In addition to preparing to build a new city, another focus of Fu Xinyuan's work is to collect gold from the expedition team.
Before his arrival, various expedition teams had been conducting gold panning activities on both sides of the river for more than a month.
Almost every explorer had a considerable amount of gold in his possession.
Of course, his collection is not mandatory, nor is it robbery, but the use of materials in exchange.
Money is of little use in a place like this. On the contrary, the various supplies shipped from the mainland are what the explorers need most.
This exchange has been going on for a long time in various new territories and is very popular with explorers.
In addition to leaving some gold for themselves and planning to keep it as property when they return in the future, the explorers exchanged the rest for weapons, food, medicine, tents, clothing and other necessary items.
After collecting, the amount of gold finally obtained was as high as more than 100 kilograms.
Fu Xinyuan couldn't help but wonder how much wealth he could get from this golden zone?
And these golds were the source of Zuo Mengeng's incomparable generosity.
He believed that with the support of this wealth, the management of the Yellow River would be successful.
Officials heard that the Yellow River management work could be carried out without using current national finances, and everyone was very happy.
Because this indicates that normal national administrative activities will not be affected and national strength will not be damaged.
By this time, no one opposed the country’s foreign development activities.
The Center has begun to discuss the overall political work after the unification war.
And indeed, as they thought, the war within the Great Wall has basically come to an end.
Deep in the Hengshan Mountains with complex terrain, Duduo no longer had much strength.
After leading his army into the mountains, he suddenly discovered that he had made a bad move.
The mountains are extremely desolate, and the most important thing is that there are no roads.
The Qing army could only climb back and forth on the steep and rugged mountains to find a way out.
But there are so many dangers in the mountains that just trying to figure out the direction is dizzying.
Many times I wandered around, only to suddenly find myself back where I was. Or there are some places where walking suddenly turns into cliffs and abyss.
The food they carried has long been eaten up.
The Qing army could only trek through the mountains while hunting animals and collecting vegetation to satisfy their hunger.
However, the National Defense Forces pursued them so hard that they did not even dare to light a fire and could only eat raw meat.
In addition, many Qing troops could not find water sources, so under the double blow of hunger and thirst, many Qing troops fell on the road.
A few days ago, they suddenly encountered the National Defense Forces on a mountain ridge. After a fierce battle, all the troops led by Duduo were scattered.
At this time, there were still about twenty people around him, and he seemed increasingly alone and precarious.
"What is this place?"
Duduo felt as if his legs were filled with lead. He found a tree root and quickly sat down against it.
Everyone else was no better.
In order to lighten the burden, I have thrown away everything that needs to be thrown away. If it weren't for combat, even armor would be a hindrance.
"I don't know what the hell this place is. I can't even see anyone. Now we can only go in one direction. Maybe there is a way out."
Hearing what the guard said, Duduo became angry.
"Tell me, how do you go in one direction?"
In front of them, a narrow valley opened between two mountains. But this valley road is winding and twisted, and I don’t know where it is twisting.
Obviously, it is not up to them to decide which direction they can go if they walk on this ancient road.
The guard fell to his knees and begged.
"No matter what, please bear with me, Your Majesty. As long as we get out of the mountains, we will live."
Duduo's energy and spirit have dispersed.
"Tens of thousands of troops were destroyed in one blow, and the essence of our Manchu people is gone. Even if we go out, what will happen?"
The guard banged his head and kowtowed.
"The prince is the bloodline of the old Khan, a great hero of the Manchu people. As long as he is still alive, he will definitely be able to lead the people to a comeback."
Duduo looked over and found that everyone thought so, and couldn't help but feel warm in his heart.
Until now, these people still believed in him so much, which gave him a little more strength out of thin air.
"You are right. No matter how hard it is now, can it be as hard as that of Old Khan? If you all follow me, and with more strength, you will definitely be able to rush out."
The group regained some morale and set out on the road again.
They walked into the valley, which turned out to be lush and densely wooded, blocking their view.
When they emerged from the woods, they were all filled with dead souls.
It turned out that outside the woods, a group of National Defense Forces was searching this way.
