After the lieutenants got the order, they went down to make arrangements, and Wu Yingying called Cai Jian, the centurion who was ordered to prepare the craftsman camp, although those craftsmen were hanging under the baggage camp, Cai Jian, who was in charge of managing the craftsmen, was the head of the Ya military camp. Xiao Jiu was very interested in not interfering in the work of craftsmen, and knew that Wu Yingying attached great importance to it, so he fully supported Cai Jian to prepare for the establishment of the craftsman camp. Cai Jianxiu was born, served in the army during the Changzhou City Defense, and was soon selected by Wu Yingying into the tooth army, he did his job with due diligence, and entered the brotherhood, and was regarded as a confidant by Wu Yingying, and he was promoted to captain when the craftsman battalion was established.

"These days, there is a lot of expenditure in the army, and the craftsman battalion needs to develop some ingenious things to make money. Wu Yingying looked at Cai Jian and said slowly, "I have a method, grinding the bones of cows, sheep and horses into fine powder, mixing them in clay to fire porcelain, firing them with high-temperature plain fire, and then firing them with low-temperature glaze. You should arrange for an experienced porcelain craftsman to try out this first. ”

Cai Jian silently listened to Wu Yingying talk about the production method of bone china, and tried to keep every word in his mind, if he didn't understand, he would discuss it with the seven potters in the craftsman household afterwards, this is also the place where Wu Yingying took him in charge of the craftsman's camp, Cai Jian will almost blindly go all out to implement Wu Yingying's various intentions even if it is whimsical, without any discount. He was born in a talented country, he was cautious, how to select and employ people, how to keep secrets and other details, there is no need for Wu Yingying to mention more, if he doesn't pay attention to these things, then he will not have the ability to be a captain of the craftsman battalion.

The current Lanzhou system, although there are many nots, but there is one point different from other Central Plains state capitals, that is, from top to bottom like the execution of the arm, which is quite similar to the construction of the army of the later dynasty, the commander of the order, more than 10,000 households immediately day and night outside the city to build sheep houses, grass and firewood, and strive to make various preparations for the winter of the sheep before the heavy snow falls. Seeing that the projects were progressing smoothly, the commanding embassy also ordered the baggage battalion to prepare two hot steamed buns every day for the households on the construction site, so that they could contribute more efforts.

Xin Gu led the hussar camp to build a sheep house in the west of the city, he was originally a Khitan, and he also understood the habits of the sheep, Wu Yingying explained the structure of the sheep house in detail, and other captains had to come down to ask others, Xin Gu roughly understood the intention of the commander, and he did not wonder why the commander would come up with this method to help the livestock winter, as if Wu Yingying was not surprised that he actually killed an emperor, and immediately led the hussar camp to choose a good place in the west of the city and began to build.

The command of the embassy has a military order, except for the construction of fortifications in battle, the internal service of the troops, no officer shall force the sergeant to perform hard service, Wu Yingying set up this military rule is afraid that the officers will serve the sergeant, resulting in the army's combat effectiveness is like the later Song Dynasty's box army, business and work to the line, the war will be in an uproar, not to mention that too much labor is not conducive to cultivating the martial spirit and the army's unique sense of honor.

However, in addition to supervising the work, the dignified left army commander Xingu personally rolled up his sleeves and moved stones and excavated soil with the people, and the centurions, ten-commanders and sergeants of the hussar battalion could not stand idly by, but could only follow him. The hussar battalion had hundreds of more sturdy laborers out of thin air, and other hussar battalions such as Zhang Er, Cai Shibai, Sun Gouzi, Zhu Huilan and other hussar battalions ruled the households, seeing that the high-ranking sergeants and adults on weekdays were also doing a good job, they naturally did not dare to be lazy. The hussar battalion was also responsible for the construction of this sheep house quickly and well, and was praised by Wu Yingying, who inspected the construction site one by one.

Zhu Huilan only knew at this time that the owner had great power, according to other households, in addition to the commander of the city, the biggest official is this momentary harmony, a moment of viciousness of Lord Xin, see that the other officers are respectful to him, if anyone offends him a little, immediately blow his beard and stare at him, as if he really wants to use a knife to chop others, Xiao Niu'er secretly drummed in her heart, thinking that even if this person forgets to collect rent next autumn, he will honestly send him to the house.

After autumn in the northland, the weather is as cold as a day, most of the households are thinly clothed, and the cold wind blows, and there is no one who does not shiver.

"Brother Cai, this commander is not crazy, and he asked someone to build a house for the sheep to live in, and the program is even harsher than the grass shed where our family used to live. Zhang Er shivered and snorted, and complained to Cai 18 beside him, he really couldn't stand this day and night work, repairing sheep houses, collecting firewood, mowing grass, under the supervision of hussar soldiers, the hard work of the households was no less than being slaves in Khitan, although the hussar soldiers would not whip them, but the fierce eyes, and the threat of punches and kicks were real. It is a major matter related to the commander, and the people naturally do not dare to complain to the civil protector because of these goes.

"Shh," Cai Shibai looked around vigilantly, and saw that there were no soldiers nearby, so he reprimanded, "You can't eat hot steamed buns, you're dizzy, and you don't want to live?"

Sun Gouzi said with a sad face: "The steamed buns are good, but in such a cold day, I have to exert my strength, and everything I eat turns into heat and floats away, not so hungry that my chest is close to my back." He also looked left and right, plucked up the courage and said, "I'd rather drink gruel every day than suffer this living sin." ”

Cai Shibai looked at Sun Gouzi with some disdain, snorted, and said, "Don't look at who gave you the gruel you drink every day, do you still want to be sent to the north?"

His words frightened Sun Gouzi gasped, if he spent the winter in Saibei, God knows if he could live until next year's spring, Sun Gouzi thought about it, sighed as if he was fatal, and followed Cai Shibai to take the plank and continue to cover the half-repaired wall with plaster. The terrain of this sheep house is high and dry, sunny, the floor is seven inches higher than the ground, the stone courtyard wall is plastered outside, the roof is covered with thick hay, the fence, the partition, the door, the feeding trough and so on are readily available, there is also a vacant space for the sheep to let the wind in the courtyard wall, Wu Yingying even set up a fireplace next to the sheep house, in case the climate is cold, he will burn firewood to keep the sheep house warm. It was built more elaborately than the thatched huts of ordinary tenant farmers. Cai 18 looked at Zhao Fu, the mason who was supervising the work on the side, with some jealousy, this person is also worthy of being called a craftsman, and he also pointed at the construction site vividly, the fierce and vicious soldiers of the hussars were polite to him from top to bottom, Cai 18 already knew at this time that the rations of the craftsmen were the same as those of ordinary sergeants, and if they had good craftsmanship, they would be treated better. As a blacksmith, Cai 18 was born with a contempt for masons, carpenters, mammons, stonemasons, weavers, tailors, these types of craftsmen, horses are still good, in Cai 18's mind, blacksmiths are the most useful of all craftsmen, the most difficult to learn, but now, he, a blacksmith of three generations of ancestors, was actually called by a mason who came out of nowhere, and Cai 18 felt a huge sense of humiliation in his heart. It's just that he doesn't know that this is the natural pride of a technician, and although this pride is suppressed by officials and Confucian scholars in every way, it still exists deeply in the hearts of craftsmen who have a "useful" craft, which is the pride that is burned on their bones.