In the afternoon, the scorching sun was in the sky, and the sea breeze was blowing gently. In the harbor outside Huangcheng, in a pergola in a corner of the dock, the coolies carrying goods were resting, drinking big bowls of tea, and wiping sweat with knitted towels on their necks. A middle-aged man talked about the war on the Liaodong Peninsula.

"That day, heavy rain was pouring, and the government army bravely risked their lives to climb Daheishan Mountain and captured Beisha City that night. The next day, the news came out, and the Goguryeo reinforcements rushing to the aid of Beisha City turned around and ran away."

"Where are they going to run? Of course it is Deliji Mountain City. These birds came from there. Now they want to run, so they naturally have to go around."

"War is a lifelong life. You can come and go wherever you say it. Seeing these birds running away, the government army would naturally not agree. As soon as the war drum beats, the soldiers chase them hard."

"It's so wonderful to chase and escape. The Goguryeo army threw away their armor and threw down a lot of cloth to use as money for life. How could the official army be fooled and chased to death, just like chasing a mangy dog."

"After chasing, I came to a valley, and saw the government army about to beat the mangy dog, suddenly!!!"

The middle-aged man suddenly raised his tone, scaring the coolies to the point of being trembling: "And...what?"

"Then? The woods on the hillsides on both sides were shouting loudly, and the ambushers everywhere in the black mountains came out!"

The middle-aged man paused again, took a sip of tea, and continued to say, "It turned out that this group of Goguryeo soldiers were defeated and set up ambushers in the valley, which attracted the pursuit of the official army. Only the horns of the mountains and forests on both sides were continuous, and the ambushers on both sides came out together!"

Under his exaggeration, the coolies seemed to have experienced a great war, and they were the officers and soldiers who were in desperate situations.

The Goguryeo Army, ambushing the mountains and forests on both sides of the valley, threw a large number of rolling wood and rocks from a high place, and many large wheels were poured with tinder oil. After ignition, it turned into a steamer and rushed down the hillside.

The officers and soldiers who were pursuing the enemy were lined up in line, like long snakes, but they were suddenly attacked by left and right. The enemy who was betrayed the defeated front turned around and attacked. Their side could not advance and retreat for a while, and the situation was very critical.

The generals led the troops to face the danger and sent elite soldiers to fight. The soldiers held spears and hit the steamer rolling down the hillsides on both sides. There were also archers who killed the enemy soldiers who threw wooden and rocks on the hillside.

The generals led the way and fought bloody battles with the enemy soldiers who had returned from the fight, which greatly boosted the morale of the entire army.

During the fierce battle, the elite mountain "Ivy" surrounded by the left and right wings stabbed the ambushing soldiers on the back of the mountain. The battle situation suddenly changed. The Goguryeo Army, which set up an ambush, was beaten to the point of turning, and soon it was defeated.

This defeat was really a defeat. The "ichon" walking on the mountains and forests led to the Goguryeo army without a way to heaven and no way to enter the ground. In the end, they all knelt on the ground and begged for mercy.

A thrilling ambush and counter-ambush battle was explained by middle-aged people. The coolies who were listening to it shouted joyfully after hearing it, and were deeply moved by the bravery and good fighting of the officers and soldiers.

"Later, the official army captured Deliji Mountain Castle, which was considered to have gained a foothold across the sea, so there were constant sea boats transporting supplies there, so we were so busy."

The middle-aged man reached a conclusion on the current situation. Even though the coolies did not understand it before, they nodded in the same way.

They came from Laizhou and the prefectures and counties under the Qingzhou General Administration. They had no land to farm in their hometowns and had no courage to go out to sea, so they gathered in Huangcheng and worked hard to make a living in the harbor that needed a large number of people.

Although I am a little tired, I can support myself at least. Now the government is using troops to the sea, with a large number of ships traveling back and forth between the ocean and the south, constantly transporting all kinds of supplies. The piles of goods on the docks need to be loaded, which has made the coolies so busy that they are almost unstuck in the ground for a while.

If you have work, you will get the salary. Many people save money and have saved some money. Now they are full of expectations and are waiting for a few more months. They will buy New Year's goods at the end of the year and take them home to have a good New Year with their families.

It's afternoon now, and the sun is too toxic, so the foreman gave everyone half an hour to breathe. The coolies gathered in the shade of trees and in the pergola, and seized the time to eat, drink water, give out and rest.

Now that people who are well-informed talk about the situation in the sea, everyone knows that the government army has gained a firm foothold, and the government is really going to take root and sprout there and will not leave.

The Qingzhou General Administration Office has issued notices in various prefectures and counties, mobilizing the people to explore and settle the land across the sea. The court will exempt the five-year rent and transfer of landlords, and will also provide strong support, provide iron farm tools, seeds, rent plowing oxen, and help build houses.

This news has attracted widespread attention in various places, and the coolies at the harbor have been talking about it. Many people were moved and wanted to go to the opposite side of the sea to explore, but some people were also skeptical and felt that there was no such good thing in the world.

