Although the brigade had only arrived in Ningyuan, no one actually knew that when most of Liaodong began to snow, Xie Hong had already crossed the Sancha River and arrived in Gaizhou, not far from his destination Jinzhouwei. 【】

He had set off first, and except for the carriage in which his three newlyweds were riding, his entourage was followed by light horses, so he walked very fast.

According to common sense, a team like him will attract a lot of people's attention along the way, but before the team set off, Xie Hong sent a lot of teams to multiple destinations, and his team was not very conspicuous when they were mixed in.

Those teams were mainly there to explore for mineral deposits.

Through the memories of later generations, Xie Hong knew that Liaodong was rich in resources, Benxi and Fushun had iron ores, and coal mines were everywhere, but he didn't know exactly where those mineral deposits were, so it was necessary to explore in advance.

His plan is very large, including many things, but the time for Liaodong to be able to build is very short, just like the current winter, even when there is no snow, the land is frozen hard, after the snow, even the ice and soil are frozen together, not to mention breaking the ground, even the road is difficult.

When Xie Hong was in later generations, he also read the history of the Ming Dynasty recorded by the Tartars, which recorded that the Tartars attacked the castles in Liaodong in the middle of winter and used many means, including piling earth walls and digging tunnels. When he saw it, Xie Hong was skeptical, and when he saw it on the spot, he was even more scornful.

Even if there are mechanical equipment such as bulldozers and excavators in later generations, the Northeast generally does not carry out construction projects in winter, and in this era, don't even think about digging tunnels? Isn't it possible to blow up the tunnel with gunpowder? Otherwise, the hardness of this frozen soil is about the same as that of stone, and what tools can be used to dig it?

Knowing that nothing could be done, Xie Hong was not in a hurry, so he ordered the team to move slowly, and wait until the beginning of spring before starting the construction in an all-round way.

Of course, this time cannot be wasted, and the mineral deposits everywhere still have to be discovered. Anyway, the mines in the few places that Xie Hong knows are relatively easy to explore, and the difficulty of mining is also low, and many iron ores in Fushun and Benxi in later generations are open-pit mining, even in this era, it will not be so difficult to mine.

Of course, there are a lot of troubles, Fushun is okay, except for the addition of a 'guan' word at the back, the place name is the same as later generations. But Benxi is more troublesome, whether it is asking people or looking on the map, Xie Hong can't find this place name at all.

In the end, he had to roughly determine a range based on his poor geographical knowledge, that is, the hundred and ten miles near the capital of Liaodong, where there were more iron mines.

The iron ore deposits of Benxi are abundant, and the Benxi Iron and Steel of later generations is named after it, and it must have been mined in this era, and it should not be difficult to find it, but it may be a little troublesome when mining.

"Brother Hong, how long do we have to go?" Yue'er sniffed, poked her little head out of the carriage, and asked Xie Hong.

"It's going to be there in about ten days, right?" Xie Hong replied uncertainly.

He knows very little about the route of Liaodong, and most of them are from later generations, so he is completely uncertain. He knew that it would only take one night to travel from Yanjing to Shenyang, and it would only take a few more hours to get to Dalian. But in fact, he has been walking for more than a month, and he has only arrived in Gaizhou, and the team has only walked half the way, and he is still far from his destination.

"Is it always so cold here in Liaodong? Brother Hong, it's not fun here at all. "Yue'er's carriage is specially made, and the warmth can be good, but in such a cold and snowy place, it is not enough to keep warm, even if you add a heater.

"I said I would have told you to wait until the beginning of spring to come back, now you know it's cold, right?" Xie Hong took a breath on his hand and gently scraped it on the little girl's nose.

He didn't plan to bring three girls with him, although Han Fu had already lowered his head, but the situation here in Liaodong was much more complicated than imagined, and Han Fu, the general soldier, was just the biggest force among them, and his bowing his head did not represent 100% of the meaning of everyone in Liaodong.

Therefore, although the surname may be very low, there will still be some dangers on the road, especially since Xie Hong only brought more than 100 people with him, which can be regarded as a white Arowana suit.

How could a few girls be reluctant to part with him, think about it, they have been together for a long time and are newlyweds Yan'er, Leng Ding arrived in a place like Liaodong, and there was no Xie Hong by his side, and several girls would inevitably be a little panicked.

Xie Hong also felt reluctant, if they were separated this time, although they were all in Liaodong, they would have to wait until a few months later to meet, and they felt a little different, so he simply took the three girls with him and went to Jinzhou together.

"Qing'er is not afraid of the cold, as long as she can be with Brother Hong, Brother Hong, are you cold?" The little girl was pretending to sleep in the car, but when she heard the answer between the two, she also probed out and showed a familiar smile to Xie Hong, her little face was wrapped in fur, and she looked even more small and cute.

