The thief of the fortress dominates the world

Chapter 50 Discovery of Shallow Coal Mine
For three or four days in a row, Jiang Chuan was busy other than eating, sleeping and going to the toilet.

All the people and people from Heiniu Mountain have been brought back. Ran Wu from Guanjiatun also brought a team of people to pick them up. It has been two days since they left, and it will be only a few days before they can be brought back.

The newly hired cavalry archers and light cavalry from the commercial station are also in place, and now, led by two other knights, they are divided into two teams to patrol outside the valley in turn.

The archers and spearmen are responsible for guarding the wall of the Gukou village, and the archer chief Li Yi and the two spearmen Tie Ning and Tiemu are the three chief commanders on duty.

The fifty monk soldiers led by Xu Zhu have basically wiped out all the scattered and hidden horse thieves after these few days of search and extermination, and swept away the possible disasters caused by the remnants of these horse thieves.

Therefore, the fifty monk soldiers became a mobile team, rushing to wherever they were needed.

In addition to Hai Dongqing's private secret treasure that was discovered that day, after searching, Ran Wu found a public warehouse of horse thieves, which also contained a lot of property and supplies, such as grain, cloth and silk, ironware, wine, salt, etc. Many of the goods, many of which have not even been opened, are printed with the names of various companies, which are obviously obtained by these horse thieves from robbing the caravan.

After thinking about these materials, Jiang Chuan did not include them in the system accounts, because after all, in reality, a lot of expenses are required. If they are all included in the system accounts, it will be troublesome to withdraw them in the future, and it will also attract doubts.

Looking at these things, Jiang Chuan felt that he needed an accountant, oh no, Mr. Accountant.Although he can barely take the role, how can he have time to manage these.

However, he intends to hand it over to Liu Ji, but Liu Ji has a lot of things on hand now, and he probably can't take care of it, so he hasn't made statistics and entered it in the account for a while.

On that day, after being appeased by Bai Jinxiu's master and servant, the women who were snatched by the horse thief were all in a stable mood, and nothing unusual happened. After thinking about it, most of them were willing to stay, and only a few asked to go home. , Jiang Chuan also distributed money to them as promised and sent someone to escort them for a while.

For the remaining women, Jiang Chuan can somewhat understand. After all, these women were mostly defiled by horse thieves. For the ancients who valued women's chastity, even if they went back to find their relatives, they would even become the target of public criticism because of their reputation. It will lead to a dead end.

So staying here is not necessarily because of peace of mind for Jiang Chuan and his group, it's just a matter of choosing the lesser of two evils, a helpless move.

In order to reassure these women, Jiang Chuan strictly ordered that any man, whether a soldier or a commoner, should not approach these women without orders.

And in order to accommodate these women, let them live in the yard of the second head, Bald Wolf.

In order to make them feel at ease, Bai Jinxiu, master and servant, will be responsible for cooking, cleaning and other miscellaneous chores in the past few days. The woman assigned to the General's Mansion as a maid is responsible for Jiang Chuan's daily life.

Although Jiang Chuan was a little unaccustomed to being served by so many people at first, but he changed from being frugal to extravagant, and soon he felt that being served by others was very enjoyable.

After all, there are a lot of things to do every day, and having someone to help with trivial matters can save him a lot of energy.

Of course, in order to let these women live with peace of mind, Jiang Chuan also ordered them to be paid a salary so that they could feel respected.

At first these women didn't know Jiang Chuan's details, and they were a little trembling, but after getting along for a few days, they felt that the young general was kind to others, and gradually relaxed, and getting along became more harmonious.

The people brought back from Heiniu Mountain are also busy working on their new homeland. The men are organized to cut wood, while the women and children are responsible for cooking and laying hands. The most indispensable thing in Hulu Valley is all kinds of wood.

Of course, Jiang Chuan also considered the impact on the environment in the future, and designated a special area for logging. Otherwise, if there is a heavy rain in the future, if the vegetation on the mountain is cut down too much, it may cause mudslides at that time.

In the previous life news, you can often see the news that a mudslide destroyed an entire village. Every time you see it, it makes people feel heartbroken and helpless, so what can be prevented in advance is still to be done.

In the house, after Jiang Chuanduan sat on the desk, Liu Ji sat opposite him and was reporting on the situation of visiting and surveying the valley in the past few days.

Liu Ji also went deep into the valley and made a circle, and the harvest was indeed not small.

"General, look here, it's the place where the charcoal was found." Liu Ji pointed to a certain place on the case with a rough map of the valley.

Jiang Chuan, on the other hand, was concentrating on the dark mass in his hand.

He saw this thing too much when he was a child. Every household used it for heating and cooking. Yes, it was coal.

Unexpectedly, Liu Ji unexpectedly found coal during his three-day trip to Hulu Valley, and it is said that this thing was picked up on the ground, not dug out.

"Military division, you have done a great job this time. It seems to be a shallow coal mine on the surface. I didn't expect to be discovered by you. This Calabash Valley is really a good place." Jiang Chuan said excitedly.

"Shallow coal mine?" Liu Ji was a little at a loss.

