After riding around the construction site in a carriage, Chen Kan counted the progress of the Army Academy.

When the cement plant is built, the Army Academy can just use cement to lay the foundation.

As for the original supplier, if Chen Kan guessed correctly, even if he was not a relative of an official in Shuntianfu, he could have a lot to do with the government.

Go back and let people investigate it, it's a big deal to do what Nanjing did in Beijing again, and everyone will have a bundle of interests.

This kind of thing is very familiar to Chen Kan.

The carriage drove out of the construction site slowly under the drive of Fang Xu, who was dressed as a small servant, and walked towards the military camp not far away.

Chen Kan went out today, and deliberately did not make a mark on the carriage, just to see the most real appearance of the Army Academy and the 5,000 forbidden army in Beijing.

The military camp is naturally not so easy to enter, especially the large camp of 3,000 battalions.

Fortunately, Chen Kan had already prepared, and before the soldiers guarding the camp were about to start, he took out the document issued by the Shuntian Mansion to reward the forbidden army.

One of the soldiers frowned tightly: "This lord, isn't it generally from the military department that rewards the forbidden army?" ”

"Pretty cautious."

Secretly admiring in his heart, Chen Kan smiled and said: "This time, the adults of the military department are staring at the battlefield in Annan, and Your Majesty directly ordered these trivial matters to be handed over to the Shuntian Mansion, and the official may be fake, so the documents of the Shuntian Mansion and His Majesty's Great Seal will not be fake." ”

Hearing this, the soldiers guarding the camp gate checked the documents issued by Chen Kan again, and then said in a deep voice: "You can go in, but they." ”

The soldier pointed to a group of guards led by Fang Xu and shook his head, the meaning was already obvious.

"My lord, no!"

Fang Xu's face sank, and he stood up to stop it, but was stopped by Chen Kan with a look.

Chen Kan said with a smile: "Yes, but the military master also asked the military master to call someone to move these materials into the camp." ”

The two soldiers glanced at each other, and then one of them nodded: "I'll go find someone to move, and the aggrieved lord will follow my robe into the door." ”

As soon as the words fell, another soldier followed behind Chen Kan without leaving an inch, obviously not fully trusting Chen Kan, the so-called Shuntianfu scribe.

Chen Kan didn't care, after following the soldier into the door, he began to walk around casually.

Whether the soldiers are elite or not can be seen from the layout of the camp tents, the health situation in the camp, and the mental outlook of the soldiers.

Chen Kan was wandering around the camp, in fact, observing these things.

At present, it seems that the soldiers of the 3,000 battalion are very much in line with the characteristics of the elite, at least in terms of appearance.

The whole camp was arranged in an orderly manner, the camp tents of the main general and the deputy general were separated by at least 100 meters, and the camp tents of other soldiers were scattered in the shape of plum blossoms along the two camp tents, which looked neat and orderly.

This shows that the person who arranged this large battalion was a soldier who knew the soldiers, and deliberately separated the camp tents of the chief general and the deputy general, so as to prevent the situation that in the event of a war, the entire leadership group would be wiped out by the enemy, causing the entire army to fall into chaos.

And the soldiers who passed in front of Chen Kan were also high-spirited, with an indescribable pride on their faces, which was the arrogance that can only be cultivated after many victories, and ordinary soldiers would never have this kind of expression on their faces.

The soldier took Chen Kan around the camp, and then couldn't help but say loudly: "This lord, the place you have seen at present is the place that the military camp is open to the outside world. ”

The implication is to tell Chen Kan that he can go.

However, Chen Kan was thick-skinned, pretending not to hear the meaning of the expulsion in the soldier's words, and still wandering around the barracks.

After a while, Chen Kan smiled gently at the soldier: "This little general, can you take this official into the camp tent to see." ”

The three words of the little general came out, and the young soldier's face suddenly showed a strange look.

The main thing is that this young adult looks younger than him, but he always speaks with an old-fashioned feeling.

Noticing the strange expression on the soldier's face, Chen Kan smiled and asked, "Is it inconvenient?" ”

The soldier shook his head: "If it's just a camp where ordinary soldiers live, naturally there is nothing inconvenient, but it's just a camp where officers above the general flag live, and the lowly post doesn't have the authority to take you in." ”

"It's okay, please ask the little general to lead the way!"

Perhaps it was Chen Kan's harmless appearance that made him gradually let down his guard, and after a moment of silence, he still led Chen Kan towards a tent on the edge.

While walking, he introduced Chen Kan: "It's the afternoon, the barracks are overcrowded, it's not good to bring adults into other camps, this is the camp where the lowly soldiers live, if the adults don't dislike it, you can come in and have a look." ”

"Don't dislike it, where the heroes of the Ming Dynasty live, the official can't be curious, how can he dislike it."

Chen Kan gave up, and a curious expression appeared on his face.

The young soldier did not doubt him, stretched out his hand to open the big tent, and said without humility or arrogance: "My lord, please!" ”

The tent was a little low, and Chen Kan had to bend down to get in.

As soon as I entered the big tent, I was greeted by the smell of sweat and feet.

There were also a few pairs of eyes with a look of curiosity.