"I'm not cold, Qing'er, don't worry." Xie Hong touched the little girl's head lovingly, in fact, he had a hard time all the way.

Riding a horse is very chic to say, but in fact it is not so comfortable. If he hadn't prepared earlier, I'm afraid that both legs would have worn out, Rao is so, for more than ten days, he has also felt that his waist and legs are very sore every day, and he can't wait to take a good rest.

"Brother Xie, I tried to make the down jacket you said last time, and now it has been completed, and it is really warm, when you go to the post station to rest, you can quickly change it and try it." Now that Ling'er has been completely completed, the transition from a bard to a fashion designer is related to the profession as soon as she opens her mouth.

"Great! Ling'er, hurry up and show it to me. Xie Hong's eyes lit up when he heard this.

Compared with fur things, of course, it is better to keep warm surnames for down jackets, Xie Hong knows the principle of this thing, but as a southerner, he really hasn't studied this thing carefully, but he didn't expect to tell Ling'er casually, and now there is a finished product, which is really unexpected.

In fact, the technical content of the down jacket is not high, but it is more troublesome to do, especially to pay attention to the sealing surname, this thing relies on the feathers inside to isolate the heat, if it falls out, of course, it will not keep warm.

Waiting for Ling'er to hand over the down jacket out, Xie Hong took a closer look and found that the feathers inside the dress were uniform and the stitches on the surface were fine.

"Good, good! Ling'er, you have made a great contribution now, let's raise more chickens and ducks and feathers, and set up a clothing workshop, specializing in down jackets, and the three of you will wear this first. Xie Hong was overjoyed, and really praised Ling'er, until Ling'er's face turned red, and he stopped.

Of course, he is very happy, the previous preparation is not sufficient, and he will not need it this winter, but his Liaodong strategy is not a year and a half, but a long-term strategic decision, and warm clothes can play a big role.

Although it is a little troublesome to do, and it is not easy to collect feathers, as long as it is carried out on a large scale and in accordance with the previous practice, it should not be difficult to match everyone in your family with a set by next winter.

"Brother Hong, Yue'er and Qing'er also help, you can't be partial, just Sister Kualinger is alone, Yue'er has to listen to your praise." The little girl listened to Xie Hong's praise of Ling'er, and her eyes were very hot, so she also sprinkled her coquettishness.

"Good, good, you're all good."

"Brother Xie!"

While laughing, Scarface slapped his horse from the front of the queue, and when Xie Hong raised his eyes, he found that the other party's expression was a little dignified.

Today's Liaodong is still a place full of dangers, Xie Hong didn't dare to slack off, and walked away with Jiang Bin, and then asked, "Brother Jiang, what happened?" ”

"The brothers who explored the path ahead found the secret marks left by the monkeys......" Jiang Bin frowned, but a fierce light flashed in his eyes from time to time.

Xie Hong's heart tightened, and he hurriedly asked, "Brother Hou, they won't have an accident, right?" ”

"Not really, but the monkeys left a message that the enemy was difficult, and in order to avoid accidents, they took a detour." Jiang Bin shook his head, things were also beyond his expectations, he thought that after meeting with the monkey and others, there would be some help, but he didn't want to aggravate the crisis instead.

"These people are really unforgiving." Xie Hong sneered secretly, he thought that the soldiers might not give up, so he deliberately sent a team of elites to protect Wang Shouren, but he didn't expect the other party's attack to be so fierce, and even the monkey and others had to avoid the edge, and they really didn't give up.

If the government appeases the people, and the power of the country also has this spirit, then why worry that the Ming Dynasty cannot be revitalized? It's a pity that these people only care about their own interests, and national affairs have always been put aside.

"Shall we wait?" The secret note of the monkey is unknown, without Xie Hong's presence, Jiang Bin of course wants to leave for reinforcements as soon as possible, but Xie Hong is in the team, Jiang Bin does not dare to take risks.

Xie Hong shook his head firmly: "No need, let's move on, just be careful on the road, Brother Hou may still need rescue." ”

The monkey should have encountered a killer assassin sent by the scholars, Xie Hong has more than 100 elite soldiers here, and no matter how large the scale of the other party is, it should not be an opponent. What's more, Wang Shouren is an important part of Xie Hong's plan, and the monkey is also a brother who trusts life and death, even if it is a little dangerous, he has to go to the rescue.

"Okay, just thank you, brother." Jiang Bin thought about it, if he suddenly stopped now, it would be easy to arouse the doubts of others, so it was better to move on. Anyway, it had been clarified in advance, and there were only hundreds of old and weak soldiers in Jinzhouwei, and they could not pose any threat to his group.

As long as Xie Hong's traces are not exposed, there will be no large number of enemies, and if there are not many enemies, and the preparations on his side are also sufficient, there should be no accidents.

"Expand the alert range a little more, full speed ahead!"

(To be continued)