Chapter 1340 The Most Important Weapon of the Country!

Xiahou Dun watched the miners loading ore into the steam train carriages. This was the first time Xiahou Dun saw a complete steam train.

He had only seen the front of a steam train in the R&D center for the first time, and thought that a steam train could only seat a few people in the cab.

After seeing the complete steam train with ten carriages, about 100 meters long, Xiahou Dun truly understood Bai Feng's purpose in making the steam train.

"Hanzhong Hou, this carriage can at least load 10,000 kilograms of ore, right?"

Xiahou Dun pointed to the carriage where the miners were loading ore and asked Bai Feng.

"Yes, one carriage can load 15,000 kilograms of ore, and the ten carriages together can load a total of 150,000 kilograms of ore!"

Bai Feng replied to Xiahou Dun.

After hearing the number of 150,000 kilograms from Bai Feng, Xiahou Dun was shocked again.

It turned out that this steam train could transport so much ore at a time!

After the shock, Xiahou Dun had replaced the ore with food and soldiers in his mind.

What is the concept of 150,000 kilograms of food?

According to the calculation that a soldier needs three kilograms of food a day, 150,000 kilograms of food can support an army of 1,000 people for two consecutive months.

Support an army of 10,000 people for a week!

"The transportation capacity of this steam train is really too powerful!"

Xiahou Dun knew that as long as the steam train has rails and an uninterrupted supply of coal and clean water, it can move forward day and night.

So I was so shocked by the transportation capacity of the steam train.

The ability of these 1,000 civilians to transport food is comparable to that of a steam train, and the civilians will consume a lot of food on the way to transport food.

"Using steam trains to transport food is really perfect!"

Xiahou Dun, who has experienced many battles, then thought of using steam trains to transport food.

It can transport various bulk goods in peacetime, and can transport food and soldiers in wartime. This steam train can be said to be a national weapon!

At this time, Xiahou Dun finally understood the importance of Cao Cao asking him to come to Hanzhong to learn more about the news of steam locomotives.

Xiahou Dun, who finally came back to his senses from the shock and thoughts, couldn't help but say to Bai Feng:

"Hanzhong Hou, this steam locomotive is really useful. It would be great if the coal mine in Yizhou could also have such a steam locomotive!"

Xiahou Dun knew that Bai Feng had a large demand for coal, and he once again wanted to buy a steam locomotive from Bai Feng.

So Xiahou Dun is now hinting at Bai Feng.

Bai Feng naturally heard the hint in Xiahou Dun's words.

But he had no intention of selling steam locomotives to Xiahou Dun from the beginning.

Now Hanzhong's own steam locomotives are not enough, how can it sell steam locomotives to Yizhou?

So Bai Feng smiled at Xiahou Dun and said:

"General Xiahou is right."

"It's a pity that I only need one steam train, and it took me two years to make this steam train."

"The manufacture of steam trains is too complicated!"

After Bai Feng finished speaking, Xiahou Dun's idea of ​​buying a steam train was immediately suppressed.

From Bai Feng's words, Xiahou Dun knew very well that it was too unlikely to buy a steam train from Bai Feng now.

The first time he saw a steam train, he could think of the role of steam trains in war.

This is a real national weapon!

As the inventor of the steam train, how could Bai Feng not think of it?

Before, Xiahou Dun had always been suspicious of Bai Feng's lack of pursuit of fame and fortune. Now it seems that Bai Feng has already had greater ambitions in his heart!

In Xiahou Dun's view, mastering the steam train means mastering the capital to compete with a country.

Bai Feng has been keeping a low profile in Hanzhong for the past few years, and has been making a fortune quietly.

At this time, Xiahou Dun also understood Cao Cao's worries.

To put it bluntly, even if Xiahou Dun took Cao Cao's position, he would still be afraid of Bai Feng.

For someone who can invent and manufacture steam locomotives, what else can he want to do but can't do?

"What Hanzhong Hou said is very true!"

Xiahou Dun, who had many thoughts flashing through his mind in an instant, said to Bai Feng after hearing this.

"It's just a pity that the mines in Yizhou can't use steam locomotives now."

Then Xiahou Dun said disappointedly.

This disappointment was not intentional by Xiahou Dun, but his true thoughts in his heart.

Bai Feng couldn't help but smile to Xiahou Dun after hearing this:

"General Xiahou, let's take the steam locomotive down the mountain together!"

During the time they were talking about steam locomotives, the miners were almost filling the carriages with ore.

Xiahou Dun agreed happily after hearing this.

Soon, Bai Feng and Xiahou Dun came to the cab of the steam train together.

The person who is now in charge of driving the steam train is a student transferred from the R&D center.

As the world's first steam train driver, when this student saw Xiahou Dun, he saluted and greeted him without arrogance, and the confidence on his face could not be concealed no matter what.

There is no way, I am the only one in the world who can drive a steam train, just like there is only one emperor in the world!

Xiahou Dun, who rode a steam train for the first time, was very curious about the driver's various operations after the steam train started.

Unfortunately, he could not understand it at all.

As the steam train gradually accelerated, Xiahou Dun's attention shifted to the mine outside the window.

"I didn't expect this steam train to run so fast!"

Seeing the mine gradually blurry in his sight, Xiahou Dun said to Bai Feng in surprise.

Bai Feng smiled at Xiahou Dun and said:

"If the supply of coal and clean water can be guaranteed, this steam train can reach a thousand miles away in one day and one night!"

"One day and one night, a thousand miles away?!"

Xiahou Dun was shocked by Bai Feng's words again.

It seems that there is no need to make a fuss about things that a thousand-mile horse can do.

But if this thousand-mile horse carries 150,000 kilograms of food, it can still fly a thousand miles in one day and one night?

If this thousand-mile horse carries thousands of soldiers, it can still fly a thousand miles in one day and one night?

The steam train shocked Xiahou Dun one after another.

So much so that Xiahou Dun had forgotten the explosives that had made him think he was a dragon.

"Hahaha, that's true, but the prerequisite is that there must be railroad tracks and places to replenish clean water and coal along the way."

Bai Feng looked at Xiahou Dun, who was shocked again, and said with a smile.