Chapter 1322 Bring Me a Train

After arriving in Hanzhong City, the cavalryman went straight to the Hanzhong Marquis Mansion.

At this time, Bai Feng was still on the construction site of the railway.

Although he wanted to take a break, Bai Feng was worried that some problems that the craftsmen could not solve might occur during the construction of the railway.

So Bai Feng still got up early in the morning and went to the construction site.

When the cavalryman arrived at the Hanzhong Marquis Mansion, an hour had passed since Bai Feng left for the construction site.

Fortunately, Cao Jie was at the mansion today.

"Your Highness, this is the handwritten order from His Majesty to the Hanzhong Marquis. When will the Hanzhong Marquis return to the mansion?"

Under the guidance of the servants of the Marquis Mansion, the cavalryman met Cao Jie.

"Hanzhong Marquis will not return to the mansion until the evening. The handwritten order from His Majesty can be handed over to me first, and I will pass it on to him after Hanzhong Marquis returns."

Cao Jie was curious about the content of Cao Cao's handwritten order to Bai Feng, and was also worried that Cao Cao might have a more serious sequelae of the stroke, and that Bai Feng needed to go to Yecheng to treat Cao Cao.

After a little hesitation, the cavalryman handed the handwritten order to Cao Jie first.

Afterwards, Cao Jie arranged for him to rest in the inn in the city and wait for Bai Feng's reply.

At the construction site at this time.

Although Bai Feng did not need to give additional instructions to the craftsmen on how to build the railway.

But according to Bai Feng's observation today, when building the railway, the measures taken by the craftsmen according to the different terrains were relatively simple.

So Bai Feng found the foreman in charge of each section of the railway again and taught them more skills.

In the following time, Bai Feng went to check the food and accommodation of the craftsmen.

In Hanzhong, no official dared to make any discounts on the matters entrusted by Bai Feng.

The food and accommodation conditions of the craftsmen were no different from those arranged by Bai Feng before.

Until the sunset, the afterglow coated the white clouds with a layer of golden red, Bai Feng returned to the mansion.

"My husband is back, and His Majesty sent someone to send you a handwritten note."

After Bai Feng returned to the mansion, Cao Jie handed him the handwritten note.

After receiving the handwritten note, Bai Feng looked at it with a little curiosity.

"So Cao Cao wanted me to send him a train. What a beautiful thought!"

Faced with Cao Cao's request in the handwritten letter, Bai Feng did not think twice and directly decided not to send Cao Cao a steam train.

Now there is only one steam train in the whole Hanzhong. If it is really given to Cao Cao, the output of the mine in Hanzhong will be greatly reduced.

Building railways is the time to look at steel, and Bai Feng must ensure the output of the mine no matter what.

"This Cao Cao really knows how to pick the time"

Bai Feng thought in his heart, and couldn't help shaking his head and laughing.

"I will go to reply to His Majesty now. This steam train really can't be sent to him now."

Then Bai Feng said to Cao Jie.

Cao Jie, who had already read the content of the handwritten letter, naturally knew the importance of steam trains to Hanzhong now.

So she nodded when she heard it, indicating that she understood Bai Feng.

"When the Hanzhong railway is connected in the future, we will have more steam trains, and we will directly build railways for Yecheng and send steam trains. It's too early now."

Then Bai Feng explained to Cao Jie.

After reading the handwritten letter, Cao Jie understood that Cao Cao was not in trouble because of his health. She supported Bai Feng's decision on other issues, and she also understood Bai Feng's approach.

"Well, I guess my father is just curious about steam trains, so he wants my husband to send one to Yecheng to take a look."

Then Bai Feng came to the study and quickly wrote a reply to Cao Cao.

At the same time, Cao Jie also sent someone to call the cavalry in the inn who was responsible for delivering the handwritten letter.

Shortly after writing the reply, the cavalry came to the Hanzhong Marquis' Mansion again.

"Greetings to the Hanzhong Marquis!"

After seeing Bai Feng, the cavalry saluted.

"No need to be polite, this is a reply to His Majesty, you keep it."

Bai Feng handed the letter to the cavalry and reminded him at the same time.

After the cavalry collected the letter and left, Bai Feng and Cao Jie went to dinner together.

Zhang Qiying, who went to Yizhou to recruit craftsmen, also returned to the Hanzhong Marquis' Mansion at this time.

More than a thousand Yizhou craftsmen have arrived in Hanzhong today, and their food and accommodation are being arranged.

Bai Feng estimated that at the latest, these Yizhou craftsmen would be able to start building the railway.

In this way, the total number of craftsmen building the railway in Hanzhong has exceeded 4,000.

Previously, the railway built by Yizhou craftsmen every day totaled about one mile. With the addition of Yizhou craftsmen, Bai Feng believed that two miles could be built every day.

The planned railway length of the entire Hanzhong is as long as 300 miles, connecting nine cities.

This is to shorten the road construction distance between cities as much as possible, otherwise it can easily reach 400 miles.

Another reason is that even if the steel production of the mine increases greatly, Bai Feng still has to store some steel for subsequent maintenance of the railway.

Otherwise, all the steel is used to build the railway, and the maintenance of the railway will become a more difficult problem in a short time.

The cavalry who collected Bai Feng's reply set off to return to Yecheng that night.

After galloping all the way, he arrived at the next post station the next day to rest for two hours. After changing a horse, the cavalry set off again.

Under Bai Feng's suggestion, Cao Cao also invested a lot of energy in the construction of the post station.

Now, the time it takes to send an urgent letter from the northernmost tip of the Wei Dynasty to the southernmost tip of the Wei Dynasty has been shortened to about twenty days.

Five days later, the cavalryman finally handed Bai Feng's reply to Cao Cao.

After Cao Cao rewarded the cavalryman, he opened the reply and read it.

As expected by Cao Cao, Bai Feng did not agree to send him a steam locomotive.

"It is so."

Then Cao Cao remembered what the cavalryman reported to him, about the large-scale construction of railways in Hanzhong.

"Bai Feng is about to turn Hanzhong into a country within a country."

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

Difficult, difficult to handle!

At this time, Cao Cao couldn't help thinking in his heart that if Dawei had talents who could make steam locomotives besides Bai Feng, it would be great.

There are no talents who can make steam locomotives in Yecheng now.

But there are talents who are ready to sell steam engines in Yecheng.

Bai Feng has asked Cao Jie to arrange a new shopkeeper to go to Yecheng to prepare for the sale of steam engines.

The shopkeeper in charge of steam engine sales was named Qian, in his early forties, shrewd and smooth, just right for dealing with the nobles in Yecheng.

Shopkeeper Qian, who had just arrived in Yecheng, visited Shopkeeper Chen, who was in charge of soap production and sales, as soon as he settled down in the inn.