Chapter 572 - 495: Birth of a Great-Grandson
Upon receiving the imperial edict, Yang Zhenshan officially took up the position of Martial Instructor at the Martial Arts Pavilion.
However, the Martial Arts Pavilion currently doesn’t even have a government office; it only exists on paper, so his role as Martial Instructor still leaves him with nothing to do.
Fortunately, the court soon selected a site for the Martial Arts Pavilion.
The Martial Arts Pavilion is distinct from the Imperial College. The Imperial College is a place for academic study, with classrooms and dormitories being sufficient, whereas the Martial Arts Pavilion is a place for Martial Artists to cultivate, at the very least requiring a drill ground.
Therefore, the site chosen by the court for the Martial Arts Pavilion is not within the city but within the Royal Hunting Ground to the south of the city.
The Royal Hunting Ground is enclosed with a wall spanning 120 li, with four gates around it, housing a government office, with one Chief Supervisor and four Supervisors in charge of management. Within the grounds, there are 24 gardens, which raise animals and plant fruits and vegetables, provided for the Emperor and nobles to hunt and enjoy.
Emperor Yanping is also quite generous, directly offering an estate as the site for the Martial Arts Pavilion.
After receiving the news, Yang Zhenshan immediately ran over to take a look.
The estate is large, covering about one hundred acres, originally used for planting fruits and vegetables, with more than a hundred rooms for servants to live in.
However, if this is to serve as the site for the Martial Arts Pavilion, significant construction is needed.
The servants must all move out, rooms must be expanded, and walls must be built to separate it from the Royal Hunting Ground.
Yang Zhenshan roughly sketched out a plan, drew a diagram, and then handed it over to the Ministry of Industry.