Relatives and Friends Visit Xu Jin’s arrival brought many benefits to Yang Zhenshan.

Unlike the previous Military Equipment Department official, Hao Zhaoxian, who only thought about amassing wealth and left all official duties to magistrates and civil servants in the government office, those magistrates and civil servants, not wanting to stir up trouble, carried a careless attitude and did nothing about the affairs of the garrison office.

This had rendered the office of the Military Equipment Department as mere decoration; since Yang Zhenshan’s arrival in An Yuan City several months ago, the Military Equipment Department had never paid him a visit.

Xu Jin was different; this elderly gentleman took everything seriously and responsibly. He had the authority to oversee the garrison office’s matters like agricultural management, finance, and military, and could intermeddle in nearly any affair of the garrison office.

Logically, most commanders should feel uncomfortable with such a meddling presence.

However, Yang Zhenshan was different. He was guilt-free; he never embezzled a penny from the garrison office and even went to great lengths to secure provisions for the soldiers’ training.

He was not afraid of Xu Jin’s surveillance, nor was he bothered by Xu Jin watching him constantly, provided that Xu Jin did not hinder his military training programs and the fortification repair plans.

Xu Jin’s presence positively spurred the civil servants and constables in the garrison office, and served as an effective caution to the officials of the garrison forts outside the city.

Moreover, his familiarity with a variety of official duties not only caused no obstructions to Yang Zhenshan but even somewhat helped him identify deficiencies and make improvements.

Regrettably, Xu Jin was responsible not only for An Yuan State’s garrison office but also overseen military affairs in two other states; otherwise, Yang Zhenshan would have wanted him to work at the garrison office every day.

Nevertheless, the provisions Xu Jin promised were still procured by Yang Zhenshan, and although only a hundred loads, Yang Zhenshan gratefully accepted them without complaints.

With these provisions, this year’s training plans should face no issues.

As for other matters, they would have to wait until the new Commander of Songzhou Guard arrived.

Time gradually passed, the spring plowing had completely ended, and the first batch of trained soldiers from various garrisons gradually arrived at An Yuan City’s City Gate Castle.

The first batch consisted of only five hundred men, with personnel drawn from every garrison, and even each Fire Road Pile and signal tower.

Although Yang Zhenshan placed great importance on military training, the agricultural duties and defense tasks of the garrisons were of utmost priority, which could not be neglected for the sake of training.

Thus, the training was divided into four phases, each phase consisting of a month of basic training; as for combat training, they had to carry it out themselves after returning.

As training proceeded smoothly, Yang Zhenshan visited the City Gate Castle every alternate day, mainly to replenish the soldiers’ supplies with Spiritual Spring Water.

With time progressing, his wedding date with Yu Qingyi was drawing nearer.

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