After two days of heavy snowfall, the sky finally stopped, and the sky cleared and was extremely blue.

It's been two days since Jiang Chuan returned to Erlong Valley. In the past two days, although it was snowing outside, he was really busy with a lot of things.

First of all, Yan Zhai, who was brought back from Datong, became the outer housekeeper of the Wu'an Hou Mansion, opposite Qi Xuan, the inner housekeeper. The external housekeeper is mainly responsible for the management of the entire Hou Mansion, as well as various external affairs such as welcoming and sending to the outside world.

In addition to continuing to serve as Jiang Chuan's secretary and taking care of his food and daily life, Qi Xuan, the housekeeper, also manages all the maids who live in the backyard and manages the expenses of the Hou Mansion.

Yan Zhai did not show any dissatisfaction with this appointment and division of labor, but was quite conscientious, and he also had great respect for Qi Xuan, an eighteen-year-old girl, and he was also kind to the maids, everything was very measured, so that the initial impression of him from top to bottom in the house was good.

At this time, Yan Zhai was directing a group of subordinates to cooperate with the guards led by Bai Mu to clear the snow in the courtyard of the Hou Mansion, and they were in full swing.

In addition, Mu Yi and Wang Siyuan, the two sons and brothers, as well as Huyan Jiaping, were thrown into the new barracks to receive queue training and discipline training from the Jiang family.

This is a tradition that Egawa intends to establish in the future. Anyone who intends to pursue a career in the army in the future must first undergo three months of training in the boot camp before he can be formally appointed to an official position.

Although some people are worried that these two sons will not be able to stand the hardships of the recruit camp, Jiang Chuan thinks that if they can't even survive three months of recruit training, then they are not qualified to come to the Jiang family army to eat, so it is better to go back and forth from where earlier.

At this time, two large stoves were added to the chamber, and the doors and windows were tightly blocked by thick leather curtains, so that no cold could leak in.

The chimney of the stove is discharged directly to the outside, so there is no need to worry about gas poisoning. The flames were blazing in the middle of the stove, and there was a large iron kettle with a long spout squatting on it, and the kettle was suddenly boiling, and the lid of the kettle on the top of the water vapor kept rising up.

The whole room was as warm as spring, but the edge of the large rectangular conference table was crowded with people, Jiang Chuan was summoning Liu Ji and a group of Jiang Jiajun high-level officials were having a meeting, and Qi Xuan was taking minutes of the meeting as Jiang Chuan's secretary and also served as a conference service person.

It was too hot in the room, and several people were so hot that they untied the thick cloaks behind them, revealing their regular clothes inside.

"Lord, the commercial street has now been all built, I went to inspect it, the street paving and shop construction, including the residence of the merchant are built very carefully, the street is all bluestone paving, and the gutters used for drainage and sewage are also built separately according to the previous plan, with bluestone as the foundation, very spacious and enough. And according to the lord's plan, the biogas tank and reservoir used to hold the sewage were also built.

The pavement of the entire commercial street is divided into A, B, C and three according to the size of the area. Class A is the largest and most spacious, and Class C is the smallest. Class A shops are exempt from all rents for one year, Class B for two years, and Class C for three years.

At the same time, the commercial street has also prepared the location of the Yamen of the City Division, which is a small courtyard for one or three entrances, one entry for the office location, and the third entry for residents. The head of the city department and the candidate of the tax collector are already in place, just waiting for the approval of the lord. ”

Liu Ji first reported on important civil affairs affairs. The most important thing in this regard is, of course, the construction of the commercial street.

The last time Jiang Chuan left, the construction progress had already come to an end, and after he returned, it had already been built.

Jiang Chuan is no longer surprised by this speed, the construction speed of the fortress engineering battalion is more jaw-dropping compared with the speed of Shenzhen in modern society, Jiang Chuan has long been used to it.

"Okay, the military advisor has worked hard. Now that the shop market has been built, the Datong caravan will arrive in the valley before the new year. At that time, the military division will be solely responsible for the reception arrangements. As for the commercial tax, it is still exempt from tax for one year as we said before. ”

Jiang Chuan nodded and continued.

"Liu Ji obeyed." Liu Ji nodded.

"Ran Wu, how are those boys doing in the new barracks?" Jiang Chuan turned his head again and asked Ran Wu in his right hand.

Of course, he asked Mu Yi, Wang Siyuan and Huyan Jiaping.

"It's better than the last general imagined. That Huyan Jiaping had been in the army before after all, and his adaptability was not bad. Mu Yi and Wang Siyuan, the two sons, thought that they would complain about it if they couldn't hold on for a day, but they didn't expect that two days had passed, Guan Hu and Su Dingfang reported that these two people had not fallen behind, only Wang Siyuan had just complained a few words. And in terms of archery test scores, both of them performed well. ”

"This is just the beginning, and we need to keep watching. Let Guan Hu and Su Dingfang observe these three people more. As long as they can survive the recruit training period and perform well, I will reuse them. Jiang Chuan nodded and ordered.

"Lord, although this Huyan Jiaping has been a soldier, I think his abilities are mediocre. And Mu Yi and Wang Siyuan were pampered eunuchs before, not to mention their physical fitness, and they didn't have any battlefield experience, how did the lord plan to reuse them? The outspoken and impatient Shanjia asked directly.

Jiang Chuan glanced at Ran Wu and Bai Shan, and the two of them obviously agreed with each other.

Jiang Chuan smiled and said, "I know you look down on these three people. However, the ruler is short and the inch is long, and everyone has his use as long as he puts it in the right position. Although Huyan Jiaping's ability is average, this person is steady and upright, and he is coarse and coarse, which is worth cultivating. As for Mu Yi and Wang Siyuan, don't use their backgrounds to deny them. Although these two people were born in official eunuchs, they rarely have the ambition to serve the country in the army. As long as they can survive the recruit period, it is enough to show that the two of them are determined and can be used.

Nowadays, we have all the soldiers and generals in the army, but we lack the only ones who can upload and issue, coordinate in the center, record and transmit military information and military orders, analyze the enemy situation, and carry out scheduling plans. Such a position is not qualified for a person who is well-versed in literature and ink and has a keen mind. These three people are the ones I cultivated.

After we have incorporated 30,000 Ming troops this time, the military system must be changed, so the role of Sima in the army will become increasingly important. So don't underestimate the importance of this position.

In the future, with the continuous expansion of the scale of war, all kinds of hot and cold weapons will continue to be put into the battlefield, and the form of war will gradually undergo great changes, so you must continue to adapt and learn in order to meet the needs of the future battlefield. ”

After Jiang Chuan finished speaking, several generals, including Liu Ji, showed a contemplative expression, obviously thinking about Jiang Chuan's words.

"You should go down and think about this question slowly, and if you have time in the future, I will tell you some of my predictions for future wars. Ran Wu, tell me how the matter of recruiting the prisoners of the Ming army is progressing now? Jiang Chuan looked at them, smiled slightly, and continued to the next topic.