The reaction of the people of Humiliation City was completely unexpected by Li Hong, and they didn't even resist and shout, walking on the streets of Humiliation City, which had been completely calm, the people were just in awe, looking at them from afar, and they didn't even have angry eyes.

This has to make Li Honghao good, could it be that they who are closer to the royal city don't have a sense of belonging to Goguryeo? How can one be so kind?

Casually turn around a few blacksmith shops and wine shops, and even sit in them to buy wine and drink, no one will resist you, whether you are wearing the clothes of a Tang soldier or armor, no one treats you as an outsider at all.

The common currency here is naturally the same as that of the Tang Dynasty, but it is still based on the old money Kaiyuan Tongbao, and most of the new money has become the collection of wealthy families, and few people are willing to take it out and spend it, and they are counting on the old money to be spent.

"This Liu Renliang is that I am still in a hurry, I left before dawn, and I didn't say goodbye, it's really rude." Li Hong swaggered down the street, looked at the people in the city, and pouted.

"Liu Renliang came over before dawn, and you haven't gotten up yet, so he didn't bother you, and let the slave tell you that the military situation is urgent, and please don't blame Your Highness." Hua Meng said beside him.

"Okay, it doesn't matter, look at their Goguryeo barracks, those students from Hongguan who came with us, are they all ready?"

"It's all ready, waiting for your order to go." Hua Meng is very strange, this brought several Hongguan students from Chang'an, and it was useless all the way, all of them were powerless, they didn't know how to fight at all, and His Royal Highness didn't know what to do with them.

Li Hong looked at Hua Meng's face full of doubts, and didn't bother to explain to him, he didn't know when he went to see when the time came, and he had to find a few local blacksmiths.

In fact, the Goguryeo army was also very mixed, including both Goguryeo people, as well as soldiers of the Jin, Xianbei, Mahan, Buyeo and other ethnic groups, which can also be said to be a ragtag army.

And their weapons are naturally influenced by the Tang Dynasty, and they basically inherit the characteristics of the Tang Dynasty's weapons, although the quality is not as good as the weapons of the Tang Dynasty, but there is not much difference in appearance.

Iron weapons are the mainstay, but they are still full of bronze weapons, as for the armor of the soldiers, it is far from being able to match the armor of the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty, and the horse armor of the war horse is even rarer.

Looking at the broken copper and iron, Li Hong had a more thorough understanding of the current situation of Goguryeo, and iron weapons could become the main weapons of Goguryeo, Silla, and Baekje, precisely because although the Korean Peninsula was rich in mineral resources, it lacked the most primitive material such as asphalt coal (coke), which was needed for steelmaking during this period.

Everyone knows that although the country called North Korea is very poor, its mineral resources are extremely rich, and now Datang has carried out coal mining to a large extent, and most of the anthracite coal of Goguryeo is still of much inferior quality.

This is also the reason why Li Hong summoned the students of Hongguan and agreed to Li Zhi's proposal to call Liujing, although the gold reserves are not rich, but iron, copper and other non-ferrous metals can provide more wealth to Datang.

When talking to his dragon father in the camp that day, Li Hong thought that the war itself was actually a disguised plundering of resources, and if he defeated Goguryeo and didn't do this kind of thing, he would always feel as if he had lost something on this trip to Goguryeo.

When Li Zhi entered the city of humiliation under the escort of Liu Renyuan, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had already led two hundred guards and a few students from the Hongguan into the deep mountains and old forests.

The natural environment of green mountains and green waters, as well as the cattle, sheep and horses between the slopes, still make the resting Li Hong look greedy, can't say that there are no good things in this poor mountain and bad water place, it seems that he has a preconceived concept, it is really easy to go into a misunderstanding.

And those Hongguan students, while eating at this time, were still chattering and discussing, starting from the mined minerals, starting from the analysis, there will be more gold in those places, how to mine, how much manpower is needed, and how to be able to refine in large quantities without being discovered by others.

Li Hong listened bored for a long time, and said angrily: "This is already the territory of my Datang, are you afraid of being discovered by anyone?" The first is gold, and copper, and iron, and then the coal, and do you see the sea? If you take the waterway transportation, it will not take two or three days to reach Dengzhou in Henan Province, saving time, effort and money. The main thing now is to step on these places well, if there are no major problems, you need to be stationed in Dengzhou, and you can go back when everything is almost done. ”

"Is what you said true?" A student with a complexion similar to Zhang Fei stood up and said.

