Clan Rise: Starting as a Grandfather Chapter 351: 339: The Women's Training Camp and Glass Making

Chapter 351: Chapter 339: The Won’s Training Camp and Glass Making

Yang Zhenshan sent Song Dashan away, then sent soone to invite Wang Yunqiao.

“Disciple greets Master!” Wang Yunqiao arrived at the governnt office, quite intrigued. Upon seeing Yang Zhenshan, she was not at all restrained and greeted him generously with a cupped fist salute.

Yang Zhenshan stroked his beard as he looked at her, nodding slightly, “Not bad!”

The young girl looked much more mature after getting married, with her hair done up in a married woman’s style. She lost so of her youthful naivety and gained a bit more heroic spirit.

Wang Yunqiao smiled gently, stepped forward to pour Yang Zhenshan so tea, “Master, have you summoned for a reason?”

“Yes, your master is preparing to set up a won’s training camp; would you be willing to lead it?” Yang Zhenshan answered as he sipped his tea lightly.

“A won’s training camp! leading it? Can I really do it?” Wang Yunqiao was sowhat surprised and excited.

“Why couldn’t you?” Yang Zhenshan asked.

Wang Yunqiao thought for a mont, “Would my father-in-law object?”

“Do you think he would dare?” Yang Zhenshan said with a smile.

For others, Yang Zhenshan truly would not interfere, as it involved their family affairs.

But Song Dashan was different, not only was he his subordinate, but also his relative by marriage.

And with Song Dashan’s personality, it was unlikely he would be dissatisfied; at most, he would just grumble a bit to himself.

Actually, Yang Zhenshan was more concerned about Song Dashan’s wife, Mrs. Li’s opinion, as the Song family had always been headed by Mrs. Li. However, Mrs. Li was an intelligent person, and Yang Zhenshan believed she would support Wang Yunqiao.

“You can go back and discuss with your mother-in-law; as long as she has no objections, it will be fine!”

“The won’s training camp will be separately established, and later on, you can select so maids from your household to assist you. Hmm, I will also ask Ms. Yu Lu and Ms. Red Cloud to help you.”

Yang Zhenshan briefly shared so of his ideas.

Yu Lu was about to marry Wu Zhan, but Yu Lu and Wu Zhan didn’t have many concerns—Wu Zhan being a Jianghu Martial Artist—his mindset would be more open, and he would certainly not mind Yu Lu joining the won’s training camp.

As for Red Cloud, although she is not knowledgeable in military affairs, she could handle miscellaneous tasks. Being Qingyi’s personal maid, Qingxia and Red Cloud both were rare talents.

As for the maids of the Yang family, they all practiced martial arts due to the family rule that everyone in the Yang family must be combat trained, with almost all the maids being Martial Cultivators.

With Wang Yunqiao leading, assisted by Yu Lu and Red Cloud, and accompanied by a dozen maids, assembling a formidable won’s troop would pose no problem.

Wang Yunqiao hesitated for a mont, then said: “Master, won are eventually ant to marry. This won’s training camp…”

She was concerned about the future prospects of marriage for those who entered the won’s training camp.

Marrying, bearing children, those would limit won’s public appearances.

Yang Zhenshan waved his hand, “The won’s training camp will not prohibit marriage. I’ve thought it out; enter the camp to train at thirteen or fourteen, marry at sixteen, and after marriage, if they wish to stay in the camp, they continue, and if not, they return ho to tend to their family!”

This certainly couldn’t be forced, otherwise it would hinder soone’s entire life.

He wasn’t planning to drag a group of won to the battlefield; he just wanted to give won an opportunity to erge.

As long as they received training, even if these won only end up living as ordinary housewives, they would have a foundation in Martial Cultivation; they might even beco Martial Artists.

Moreover, after training, their physical condition would improve, which would also benefit childbearing.

It can be said that this arrangent is completely beneficial.

“How about this, I will issue an order, henceforth, won in Tenglong Guard must only marry after the age of sixteen!” Yang Zhenshan considered for a mont, then said.

