"The ceramic workshop can produce candlesticks, lamps, basins, bowls, plates, pots, inkstones and other daily utensils, which can basically meet the needs of the entire village."

Zhang Hua came to the ceramic workshop, where several craftsmen were already firing ceramics.

The fired ceramics will be sold to villagers and earn income.

The production buildings ordered by Zhang Hua, such as blacksmith shops, clinics, and ceramic workshops, are industries directly controlled by Zhang Hua and are also direct financial sources of the village.

As for villagers, as long as they pay taxes, they can also build various production buildings.

Zhang Hua inspected the operation of each building.

Through labor, villagers receive wages from Zhang Hua, and copper coins and silver flow into production buildings such as blacksmith shops, clinics, ceramic workshops, etc., forming a virtuous economic cycle.

The village also built a fish pond, which Zhang Hua gave to the villagers for contracting and paid part of the output every year.

Some villagers in Xia Village brought chickens, ducks, dolphins and dogs when they came over, and could open a breeding farm.

Overall, Xia Village is thriving and developing towards a third-level village.

Zhang Hua transferred some of the men and architectural drawings from Song Village to Xia Village. Therefore, the development speed of Song Village is relatively slow and is still in a first-level village. The main task is to reclaim farmland.

Zhang Hua came to the junior cavalry battalion.

The drawings of the junior cavalry battalion are one of the rewards for the second-level villages and can be used to recruit light cavalry (third-level troops).

Cavalry is obviously more advanced than infantry and crossbowmen, and the cost is much higher than infantry and crossbowmen.

Not to mention anything else, the food required for the war horses of light cavalry is equivalent to the food for several infantry soldiers every day.

If heavy cavalry is built, then cavalry and war horses will have large armor, which is more expensive.

Light cavalry, third-level troops, 25 health, 4 attacks, 1 defense, 4 agility (a separate count of war horses), 2 taels of salary, talent: riding and shooting (man and horse combined, can still accurately hit the enemy on the bumpy horse's back), soldier source: Ding, etc. or above.

In the junior cavalry camp, Mulan rode a war horse, bent her bow and arrow, and hit the bull's-eye one hundred and fifty steps away.

"General is mighty!"

Thirty light cavalry cheered on the side.

Zhang Hua recruited 30 light cavalry for the cavalry general Mulan.

The light cavalry's war horses come from the Eight Banners Cavalry and the Rouran Cavalry, all of which are top-notch war horses.

Unfortunately, the junior cavalry battalion was unable to recruit Mulan's exclusive troops.

Mulan trained in the junior cavalry battalion with a group of cavalrymen, mainly practicing riding and shooting.

Mulan has advanced textile skills, but her main job is still to ride and chop.

Moreover, Mulan's cavalry has strong ability to chop, one by one, and one by one.

"Young Master."

Mulan discovered that Zhang Hua came to the junior cavalry camp and put away her longbow.

"You keep training, Miss Mulan comes with me."

Zhang Hua took Mulan away.

"On the south bank of the river, there is a team of horse thieves who pose the greatest threat to our village and must try to get rid of this team of horse thieves."

Zhang Hua found Mulan to discuss eliminating the horse thieves on the south bank.

"But there is a river between them, so it should be difficult for horse thieves to cross the river."

"This is why this group of horse thieves has not attacked our village for a long time. The river flows slowly. As long as they make a few rafts, they can cross the river all overnight. It is too easy to attack the village at the speed of horse thieves coming and going like the wind."

"If they attack, I'll cut them all."

“…”

At the entrance of Xiacun, refugees have joined Xiacun one after another.

The troubled times have lasted for twenty days, and fewer and fewer refugees are still wandering in the wild.

Refugees from all over the country either gathered in villages or were killed by wild animals or bandits.

"Zhang San, the Ming Dynasty, the peasants, were illiterate."

A refugee registered at the wooden table at the entrance of the village, glanced around with his little eyes. He saw Zhang Hua and Mulan wearing a sword, and subconsciously dodged his eyes.

"Um?"

Mulan noticed this strange refugee.

"What's wrong?"

"This man has a murderous aura. He doesn't look like an honest farmer who farms, either a soldier or a bandit."

Mulan guarded the frontier and was very sensitive to the murderous aura of the soldiers. It was obvious that this refugee was not a farmer.

"Mulan, go and disband the light cavalry and don't let him know that there is a team of cavalry in our village."

"Come here, please come General Liao Hua."

Zhang Hua believed in Mulan's judgment and could not help but doubt the purpose of this refugee.

Liao Hua arrived: "My benefactor has any instructions?"

"A refugee came to the village. I suspect he was sent by the horse thief on the south bank to investigate the truth and reality of our village. You are responsible for monitoring him. If he returns to the south bank, you follow him and try to explore the truth and reality of the horse thief."

Zhang Hua regarded Liao Hua as a scout.

As a pioneer general, Liao Hua was originally suitable for exploring the way forward. For Liao Hua, tracking a horse thief is not difficult.

The detailed work Zhang San sent by Ma Thief happened to be noticed by Zhang Hua and Mulan, and was already targeted by Liao Hua.

"It's really unimaginable that there is such a prosperous village in troubled times."

Zhang San looked around and was deeply surprised to see the villagers of Xia Village living and working in peace.

Here and outside are simply two different worlds.

However, the more prosperous Xia Village is, the more things these horse thieves can rob.

"Lapsman, crossbowmen, is this really a village?"

Zhang San searched in Xia Village and saw that Xia Village had recruited a group of spearmen and crossbow soldiers, which were very good. I really couldn't imagine that this was the strength of a village.

If these horse thieves took the initiative to attack the village, they might be annihilated by the defenders of Xia Village.

Rouran people are the lessons learned from the past.

"What the eldest brother and the military advisor said was right. Forcibly attacking this village was just a rock with eggs. The snake must be drawn out of the hole and eliminated the defenders in the wild."

"It's time to find a chance to sneak out of the village."

Xia Village is not large in size, so the horse thief Zhang San quickly discovered the reality of Xia Village, and then took the opportunity to slip away when he went to reclaim the farmland.

Liao Hua has been following Zhang San secretly.

This group of horse thieves are active on the south bank of the river and tamed a group of wild horses, so they are not short of horses.

Horse thieves gathered by the bonfire and ate meat in big mouthfuls.

The leader of the horse thief Luo Rucai bit the barbecue, his mouth full of oil.

As long as the force is strong enough, you can survive by hunting in troubled times.

The horse thief Zhang San came back and came to Luo Rucai: "Brother, I have discovered the troops in Xia Village, including the township tycoon, about a hundred people."

"Can there be cavalry?"

"No cavalry was seen, but there were war horses."

"Very good. According to the military advisor, we will surround Wei and save Zhao and cross the river tonight."

Luo Rucai applied oil on his body at will.

Chen Gong glanced at the horse thief present with his eyes and then came to the river with the excuse.

"The people in Xia Village do not need to hide."

Chen Gong seemed to notice Liao Hua who was following Zhang San's arrival.

Liao Hua appeared: "How do you know I'm in the dark?"

"I intentionally encouraged the horse thief to enter Xia Village to investigate the truth. If Xia Village did not even find such a detailed job and took the opportunity to follow, it only means that I misread the person."

"Aren't you and this group of horse thieves the same place?"

"How could I, Chen Gongtai, be with a group of horse thieves?"

"Chen Gongtai, you are Chen Gong!"

Liao Hua was shocked when he learned that the scholar in front of him was Chen Gong who died in Baimen Tower.

During the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains when Liao Hua was located, Chen Gong had become the soul of Baimen Tower.
Chapter completed!