The two sides collided head-on. No need to talk nonsense, they immediately entered a fighting state.
"My lord, leave quickly."
The guards did their duty and protected Duduo from escaping.
The National Defense Force didn't know who they bumped into. Seeing that it was the Qing army, how could they let it go?
On both sides, you chase me and I run away, running farther and farther away. As for where he ended up, no one can tell.
Fortunately, the terrain was complex enough, and Duduo finally got rid of his pursuers.
But his condition was not very good.
His left arm was shot and he could no longer lift it. In the end, his bodyguards left behind to stop the National Defense Forces and never caught up.
Duduo was alone, walking along a path in confusion.
The area where the arm was shot was in excruciating pain and dripping with blood, but he was unable to bandage it.
He hadn't eaten for many days and was injured and bleeding, making his eyes darken and his steps becoming more and more unsteady.
After turning a big stone, Duduo was stunned.
A thatched house appeared in front of it, with a small yard.
In the yard, a corner child was jumping and playing. A man squatted next to him, playing with a fork.
A wolf-like ferocious look flashed in Duduo's eyes, and he gritted his teeth and ran over.
The child saw him first and was frightened by the blood on his body.
"Daddy, daddy..."
The man heard the call and just raised his head, the sword flashed and his head flew out.
"ah……"
Just at this time, a woman walked out of the house. Seeing this scene, she let out a miserable scream.
The woman ran over quickly, not knowing what she wanted to do.
Duduo turned the blade and placed it on the child's neck, looking at the woman coldly.
The woman suddenly became paralyzed. She wanted to scream but couldn't. She wanted to cry but didn't dare to cry. She just looked at her child in despair.
Duduo felt that he could no longer hold on, so he could only speak two words from between his teeth.
"food."
Seeing that he did not kill anyone again, but wanted to eat, the woman immediately woke up and rushed to the stove to light a fire to cook.
Duduo was somewhat relieved to see that the men in this family had been killed by him, leaving only a woman and a child.
He pulled the child to lean against the fence of the courtyard gate and slowly sat down.
It seemed that it would take some time for the woman to cook, and Dodo's thoughts began to wander.
He remembered many years ago.
He was still very young at that time, and Dorgon was also very young.
Nurhaci led the big guys, everyone on horseback, running on the grassland. Groups of animals were driven out and then surrounded and killed by them.
Azig is the most annoying.
Taking advantage of his age and the size of the horse he rode, he often snatched the prey that he and Dorgon had chosen.
But I don’t know why, but when I think back to everything in the past, Duduo feels very beautiful.
The scenes at that time became clearer and clearer, and the songs that people sang at that time were also vivid in my mind. He couldn't help but hum between his lips.
Mandu Yimafali ah da li
I am so sexy
Oh, oh, Tadulizalan's
All right, buyyeboyebee...
The cheerful singing gradually became lower and finally dissipated in the air.
Although the woman who was cooking was busy all the time, her eyes were always fixed on Dodo.
Seeing that the fierce Tatar gradually stopped moving, after a long time, he still tilted his head...
The woman finally mustered up some courage.
She walked over gently, picked up the fork from her dead husband's hand, and approached Dodo fearfully.
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Duduo still didn't move.
The woman snatched the child and pulled it behind her.
But Duduo's knife was still hanging on the ground, and only the sharp blade was frightening.
The woman howled and cried bitterly, raised her fork, and smashed it directly into Dodo's chest.
Blood burst out and splashed everywhere, but Duduo didn't react at all.
The woman was just afraid that he would not die, so she stabbed his chest to pieces again and again.
The sound of rapid and chaotic footsteps appeared at the door of the courtyard, causing the woman to finally wake up from her madness.
She hurriedly protected her child and waited for death to come.
But the person who rushed in was different from Duduo.
Seeing Duduo's mangled body, the leading soldier quickly comforted him.
"Sister-in-law, don't be afraid. We are Han people and we are our own army. As long as we are here, you will be safe."
The woman was stunned, and her cold eyes finally softened.
She threw herself next to her husband's body and cried heartbreakingly, crying until she died.
