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41st Generation served as a county magistrate
Son of ancestor Yan Chen Ching, in Southern Lu Prefecture and
YAN PI, a descendant from the third commanded the Huai route, a
room, served in the Tang vital communication trunk
administration as an official in the road into the southern
Ministry of Rites and Education. provinces.
3. Third son of ancestor Yan
42nd Generation Ching Mao, YAN FANG ,
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Son of ancestor Yan Pi was YAN styled Chiao Hsien. Although
CHING MAO . Early on, he became he ranked 7th in importance
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a recruiting officer to examine and within the family after his
test the candidates as to their grandparents, parents and two
suitability to become troopers. He elder brothers, he was able to
was appointed to military staff officer realise his high ambition in
as an assistant commander to lead life. He was well travelled over
the soldiers of Tsao commandery. the hills and above the waters.
Later, he was transferred, with the He persuaded rich merchants
rank of Marquis, to take charge of the to give him their expertise and
government department and county accept advisory position on
magistrates in Fu Chou or Fu how to open up virgin land for
Prefecture, Fu Chien Province and developments in Szu Pin
finally, a marquis of Fu Chou or Fu County. He accompanied his
prefecture. father, who entered into Min
Four sons were born to Yan on government duty with the
Ching Mao. Each of them began in power of a Marquis, to open up
their career as an officer in the Te Hua County, divide the land
government service without for agriculture and set up a
exception. base of operation. He was
granted a large tract of land in
43rd Generation Shih Che hamlet, Szu Ping
1. Eldest son of ancestor Yan administrative Unit, for
Ching Mao, YAN MENG development as the family
became the assistant estate where the Yan Mansion
prefectural magistrate, based was built. The land was
in Hang Chou for the joint cleared for cultivation and
Chekiang and Hunan divided into rice fields, fish
Provinces., responsible for the ponds, fruit orchards,
law and order in the two vegetable plots, pig sty,
provinces of Chekiang and chicken pen, foot paths while
Hunan. the poorer land was set aside
2. Second son of ancestor Yan to grow mulberry trees,
Ching Mao, YAN CHUNG bamboo and hemp plants.

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