The five soldiers in the tent looked at the uninvited guests at the door at the same time, and after seeing the green official uniform on Chen Kan's body, they instantly withdrew their curious gaze.

The soldier who led the way also smelled the manly smell in the tent, and a trace of embarrassment flashed on his face.

Chen Kan's face was as usual, he had walked through the mountains of corpses and the sea of blood, and this taste was not enough to make him change color.

Besides, where men live, it's normal to have no smell.

Chen Kan came to a soldier, sat down on the other party's shelf bed with a big grin, and asked with a smile on his face that he thought was gentle: "This official is sincere, what do you call your feet?" ”

The soldier glanced at him, but did not speak.

It was boring to talk to himself, Chen Kan was not embarrassed, and continued: "Can I ask you a few questions?" ”

"Say!"

The soldier cherished words like gold, and looked at Chen Kan's eyes full of disdain.

Chen Kan didn't mind either, and asked, "Are you still used to life in the army?" ”

"Get used to it!"

"How's the intensity of the training?"

"Okay."

"Have the salaries ever been paid on time?"

"...... on time"

“......”

The soldier's words revealed a sense of impatience, if it weren't for the fact that Chen Kan was still wearing a green robe, I am afraid that he would not have paid attention to Chen Kan.

However, Chen Kan didn't care about these things, after all, he was supposed to see the truest appearance of this army today.

At present, it seems that there are two more words to be added to the elite - xenophobia.

That's right, it's xenophobia, from the time Chen Kan entered the camp to the present, all the soldiers have a feeling that no one is close.

This is a feeling that Chen Kan has never felt in any unit when he was in Beijing.

After asking a few questions at random, Chen Kan also had a general understanding of this army.

After getting the information he wanted, Chen Kan walked out of the camp under the watchful eye of the young soldier.

Fang Xu greeted him and asked in a low voice, "Master Hou, how is it?" ”

Chen Kan shook his head: "The elite is the elite, but the army is extremely xenophobic, and if you and Cheng Feng want to integrate into it, I'm afraid it will be difficult." ”

A trace of disdain flashed on Fang Xu's face, and he said coldly: "Master Hou doesn't have to worry, his subordinates and General Cheng will definitely be able to gain a firm foothold in the army, just xenophobia, how xenophobic they can be." ”

Seeing Fang Xu's confident appearance, Chen Kan couldn't help but smile, and then shook his head: "It's good that you have confidence." ”

Chen Kan didn't say much, this army, he must be under his command.

What teenager doesn't have a dream of galloping on the grassland?

Chen Kan also has.

But if you want to gallop the grassland, it is not enough to rely on the manpower under Chen Kan, so he is bound to win the command of this army.

As Fang Xu said, xenophobia is not a big problem.

The group slowly returned to Jinshui River, and as soon as they entered the mansion, Chen Kan summoned the housekeeper Yuncheng.

Yun Cheng hurriedly greeted him: "Master Hou, the old slave is here, what are your orders?" ”

Chen Kan took off his green official uniform and threw it to him, and instructed: "Send a few clever stewards to find out where there is a vacant land suitable for building factories nearby, and Ben Hou plans to build a few more factories." ”

Yun Cheng carefully folded his official uniform and asked, "Does Master Hou want to build a few perfume and soap workshops in Beijing as well?" ”

Chen Kan shook his head: "The perfume and soap produced by Jingshi are enough to supply the domestic market in Daming, there is no need to build more, this time it is a cement workshop to be built by Benhou." ”

"Cement?"

Yun Cheng's old face showed a blank look.

But Chen Kan didn't explain much, just walked towards the backyard study.

Cement is much simpler than perfume and soap, and is nothing more than calcining limestone, clay, sand and shells.

One of the biggest difficulties is the ratio of various raw materials.

Because Chen Kan didn't know the specific ratio, he could only try again and again.

Of course, it is definitely impossible for Chen Kan to do such a troublesome thing in person.

And at this time, the benefits of educating disciples are revealed.

So, Zhu Zhanji, Hua Shi and Zhu Zhanji, who were spreading joy in the yard, were arrested by Chen Kan.

The three of them stood neatly in the study, holding the design drawings given by Chen Kan in their hands, and their little faces were about to wrinkle into buns.

After learning the new knowledge of Chen Kan for so long, they can naturally understand the drawings given by Chen Kan, but it is precisely because they can understand them that they will be confused.

Because they couldn't even see what the things on Chen Kan's drawings were for.

After a while, Hua Shi wrinkled his little face and asked, "Teacher, is this a brick kiln, why do I look a little like it?" ”

Zhu Zhanji immediately retorted: "How can there be such a brick kiln. ”

Then he pointed to the big chimney on the drawing and asked, "Teacher, is this big barrel your newly developed artillery, and what barrel should be twenty or thirty meters long?" ”

Both of them expressed their opinions, only the little Zhu Zhanyan stood on the side, like a pure white lotus, because he couldn't see what was on the drawing.

Chen Kan said lightly: "Don't care what this thing is, you just need to lead someone to build the things on the drawings, and as for the location of the construction, you will ask Yuncheng yourself in a while." ”