Marrying at thirteen or fourteen, giving birth at fifteen or sixteen, this was utterly destructive.

Service areas outside his control were beyond him, but within Tenglong Guard, Yang Zhenshan could still make decisions.

“Disciple understands, I will do my best to manage this affair well!” Wang Yunqiao respectfully accepted the task.

“No hurry, you go back and discuss with your mother-in-law first!” Yang Zhenshan said with a smile.

“Yes!” Wang Yunqiao responded.

As Yang Zhenshan predicted, Mrs. Li from the Song family didn’t obstruct Wang Yunqiao at all, instead, she fully supported her and personally accompanied Wang Yunqiao to the Yang family to convey her support to Qingyi, and also express her desire for her youngest daughter to join the won’s training camp.

Mrs. Li was very astute, always the backbone for Song Dashan. Initially, when Song Dashan followed Yang Zhenshan from Yinghe Castle to An Yuan City, it was her idea.

Her wish for the younger daughter to join the training camp also reflected her shrewdness.

She didn’t necessarily want her daughter to beco a Martial Artist or achieve sothing grand; she simply wanted her daughter to benefit from the Yang family’s influence.

Look at the won of the Yang family, from Qingyi down to the ordinary maids; each one was robust and full of vitality, importantly, the won of the Yang family were highly fertile.

These were naturally all thanks to Spiritual Spring Water. She didn’t know about the existence of the Spiritual Spring Water, hence she felt the Yang family nourished people well, thus wanting her daughter to benefit from the Yang family’s influence too.

Her thoughts were also correct; undoubtedly, Yang Zhenshan would include Spiritual Spring Water in the won’s training camp, not daring to claim anything else, entering the won’s training camp and ensuring one’s health was robust with no issues.

Thus, the won’s training camp began to be organized.

Now a training ground has been set up outside the city, and then Wang Yunqiao took Red Cloud and Yu Lu to various Hundred Households and garrisons to select people.

At the sa ti, Yang Zhenshan also had the Guardian Departnt issue a regulation that won could only marry after the age of sixteen.

This action caused quite a bit of discussion among the military households, and many people felt that this regulation and the won’s training camp were sowhat problematic, but Yang Zhenshan now holds a extrely high prestige at Tenglong Guard, even if so people have opinions, they dare not stand up against it.

The first batch of girls joining the won’s training camp only numbered two hundred, which is not many and thus simpler to manage, Wang Yunqiao quickly sorted things out.

Yang Zhenshan found it inappropriate to visit the won’s training camp; the won’s training camp was no place for n, Yang Zhenshan included.

However, this did not affect Yang Zhenshan’s provision of Spiritual Spring Water for the won’s training camp; after all, the food and dicinal materials for the training camp were provided by the Guardian Departnt. Since Yang Zhenshan couldn’t directly supply the Spiritual Spring Water, he provided so dicinal materials produced in the space instead.

After the won’s training camp was settled, Yang Zhenshan shifted his focus to another matter, naly the manufacturing of glass.

In the past, Yang Zhenshan had thought about making glass but always felt it was a bit challenging, but now he was very eager to experint with it.

Mainly because he now had enough manpower and needed glass to make telescopes.

Having manpower and a need, Yang Zhenshan naturally kept the task of glass manufacturing in mind.

Yang Zhenshan had Luo Zhen find a dozen apprentice goldsmiths to experint with glassmaking.

Why find apprentice goldsmiths?

The reason is simple, goldsmiths involve in gold and silver slting when making jewelry, which has so similarities with glassmaking.

There was no need to use those master goldsmiths; apprentices were enough, as everyone would start from scratch attempting glassmaking.

In fact, making glass is not hard, just set up a furnace and throw in a handful of sand to make glass.

But it is very difficult to make glass with a high degree of transparency and to shape it as desired.

Yang Zhenshan only rembered that magnesium oxide could improve the transparency of glass, but where to get magnesium oxide?

