Perhaps because she felt that the Tang dynasty people had given her too much and too precious, the female leader was too embarrassed to take it, so she called out to her people.
The people brought food, dried fish, and coconut jerky and stood there.
Ruan Jin revealed a troubled expression. He could see the reluctance in the eyes of the people on the island. The food was very important to them now.
"Continue to lower the boats, hang the nets, and catch fish. We've saved a lot of time. It'll be convenient to eat when we come back if we catch more fish."
Ruan Jin couldn't bear it. He was from the Tang dynasty, a nation of etiquette.
He wasn't an animal who had been saved and brought his army back to beat up his savior.
"How much can the boats catch? Ten large sailing ships, go around. Brothers, get ready. Show us our specialty. "
The navy's commander-in-chief, Liu Tingguang, noticed the same situation and called out to his men.
Their specialty was catching fish. They caught all kinds of fish in Bohai Bay.
Each of them relied on this skill to earn a lot of money. It didn't matter if they gave it to their families or the imperial court for military expenses.
The navy raised their hands almost at the same time, wanting to go.
Liu Tingguang randomly picked ten boats. The crew of these boats quickly drank some fresh water, rowed the boats, and swam onto the large boats.
They weighed the anchor, raised the sails, adjusted the boats, and prepared to cast the nets.
The small boats also rowed out with the "small" nets, cooperating with each other to catch fish in the coastal waters.
The small boats cast spinning and hanging nets. The nearby sea fish were primitive and hadn't experienced modern fishing, so there were a lot of fish.
When the nets were thrown out and retrieved, there would be dozens of fish. Not a single person could catch them.
After a few nets were cast, a small boat was full. It docked and tossed the fish out.
The aboriginals saw a familiar scene. They ran nearby and continued to toss the fish.
Others used stones to scale the fish, remove the gills, and internal organs.
Those who didn't go into the water took axes and saws and went into the forest to chop down trees.
This scene was very familiar to the aboriginals.
The craftsmen in the Tang dynasty team looked at the straw catamaran boats on the island. They took their tools, found the dry wood on the island, and began to process it.
They were all versatile. They were brought along to repair steam engines, wooden boats, sails, masts …
They wanted to make bigger boats for the island. Small boats were prone to capsizing. The catamarans were the same, but they could carry more goods.
The barrels of tung oil were removed from the ship. After the ship was built, the tung oil had to be brushed several times, which took a long time.
Now, he could only refresh it twice. He would refresh it once after he finished building it today and again before he left.
The tools of the Tang dynasty army were not as good as Li Yi's, but they had more people.
The female leader looked back and forth, and her gaze fell on another flag that was folded and placed in a wooden box at the side several times. She clenched and loosened her fist, but in the end, she did not take it out.
She still couldn't make up her mind. She had to think about the entire tribe.
She gritted her teeth and abruptly turned around, shouting orders.
A group of clansmen ran to the waist of the sea to meet the small boat. They did not let the small boat continue to move. They threw fish from here to the shore to save the small boat time.
The other clansmen helped to pull the big tree to a flat area and worked hard to deal with the branches.
There were also people setting up fires to cook. Children were digging for wild vegetables nearby.
"Get to work, what are you waiting for? Do you really think you're a civil official? "Ruan Jin turned his head, only to see the twenty officials standing there in a daze.
"You …"
"You what? Do you believe that I will chop you up and feed you to the fish? If the Winged Knights kill someone, just report it to me later. "
"We are in charge of the secretaries."
"Using you? Do you think the Winged Knights don't know how to write? Hurry up, draw your swords. "
"That's not what you said when you came out." The officials mumbled as they took off their outer clothes to help.
"Everyone was naked on the boat, and only you guys were wearing official robes. Let's see how you're going to wash them when they're rancid." Ruan Jin said disdainfully.
In fact, their official robes were rancid. The officials were in a daze just now because they wanted to wash them.
Before they got off the boat, the others were not wearing any clothes. They had experience and had their skins exposed to the sun on the deck. After a few times, they got used to it.
Wearing clothes was meant to protect against the sun. They couldn't possibly wash them with fresh water, right?
If they sweated too much, there would be a lot of salt on their clothes. There would also be other dirt that would ferment, which was not good for the body.
This was the first time they came out. After they had scouted the way, they would be able to wear clothes on the return journey and know where to replenish their supplies.
"Li Dongzhu is a true scholar." Liu Tingguang praised Li Yi. Since Liu Tingguang was not going to work, there was no need for him to work.
When going out to sea and arriving at an unfamiliar island, the most frightening thing was communication problems. They would be on guard against each other, and it would be difficult to even exchange things.
In the end, his own team had arrived and made direct contact with them without any obstacles. It was all because of Li Dongzhu.
Ruan Jin stroked his hair. "Go back and tell His Majesty that sailors should shave their heads bald. Hair is a hindrance. If we don't go out to sea, it will slowly grow back. There are razors on the boat, so shave it. "
"It's not good to be bald when interacting with others." Liu Tingguang did not care about himself.
"Wear a hat. There's a lot of grass here. There's also straw. After boarding the boat, weave it. It can protect your face from the sun." Ruan Jin thought of a solution.
"Try to dig up as many wild vegetables as possible. There's really too little at sea. We can't bear to eat canned food, and we're afraid that we'll eat up all the bean sprouts.
The sunlight that Li Dongzhu gave us is useful for obtaining fresh water. There's also saltpeter.
We haven't even drunk the yellow wine in the wine barrels yet. We're all willing to persevere. Fortunately, our brothers are earning a lot of money. "
Liu Tingguang went straight to the point. Earning money.
How could the sailors maintain their morale and discipline? Money!
By bringing money to their families for a better life, the sailors would be able to overcome any difficulties.
Thinking about his parents, wife, and children, they could eat delicious meat every day. What did a slightly bitter life on the boat count for?
"Aren't there dried vegetables and fruits? After this trip, we'll know how to properly arrange our meals the next time."
As Ruan Jin spoke, he started to feel hungry. He wanted to eat the wild vegetables that were piled up, so he washed them clean and dipped them in sauce.
When the sky was about to turn dark, the big boat returned. The deck was piled with a small mountain of fish.
Small boats ran over to receive them, one boat at a time.
Coconut milk was placed in a large bucket, and coconut meat was soaked together. A shelter was built on top of the bucket to protect them from the sun.
The sailors scooped up and drank. They didn't feel the vitamins, but they did feel the refreshing sweetness. When they ate the coconut meat, there was a slight milky taste.
Ruan Jin went to negotiate with the female leader, asking for coconuts. The current green coconuts were loaded onto the boat.
Then, under the setting sun, the Winged Knights and the people on the island competed in climbing the coconut trees and hitting the coconuts.
All sorts of cheers and cheers rang out. The people of the Tang dynasty ate the wild vegetables with all their might.
The locals stared at the grilled fish. It wasn't easy for them to eat meat, especially since the entire nation ate meat.
The twenty officials changed their clothes and soaked them in the wooden trough at the side. Now that they were eating, they would wash their clothes themselves after eating.
"Isn't it just skin peeling under the sun? What's the big deal? From now on, I won't wear clothes either. "
An official who was unwilling to wash his clothes mumbled as he ate. In his opinion, he shouldn't be doing the laundry himself.
"What do you mean by washing clothes? Aren't we being disdained in the end? "The official on the left pursed his lips.
When they interacted with the locals just now, the clothes they wore smelled so bad that the children tried their best to hide as far away as possible.
They had lost a lot of face and lost the dignity of the officials of the Tang dynasty.
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