Lunch was hot pot with potatoes and tomatoes, which the navy had eaten outside.
They had also eaten mutton, pork, vegetables, and other things when they returned to Haizhou.
The spicy hot pot was just right. They could eat chili outside, but they couldn't eat spicy chili.
The results came out. Some people were indeed sick, but it didn't affect their spicy hot pot.
Some people actually had parasites, and they didn't know where they got it from.
Some people had high aminotransferase levels, which was probably related to long-term sea work, including sleep and physical fatigue …
Liu Tingguang was arranged to sit at Li Longji's table. Each of them had a small hot pot with alcohol under it.
It would be cloudy the day after tomorrow at ten o 'clock. Looking at the shape of the clouds, it was estimated that there would be rain in the afternoon, which would cool them down. After a few days, it would be very cold in the morning and evening.
The shed was set up. There were too many people, so they didn't dare to use charcoal hot pot.
Li Yi ate some mutton and asked Liu Tingguang, who was boiling frozen tofu, "How are the people on the islands on the way back?"
Liu Tingguang looked around and didn't see any companions, so he nodded. "Okay! They helped to clean the houses you left behind, and they also stored a lot of water, dried fish, and food.
When we arrived, they showed us and said that the water couldn't be stored for too long, so they drank it while saving it.
They said that the wooden barrels you gave them and the sand-bottom reservoir you helped them to settle the rainwater were good.
They also gave them utensils, which they would boil after receiving the rainwater, and then pour them into the barrels to preserve … "
Liu Tingguang described the situation from his point of view. The natives on the islands were very warm to them.
The tools Li Yi helped to make were used by the natives to fish, cut wood, build houses, store water, make fires, and boil salt.
They learned to drink boiled water and eat cooked food except for fruits. Fewer people fell sick.
"It shows that they have been educated and have a stronger sense of identity with the Tang dynasty. It's good for continuing in the future and even turning them into people of the Tang dynasty."
Liu Tingguang analyzed. This was his point of view. He was always thinking about the territory.
After that, he lowered his head and ate. The frozen tofu broke after a while.
He ate it in one bite. There was a lot of chili oil, and sweat came out, but his eyes were bright. He stuck out his tongue and said, "Delicious, spicy and satisfying."
"It's part of the benefits. Take it with you when you go back. It's all good chili. I'll also give you chili noodles.
Since you didn't keep any chili seeds, then don't have any. In the future, I'll send you a batch every once in a while.
It's the most fragrant when eaten together with chili peppers. Many people who can eat chili peppers can't take it after eating chili peppers mixed with chili peppers. "
Li Yi knew that they had eaten a lot of chili overseas. There were many varieties of chili locally, and they were all planted now.
In the future, they would continue to crossbreed and create more varieties for the people to choose from.
If people who went out to sea had never seen chili peppers before, they could say that chili peppers were precious. They knew how high the local production of chili peppers was, but they were not allowed to keep them.
"Xiao Yi, if all the islands along the sea route are completed and the other barbarian merchants discover the secret, will they send troops to occupy them?"
Yao Chong was sweating as he ate the spicy hotpot, but he still insisted on eating. Since Li Yi did not object, it proved that his body could bear it.
He was worried that the people outside would find out and occupy the island. What would happen if his own people went there? Keep fighting with them in the sea?
"The barbarian merchants' ships can only sail in places not too far from land. If they go out to sea, unless they are extremely lucky, they will capsize."
Li Yi understood the current situation of the barbarian merchants' ships. They could not withstand the wind and waves, so they were not suitable for long voyages.
If hundreds of ships joined forces and searched together, perhaps some of them could reach an inhabited island alive.
Then, they could find the next island? There were no nautical charts or measuring instruments.
"We've already told the natives that anyone who doesn't carry our flag is an enemy. We told them to be careful."
Liu Tingguang took a few deep breaths and endured the numbness on his tongue.
Everyone: "…"
No one mentioned this in the morning. It turned out that there was still a situation that they had not asked about.
The barbarian merchants were advertised as the enemy. If they really went to find the island and found it with great difficulty, the chances of survival were very low.
Li Longji slowly said, "Next time we go, give the natives good weapons and help them train."
"Third Brother is right. Even if the barbarian merchants can defeat an island with few people, we can easily crush them in naval battles after we know about it."
Li Yi did not hold back when it came to resources. No one else was allowed to go.
After it became the territory of the Tang dynasty, they would arrange for people to be stationed on each island with telegraph equipment.
If the barbarian merchants could find them, it would be considered as having contact with the Tang dynasty. They would exchange goods and collect taxes. They would need money to rest on the island.
If they did not have money, they would help with the work and give them supplies to let them leave.
The next time they went, they would remember to bring the Tang dynasty's currency first.
"I'm willing to go home and stay with my family for half a month before going out to sea again to continue the sea route."
When Liu Tingguang heard that they were going to build an island, he wanted to go home and stay for a while before leaving.
"There's no hurry. We're building ships. When you go home, catch seafood there and find sailors from other places. You will be responsible for training them.
When you go out again, it won't be just 40 ships. Moreover, we won't go to the previous places and find a new route.
Follow me and find another place. I guarantee that we will fight. "
Li Yi refused. Sailors could not fight like that. They had families, especially those with wives and children.
The Winged Knights had their days off. They let the sailors fish for seafood near their home. They said that they were resting, but they were actually working.
They could change shifts. They would go out to fish for a few days and go back to the next shift.
"Look at the brothers who are not married. Take this opportunity to find a marriage partner and have children."
Zhang Jiuling considered the problem of the increasing population of the Tang dynasty. The sailors had money, so the unmarried would choose their families.
Just the basic reward alone was a thousand dollars, which was a total of one million dollars.
With the extra reward and the benefits of the Li Family Zhuangzi, many rich families were willing to send their daughters to him.
Sailors had high requirements. They could write and calculate, which was different from ordinary soldiers.
"Deal! I'll arrange it for them when we go back. "Liu Tingguang was happy. Seeing his brothers get married, he also calculated.
Even if they did not come back from the sea, they would at least have a descendant.
Their wives could remarry and their children would be raised by a group of neighbors. They were all sailors.
Many of the current sailors were the descendants of the Non-commissioned Officer who died in the navy. As long as they did not lack food, they would be able to live and grow up.
As they were talking, the other sailors were also chatting happily. They knew that they would be fined for a year. Before they could feel sad, they were told about the rewards.
Including the fact that they did not need to buy anything and the Li Family Zhuangzi gave them. They wished that they could go home now and not attend the court meeting.
It was close to home to take the boat and the Yellow River. They could only take the train to Haizhou.
However, they had to go to Haizhou. Their boat was parked in Haizhou. From Haizhou, they had to go around the Shandong Peninsula to their home.
They were in a hurry and talked to others to distract themselves.
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