The spring in the mountains is fragrant, and the flowers fall and the warblers cry and the swallows fly.

A green shade is gone, and the court is full of red rain and guests returning.

At 12 o'clock in the afternoon, 1,000 soldiers of the guard battalion arrived at the arsenal base outside Yangzhai County.

Thousands of ravines are vertical and horizontal, surrounded by mountains and arches, and peaks and peaks are stacked and green.

At this time, the Dahongzhai Scenic Area is just a vast mountain, full of desolation, and there is no trace of artificial transformation.

However, half a month ago, Xiahou Shang led a battalion of 5,000 men and horses and the first batch of craftsmen, and then some people arrived here one after another.

This nameless hill 300 zhang high has gradually changed its appearance.

Under the main peak, there is a flat land with a range of 30 kilometers, and it is surrounded by mountains on three sides, and there is only a way out in the east, which can be described as a natural base location.

Half a month passed, and with the cooperation of 5,000 soldiers and many craftsmen, a base was erected.

Walls enclose the entire '01' arsenal base to prevent outsiders from prying eyes.

From the outside, you can only see a wall, not the inside.

"All of them, slow down, stop moving."

Seeing the gate of the base appear in front of him, Cao Bin immediately ordered.

"Stomp, stomp..."

Soon, a thousand soldiers moved together and lined up in a twenty by fifty phalanx, staring to the right to align closely.

"Very good, everyone is not left behind, and they are safe under the high mountains outside Yangzhai County!"

After the soldiers lined up the line, Cao Bin said to them: "Now, take the team as a unit to move freely in place, and return to the camp in half an hour!" ”

"Zhang Long, Zhao Hu, Wang Dynasty, Ma Han, Deng Gouwa, you five military marquis pay attention!"

After giving the order, he gave a few more words to the five military marquis.

1,000 people spread out in place, and each team was free to move around and rest.

Then, Cao Bin walked to the carriage on the side and helped Cao Cao get out of the carriage.

At this time, the guards in the base had already discovered the arrival of Cao Bin and his party.

Led by Xiahou Shang, everyone was ready to fight, and the bows and crossbows were loaded.

"Hey, it turned out that the prime minister was here..."

From afar, watching Cao Cao get out of the carriage, Xiahou Shangtong shrank and hurriedly asked everyone to put away their weapons.

Then, open the gate of the base and lead the soldiers out to greet them.

"The last general will meet the prime minister!"

When Cao Cao, Cao Bin's grandson and Xu Chu walked to the gate of the base, Xiahou Shang hurriedly took all the soldiers to meet him.

"Well, get up."

Cao Cao waved his hand with a majestic face.

Then, everyone walked towards the interior of the base together, and Cao Cao asked Xiahou Shang about the situation of the base.

Cao Bin followed behind everyone and looked at the facilities of the entire base.

The five-meter-high, 60-centimeter-thick wall encloses the entire base, eliminating any possibility of peeping.

An armed force of 5,000 men is housed in the base, which is enough to defend it.

But Xiahou Shang is only responsible for the safety of the base, not for production issues, and the person in charge is Foreman Zhang.

said that Cao Cao Cao arrived, and when he got the news, Foreman Zhang rushed over.

"Meet the prime minister, meet the son."

Foreman Zhang came up with a few stewards and saluted tremblingly.

For the first time, I had close contact with the powerful prime minister, and everyone was very excited.

"No need to be polite, you can tell my eldest father about the situation of the 'No. 01' arsenal."

Cao Bin nodded and said.

Foreman Zhang is his person, so he is naturally in charge.

"Whoa!"

After Foreman Zhang answered, he began to talk about the situation of the entire base.

"In our '01' base, there are 452 skilled craftsmen, 614 apprentices, and 2,712 family members!"

"In principle, each craftsman has one apprentice, and the skilled craftsman has two apprentices."

"There is a paper workshop, a fuse-making workshop, a ceramic firing workshop, a gunpowder making workshop, an assembly workshop, a quality inspection workshop, and three storage warehouses."

"In addition to the factory, there is also a staff living area, which includes a leisure and entertainment area, an goods trading area, a base school area and so on."

Everyone walked and talked, and Foreman Zhang led everyone to visit a number of factories and living areas in the base.

The buildings are lined up in an orderly manner, with the arsenal in the middle, the living quarters on the periphery, and the military barracks of Xiahou Shang on the periphery, constituting the entire '01' arsenal base.

As for the storage warehouse, it was built in a cave near the west, and three huge caves were dug out of the mountain.

These three storage warehouses are used to store raw materials and finished bombs.

It is said that it is raw materials, but in fact, most of them are semi-finished products.

Because potassium nitrate and sulfur are processed in Hongnong County, Sili Prefecture, and then the semi-finished products are transported to Yangzhai County for finished product processing.

The arsenal base here only produces the ceramic shell of the bomb, the fuse, the synthesis of gunpowder, and the final finished bomb.

"Safety is the top priority, you must grasp it, and you must not be sloppy."

After inspecting the plant, everyone had a preliminary impression of the base, Cao Bin said.

"What the son said is very true, and the little old man has emphasized the issue of safety to everyone."

Foreman Zhang bowed and said, "Since seeing the power of the bomb, Xiao Lao'er didn't dare to relax in the slightest, for fear of making a mistake. ”

When building this base and hollowing out the mountain to make a warehouse, it was the bomb that was used.

The earth-shattering sound and the scene of cracking rocks, Foreman Zhang felt that he would never forget it for the rest of his life.

"Well, you usually have to worry a lot about things in the factory, and it doesn't hurt to slow down the production speed, but the safety issue is definitely not to be slackened."

Cao Bin nodded, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "When the base is unsealed, I will ask the court for credit for you, and the title is not a problem." ”

Cao Cao, who was only listening to the words on the side, glanced at him and did not make a sound.

"Thank you for your appreciation, the little old man must do his best, smear his liver and brains, and die!"

Old man Zhang couldn't believe his ears, but seeing that Cao Cao, the prime minister on the side, did not object, he was so excited that he was about to jump up.

After being excited for a while, he hurriedly bowed to Cao Bin and changed his words to show his loyalty.

If Cao Bin rewarded him with money to convince him sincerely, then as soon as the words of the reward came out, his loyalty immediately exploded.

Title! Something that I couldn't think of could fall on him as a lowly craftsman!

"Okay, as long as you do your part well, my son will be satisfied."

Cao Bin waved his hand and said, "Is it time to officially start work now?" ”

"Back to the lord, everything is ready, just wait for the lord to give an order, you can officially start work, and produce the 'ten thousand enemies' designed by the lord!"

Old man Zhang replied respectfully.

"Then what are you waiting for, let's get started!"

Cao Bin's eyes lit up and he shouted.

"Whoa!"

Old man Zhang replied repeatedly.