Chapter 420 (1/2)

The reaction of the people in humiliating Yicheng was totally beyond Li Hong's expectation, and even there was no one who resisted and clamored. Walking on the street of humiliating Yicheng, which was completely calm, the people in twos and threes were just in awe. They looked at them from a distance, and even had no angry eyes.

This had to make Li Hong curious. Did they, who were closer to the city, have no sense of belonging to Koguryo? How could one be so kind?

If you turn around a few blacksmith's shops and wine shops at random, or even sit in them to buy drinks, no one will resist you. No matter whether you are wearing Tang soldiers' clothes or armor, no one will treat you as an outsider at all.

The currency in common use here is naturally the same as that in the Tang Dynasty. However, the old money is still mainly used in Kaiyuan Tongbao. Most of the new money has become the collection of wealthy families. Few people are willing to spend it, hoping that the old money will be spent.

”Liu Rengui is more anxious than I am. It's impolite to leave before dawn and not to say goodbye to me.” Li Hong swaggered on the street, looked at the people in the city of humiliation, and said with his mouth curled.

”Liu Rengui came here before dawn, and you haven't got up yet, so he didn't disturb you. Let the maid tell you that the military situation is urgent. Please don't blame your highness.” Hua Meng said beside.

”OK, it doesn't matter. Look at their barracks in Koguryo, and the students from Hongwen school who come with us are all ready?”

”I'm ready to go at your command.” Meng Hongan didn't know that it was useless for them to bring a few of them to fight.

Li Hong looked at Hua Meng's face, which was full of doubts, and didn't bother to explain to him. He would know when he went to have a look. Moreover, he had to find some local blacksmiths.

In fact, the troops of Koguryo are also very mixed. There are not only Gaogouli people, but also soldiers from the ethnic groups of Pei, Xianbei, Mahan and Fuyu, which can also be said to be a miscellaneous army.

Their weapons, of course, were influenced by the Tang Dynasty. Basically, they inherited the characteristics of the weapons of the Tang Dynasty. Although the quality of the weapons was not as good as that of the Tang Dynasty weapons, there was no big difference in appearance.

Iron weapons are the main weapons, but they are still full of bronze weapons. As for the armor on soldiers, it is far from comparable with that of Tang Dynasty soldiers. The horse armor of war horses is even less. Only in a group of war horses, that is, the horses above the general, can have the real horse armor on the horse God.

After looking at the broken iron, Li Hong has a better understanding of the current situation of Koguryo. Iron weapons can become the main weapons of Koguryo, Silla and Baiji. It is precisely because, although the Korean Peninsula is rich in mineral resources, only asphalt coal, which is the most primitive material for steelmaking in this period, is missing.

People of the last generation all know that although the country known as North Korea is very poor, its mineral resources are extremely rich. Today, Datang has carried out a large degree of coal mining, and most of them are inferior to the anthracite coal of Koguryo.

This is why Li Hong summoned the students of hongwenguan and agreed to Lizhi's proposal to fight Liujing. Although gold reserves are not rich, nonferrous metals such as iron and copper can provide more wealth for the Tang Dynasty.

When talking with his father long in the camp that day, Li Hong thought that the war itself was actually a disguised plunder of resources. If he did not do such things as Koguryo, he would always feel like something had been lost in this trip to Koguryo.

When Li Zhi was escorted by Liu Renyuan, he entered the city of humiliation, but the prince's highness had already led 200 personal guards and the students of hongwenguan into the mountains and forests.

The natural environment of green mountains and rivers, as well as the cattle, sheep and horses between the hillsides, still let Li Hong's resting eyes greedy. It can't be said that there is no good thing in this poor place. It seems that he has a preconceived concept, and it is easy to go astray.

At the same time, the students of hongwenguan were still chatting and talking, starting from the minerals mined, that there would be more gold in those places, how to mine them, how much manpower was needed, and how to refine them in large quantities without being discovered by others.

After listening to it for a long time, Li Hong said, ”this is the territory of the Tang Dynasty. Who are you afraid of being discovered? The first is gold, copper, iron, and then the coal here. Do you see the sea? If you take water transportation, you can reach Dengzhou on Henan Road in less than two or three days, saving time, labor and money. Now the most important thing is to step on these places well. If there is no big problem, you need to stay in Dengzhou, and you can go back only when everything is done. ”

”Is that true, sir?” A student with skin color similar to Zhang Fei stood up and said.

Li Hong was not frightened, but Haidong qingxiaoqing, beside him, was frightened. His wings were half opened, and the bird's eyes were coldly staring at the student.

Li Hong threw away a piece of grass that he had bitten for a long time. He said with a smile, ”of course, it's serious. If you are willing to stay and exploit, it's best. I can't get it. If I don't want to, I won't force it. As soon as the war is over, you can go back with us. ””What about all this?” When another student heard that he wanted to go back, he immediately held a stone in his arms and refined it. At least half of the gold was in his hands.