btmnovel Chapter 476 Cao Cao's plan
Chapter 476 Cao Cao's plan
Chapter 476 Cao Cao's plan
Xuchang city
In Cao Cao's study, it is resplendent and luxuriously filled.
This is Cao Cao's newly built palace-style new-style study room, which is as luxurious as the imperial palace. Because the emperor has become a puppet, the palace compound is now extremely old.
It is impossible for Cao Cao to use money to renovate the palace for the emperor. For Cao Cao, he doesn't care much about the life and death of this puppet, as long as he lives.
Anyway, after he died, he could just take the opportunity to be elected to the throne of God.
"Everyone, I'm afraid the future war with Jiang Chen will be quite detrimental to our army!"
"I wonder how the research on firearms is progressing recently?"
Cao Cao summoned several ministers to his study today and asked.
"Lord, the current research progress is very slow!"
"The gunpowder has been ground into powder, but it is only analyzed that there may be saltpetre in it!"
"However, saltpeter can't cause such a large destructive power at all!"
"Recently, craftsmen are stepping up research and development, but it is really difficult to develop firearms within a few years!"
Chen Qun, the minister in charge of weapon development, had cold sweat on his forehead. This time, Cao Cao put too much pressure on him. However, because they started from scratch, it was difficult for them to research gunpowder all at once.
"My lord, why don't you send someone to Hanzhong City to secretly arrest one or two craftsmen, maybe you can get some direction!"
"The production of weapons in Hanzhong City must use a lot of craftsmen!"
"They will always be negligent, and it shouldn't be difficult to catch a few!"
Cheng Yu suggested.
"What does Zhongkang think?"
Cao Cao looked at a big tiger-shaped man beside him. This man had been standing behind Cao Cao, protecting Cao Cao almost every step of the way.
Although Cao Cao failed in the assassination of Dong Zhuo, he has experience and lessons in this regard.
Now that he has become the second Dong Zhuo, he is also worried about being assassinated, so he keeps Xu Chu with him to protect his safety.
Cao Cao's spies were basically controlled by Xu Chu.
"My lord, I have been reported by my secret agents!"
"There is no weapon manufacturing base in Hanzhong!"
"Therefore, let alone arresting people, perhaps Jiang Chen's son built the weapons base in a very secret place!"
"Maybe it's not in Hanzhong City at all, so our talents will never hear from us!"
Xu Chu did not dare to neglect, and immediately reported to Cao Caohui.
"They're all idiots, and I haven't found any news for so long!"
"Zhongkang, you have to urge them not to just stare at Hanzhong, but also look at the surrounding cities!"
"As long as large vehicles enter the city, keep an eye on where they will return!"
"Never miss any clues and details!"
Cao Cao said to Xu Chu.
"My subordinates understand!"
Xu Chu nodded.
"Everyone, is there a better way?"
"The current method may not be effective so quickly!"
Cao Cao looked at the rest of the people.
"My lord, why don't you send some craftsmen to sneak into Hanzhong?"
"Hanzhong definitely lacks excellent craftsmen. If they enter Hanzhong, they will definitely be able to mix in!"
"In this way, we can discover the weapon base in Hanzhong!"
Jia Xu suggested.
"Sending craftsmen is indeed feasible, but there is no guarantee that they will be loyal!"
"I don't want to come back to that place in Hanzhong!"
"This is tantamount to a wolf entering the tiger's mouth. As an alternative, you can train loyal craftsmen first, or think of other ways!"
Cao Cao thought for a while, and felt that this was an impossible solution. If it really didn't work, he had to train and batch loyal craftsmen, and then control their families.
That's how they get what they want.
For Cao Cao, he knew very well that in three years, Jiang Chen would definitely develop even faster, especially in terms of weapons.
At that time, as long as Jiang Chen equips an army of [-] with all firearms.
Even if Cao Cao had millions of troops, he would not be their opponent.
This point made Cao Cao feel very uneasy, he felt that the best way now is to take advantage of these few years to develop firearms, so as to narrow the gap with Jiang Chen.
Even if the performance is poor, they can make up for it with the number of people.
After all, the North has always been a province with a large population, and the hinterland of the Central Plains has always bred the majority of China's population.
The land in the south has not yet been developed. It was not until the Song Dynasty that people gradually realized that the south of the Yangtze River is a precious land, a natural area for growing grain.
In the eyes of everyone, the current South is just a piece of chicken ribs.
"My lord, I do have an idea, and want to develop gunpowder as soon as possible!"
"We must invite some more professional people to cooperate with the craftsmen to conduct research!"
"Only to crack the secret of gunpowder!"
After a long time, Xun or finally spoke with weapons.
"Oh, what's Wen Ruoke's opinion?"
"Quickly tell me!"
Hearing Xun Yu's words, Cao Cao's eyes flashed with joy.
He knew in his heart that Xun Yu was not the kind of person who makes random decisions. He must have thought of a way or discovered some important clues before he said this.
This made Cao Cao come to Xun Yu very excitedly, and held his arms tightly.
"Sorry, the truth is too exciting!"
"Wen Ruo keep talking!"
Cao Cao also realized his recklessness, and immediately let go of his hands, and even smoothed the corners of his clothes that were wrinkled.
This scene moved Xun Yu extremely.
The base camp of the Xun family is in the north, and between them and Cao Cao, they are all prosperous, so they must work together in the same boat to tide over the difficulties.
"My lord, when I was young, I once practiced on the mountain!"
"Many Taoist priests in Taoist temples had furnace explosion incidents when they were making elixirs!"
"At that time, I didn't understand why!"
"However, those Taoist priests must understand what kind of material is easy to cause the fryer!"
"We only need to invite the Taoist priests from the Taoist temples to come down from the mountain and assist the prime minister in finding these materials. In this way, the secret of gunpowder can be quickly cracked!"
"Prime Minister, don't ignore their abilities!"
"If anyone is the most likely, it must be those Taoist priests!"
As if he was afraid that Cao Cao would not believe what he said, Xun Yu emphasized it, hoping that Cao Cao would pay attention to his opinion.
"The scriptures and such a statement remind me of the truth!"
"Those Taoist priests do have extraordinary abilities. During the alchemy process, they are indeed prone to explosions!"
"It seems that Wen He's idea is indeed feasible, and it can be regarded as a solution to the urgent need!"
(End of this chapter)