Chapter 799 Progress on the Mud Road!

Chapter 799

Southwest of Wushang, in the deep mountains seven to eight hundred kilometers away, the mountains are vast, the cliffs are steep, and there are no roads connecting them at all. But since more than two months ago, more than a hundred people have crossed mountains and ridges, overcame thorns and thorns, and entered this deep mountain.

No one knew what they were doing, only that they spent more than a month opening a passage leading to the outside of the mountain. Then he kept digging in the mountains, as if he was looking for something.

"Come on, everyone! Master Hou has ordered that if you find that thread mine, everyone will be rewarded! From now on, you will eat delicious food and drink spicy food, and everyone will have no worries about food and clothing! This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!"

"Don't be discouraged, and don't be discouraged, Lord Hou said there are here, so there must be!"

"You also know in the Southwest War that people like Lord Hou have always been like gods and will never lie. Everyone works hard, Lord Hou will never treat everyone badly!"

...

On the mountain, on a huge Crouching Bull Rock, a military supervisor in his thirties kept urging the crowd, and his loud voice resounded throughout the mountains.

"grown ups!"

While digging, suddenly there was a loud shout from outside, and a strong man in his thirties, Chi Jing, staggered in with his upper body on:

"There are a lot of people coming outside, go and have a look."

"What?!"

On the Crouching Bull Rock, the supervisor in his thirties shook his expression slightly, and jumped down from the rock:

"What nonsense are you talking about, there is no one else here except us."

"My lord, I didn't lie, just take a look."

The strong man in his thirties said with a look of panic. The argument between the two quickly attracted everyone's attention. Hooves rattled, just for a moment, smoke and dust billowed, horseshoes thundered, and came from outside along the mountain path opened up by everyone.

The superintendent looked suffocated, and looked up subconsciously, only to see billowing smoke and dust covering the sky, and countless figures faintly appeared in the smoke and dust. Judging from the dense sound of horseshoes and the smoke and dust raised, there were at least a thousand people rushing outside.

"Who is this person? There is no one else in the whole mountain except us. Is it a bandit nearby?"

The overseer was startled,

A thought flashed subconsciously.

On the westbound Silk Road, the most tyrannical bandits are the ones with the largest number of people. If they will appear at this time, there are probably nine out of ten bandits on the nearby hills.

"Could it be that we made too much noise here and attracted the attention of some horse thief?"

The overseer felt uneasy in his heart.

"Lei Peng?"

At this moment, a voice like Hong Zhong Dalu came from the smoke and dust. Before the superintendent understood what was going on, he saw an arm with knotted veins and five fingers that were as black as iron, grasping A token protruded from the smoke and dust.

"Exactly!"

Lei Peng was taken aback and was very surprised, but soon, he recognized the token. Only one adult in the entire Middle-earth Great Tang would use such a token.

"But Master Hou sent you here? But isn't the time still up?"

Lei Peng's heart suddenly became quiet.

"The battle on the western front is over, Lord Hou has an order to speed up the progress of the thread mine."

The smoke dissipated, and a cavalry leader in full armor rushed out from inside. He has a serious expression, two beards on his lips, and he looks quite dignified. Behind him, figures follow one after another. If you look closely, there are at least a thousand people.

"However, we have been digging for more than a month, and we haven't found a strand of ore until now. Is it too urgent to start expanding the manpower now? What if... Wouldn't it be a waste of countless manpower and material resources, and let the Lord Hou is very disappointed."

Lei Peng said nervously.

Although he has been cheering everyone up for the past few months, he has no idea whether there is such a mine as Hou Ye said.

The mountains here are vast, and before they are actually dug out, who knows which mountains are there, which ones are not, or the whole mountain is not there, so it would be a waste of effort.

"Master Hou said there must be, so you don't need to say more."

The cavalry leader at the head acted resolutely. As soon as his voice fell, he turned his head and waved behind him. In an instant, everyone got off their horses, pulled out tools such as picks and shovels from the horses, strode over, and quickly joined the excavation team. Among the army of wisps of mines.

Seeing this, Lei Peng could only flash a hint of helplessness in his eyes, and then joined the mining army. One day, two days, three days... Just when Lei Peng was about to give up hope, on the fourth day, there was a bang, and suddenly the mountain collapsed, and a cry of surprise came from the mountain:

"I found it! I found it! We really found the mine that Lord Hou said! Hahaha..."

An old miner held a huge gray-white ore in both hands, and suddenly shouted excitedly.

Although "aluminum ore" was mistakenly called wisp ore in this era, Wang Chong managed to find these treasures buried deep in the mountains by relying on the memory in his mind.

