The flames of the torches flickered in the sea breeze as the aboriginals who had eaten their fill danced and sang around the bonfire.
The people from the Tang dynasty were only half full and were constantly in a state of battle.
The craftsmen were shaving the heads of the others with razors. According to Ruan Jin's request, everyone would be bald in the future to prevent illness.
Those who were about to be shaved first wet their hair with warm water and lathered it with soap.
The razors scraped along the roots of the hair, and when the hair was shaved off, they lathered it with soap again and again until the stubble and stubble were all shaved clean.
"I won't, I won't shave. I'm an official. Officials need to be proper." The official who had almost been chopped up earlier started stirring up trouble again.
He was afraid that he would be laughed at by his colleagues when he returned from the sea. It would take at least three years for his hair to grow back.
Ruan Jin came over with the razors. "Keep the hair, don't keep the hair. Keep the hair, don't keep the hair."
"How, how can you be so unreasonable? Be gentler when you shave later. The razors have to be fast. Don't force it. "
The official and Ruan Jin looked at each other for three seconds before cowering.
When he came out, he had received training. The captain of a ship had the highest authority and could throw anyone off without a reason.
The commander of a fleet had the highest authority. He could give up any ship he wanted without any excuses.
"If you dare to cause trouble again, you'll be saving food for the team." Ruan Jin glared at the official before turning to look elsewhere.
When Ruan Jin was far away, the official muttered, "I can still work. You don't want to bring me along and leave me here. When you guys come back, you'll …"
"Bring your will back to the Tang dynasty?" Liu Tingguang had appeared behind the official at some point.
"Where's the space? My scalp is itchy. I want to shave first … "The official ran off, shouting as he ran.
After shaving his head, he took a cold shower and put on his cropped pants before continuing to use his axe and saw to deal with the trees that he had dragged back under the light of the fire.
When the female leader saw that the people from the Tang dynasty were working again, she hurriedly told her men to stop jumping and go back to work.
The aboriginals looked at each other before rushing back to work. They were actually unwilling to work on the wood as it was tiring. Singing and dancing were much better.
They couldn't understand why the people from the Tang dynasty who had come twice were so willing to work.
When he was tired, he slept. When he was hungry, he ate. The rest of the time was to work, work, and work.
Only when they were tired from working would they take a short break and continue working.
In the middle of the night, some of the sailors of the Tang dynasty swam back to the ship to rest.
The others were sleeping on the island, smearing some toilet water. There were mosquitoes on the island.
They were not afraid of being stung, but they were worried about getting sick.
…
Under the same night sky, the people on the yacht were still awake.
Everyone was so shaken that they threw up. The waves in the Drake Strait came one after another, just like riding a roller coaster.
Li Yi's stomach was churning. The only fortunate thing was that he had told everyone not to eat too much in advance.
"Li, Li Lang, can, can we still take the boat?" Princess Yongmu's face was pale.
Li Yi wanted to give her a seasickness injection, but she refused. She insisted that she would get used to it.
"Don't take this route. Go back and take another route. That route … is slightly better. There's actually another route in the middle, but it's too narrow."
Li Yi was worried that the boat would capsize. There were strong winds above and turbulence below.
The boat bobbed up and down, and the waves hit the deck again and again.
He wanted to change to a bigger boat, but now the tonnage was too small. No wonder they had to dig the Panama Canal. It was simply not a place for people to pass.
"Suez, Panama, and Carat Canal must be dug out." Li Yi squeezed out the words from between his teeth.
The Carat Canal was built in Thailand at that time. If it was dug out, it could bypass Malacca.
Thailand wanted to open it, but they were worried that the area on the other side of the canal would be filled with Buddhists. They were afraid of independence.
At the same time, many countries in the international community stopped him. For example, Singapore was counting on the survival of the Malacca Strait.
As for Malaysia and Indonesia, their interests would be affected.
Other countries did not want Li Yi's country to have a smoother trade, so they also stopped the Carat Canal from being dug.
Li Yi wanted to dig out the Panama Canal and Suez Canal as soon as possible. It would be more convenient to travel to America and the Mediterranean.
The main reason was that the Tang dynasty had steam-powered boats. He wanted to take advantage of the fact that other people's technology could not catch up.
"When we go back, we will find a way to dig the canal here. Give us money, send people, and hire the local people to work with us. We will have explosives, metal tools, and sanitation."
Li Yi was ready to exchange for another boat to help everyone out of danger.
In history, the real construction process of the canal took 10 years. Before that, someone had dug out one-third of the places that were easier to dig.
It took a few more years for the canal to be repaired and navigable.
"Sigh!" Li Yi sighed again. He knew it was impossible to do it in a short time.
The Panama Canal needed to store water, which was to build a big dam.
When building the canal, cranes, chainsaws, and trains were used.
If the Tang dynasty had such capital, why didn't they use it within the Tang dynasty first? Why did they go to America?
Even building railways on land in Panama or Ecuador to connect the two sides was not cost-effective. The investment was too big.
The Tang dynasty needed a bridge between the Yellow River and the Yangtze River, as well as other better roads and railways.
For the time being, they did not need America's resources. They could just use America's ships. At most, they could get resources from the west coast of Cape Horn.
South of Cape Horn was the South Pole. It was cold there.
Li Yi felt regretful for a while. The yacht began to change course. Slow down, don't get hit by the waves.
When dawn came, Li Yi collapsed in the captain's room. Everyone was like him.
"After we get the things, don't let the ships behind us come over. Something bad will happen." Li Yi was not willing to let the Tang dynasty take the risk.
When the Tang dynasty's navy got used to the long distance on the ocean and was better at steering, they would consider passing through here.
The resources on the west coast were enough. At worst, the army could disembark and go deep into the jungle on land.
"The sea is too fierce!" Xiao Lan was doing eye exercises. Seasickness made her eyes and head hurt.
It was like a hangover in the morning. She felt uncomfortable all over. It was best if she fainted and woke up fully recovered.
Li Yi stood up and walked to the kitchen. He got a lot of lard and put it in a big jar. He poured salt, chopped chopped green onions, poured water, and boiled it.
He sprinkled pepper noodles, ginger powder, and pepper powder.
"Come on, everyone drink a bowl. If you don't feel well, spit it out."
Li Yi scooped seven bowls and carried them to Princess Yongmu, Xiao Lan, the maid, and the four maids on a tray.
He then scooped more for the eunuchs and craftsmen.
"Dongzhu, we'll do it ourselves." The Winged Knights had never swayed like this before. They insisted on not letting Li Yi do it.
"Stay here, I'll do it. I'm better than you." Li Yi refused. He would personally serve the soup.
He was indeed good. He had a driver's license, helicopter license, and yacht license.
He even knew how to fly solo aircraft. He had received training before, especially the simulation pod rotation.
The simplest training was moving wheels and fixed wheels. It was awesome.
"Sorry, it was my mistake. When we get back, I'll take you to play with the moving wheels." Li Yi apologized to the Winged Knights.
The Winged Knights, who had just recovered a little, instantly turned pale.
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