Everyone was worried that the government army would not be able to stay opposite the sea in the future. When the troops retreated, the pioneers would be in vain.

However, the coolies now have experienced the government's determination to build a large-scale construction across the sea. Countless bricks and tiles and wood are loaded at the harbor and transported to the other side of the sea. A large amount of coal is loaded and shipped every day. It is said that they have to prepare for the winter of several new cities on the other side of the sea.

The coolies were ignorant and did not understand any major principles, but the increasingly busy harbor made them feel that the government seemed to be lying.

It's summer now, and the government army has been on the opposite side of the sea for more than a month, so many people were moved and went to the government to register, then boarded the Shanghai boat and went to the opposite side of the sea to compete. Most of them were still working hardworking on the dock, waiting and waiting, wanting to wait and see again.

The bell rang, and the time for work was up. After drinking the tea from the bowls in his hands, the coolies rushed to the dock and became busy under the command of the foreman.

When people went to the pergola where the tea was cold, Yang Xuangan, dressed in casual clothes, stood up, looked at the dock with interesting interest, the busy coolies, the mountains of coal, boxes of bricks and tiles, wood, bags of grain, cement, and countless supplies.

Huangcheng is the capital of Changguang County, Lai Prefecture. It is located on the shore of the sea. It has been a big port since ancient times. Now it is an important trading port for Beiyang Trading Company and a material export port. It continuously transports coal, bricks, tiles and cement to the outside throughout the year.

Where does coal come from? Of course, it comes from Huangcheng. A few years ago, a huge coal mine vein was discovered outside Huangcheng. Beiyang Trading Company immediately organized manpower to carry out large-scale mining.

With sufficient coal in Huangcheng, there will naturally be steam pumps and heating in winter. Brick factories that burn bricks with powdered coal and tiles appear one after another. Finally, even cement factories have them.

Like many Chang'an powerful people, the Yang family has shares in Beiyang Trading Company and is considered one of the shareholders. Although they are not major shareholders, they can easily know the general operating strategy of Beiyang Trading Company.

So I know that Huangcheng Daxing Industrial has many coal mines, brick and tile factories, and cement factories, which are all for the preparations for large-scale overseas development in the future.

For example, it provides a large amount of bricks, tiles and other building materials and fuel (coal) for Danluo Island, and supports the construction of the trade base Vladivostok, but the shareholders of Beiyang Trading Company feel that the company invested so much manpower and material resources in Huangcheng to carry out development is not cost-effective.

What are the trading companies that do marine trade, coal mines, brick and tile factories, and cement factories?

Building a city on the territory of overseas savages and using local materials is necessary. Is it necessary to spend so much effort?

Now, Yang Xuangan knows the answer. Beiyang Trading Company operates Huangcheng in this way and builds Danluo and Vladivostok. The main purpose is to assist the court in managing the Liaodong Peninsula.

Laizhou and Liaodong Peninsula face each other across the sea. When you are in the wind, it only takes less than two days for a sea boat to take a one-way trip. The Huangcheng Coal Mine, Brick Factory, and Cement Factory, which have abundant "production capacity", can now provide strong support for the construction of the Liaodong Peninsula.

This is not Yang Xuangan's own speculation. As the assistant officer of the military inspector, he and other personnel crossed the sea from western Liaoning, and berthed in Lushun halfway, and then crossed the south to Huangcheng, Laizhou. What he saw and heard along the way made him sigh at the exquisiteness of the emperor's layout.

Lushun and Ma Shijin in the Jin Dynasty have now become a huge construction site, with a large number of buildings rising from the ground, and the scale of the harbor has also expanded dramatically.

The bricks and cement from Huangcheng have allowed Lushun City to "grow" quickly. It is less than two months before the Beiyang Navy recovered Ma Shijin.

Today, Huangcheng Port is a huge port of material departure, transporting a large amount of materials to support the rapid construction of Lushun. Yang Xuangan personally witnessed the spectacular scene of thousands of sails traveling north and south on the sea. He was shocked and couldn't help but look forward to it very much.

With such careful planning by the court, the government army with sufficient preparations in the future Liaodong battle will inevitably be unstoppable!

After putting away his feelings, Yang Xuangan walked out of the awning and walked south along the road. After walking for a while, he turned to the mound on the side of the road. There were a few people busy with something.

Yuwen Weihan, dressed in casual clothes, stood still, showed a bright smile, stretched out his scissors' hands, and asked the painter to sketch him with the busy Huangchenggang as the background.

Under the scorching sun, sweat beads oozing from Yuwen Weihan's forehead, but they were as imposing as wooden men, so that the painter could paint him "lifelike".

Although he actually didn't need to stand still, the painter drew countless portraits along the way, and he had already remembered his appearance in his heart.

Yang Xuan felt that the prince of the Great Zhou posed in such a strange posture, and it was no longer surprising, but looking at the "scissors hand", he still felt that this move was a bit unreasonable:

How strange is the emperor’s tutoring to the princes?
Chapter completed!