Many years later, Fielding, who is one of the most loyal ministers around His Majesty the Emperor of the Empire, is still clearly at the scene at this moment as if it had just happened. He wrote in his secret diary: "You cannot understand that when you have been completely abandoned by everyone, you will fall into the abyss and win the recognition again. That taste will make you unforgettable for a lifetime." This diary was announced to the public decades after Fielding's death.

With admiration for Qin Mu's actions, Zhuge Fang felt that he had nothing to say. The boss with a smile on his face and looked lazy is indeed beyond anyone's comparison. He could only give him a thumbs up and simply repeat the sentence: "High, really high!"

Qin Mu had already knew Fielding's ability. If he wanted to truly win his loyalty, it was the best time to come. He boldly handed over the lost city guard position to Fielding and allowed him to continue to assume this important position. He undoubtedly regarded him as a confidant who could entrust his important task. Such a beautiful and generous move not only won Fielding's loyalty, but also made all the officers present, including Zhuge, feel a sense of admiration for their master's demeanor.

The Kamans' actions were indeed as Qin Mu expected. After learning that the northwest army had entered Taixuan Mansion in large numbers, the Kamans's army, which had already marched to Taixuan Mansion City, did not advance but retreated under the leadership of Duke Mali, slowly retreated to the border between the Duke of Gerok and Taixuan Mansion. They also drew some troops back to the battlefield of the Jiama area, which greatly increased the pressure on the Gerok and the Imperial coalition forces fighting on the Jiama front, and the crisis of Taixuan Mansion seemed to have been lifted.

At the same time, among the nearly 150,000 Kaman army that had gathered in Jiayuguan, Viscount Dominic, the commander of the Seventh Corps, led the corps to escort more than 50,000 prisoners and set off for the north. They also sent liaison personnel to contact the imperial court and Qin Mu, hoping to negotiate the prisoners. The tens of thousands of people who originally lived in the Jiayuguan Fortress were restricted from leaving the fort within one week. The thirty miles outside the fortress were marked as a forbidden area, and ordinary people were strictly prohibited from living and engaging in agricultural and animal husbandry activities.

Claudia, who had been appointed as the commander of the Front Army in Jiayuguan, led an army of more than 100,000 people from the Sixth Corps entering from the north, and began to conduct large-scale military exercises outside Jiayuguan, showing that he could go south at any time. He knew what he meant without asking.

After inspecting the defense system of the entire Taixuan Mansion, Qin Mu responded quickly. While ordering to re-enforce the walls of Taixuan Mansion City, a lot of arrow holes and castles were expanded on the original basis. At the same time, he ordered the moat to be expanded immediately, and the Northwest War Readiness Agency immediately dispatched a batch of improved multi-bow crossbows and giant stone throwers with greatly improved performance and quality from Tokugawa to Taixuan to strengthen the active defense capabilities of the city defense. Zhuge Fang was appointed as the commander-in-chief of the entire Taixuan Mansion area, and the guardian of Taixuan Mansion City Fielding was the deputy commander-in-chief, and was fully responsible for the security defense of the Taixuan Mansion area. The First and Second Divisions of the Northwest First Legion, the Independent First Cavalry Division of the Northwest Second Legion, and the former Second Security Division of the Taixuan Mansion, a total of four divisions belonging to the Taixuan Mansion defense theater.

After inspecting the city defense system of Taixuan Prefecture, Qin Mu continued to inspect the more important towns in Taixuan Prefecture, and focused on Xuanwu Town in the southwest corner. As early as half a year ago, while Qin Mu was learning about the development of the gold mine of Bashan Prefecture, he secretly learned from the detection department under the General Administration of Industry and Mining that there is a very likely mixed ore vein in the southwest of Taixuan Prefecture. It is the same large and multiple ore vein belt as the iron ore belt in the southern part of Lulong Prefecture, but there is a fault in the middle, extending intermittently to the southwest of Taixuan Prefecture, and there is a rich copper ore resource in the southwest of Taixuan Prefecture. This is also one of the reasons why Qin Mu was unwilling to give up Taixuan Prefecture.

If the detection of the General Administration of Industry and Mining is true, this copper ore vein can be developed. It will bring great help to the economic development of the entire northwest, including Beiloulan. You must know that copper ore is an indispensable thing for national economy and people's livelihood. It is also a necessary mineral for the mainland countries to mint coins. The annual consumption of this aspect alone is very amazing. The existing mines found are far from enough, so all countries attach great importance to the detection and mining of copper ore.

Qin Mu has always been very annoyed by the lack of ore resources in his territory. The six northwest prefectures and the vast and fertile land of Beiloulan, which is so vast and rich, except for Yinchuan Prefecture, which owns coal, iron and silver mine resources, no mineral resources were found in other places. Lishan County is just outside its control. Even the iron smelting industry in Tokugawa County must import coal mines and iron ore from Yinchuan Prefecture. Although the distance is not too far, it is enough to consume a lot of transportation capacity and is also mandatory. How can Qin Mu be restless?

Fortunately, good news has been heard from Shuangdui Prefecture in Beiloulan. The news of the discovery of the iron ore belt in the northern region of the Wusun Kingdom has been confirmed, and the preliminary work has begun to be carried out. Luman's vision and smell are extraordinary. The development of a large iron mine is better than anyone else in the development of Shuangdui Prefecture's economy, especially the backward areas in the northern Shuangdui. When Qin Mu and Liang Qiming's instructions arrived, the guy had already begun to organize people to develop and build simple roads from Shuangdui to there, and was preparing to convert the simple roads into standard roads within two years.

If the copper mine of Taixuan Mansion can be developed now, the two major ore resources of copper and iron will be included in their territory, so there is no need to worry too much about being controlled by others once a big battle is fought. However, the location of these two places is not very good, and they are both in the border area with external forces. The Shuangdui Mansion is a little better. Wusun does not have the strength to threaten him, but this Taixuan Mansion is different. The Lulong Mansion and the Duchy of Telok next to them are under the threat of the Kaman people. If it is developed, the Kaman people will inevitably not feel a prying look.
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