Three Kingdoms: Liu Daer Was Forced Out of the Mountain at the Beginning

Unlike the large-scale construction projects in Hanzhong, Yecheng is still its original appearance.

However, the outermost city wall has been built to a distance of ten miles from the original city wall.

After Shopkeeper Chen found out the truth about the high-priced steam engine in Yecheng from Shopkeeper Zhang, he completed the task assigned by Bai Feng and once again devoted all his energy to the soap shop and soap workshop.

And shopkeeper Chen discovered that recently, customers in the soap shop have been talking about steam engines more and more.

"Hanzhong Hou asked me to find out why the price of steam engines in Yecheng is so high and why there are still people willing to buy them. It should be that I will buy shops in Yecheng and sell steam engines in the future."

Shopkeeper Chen thinks this is very likely.

Shopkeeper Chen’s judgment was also very accurate this time.

But shopkeeper Chen didn't think much about the store selling steam engines.

Even though the steam engine would definitely sell better than the soap, he didn't have the energy to take care of more things.

Shopkeeper Chen hopes that Bai Feng can send someone to share some of the management work of the soap production workshop with him.

In the palace, Cao Cao was listening to the eunuch's report.

"The last thing is that a priceless steam engine has recently become available in the city."

After the eunuch reported to Cao Cao the recent events that concerned the people in Yecheng, he resigned and left.

"Yeah steam engine."

Cao Cao was naturally no stranger to steam engines.

Cao Pi and Cao Zhi each gave him one.

At first, Cao Cao felt novel about this kind of machine that could generate power by boiling water. After taking one apart and studying it himself, he lost much interest over time.

After all, compared to governing the entire country, being able to spare some time to study steam engines also shows Cao Cao's interest in steam engines.

What interested Cao Cao most was the steam loom using a steam engine.

Cao Cao had already learned about the application of steam looms from Xiahou Dun's memorial.

Regarding the efficiency of steam looms, Cao Cao was still a little unbelievable after reading Xiahou Dun's memorial.

How could one steam loom be as powerful as dozens of skilled weavers?

It was not until Cao Cao saw the weaving scene of steam looms in Yecheng that Cao Cao believed in the weaving efficiency of steam looms explained in Xiahou Dun's memorial to himself.

Bai Feng has become very low-key in the past two years since he pacified the Ugo Kingdom in the mountains of Nanzhong.

In Cao Cao's view, Bai Feng not only became low-key because of his own suspicion.

He should be making preparations secretly in Hanzhong.

Be prepared to have a trump card that can make a comeback when you are really suppressed.

Cao Cao asked Xiahou Dun to guard Yizhou in order to monitor Bai Feng and prevent Bai Feng from developing an army in Hanzhong.

In the memorial Xiahou Dun submitted to Cao Cao, there was no mention of Bai Feng recruiting or training soldiers in Hanzhong.

This made Cao Cao feel relieved and worried at the same time.

The reason why Cao Cao had such contradictory emotions in Bai Feng.

It's based on what he knows about Bai Feng.

The reason for peace of mind is that Bai Feng did not secretly recruit and train soldiers, which shows that Bai Feng currently has no rebellious intentions.

However, based on Cao Cao's understanding of Bai Feng, he firmly believed that Bai Feng was definitely not a person who would sit still and wait for death.

"So what exactly does Bai Feng rely on?"

Before his stroke, Cao Cao occasionally thought about this question, but he never found the answer.

Until Cao Cao saw the steam loom.

"Bai Feng must have been accumulating strength in Hanzhong. This steam loom proves this!"

However, after Cao Cao finally found the answer, he found that there was no suitable reason to suppress Bai Feng at this time.

Cao Cao was well aware of the popularity of this steam loom in Yecheng and its high price.

He knew that Bai Feng could rely on the profits brought by this steam loom to allow officials to give some discounts to the orders he issued.

There was also the soap manufacturing workshop that Cao Jie built in Yecheng, the soap shop he opened, and the final operation of letting Yizhou nobles take shares.

But at that time, the hope of Cao Cao's recovery was in Bai Feng's hands.

Therefore, he acquiesced to Cao Jie's behavior, plus the fact that Cao Jie was his most beloved daughter.

Of course, Cao Cao was convinced that Cao Jie's behavior was Bai Feng's instruction.

"Now the crown prince has been decided, just waiting to be canonized."

Then Cao Cao thought about the prince. If he still couldn't get Bai Feng to no longer be at the center of power in the Wei Dynasty when he met with his ancestors, then would the prince really have the ability to control the entire Wei Dynasty?

"well"

Bai Feng, who was his greatest help in unifying the world at the beginning, has become the most unstable factor affecting the stability of the Wei Dynasty.

Thinking of this, Cao Cao couldn't help but sigh.

"If Bai Feng is as old as me, or a little older than me, then after we pass away, it will definitely become a good story in history that the king and his ministers join hands to help the world."

Of course, Cao Cao's idea could never be realized.

For Cao Cao, before he knew Bai Feng's real trump card, although he had the intention to suppress Bai Feng and use his high-ranking official and generous salary to make Bai Feng a carefree idler by his side, he absolutely could not take action now.

Then Cao Cao began to think about the canonization of the prince.

This is more important than dealing with Bai Feng. After all, Bai Feng still looks harmless to humans and animals.

Except that the steam loom made Cao Cao look a little worried.

Two days later, a new piece of news made Cao Cao even more worried.

"Bai Feng actually created a steam train?"

After reading the memorial sent by Xiahou Dun, Cao Cao thought in disbelief.

This steam loom has only been out for a while, and yet another steam train has arrived!

And this steam train can pull heavy objects weighing thousands of denier!

All you need is coal, water, and well-laid railroad tracks to travel thousands of miles a day!

No food is needed, and no husband is needed!

Cao Cao, who had originally planned to calm down and arrange the canonization of the crown prince, was once again interrupted by Bai Feng's news.

The emergence of steam trains forced Cao Cao to pay attention to it.

If steam trains are used in the military, it can be said that apart from the restriction of laying rails, relying on steam trains as supplies for the army is really unsolvable!

As Cao Cao, who has been on the battlefield for many years, he saw at a glance the unparalleled advantages of steam trains in warfare.