Chapter 1288 Xiahou Dun's Attention
When Bai Feng was testing the steam train at the R&D center, he did not ask Geng Zhuzi and his team to add carriages.
First, because this was the first test run, they only had a rough estimate of the parameters of the steam train they had built.
If the steam train's front engine was not powerful enough to move after adding the carriages, it would be a big joke.
Secondly, although Bai Feng did not mind that everyone knew about the existence of the steam train, he still had some cover for what the steam train could do.
Just like the gentry in Yizhou, most of the reasons they wanted to buy the steam train were because the steam train was carrying Bai Feng and Cao Jie for the first test run.
So the steam train they understand now is the ultimate version of the carriage.
In the future, the steam train may replace the carriage, just like the steam loom replaced the water loom.
This is also because the railway has not been built yet.
After seeing the railway, the gentry in Yizhou will definitely no longer think that the steam train is the ultimate version of the carriage.
Xiahou Dun thinks longer than the gentry.
He wanted to go to Hanzhong in person to see how the steam train actually worked.
Xiahou Dun, who was no longer satisfied with just listening to the craftsmen's retelling, also wrote to Bai Feng, saying that he wanted to visit.
Now that the autumn harvest was over, Xiahou Dun had nothing important to do.
In addition, Hanzhong and Yizhou were very close, and two days were enough to travel back and forth between Hanzhong and Yizhou.
At this time, Geng Zhuzi and others who were in the R&D center, improving the steam train, had not expected that Xiahou Dun would have such a great interest in steam trains.
In the study of the Hanzhong Marquis' Mansion.
Bai Feng was reading the letters from the Yizhou gentry.
First, they hoped to buy more steam engines, and second, they hoped to buy or reserve steam trains.
"Good guy, they want to buy three steam trains right away, and there is one who reserved ten steam trains!"
After reading some of the letters from the Yizhou gentry, Bai Feng couldn't help shaking his head and laughing.
This is treating the steam train as a steam engine!
It's not four wheels, but a steam engine is a steam train!
In fact, Bai Feng had thought about building a steam car for himself.
However, with the power that the current steam engine can output, it is definitely not as fast as a horse when traveling, but it can be faster than an ox cart.
In addition, the current road conditions are not very good, although the city is all bluestone paving.
But compared with cement roads and asphalt roads, steam cars are really not fast on bluestone roads.
Another very important point is that there is no rubber now.
There are no rubber trees in the territory of Wei at present!
There is no rubber as tires, no steel ball bearings, and no steel springs.
The performance and comfort of steam cars are not as good as the carriages modified by Bai Feng!
Of course, making a steam car is much cooler than riding a carriage, but Bai Feng's identity does not need to use a steam car to show off anything.
For the letters from the Yizhou gentry who wanted to buy steam trains, Bai Feng's reply was only two words: not for sale!
As for the reason, of course, steam trains cannot be mass-produced like steam engines.
Of course, Bai Feng never planned to mass-produce steam trains.
Every new steam locomotive must be better than the previous generation.
And Bai Feng will not give others the opportunity to imitate steam locomotives, even if the possibility is extremely low.
Finally, Bai Feng saw Xiahou Dun's letter, and then he began to take it seriously.
"Xiahou Dun wants to come to Hanzhong to see the steam locomotive in person."
"Should I see him or not?"
Bai Feng was a little undecided for a while.
Although Bai Feng no longer concealed the news of steam locomotives, it would still be troublesome if Xiahou Dun could see through the future role of steam locomotives.
After all, Cao Cao arranged Xiahou Dun, whom he trusted very much, to guard Yizhou beside him, and the purpose was self-evident.
But if Xiahou Dun was refused to come to Hanzhong, Bai Feng was worried that Xiahou Dun would be more curious about the news of steam locomotives, and might learn everything about steam locomotives from multiple sources.
In the end, Bai Feng agreed to Xiahou Dun's request to come to Hanzhong.
And he will take Xiahou Dun to visit the steam locomotive in person.
"I hope that after the railway construction begins, it will not be suppressed by Cao Cao."
Bai Feng knew that once the railway began to be built on a large scale, the real role of the steam locomotive would be fully displayed to the world.
Cao Cao would naturally not sit idly by. If both the railway and the steam locomotive were in Bai Feng's hands, he would be too passive.
"No matter what, we should stop the enemy and block the water."
After thinking it over, Bai Feng began to reply to Xiahou Dun.
The next day, Xiahou Dun received the reply, arranged the affairs at hand, and set off for Hanzhong.
After a day's journey, Xiahou Dun came to Bai Feng's house.
Bai Feng and Cao Jie warmly entertained Xiahou Dun.
"General Xiahou has not been to Hanzhong for a long time. Stay in Hanzhong for a few more days this time, so that I can do my best to be a good host, hahaha!"
At the banquet, Bai Feng raised his glass and smiled at Xiahou Dun.
"Hahaha, then I will respectfully disobey your order."
Xiahou Dun smiled at Bai Feng after hearing this. He really planned to stay in Hanzhong for some time.
"I came to Hanzhong again and found that Hanzhong has developed more prosperously. Even Chengdu in Yizhou cannot compare with it."
"I will take this opportunity to learn from the Hanzhong Marquis about the experience of governing the local area, hahaha!"
"General, you are really too polite, hahaha!"
Bai Feng smiled at Xiahou Dun after hearing this.
He was just being polite just now. He didn't expect Xiahou Dun to really stay in Hanzhong for some time.
It seems that Wei Boyang, Zhang Daoyi, Fang Yuan and other alchemists can't continue to make nitroglycerin/oil explosives. If Xiahou Dun knows about this, it will be bad.
Of course, after the nitroglycerin/oil explosives are really made, Bai Feng doesn't care who knows it or not.
Accompanied by Bai Feng and Cao Jie, Xiahou Dun stayed in the Marquis' Mansion to rest after eating and drinking.
The next day, Xiahou Dun said to Bai Feng:
"Hanzhong Hou, I am really interested in steam trains. Why don't we go and see the steam trains today?"
"Okay, I will go with you."
Bai Feng replied to Xiahou Dun, and then arranged a carriage to go to the R&D center outside the city with Xiahou Dun.