The Shifang District of Xia Town was covered with a thin layer of snow, which was supposed to be a cold winter, but the Shifang District was in full swing.

Hundreds of craftsmen and laborers were building and expanding buildings, and various structures were erected.

One of the small and delicate music workshops took shape.

The Orchestra can enhance the cultural influence of the territory and attract special talents, forming a virtuous circle.

Dancers, including Xiao Zhu and Xiao Qing, were placed to work in a small music workshop to make money for Chutian...... Making money is secondary, mainly to increase cultural prosperity.

The small orchestra was the prototype of the future court orchestra.

A guqin fell, and the aftermath lingered.

Chu Tian took Fang Xuanling and Li Kui to inspect the market, and at this time he was drinking tea and listening to music in the music square, and found that his spirit was relaxed.

"No wonder we can attract special talent."

Chu Tian personally felt the charm of the small music workshop, which seemed to be a place where literati and elegant guests would come.

"Thanks to the lord, we can support ourselves in troubled times."

Xiaoqing came over and poured water for Chu Tianduan's tea.

The Lord's Mansion has subsidies for special talents, which makes Xiaoqing and Xiaozhu have a high opinion of Chutian.

"If someone makes trouble, you can find the Lord's Mansion, this is the property of the Lord's Mansion, and the Lord's Mansion will definitely administer justice for you."

With Chutian as the protector of Le Fang, any big family in Xia Town must behave properly.

Chu Tian stayed in the music shop for a while, and then went to inspect the private school of the township.

The scale of the Xiangxue private school is much larger than the previous thatched hall, and it is the prototype of the academy, Taixue, and Hanlin Academy.

"After the construction of the Xiangxue private school, it will be expanded immediately, and this large piece of land, all used for the Xiangxue private school, has a total of 12 houses, which can accommodate 500 students, which is enough for use at present, but it may not be enough for the population to increase in the future."

Fang Xuanling took over the task of educating the people.

"Almost."

Considering the illiteracy rate of the townspeople, Chu Tian was still in troubled times in ancient times, and it was unrealistic to eradicate illiteracy in an all-round way, as long as a group of officials and special talents were cultivated. The overabundance of scholars is a disaster, and if there is no one to farm, the territory will be short of food.

Chu Tian and his party came to the barracks area again, and the sixth-level infantry battalion was upgraded and expanded on the basis of the second-level infantry battalion.

Not only can the Level 6 Infantry Battalion recruit higher-tier troops, but it also has a larger footprint, meaning that more infantry can be trained at a time.

Chu Tian was already a little impatient to form the fine willow battalion for Zhou Yafu, and waited for the sixth-level infantry battalion to be completed.

On the school field, Mulan was training cavalry, and her cheeks were red from cold.

Winter training can improve the army's ability to fight in winter.

The combat effectiveness of a legion is not as simple as the façade, they have hidden attributes just like heroes. For example, light infantry living in the mountains is more capable of fighting in the mountains than the infantry living in the plains.

In order to expand the scale of Mulan's cavalry, Chu Tian used the war horses obtained in Guangzong County to expand the cavalry force in Xia Zhen to two hundred horsemen.

Of these, 167 were first-order light cavalry and 33 were second-order elite light cavalry. Elite light cavalry needs silver-level war horses, and they can't be recruited if they want to.

All 200 cavalry were handed over to Mulan for training.

The initial level of newly recruited cavalry is level 10, causing the average level of the Xiazhen cavalry to drop from level 40 to level 22.

This is also very true, adding a large number of new recruits to a team of veterans, the combat effectiveness will definitely decrease.

"It is expected that the cold winter is over, and they can become an elite team."

Hua Mulan saw that Chutian had brought people to inspect and assured him.

Seeing Mulan's face flushed from the cold, Chu Tian couldn't help but secretly say, the historical generals are really different from ordinary people, just this perseverance is not something ordinary people can bear.

Zhou Yafu's infantry was also trained nearby, and its elite men were selected. It is said that Zhou Yafu was selecting the stronger light infantry among them to advance to the infantry of the fine willow battalion.

There are several sources of soldiers in the Xiliu Battalion, one is a low-level professional infantry, one is a free man from Xia Town, and the other is a prisoner of the Yellow Turban Army.

Even if it is the same type of troops, specific to each soldier, there are advantages and disadvantages. After all, they are of different ages, physiques, and origins.

Zhou Yafu had a limited number of Xiliu battalions, so he hoped that every soldier in the Xiliu battalion would be carefully selected strong men, rather than the old, weak, sick and disabled.

"I'll have people bring more charcoal."

Chu Tian couldn't help in training soldiers and horses, so he could only do logistics work, and he had enough food, charcoal, and weapons.

"It's better to have a uniform blade."

Hua Mulan took this opportunity to speak to Chu Tian.

Most of Xiazhen's weapons are trophies, and the system is not uniform.

This is also a big problem. Xia Zhen does not necessarily have the ability to mass-produce weapons.

"I'll gather the blacksmiths and work out a unified weapon."

Chu Tian agreed to Mulan's proposal.

Indeed, Xia Zhen must have the ability to mass-produce standard weapons on its own. Otherwise, you won't be able to buy the right weapon in the future, and it will be very troublesome.

Not only weapons, but also siege equipment, at least dozens of flying ladders. Although the ladder is the lowest level of siege equipment, it is the most flexible.

"This winter, all the lords should be recuperating, right?"

Chu Tian found that the vicinity of Kaiyang County was slightly calm. No lord wants to go to war at this time. The weather was uncomfortable even climbing the city walls.

Summer Town also stopped expanding and went all out to increase its prosperity. In response to the policy of "having more children and raising more pigs", the townspeople of Xia Town are busy building people, except for the craftsmen who are building a lot of buildings......

"I heard that the lords of Youzhou, Bingzhou, and Xiliang are not having a good time this year, the snowstorm has hit the steppe tribes, and many nomadic tribes are ready to move, ready to rob the lord's grain."

"I'll just say, in Lords, each state will have a balance mechanic. The lords outside the pass were easy to recruit cavalry, and the early development was fast, but they had to face the threat of cold winters and nomadic tribes. ”

"Don't talk about Guanwai, I heard that the East European Plain is not having a good time either. This winter, it's too cold. ”

Chu Tian now knew the advantages of joining the guild, and he could hear the gossip from all over the place. The speed at which information is passed between players is very fast. With the presence of players, the place will not become a "dark forest".

He learned that the cold winter between the first and second years of the lord's calendar had caused trouble for many lords, especially those close to the grasslands.

There are many nomadic tribes in the grassland, as well as big forces such as the Xiongnu, Xianbei, and Wuhuan, and even the Khitan, Rouran, Turkic, and Jin people may be born......

In short, the lords outside the pass can quickly develop cavalry, but there are also great restrictions.

Compared with Youzhou, Liangzhou, and Bingzhou, which attach importance to cavalry, Yangzhou and Jingzhou, which attach importance to naval forces, and Yizhou, which attaches importance to infantry, Xuzhou is a relatively balanced state.

Xiaoshi Village, a village under the jurisdiction of Yunlai Town, can be regarded as a vassal of Xia Town.

Smoke curls from the village, and a small group of villagers with spears in hand patrol the outskirts of the village.

According to Xia Zhen's regulations, most of the professional soldiers were stationed in the main city and were firmly controlled by Chu Tian. There are only a small number of professional soldiers in Lingyan Town, Yunlai Town, and Shangbi Town. As for the villages, the villages organize the townships to protect themselves.

A hunter fled back to the village with a crawl, alarming the villagers and breaking the peace of the village.

"Water bandits, water bandits are coming!"