Li Hong was not frightened, but Hai Dongqing Xiaoqing next to him was taken aback, so frightened that his wings were half opened, and the bird's eyes stared coldly at the student.

Li Hong threw away a piece of grass that had been bitten in his mouth for a long time, and said with a smile: "Naturally, it is serious, if you are willing to stay and mine, then it is the best, I can't ask for it, if I don't want to, I won't force it." When the battle is over, you can go back with us. ”

"What about these?" When another student heard that he was going back, he immediately took a stone in his arms and refined it, at least half a tael of gold was in his hands.

"Naturally, stay here, let those who are willing to stay, together with other craftsmen in Datang, transport the gold back to my Datang by water after it is restored to a bright color." Li Hong patiently explained to them.

Hua Meng next to him felt redundant, and directly ordered them to stay, but it was really impossible to inform the official ceremony, and they didn't dare to disobey if they wanted to.

Li Hong didn't bother to pay attention to Hua Meng's disdainful expression, and continued to ask with a smile: "From your point of view, how long will it take for the mine here to be completely built and then able to mine smoothly?" ”

"It will take about half a year, but as soon as this place enters winter, there is no way to work, sir, it may be possible by this time next year." Hongguan students are still more willing to call Li Hong Mr.

"Would you like to stay here until next year? Wait until the mine is fully stable before going back? Li Hong asked with a smile, the sunlight sprinkled on his face through the gaps in the leaves, making his originally not white skin look much whiter.

"Sir, we are willing to stay. But...... Student....... ”

"What is said, what is it like." Hua Meng urged anxiously.

His Majesty has been in the city for two days, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is still unhurried. In his opinion, even piles of gold should not matter to His Majesty's summons.

Therefore, in order to let His Royal Highness the Crown Prince rush back to Humiliation City as soon as possible, Hua Meng had to hurriedly urge the students to hurry up.

"Why are you anxious? I'm not in a hurry, what are you anxious about? Wouldn't it be better if things were arranged here? Do you want me to do it again? Li Hong glared at Hua Meng angrily.

"Slaves don't dare." Hua Meng was honest, standing beside the cheetah on both sides, and turned into two mummies.

"You go on, what's the concern?" Li Hong smiled and motioned for the student to sit down and continue eating.

"Sir, the students are not afraid of death, but they are a little worried, in case my Datang army withdraws, the mines here will be considered to be mined by us, but will it be cheaper for those Goguryeo people at that time? Sir, how can I guarantee that these things can be shipped back to my Datang? ”

"Humiliation City will become our garrison base, protecting everything in my Tang Dynasty in Goguryeo, as long as I lose something in Datang, even if it is a mine cow lost, we can make the king of Goguryeo double the compensation to us, so you have some unnecessary worries."

In order to let these other students who were more civilized in the Tang Dynasty stay here willingly, Li Hong had to be patient and solve their doubts.

After all, if they feel uneasy, if the mining volume of this mine is not up to standard, it will be a waste of manpower and material resources, and it is even very likely that it will be a wedding dress for the victor between Silla, Baekje, and Goguryeo in the future.

After hearing Li Hong's words, several students suddenly felt at ease in their hearts, if the army of Datang was stationed in the city after the humiliation, then this was the territory of Datang, and there was no such thing as whether it would be snatched away by Waiyi.

So several students nodded in unison and said, "Sir, that student is willing to stay and mine this mine." ”

"Okay, now I will leave some soldiers for you to protect the safety of your exploration of minerals during this time, and in a few days, more craftsmen will come with people, and someone will help you build this mine together, and when the time comes, you will be the first batch of heroes." Li Hong got up, walked up to the students, patted them on the shoulder with satisfaction, and then hurried down the mountain, following the stream and the road when he came.

The mountains here are not high, but there are many dense forests, and the best way not to get lost is to follow the stream all the way down, or all the way down, so that you don't have to discern the direction and find the path safely.

Left a hundred soldiers and those students to continue to search for larger mineral deposits, and he needs to hurry to Humiliation City, otherwise, Father Long, who has been waiting for two days, may have to beat people.

And they are now far away from the city of humiliation, and if they want to rush back as quickly as possible, I am afraid it will take several hours, and by the time they reach the city of humiliation, it is already the dead of night and the silence of all things.

The city has been completely controlled by the Tang army, according to the requirements of the city defense force, Hua Meng had to throw the token of His Royal Highness the prince to the city tower, and after the inspection was completed, he walked in after the city gate was slowly opened. If you leave halfway through, press CTRL+D to save the current page to your favorites so you can watch it later!