"Yes, the coal you mentioned is scientifically called coal, shallow coal mines on the surface, and the consciousness is that this thing can be dug out by digging casually. It's just that I don't know the reserves and quality. It seems that more people need to be dug. Some come back and try, with coal, our life will be much easier in the future, and it will be much more convenient to cook for heating and even iron smelting."

Jiang Chuan spoke to himself, his eyes still staring at the coal in his hand with great interest, and he didn't notice the doubt on Liu Ji's face at all.

Although we have been together with Jiang Chuan for a few days, Liu Ji is often puzzled by the new words Jiang Chuan often unconsciously pops up. He often feels at a loss when he first hears it, but it will be very interesting if he thinks about it carefully.

"General, if you want to send people to dig coal, oh, it's the coal you mentioned. We just have a group of people who can use it." Liu Ji said.

"En?" Jiang Chuan was taken aback.

"General, have you forgotten the original owner of the Calabash Valley?" Liu Ji smiled and stroked his beard.

"It's because you old Liu has a quick mind and almost forgot about these grandchildren. You can't let them eat free rice every day, and the landlord's family has no surplus food. That's right, let them work as coal diggers, just in time to undergo labor reform. Where is Li Jian?" Jiang Chuan suddenly realized.

"Your subordinate is here!" Li Jian, the herald who was guarding the door of the meeting room, strode in and clasped his fists.

"You heard it too. I will leave the coal digging to you. Make preparations in the next two days and take these guys to dig coal tomorrow. Don't make it too easy for them, as long as they don't starve to death." Jiang Chuan ordered loudly.

"Your subordinates obey!" Li Jian accepted the order proudly.

After Li Jian went out, Liu Ji pointed to the lakeside on the map and said happily: "General, you can see this lakeside by walking from here to the depths of the valley for about half a day. This lakeside area is quite large, and it is quite large. The water is deep, the water is clear, and fish and shrimp are very rich in it, but there is no river flowing into the lake, but I don’t know where the water comes from.”

"According to what you said, this lakeside must be the outlet of the underground river. It flows out of the underground river and flows through another underground river, so the lakeside can be formed here. There are mountains, mountains and coal mines. This is really a good place. Thanks to your advice at the time, the military adviser, otherwise there would be no better base than this." Jiang Chuan said excitedly.

"It turns out that there are rivers underground. The general really has extensive knowledge, and I admire it." Liu Ji admired sincerely.

Although Liu Ji is not the traditional kind of scholar, he only knows about the rich and poor, boasting and talking, but his main direction of attack is mainly on how to assist the king in marching and fighting, and in governing the country. Of course, Jiang Chuan, who has a geography education, is much worse.

Jiang Chuan has gradually gotten used to Liu Ji's admiring eyes from time to time. He laughed and continued, "Military Master, how big is the area around this lake? Can we develop fertile land here?"

"I am about to report to the general that the lake is surrounded by flat terrain and lush vegetation. If the land can be reclaimed, I estimate that there will be at least more than a thousand acres. Moreover, this place is moistened by water, and the land must be fertile. If it is reclaimed in the future, it will definitely be fertile. A piece of good land." Liu Ji said with a smile.

"Okay, with this thousand acres of fertile land, at least we won't be hungry in the future, and we don't have to worry about irrigation." Jiang Chuan also slapped the table and said happily.

It's just that he suddenly thought of a problem, and sighed: "It's just that we have too many things to do now, and we need a lot of manpower to assist, especially clerks who can read and write, otherwise, this general will even find an accountant. No. What's more, after reclaiming the land, you need people to measure, allocate, register, approve taxes, and a lot of paperwork in the future. You and I will be exhausted and busy."

Liu Ji also felt the same about this issue. He visited and surveyed everywhere in the past two days. Apart from him being able to use it himself, the other soldiers just used some foul language to protect him. They couldn't do other things and were too tired.

"I'm talking about a military adviser. You don't have any people from the same age, fellow countrymen, friends, etc. You can recommend some to us." Jiang Chuan said suddenly.

Liu Ji smiled wryly and said, "General, no one is willing to come to this bitterly cold place in northern Xinjiang."

Jiang Chuan knew that what he said was insincere, and he could understand what he said.The bitter cold place is an excuse, the real reason is that I have no foundation at all, and there are only 200 people under my command, and the population of the common people is less than [-] even if the people in Guanjiatun are included.

Although he claims to be a general, in the eyes of outsiders, he is probably a bandit who wears monkeys and crowns himself.

Not to mention those scholars whose eyes are higher than the top, even if Liu Ji wrote to invite him, no one would be willing to come.Who is so miserable that he is willing to come to a ravine to assist a bandit leader?
You mean Liu Ji?He is half-voluntary and half-forced. Didn't you see that he is still talking about it now, and he has no awareness of being a subordinate at all.

Jiang Chuan also knew that this kind of thing should not be forced, so he just smiled and avoided the topic.

　It's still three o'clock today.There are two more tonight.Once again, I would like to thank the starting point book friend "Half Moon in the Abyss" for the five hundred rewards. Thank you for your love. Lao Mao can only write a good book and repay everyone.I also thank all the book friends who vote every day, thank you for your support!
　　
　
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