"Set off ~ the firecrackers ~!" Many native children shouted together.
Boom! The fifth pot of popcorn appeared, and the children cheered and helped.
It was hard for them to learn other Tang dynasty words, but they could learn these three words after hearing them twice.
The leader stood aside and ate the popcorn, his face full of shock.
He looked at the original corn kernels, then at the size of the popcorn. Finally, he stared at the popcorn boiler thoughtfully.
"Li Lang, what's wrong with him?" Princess Yongmu sensed that something was wrong.
Li Yi glanced over and said with a straight face, "He's thinking about the food amplifier. The popcorn machine, a corn kernels, boom, and become several times bigger. Hahaha …"
As he spoke, Li Yi finally couldn't hold back.
Princess Yongmu pursed her lips and smiled. "Buns, steamed buns, fried dough sticks, and bread have also become bigger. He wants them. Should we give them to him?"
"It's not easy to give them to him. It's easy to cause trouble. No, it's guaranteed to cause trouble. The reason why copper seals are not as good as lead seals is because of the serious wear and tear.
If it explodes too much, every time it's forced to open, the seals will be worn down and air will leak.
They don't know how to read the humidity and pressure gauges. If they play a little trick and let it burn for a while longer, who will be responsible for the explosion? "
Li Yi didn't believe that the natives would be as obedient as his farmers.
"Is it this big belly?" Princess Yongmu pointed at the biggest part of the boiler.
"It won't explode here. It's sealed in front. Sometimes the head will fly out, so no one is allowed to stand in front." Li Yi was thinking about how to refuse.
He guessed that the other party would want to snatch it. A few handfuls of corn kernels were put in the pot, boom, and dozens of handfuls came out. It was a big pile.
How many people could it feed? Divine weapon!
Princess Yongmu also thought of it. She turned around and saw that the Winged Knights' finger was next to the trigger of the assault rifle.
"Li Lang, why don't we make some steamers for them and teach them how to make flour bigger?" Princess Yongmu held back her laughter.
"Good idea. We have to leave something behind. That's why we have to educate them. We have to let them know the principle of expansion. The increase in volume is a change in density, but not in mass. "
Li Yi was worried. It was already difficult to communicate with the natives, so how was he going to make them understand reason?
"Master, fresh corn will become small once it's dried with a drying device. Dry corn can be soaked in water and it can grow very big."
The little girl didn't want to play with the children anymore. She stood behind Li Yi and came up with an idea.
"Look, look at my eldest disciple, he's so smart."
Li Yi admitted that his disciple's thoughts were the simplest. He told the other party what was going on.
"Go, break up the popcorn and stir it in water until it becomes a paste, then dry it," Li Yi instructed.
The craftsman walked over and began to work on it. The native leader revealed a regretful expression. He understood what was going on. So it was still those things.
But he still cared about the popcorn machine because it was delicious.
"Give me the tablet. I'll show him how it explodes."
Li Yi was helpless. He didn't dare to give it to them. There would be casualties if the explosion happened, and the natives would think that the Tang dynasty was trying to harm them.
With the tablet in hand, the craftsman shook the boiler.
Li Yi demonstrated to the leader that there were all kinds of explosions, and the seals had to be changed all the time. It was very troublesome to make seals.
"See? It's not that I don't want to give it to you, but you can't use it well. This software is too easy to use. Who made it? It's foolproof. "
Li Yi first gestured to the leader and then praised the software.
System: "…"
The leader understood and sighed regretfully. He thought for a while and gestured again.
Li Yi continued to operate the tablet. He told the other party that the popcorn would not be easy to store if there were too many of them. They would become moist and moldy, just like corn.
The leader meant to let him have a lot of popcorn and leave it for the tribe to eat slowly.
Unfortunately, the popcorn was too moist and would not be crispy anymore. It would also grow hair because there was a lot of rain in the area.
Li Yi saw the leader's sad expression. He thought for a while and then continued to demonstrate.
He told the other party to leave the boiler and a batch of seals behind and wait for the people from the Tang dynasty to come.
Some of them knew how to operate it and help the locals to pop the popcorn. Don't touch it yourselves.
The popcorn could be stored in a dry place for a longer period of time. When the sun was good, it could be taken out to dry.
The leader smiled and hugged Li Yi. That was it.
"The six of you, draw this process and add a description. Put it on the ground for the people who come after us to see."
Li Yi reached an agreement with the leader. When he turned his head, he saw the six officials eating popcorn. He ordered, "Don't be idle. My team doesn't keep idle people."
The wooden house continued to be built. Li Yi collected all kinds of seeds from the local area, including tobacco.
This thing was like cabbage after it was planted. It needed a fermentation process. It was relatively simple to roast, but the taste was not mellow enough.
Before it was made into tobacco, it had to go through a fermentation process, but the taste was lighter than that of sun-dried tobacco.
He decided to go back and plant it. It would be used as a topical medicine. He would not let the tobacco be too dry and sell it to pharmacies everywhere.
If the tobacco was too dry, the fruit peel, orange peel, and so on would be added. Generally, it would be left for 12 hours. After a long time, the peel would rot.
It was an orthodox operation. It was not spraying wine and honey. Tobacco leaves with wine and honey could not be sold in a short time, and the taste would get worse.
Another unorthodox operation method was to put the tobacco stalk on a bundle of straw, stand it against the wall, and spray water on the straw.
The middle of the tobacco stalk was open. It would slowly absorb moisture, and the tobacco leaves would be wet.
The disadvantage was that the tobacco stalk would become moldy. The moldy part of the tobacco leaves would spread, and the smoke would be bitter.
There was also a type of spice. Because of the cost of spices, the price was also high. It was good to smoke. That was the taste of spices.
Li Yi did not want people to eat and smoke, so he had to strictly control it. For example, arsenic. Whoever wanted to buy it had to register.
Three days later, Li Yi's team set sail again and headed south.
To the south was a series of small countries, such as Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador …
The key was that there were no canals. Nicaragua and Panama did not have canals.
Li Yi was in a hurry to go back, so he did not stay for long.
He had to go around to Brazil and back. He did not go through the Atlantic Ocean, but went to Africa.
"After we get the things, we have to go back to the previous place and give the drawings to the people who come later, especially the situation of the reefs in the two straits."
Li Yi felt that he could meet the Tang dynasty's team on the return journey, unless the fleet deviated too far from the route.
After listening to Li Yi, the six officials continued to study with their heads down. They were very obedient.
They felt fear. If they did not work hard, they would definitely be eliminated.
They could not offend Li Yi. Li Yi might not care, but when the palace maids and eunuchs went back and talked about it, they would be beheaded.
If he were the emperor, he would also value Li Yi.
There should be countless dangers in the ocean, but Li Yi looked like he was going for a vacation.
Along the way, he just ate. He ate by himself, ate with the locals, then gave things, exchanged things, sent flags, and built houses.
If there was no danger, would others dare to think about it?
Who didn't plan to die when they came out? They followed Li Yi. Life and death? They were clearly experiencing the customs of other places.
"Li Lang, the peanuts are delicious." Princess Yongmu ate the peanuts that were boiled and then dried. Her eyes narrowed. Delicious!
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