So Yang Zhenshan only stayed in the glass workshop for three days, letting the apprentices know what glass is and how to make it, and imparted his limited understanding of glassmaking to the apprentices, then he left it to them.

The rest was up to the apprentices to figure out slowly by themselves, experinting with various materials they could find. It was a very lengthy and tedious process, and Yang Zhenshan couldn’t help much, so he left the research to the apprentices.

At first, these apprentices were very confused. They didn’t understand the thod of experintation, but after Yang Zhenshan guided them a few tis, they learned to conduct experints themselves, and Yang Zhenshan completely let go of the matter.

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Busy tis always pass quickly. After the spring ploughing, the Guardian Departnt propelled the entire Tenglong Guard into action—building roads, constructing schools, starting saltworks, training troops, etc., everything was proceeding in an orderly manner.

In such a lively and busy atmosphere, ti quickly moved into June.

In June, the mariti route between Tenglong Guard and Jiangnan was established, and a new batch of Navy had also started actual combat training, which ant that Tenglong Guard could now open mariti routes with the Li Sheng Dynasty.

On the morning of the third day of June, Yang Zhenshan rushed to the pier to send Yu Tonghai and Sun Cheng out to sea towards the Li Sheng Dynasty.

This ti he did not go personally, because it was the busiest ti for Tenglong Guard and he really couldn’t spare the ti.

The leader of this sea expedition was Sun Cheng, who was very familiar with both the Li Sheng Dynasty and the Desheng Dynasty. He had previously helped the Liao’an Zhang family with shipping, mainly operating routes between the Li Sheng Dynasty and the Desheng Dynasty.

With him present, trading with these two Dynasties should pose no problem.

Moreover, the Li Sheng Dynasty and the Desheng Dynasty are not far from Liaodong. From the Tenglong Guard Pier to the Li Sheng Dynasty is only over a thousand li, and with fast speed, it would only take two days to make a round trip.

The Desheng Dynasty is slightly farther, roughly needing a travel of around two thousand li, similar to Jiangnan.

“Be careful on the way, and if you encounter any trouble, prioritize your lives; the goods can be abandoned if necessary!”

On the pier, Yang Zhenshan said to Sun Cheng.

Sun Cheng, with a grateful face, replied, “Don’t worry, sir, the old man has many friends in the Li Sheng Dynasty. There won’t be any problems!”

“Okay!”

Yang Zhenshan nodded and then said to Yu Tonghai, “If you encounter anyone disregardful, don’t mind who it is, just kill them straightaway. Whatever the consequences, I’ll back you up!”

This trip was to the Li Sheng Dynasty, and the Royal Capital of the Li Sheng Dynasty was under the old Emperor of Da Rong.

If they encountered pirates, naturally there would be nothing to say, a battle would ensure, but if they encountered the Navy of the Li Sheng Dynasty, Yang Zhenshan was worried that Yu Tonghai might be timid and not take action.

“I understand!” Yu Tonghai knew what Yang Zhenshan ant, but things had to be evaluated based on the actual situation, so he didn’t make a promise.

“Alright, you can set off now!”

Yang Zhenshan watched them board the ship, watching warship after warship set sail, until they disappeared into the vast sea. Then, Yang Zhenshan returned to Guard City.

It was only a few days, and Yang Zhenshan was not too worried. However, this trip by Yu Tonghai and Sun Cheng took more than half a month to return, which made Yang Zhenshan suspect whether they had encountered any significant troubles.

If it were minor troubles, it wouldn’t have delayed them so long. Even if they had encountered the Navy of the Li Sheng Dynasty, the advanced Navy of Tenglong Guard wouldn’t have been entirely lost unless there were major storms.

But Yang Zhenshan sensed that there should be no major storms during that ti.

In fact, Yu Tonghai and Sun Cheng indeed encountered trouble, but this trouble was not what Yang Zhenshan imagined, rather it originated from the changing situation within the Li Sheng Dynasty.