"Let's go! Let's go! Let's move! "When the sun rose in the morning and everyone ate fish porridge, the little girl called out excitedly.
390 people brought their 'furniture' and boarded the yacht together. The waterline of the yacht changed significantly.
The natives did not dare to move casually and tried their best to squeeze on the upper and lower deck.
This island was no longer inhabited, so they moved to another place. The boat of the natives was towed.
Li Yi told them that although this island was big, it was not very suitable and there were good places.
Usually, they would come over to farm. There were houses to rest in and then go back. There were many plains there and the port could shelter them from the wind.
For small boats, it did not matter whether the wind was strong or not. They could still be carried when they were towed to the shore.
In the future, the fleet of the Tang dynasty must find a good place.
The third largest island in the Hawaiian archipelago, Oahu.
There was Pearl Harbor and Honolulu Port, which was along the coast northeast from Pearl Harbor. These two ports were useful to Li Yi.
As long as the boat was big, they liked these two ports.
In summer, the wind was strong in Pearl Harbor. If they were afraid of the wind, they could run to Honolulu Port.
The fleet of the Tang dynasty needed a place for the final dash. After replenishing and adjusting their condition, they rushed to Mexico in one breath.
From there, they set off to the southeast and not directly to the east because there was a trade wind blowing from the northeast. It was within this latitude range.
Boats with sails needed to cut corners and face the wind, so they slanted to the southeast. When they returned, they would fill up the sails from the Magellan Strait and be blown all the way home.
A little further down was the Drake Strait. They would see if they needed to go a little further. If they went, they would have to run against the wind for a while.
At noon, the yacht rushed into Honolulu Port. The natives on the boat were excited all the time because the speed was too fast.
In their eyes, it was simply unbelievable. No one was rowing the boat, and there were no sails. How could they arrive there so quickly?
Without waiting for them to catch their breath, Li Yi urged them to get down quickly.
I'll build a bunch of houses for you. We'll leave tomorrow. We'll go to Mexico and find seeds.
The natives reluctantly got off the boat with their tools. Their eyes were full of confusion. They changed to another place and got to work.
The Winged Knights took a chainsaw to find dry wood. Li Yi chose Honolulu Port because it was relatively dry there.
In that case, there would be a lot of dead trees that could be used directly.
If it was Pearl Harbor, fungus might have grown on the wood.
That day, the sun set and rose again. Amidst the smoke from the kitchen chimneys, the indigenous people who had moved to a new home waved to the yacht with a melancholy expression.
Li Yi left. He had a lot of things to do. Other than collecting seeds, he also had to deal with the people on the other side and set up the stronghold.
…
On the last day of the imperial examination, some examinees had already submitted their papers in advance.
Their expressions were all the same. Some of them were complacent, some were dejected, and there were also some who had blank looks in their eyes.
Those who did not hand in their papers were almost the same. Even if they did not answer well, there were still some who did not want to hand in their papers. What if they suddenly had an inspiration?
There was no court assembly today, Li Longji listened to the reports from the chancellors, then he ran to Fang Lin Garden and sat on a high place to drink tea.
On the fifth day of the second lunar month, the sky was gloomy and the wind was getting stronger.
The commoners put on their bamboo hats and straw raincoats and went out. The farmers needed to fertilize the green wheat.
Those who were preparing to plant rice transported the fertilizer to the fields and piled it up properly. After a few days, they would plow the fields together with the fertilizer.
There were already boats coming and going on the Yellow River.
The hunters went into the mountains to check on the huts. They were not hunting now.
Those who had nothing to do went to the riverside and the foot of the mountain to dig up the wild vegetables that had just emerged.
Many flowers bloomed. The bees that had survived the winter flew out.
Li Longji looked through the binoculars. There was no joy or sorrow on his face.
"Third Brother, tomorrow the three steam engine boats will set sail and meet up with the other boats by the seaside."
Li Chengqi looked around and saw Li Longji here.
"That boat is not repaired yet?" Li Longji frowned slightly. The Li Family Zhuangzi built four steam engine boats. They would set sail with the other boats.
"Xiao Yi is not here. I don't know what the problem is. The craftsmen said that it might be the sealing. It is too late to make a new sealing kit."
Li Chengqi did not know much about the technology of boats, so he just believed what others said.
"Three steam engine boats. They need less coal. We can reduce the amount of coal." Li Longji began to calculate.
The original plan was to prepare four steam engine boats and forty ordinary boats. The ordinary boats would be responsible for loading coal.
At the same time, they also reserved boats that could be thrown away. If the situation was not good, they could gather the people on the other boats.
Boats were equivalent to money. If they were gone, they could be earned back. If they died, they could not be resurrected.
"The villagers mean to take the coal with us. When we reach the other islands, we can unload the coal and put it on the islands for future supply.
While we are at it, we can cut more wood and dry it. Firewood can also be burned.
The sailors on the steam engine boats are repeatedly practicing the use of semaphore and instruments, including dealing with unexpected situations. "
Li Chengqi did not support his younger brother. Zhuangzi's people had a point.
They could set up a supply point. It would be useful to cross the ocean now and go to other places in the future.
"Okay!" Li Longji nodded. "Arrange a farewell party for them tomorrow. I don't know how many difficulties they will face along the way."
Li Longji was not at ease with the others. He was worried that they would encounter danger and could not conjure anything.
…
The next day, countless people ran to the shore to watch. The three steam engine boats had no sails and were emitting billowing black smoke. They sailed toward the canal amidst the sound of steam whistles.
The envoys from various countries were all there. They stared with their eyes wide open.
The envoys did not feel anything when there was no river. However, the envoys who had rivers were constantly changing their minds.
It seemed that they could not beat these things. They were too big. If they collided with them with boats, their boats would obviously break.
Tubo and the others had the worst expressions. They had mixed feelings. There was no war for the time being. Peace had arrived.
However, this peace came at the cost of their own side suffering losses. Their territory was taken over by the Tang dynasty.
The Yangtze River and the Yellow River both led to their own place. In the past, they were against the current, so it was inconvenient for ships to fight.
This steam engine boat did not care about how the water flowed. There were also other boats.
Tubo's people looked at the boats, then at their own people, and then at the people from the Japanese Empire.
The Japanese Empire was next to the sea. The envoys from Bohai Sea and Khitan also had the sea.
Logically speaking, they should be more anxious. If the Tang dynasty completely controlled Khitan and Bohai Sea, what would they do?
Tengyuan Ma Yang and the others were indeed envious. They only saw one last year. It was a trial. This year, there were three. These boats seemed to be easier to build.
Their country had dozens of them …
They were tempted. With dozens of boats, they felt that they could attack anywhere they wanted. Except for the Tang dynasty.
"It's also good if we can get it." Abeda Nakamaro did not expect to get the steam engine boats now. He wanted to settle for the next best thing.
"I heard that they can be rented." Shimodo Jinbei obtained useful information through a series of methods.
"The boats are big and convenient to carry goods. Japan can increase trade with the Tang dynasty."
Tengyuan Ma Yang looked at Shimodo Jinbei. He was considering whether to rent a big boat to make money first. When he had more money, he could rent more boats, and then …
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