Chapter 1342 Negotiation

During the remaining two days, Xiahou Dun visited the R&D center and the explosives workshop.

Since Bai Feng had already shown Xiahou Dun the steam locomotive and the blasting operation in the mine, he did not hide the rest.

With the development of Hanzhong, these will be made public sooner or later.

Instead of guarding against Xiahou Dun who is so close, it is better to think about Cao Cao's attitude.

Bai Feng took Xiahou Dun to visit the R&D center and the explosives manufacturing workshop, which actually showed his strength.

If Cao Cao ordered an attack on Hanzhong, he would also have to consider the cost.

This is a game between Bai Feng and Cao Cao.

When Xiahou Dun visited the R&D center, he found that the steam engine production line had become two.

"No wonder Bai Feng has the strength to sell steam engines in Yecheng. It turns out that the steam engine production in Hanzhong has doubled compared to before."

Then Bai Feng took Xiahou Dun to visit the steam locomotive manufacturing factory.

Looking at the steam locomotive that was almost completed in the factory, Xiahou Dun really wanted to buy it.

However, thinking about the need to build railways and the need for a large amount of steel and craftsmen, Xiahou Dun did not mention the purchase of steam engines.

If there is no railway, it is just a decoration.

If Yizhou also starts to build railways now, Xiahou Dun will still worry that Cao Cao will mistakenly think that he and Bai Feng are in the same boat.

Cao Jie built a soap workshop in Yizhou before, and Zhang Qiying recruited craftsmen in Yizhou later. This is not a big deal in Xiahou Dun's eyes.

Even if Cao Cao knew, he would not think much about it.

But the significance of building railways is very different. After Cao Cao knew the value of railways and steam locomotives, he absolutely could not accept it.

After visiting the R&D center, Xiahou Dun and Bai Feng came to the explosives workshop.

Compared with the R&D center, the explosives workshop is much smaller.

And there are more soldiers around than in the R&D center.

Wooden signs prohibiting fireworks can be seen everywhere inside and outside the explosives workshop.

When the two entered the explosives workshop, Wei Boyang was leading his disciple Zhen Cheng, as well as alchemists such as Zhang Daoyi and Fang Yuan, to formulate standards for the explosives production line.

"Hanzhong Hou, Xiahouzhou Mu!"

After seeing Bai Feng and Xiahou Dun, Wei Boyang and others stepped forward and saluted.

"Well, how is the production line standard formulated now?"

Then Bai Feng asked Wei Boyang.

"Reporting to Hanzhong Hou, we have written all the steps in the explosives manufacturing process into the standards"

Wei Boyang began to show Bai Feng the explosives manufacturing standards that were being formulated.

Although Xiahou Dun on the side could not understand everything, he could still understand the dangers in the explosives manufacturing process.

"It turns out that there are such great dangers in the manufacturing process of this explosive, no wonder it is so powerful!"

After listening to Wei Boyang's story, Xiahou Dun had a new understanding of the power of explosives.

And he admired Bai Feng for being able to invent such a powerful explosive.

After all, alchemists are basically not up to par in Xiahou Dun's eyes.

Only Wei Boyang can catch Xiahou Dun's eye.

After listening to Wei Boyang's story, Bai Feng nodded with satisfaction.

"Okay, let's follow this process and recruit a group of craftsmen to try to make explosives."

Before leaving the explosives manufacturing workshop, Bai Feng instructed Wei Boyang.

Explosives must be mass-produced so that Bai Feng can make a profit from it.

However, in the use of explosives, Bai Feng will still follow the promise he made to Wei Boyang when he invited him out of the mountain in Changbai Mountain.

This is also one of the premises for Wei Boyang to help Bai Feng to produce explosives.

After the two left, Bai Feng said to Xiahou Dun:

"General, after the explosives are mass-produced, I can provide you with some to facilitate future mining."

Xiahou Dun was immediately delighted when he heard this. This is a good thing. He had never thought that Bai Feng would sell explosives to the outside world.

"Hahaha, that's great!"

Xiahou Dun then smiled at Bai Feng.

After returning to Yizhou, Xiahou Dun had sorted out everything he had seen and heard in Hanzhong before, and was ready to report to Cao Cao.

That day, Xiahou Dun called a trusted guard and handed him a letter about steam locomotives, nitroglycerin/oil explosives, blast furnaces, and the development of Hanzhong.

And told him to deliver it to Cao Cao in person.

After receiving the letter, the trusted guard held it in his arms with great care, and set off for Yecheng that day.

Three days later.

This trusted guard of Xiahou Dun finally handed the letter to Cao Cao in person.

When Cao Cao took the letter from the guard, which was still warm and as thick as a finger, he knew that Xiahou Dun had gained a lot from this trip to Hanzhong.

Then Cao Cao opened the letter and read it carefully.

"It's so fast?!"

"It's so powerful?!"

"I've never heard of it, I've never seen it!"

While reading the letter, Cao Cao couldn't help but exclaimed several times.

Whether it was the steam locomotive that he had known about long ago, or the nitroglycerin/oil explosives that he had just learned from Xiahou Dun's letter, Cao Cao couldn't help but be shocked.

"I didn't expect that this steam locomotive could actually carry so much food and soldiers. It is really a well-deserved national treasure!"

The description and introduction of the steam locomotive touched Cao Cao the most.

At this time, Cao Cao couldn't help thinking, if all the cities in Wei were connected by railways and had enough steam locomotives.

Then the court's control over the world would be raised to an unprecedented level.

The post station is no match for the train station anyway!

Then Cao Cao was also extremely shocked by the power of nitroglycerin/oil explosives.

But in Cao Cao's view, nitroglycerin/oil explosives are more used for mining and war. From the perspective of the entire Wei Dynasty, he believes that the advent of nitroglycerin/oil explosives is not as significant as steam locomotives, including blast furnaces.

"I didn't expect that Bai Feng had only spent about two years in Hanzhong to manufacture and put the steam locomotive into use."

"Now if you want to continue to suppress Bai Feng, it's not as easy as before."

If Bai Feng didn't have an army before, but with prestige, Cao Cao still had a way to suppress him.

But now that the steam locomotive has come out, Bai Feng has become very difficult to suppress.

"We must discuss how to deal with the problem of steam locomotives"