Three Kingdoms: Gou Shen I was overheard by Cao Cao

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The success of the steamship meant that Cao Ying would obtain an artifact as awesome as the steamship!

It will no longer be a dream to crush Jingzhou and Jiangdong in the future!

Moreover, his son is also promising, and has reached the level of being famous in history, which makes him very gratified.

It's just that... in the future, building a ship will require a lot of iron, manpower and material resources.

Another huge expense, even more expensive than building a car!

Thinking of this, Cao Cao couldn't help but be in trouble again. Is his little savings... enough?

Looking back, toll booths and real estate must be vigorously promoted!

"Look, my lord! Yuanyi's boat is so fast! And it's so stable!"

Guo Jia pointed to the boat that was getting further and further away, with envy in his eyes.

This Xia Houzhe not only has a private BMW, a private mansion, a luxury car named Harmony, but now he also has a private speedboat...

And, there are so many beautiful girls on board...

Which man would not want to have such a life?

"Wait! My lord, look, Yuan Yi has turned around! He actually went upstream! Damn! How tough!"

Chapter 601 The navy is too expensive, Cao Cao can't stand it

Xia Houzhe's speedboat, under the gaze of everyone, changed from going downstream to going upstream!

Against the water of the Sui River, it keeps rushing upwards!

This scene stunned them!

In the past, if there was no strong wind, the only way to go upstream was to rely on a group of soldiers to row their oars desperately.

Use a lot of manpower, so that it is possible to go upstream!

But now... the other party's ugly boat broke through the current, splashed a lot of waves, and ran from the lower reaches to the upper reaches.

And the speed is quite impressive!

The whole ship is like a sharp arrow!If the buttocks of the boat didn't emit thick black smoke, it might look more domineering!

Steam cars and steamships are not good at this point, they pollute the environment too much.

After strolling around in the river for a few laps, Xiahou Zhechao handed over the steering wheel to Cao Ang and Liu Xie, letting them play.

And he himself took out a large fishing rod and went fishing with these women...

Another half an hour passed, Liu Xie and Cao Ang's novelty was over, and a group of people stopped the boat and docked.

With their trial boat, Cao Cao also became very interested. He had never been on such a fast boat before, so he had to try to sail it!

When Xia Houzhe and his group disembarked, Cao Cao jumped on board.

But when Xun Yu and the others were about to board the boat, Cao Cao rolled his eyes and stopped them.

"My lord, what is the meaning of this?"

Everyone looked at Cao Cao suspiciously.

The corners of Cao Cao's mouth curled up slightly, revealing a profiteer's smile.

Now there is an opportunity to pluck the wool, you must seize it!

Although not much was collected, mosquito meat was also meat, and if little was added up, wouldn't the military expenditure of his steamship army be a little bit?

"Hey! Look, do you need a driver to take the boat later? My son is here to drive the boat for you. Shouldn't you pay for the hard work?"

Everyone in Cao Ying is a black thread, this lord is a bull!

Doing business has made it possible for their own people to come to their heads, but they can't refuse.

Everyone has vanity. Wouldn't it be embarrassing if my colleagues have played with this new type of steam speedboat but I haven't?

With dark faces, everyone touched a piece of gold and handed it over to Cao Cao, a money fanatic, before boarding the boat.

Fortunately, they all have extra money, otherwise, with that little salary, they would all have to compare themselves to Cao Cao.

Cao Cao collected the money, and in a short while, a group of people shouted on the Suishui River.

Xia Houzhe looked at them, smiled, turned and left the river, letting them play.

At the invitation of Zhen Mi and Cao Qing, Empress Liu Xie and Xiao Qiao went to their home for dinner together.

Time flies, three months have passed!

During this period, Cao Cao got the blueprint of the warship from Xia Houzhe, and he was already asking his two hundred loyal craftsmen to start building it.

These two hundred craftsmen have been with him for many years. They made the steam locomotive and the crossbow.

Although their families were all under the surveillance of Cao Cao, Cao Cao treated them very well, and all of them were appointed captains!

And each distributed ten soldiers, responsible for daily protection of their safety.

For this warship, Cao Cao specially recruited craftsmen in Yanzhou, southern Jizhou, eastern Sizhou, and around Yuzhou!

It took [-] craftsmen to make it in a hurry. I have to say that everything is easy to do if you have money.

Of course, the core components are all made by his own craftsmen, which can ensure that the technology will not leak out.

Today, Chen Liu is in the conference hall.

"My lord! Thanks to the hard work of the craftsmen and workers, Cao Ying's first iron warship will be officially completed in less than three days!"

Xi Zhicai cupped his hands and reported.

Cao Cao nodded.

"Let the workers hurry up! How much did this ship cost?"

Xi Zhi thought for a few seconds before speaking again.

"My lord! The size of the warship is about 120 meters long and 40 meters wide, with a total of three floors!"

"The whole ship has four super-large steam engines and four propellers as power, and is equipped with 24 boilers for steam supply! It can accommodate at least 500 soldiers!"

"Since the day it was built, a total of manpower and material resources have been spent, totaling [-]...[-] gold!"