The field of vision is infinitely high, and if you look down from the endless heights, you will find that such mining teams are densely packed, far from one place, in the southeast, southwest, and other places on the Silk Road. Wang Chong has sent all his troops, And after the battle in the triangle gap, the scale was quickly increased to more than ten times.

This quickly improved the mining efficiency, and with the discovery of aluminum mines everywhere, the various aristocratic families of the Tang Dynasty who allied with Wang Chong quickly settled in and exerted their respective strengths.

Carloads of aluminum ore were continuously excavated from the deep mountains in various places, and then sent to the capital like hundreds of rivers flowing into the sea. In the capital, all matters related to these aluminum ores were collected under the name of one person.

"My lord, this is already the thousandth cart of ore delivered today."

In the eastern outskirts of the capital, on the westbound Silk Road, a guard in a green shirt stood beside Zhao Jingdian, watching the countless carriages that were continuously transporting the strands of ore, he suddenly said: .

Behind them, a series of houses stood. These houses were all the simplest brick structures, without any furniture inside, and they were all filled with piles of "strand mines".

In Datang, all iron ore and copper mines were sought after by various aristocratic families and sword houses and sword shops, but no one knew what this new "strand mine" was for.

Although many people think that it is worthless, it is an indisputable fact that they are extremely valued by Wang Chong. Although many aristocratic families still had reservations about this plan carried out by Wang Chong, they couldn't bear the fact that the cost of these "mines" or "lime" was too low.

For many aristocratic families, even if they participate, the losses are very limited. On the contrary, if they make the right bet, they can get endless benefits from Wang Chong.

This is the real reason why many aristocratic families have participated in it one after another.

"The supply during this period is really too large. It seems that Lord Hou has already freed himself from Wushang."

Next to Zhao Jingdian, another guard who looked extremely smart also followed, with an extremely excited expression on his face.

"Well, the two of you reacted very quickly. I just received the news a few days ago that Lord Hou just defeated Dusong Mangpoche and the Uz Tibetans on the plateau, eliminating the threat from the west. Well, there should be no threat from Qixi, Lord Hou means that we can speed up here."

Zhao Jingdian nodded slightly, and said.

Zhao Jingdian did not go with him on this trip to Wushang, because Wang Chong also entrusted him with a more important matter. The lime, clay, sand, and stones are actually very inconspicuous things. The princes and dignitaries of the capital basically didn't think highly of these things, but Zhao Jingdian felt that Wang Chong valued these things more than ever before.

That's the main reason he stayed.

"As for the formula of the new mud, how are the artisans in the rear researching it?"

Zhao Jingdian looked in Qixi's direction without turning his head.

"Recently, all the most experienced craftsmen have been working day and night to prepare the best formula, and now they have harvested. After the mud prepared by the latest formula has hardened, it can already withstand the full blow of the real warrior, but Master Kong They said that the hardness of this formula can be increased, and the final ideal state should be able to withstand a full blow from the Xuanwu mirror powerhouse."

The guard on the left said seriously.

"In addition, Master Hou's idea of ​​adding some steel bars in advance to the mud, several masters agreed that it is very reasonable. Moreover, several masters have some ideas, and think that some simple strong inscriptions can be pre-added to these steel bars, Or defensive inscriptions, which can greatly increase the hardness of the mud after hardening, and further increase the strength they can carry."

Another guard then added. The biggest difference between this world and Wang Chong's previous world is that it has a large number of inscriptions. That is to say, Wang Chong probably underestimated the height that "cement" can finally reach in this world.

These were things that Wang Chong could not have predicted in advance.

"It's almost done. You can't delay the matter of Lord Hou. Inform the various aristocratic families in Beijing and tell them that it's time for them to contribute money and effort as agreed between Lord Hou and them. After waiting for so long, I think they will be better than us." Still anxious."

Zhao Jingdian clasped his hands and said.

During the time when Wang Chong left the capital for Wushang, many aristocratic families who cooperated in the capital came here to find out the details under the guise of various tricks.

With the dignified family of generals and King Song backing them, no one thought that Wang Chong would deceive them, but all the aristocratic families knew nothing about this matter, and Wang Chong was unwilling to tell them. They were all itchy, so they could only keep trying their best to send people to check.

"boom!"

As soon as Zhao Jingdian's voice fell, it was like a thunderbolt falling in the capital, causing great waves. The rich and powerful families, rich and powerful, like a shark smelling blood, quickly moved on hearing the news.

Countless manpower, financial resources, and material resources were quickly mobilized, and immediately set off a storm in the entire Middle-earth China.

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