Nearly two months have passed, and every day Li Tianyang is looking forward to the latest news of the exploration team, but every time the information comes back, Li Tianyang is disappointed.

No way, exploration is a matter of luck in ancient times, without the help of modern exploration tools, who knows which cave this golden vein is hidden, or buried in the thick soil!

After nearly two months of sweeping and sweeping, not only did they add nearly 2,000 indigenous captives to Jilong Harbor, but also completely extended the southeast of Jilong Harbor from the coast to the inner range of 30 miles, and there was no longer a single tribe.

This is still the weak defense force of Jilong Harbor, forcing Wu Jie and them to kill anyone who resists in the last period of time, but in the end, some women, children and old people were captured. Many more were driven into the deeper foothills.

As the battle came to an end, Wu Jie and his team began to withdraw from the jungle one after another after achieving their combat goals. Except for some elites and henchmen who continued to stay near Jilong Mountain to coordinate the exploration team's exploration operations, the rest of the team members had all withdrawn to Jilong Harbor at the end of March.

In addition to Wu Chao's second battalion, which embarked on the voyage back to Huludao after subsequent repairs, the first battalion of Decai was retained by Li Tianyang as the second paramilitary force dedicated to defending Jilong Harbor in addition to the special operations battalion. In peacetime, the defense force is naturally enough to ensure general defense work, and at the same time, there is no need to delay the home work of the members of the defense force, as well as the disadvantages of too many strong men. But now that there are more than 2,000 indigenous captives in Hong Kong, the three-legged cat kung fu of the defense force and their shallow strength naturally cannot guarantee the safety of Jilong Harbor.

From the beginning of its establishment, the special operations battalion was not positioned as a defense force, but as the sharpest spear in Hongtang, and it was a sharp division created by Li Tianyang, how could it be transformed into a force stationed in the chicken coop because of these few indigenous captives.

Therefore, Li Tianyang could only transfer a battalion from the most powerful whale department in Hongtang as a garrison force dedicated to the defense of Jilong Harbor. Moreover, Li Tianyang has other uses for this team, as long as the matter of the golden vein is confirmed, this use can also be used to achieve one of Li Tianyang's goals.

On the first day of the fourth lunar month, I am afraid that it is a day that Li Tianyang will never forget in his life, Li Tianyang sat in the office, looking at the clouds and mist in the sky that lasted for a long time, shrouded in the inside and outside of the chicken coop port, and his heart was indescribably restless.

It's been two months, and he hasn't been able to confirm the news of the golden vein brought by Wu Jie, which makes Li Tianyang's life really uncomfortable these days. If this exploration team returns in vain, it will be a big blow to Li Tianyang, not to mention the many efforts and arrangements caused by this news.

In the past, Li Tianyang and reading current affairs reports, although he always heard people say that fighting is about the economy, but he was also a little unimpressed with this. Since even the land and population are all mine, isn't the money paid for the war from the left hand to the right hand?

It was not until this time, when Wu Jie and his more than 2,000 people fought for two months, that Li Tianyang completely understood that the truth of this war economy was indeed worthy of its name.

In the past two months, more than 2,000 people have eaten horses and chewed, which has consumed nearly 2,000 stone of grain in the stock of Jilong Port. There are also losses such as bows and arrows, knives and iron bullets, and the consumption of pig iron has also increased by more than 3,000 catties, which makes Qixintang, which already relies on external procurement of pig iron to maintain internal consumption, also a little painful!

Not to mention, there are also the pensions of the dead soldiers, the rehabilitation and placement of the wounded members, and the more than 2,000 prisoners who need to be fed.

Even if Li Tianyang wants to fight for another month or two, I'm afraid that Yumo, the financial director of Qixintang, who is far away in Bengang, will personally come over to Li Tianyang and say that he will stop his thoughts of fighting again.

"Bang!"

The door of Li Tianyang's office was rudely kicked open, and Wu Jie, who looked excited and excited, rushed to Li Tianyang in a hurry, protecting Li Tianyang and laughing, like a nervous disorder.

Feeling something, Li Tianyang couldn't help but ask excitedly: "Is it news from the exploration team that the ore vein has been found?" ”

"Uh-huh!!" Wu Jie laughed and nodded his head like a woodpecker.

"Whew!!" Li Tianyang took a deep breath and tried to calm the excitement in his heart, but the good news that he had been waiting for for a long time was verified, and what could Li Tianyang hide from the city, and finally he grinned and followed Wu Jie in the "Hey, hey, hey!" After laughing for a while, the two calmed down.

It was only at this time that Li Tianyang thought of asking Wu Jie about the specific content of the news: "Where did they find the vein?" Is the size of the vein large? ”

"Hey, hey, hey!!" Since the news of the discovery of dog-headed gold was passed on to Li Tianyang, Wu Jie has also been a little concerned about the affairs of the exploration team, not that he coveted the primary merit of discovering the ore vein, but based on the first reason for obtaining the news, Wu Jie, a guy who has always paid little attention to other things except fighting, couldn't help but mention a little curiosity and expectation: "The one who led the way for the exploration team was the scout of my special operations battalion, and the information he reported was that they were under a cliff about three or four miles southeast of Jilong Mountain. Traces of the Golden Vein have been discovered! ”

"According to the craftsmen with exploration and mining experience in the exploration team, although they don't know how big and long this gold vein is, they can confirm one thing, that is, the quality of this gold vein is excellent, and it is estimated that the gold content of the mining will not be low!"

"In other words, Tianyang, we have made a fortune, even if we don't do other trading to make a living in the future, as long as we hold on to this golden vein, we will have a steady stream of gold in the account!!" Although Wu Jie is obsessed with fighting, he has never been a character who regards money as dung, compared to Gan Dabiao, who basically uses money to improve the quality of life, Wu Jie prefers to keep money in the house, and when he looks at it every day, there is a great sense of satisfaction, which is only a little lower than the satisfaction brought by the victory in battle. Therefore, among the brothers, Wu Jie, who is silent, is a rich man who does not expose his wealth!

"Silence!!" Li Tianyang finally restrained the joy on his face, and after confirming the existence of the golden vein at this time, he was more concerned about how to ensure that this golden vein was mined quietly and not known to outsiders.

"According to what we have discussed in advance, from now on, you will first control and isolate the families of the members of the exploration team, and at the same time control and monitor the personnel of the exploration team."

"I've sent a platoon over to meet the exploration team!" Wu Jie nodded, retracted a little and said with a smile on his face.

"Very well, let's have a big fight next!" Li Tianyang's expression was ethereal, and he said with anticipation in his tone!

(End of chapter)