When talking about the price, Xi Zhicai hesitated for a while, he was a little afraid that Cao Cao would not be able to bear the beating.

Sure enough, as expected, when Cao Cao heard the price, his eyes suddenly enlarged, and he quickly stretched out his thumb to press down on his own people.

"Fuck...fuck! Fifty thousand? Just one? Why is this riding horse so expensive?"

Cao Cao breathed a sigh of relief, opened his mouth and exclaimed.

Even the civil and military generals under his command showed incredulous expressions, and they all gasped.

The price of one ship is enough to dry out fifty steam cars.

This is no longer expensive, but ridiculously expensive!

Fifty thousand gold...[-] million copper plates...a shocking price!

Even if they tied the group of them together, they didn't even have fifty thousand!

Xi Zhicai sighed, and took out a folded bill from his pocket.

Once the bill was opened, it was about five meters long, and the raw materials and prices were clearly recorded on it.

"My lord, take a look!"

Cao Cao stretched out his head to take a look, and suddenly felt dizzy!

The dense words made him unable to bear it.

Cao Cao waved his hand: "You can report to me, don't be so troublesome!"

Xi Zhicai nodded: "My lord, this ship mainly uses too much iron. As you know, we don't have enough iron ore at present."

"Besides, the efficiency of smelting is not very high, and a lot of coal is wasted. The hull, deck and two-story ship building... are all made of iron, and only a little wood is used for the rooms."

"In addition, this is the first ship, and it is made larger according to your specifications. In addition, each room is equipped with sofas and leather blankets! Luxurious mattresses! So the cost will be relatively high!"

"But don't worry, the cost of the small warship behind can be controlled within five thousand gold!"

"If you use a pure wooden boat... a boat will cost less than [-] gold!"

Hearing this, Cao Cao was silent for a while.

After staring blankly at the ceiling for a while, he waved his hands heavily.

This navy is really burning money!The average person can't afford it.

"In the future, for ordinary warships, it will be enough to wrap a layer of iron on the outside of the wooden boat, and add a power system. You don't need to make all the iron plates, otherwise I, Cao Cao, can't sell my ass for so much money!"

"As long as you don't fall apart when you collide with a wooden boat, and don't catch fire when you get shot by a rocket, then you're qualified!"

Cao Cao also figured it out, the only places where boats are needed are Jiangdong and Jingzhou.

There are more land battles in other places, and he can't give up the basics and chase everything, and smash himself all on the navy.

Moreover, if the ship can not be burned by the rocket, the quality is better than that of the wooden ship, that is completely enough!

As for the lead ship, it is enough to have one to show off, and he can't stand it if there are too many.

Xi Zhicai bowed his hands and stepped back!

"Yes! Lord!"

Cao Cao turned his head and looked at the others.

"What's the situation in the north now?"

Ju Shou made a bow and raised his head solemnly.

"My lord, Yuan Shao in the north, under the pressure of Xianbei Wuhuan and Li Que and Guo Si, separated half of Youzhou and gave them the power of the Quartet!"

"Basically put down the war, Gongsun Zan's family... was completely slaughtered! At present, Yuan Shao has no plans to take action against Gongsun Du in Liaodong. Instead, he is mobilizing troops and deliberately approaching Wei Jun and Dong Jun!"

"The subordinates thought that Yuan Shao was ambitious and had to guard against it!"

Hearing this, Cao Cao raised his legs and wrapped his fingers around a big gold chain, lost in thought.

After a while, Cao Cao looked at the generals and gave the order!

"Liu Xun and Yan Xiang obey orders!"

"The end is here!"

The two came out happily, and they had been in Cao Ying for a few months, but they hadn't accomplished an inch, and there was nothing important for them.

In fact, they were also a little impatient in their hearts, afraid of being left idle, and they were a little uneasy.

"The two of you will lead five thousand troops, and we will send reinforcements to Dongwuyang in Dongjun tomorrow! Assist Li Dian and Gao Lan, don't let Yuan Shao take advantage of your loopholes!"

"Yes! My lord! I will take orders!"

The two cupped their hands fiercely, retreated directly to the barracks to order troops.

Cao Cao was not idle, and turned to look at Qiaorui Jiling!

"Qiaorui Jiling, you two will also lead five thousand troops to Dunqiu Neihuang to assist Cao Hong and Tianfeng!"

Hearing the order, Qiao Rui gave Ji Ling a disgusted look, and then bowed her hands.

"Yes! My lord, the last general takes orders!"

But Ji Ling was a little reluctant.

"My lord... so what... can I not go? I'm trying to open my stinky tofu chain store in Chenliu recently!"

Cao Cao's complexion turned black!

He thought of some unpleasant experiences three months ago.

After playing with Xia Houzhe's treasure ship that day, Ji Ling secretly gave him a box of presents to Cao Cao at night...

When Cao Cao took it home and opened it, he almost didn't die of anger!

It's just a box of stinky tofu, with a little excrement still left on it!

Not only that, there is a little chili powder on top of the manure juice...

At that time Cao Cao vomited. If Ji Lingang hadn't joined him, it would be difficult for him to lay off staff, and he wanted to fire him on the spot.