Although during his time in Hangzhou, Li Sheng specially taught fishery manuals and illustrations to the local people, especially the fishermen...
However, this time Li Sheng was still very cautious and brought a whole ship's worth of grain.
The vast sea, who knows?
And apart from these, since it is an ocean voyage...
When operating at sea, fruit is also essential - scurvy is no joke.
And salt - although there is salt everywhere in the sea, Li Sheng also made salt himself.
I also know that even if salt water can be made into salt, the whole process is actually very complicated. It requires first making brine and then refining it repeatedly to finally get coarse salt.
It is basically impossible to get the quality salt that China currently eats, and when it comes to sailing... morale is very important.
in addition……
If the center-left party wants to develop, it cannot do without its own industry.
In view of this island, it is not only the first springboard from China to the American continent, but also the springboard south to the Strait of Malacca.
This is the value of the dual routes, and Li Sheng's positioning on them is also very high, so...
The steam train will be assembled in Fujian and connect this place to Chang'an in the hinterland of China.
The airship will be assembled on the island and become the first iconic technological advantage of the Chinese naval fleet!
After this busy time...
Originally, Li Sheng estimated that it would be dispatched in a few days at most, but it still took nearly half a month.
However, the wait of half a month was worth it. Li Sheng finally received the urgently sent steel parts from Changan, as well as a teammate.
This person is none other than one of the Dukes of the Tang Dynasty, the founding general of Lingyan Pavilion. He is not well-known in later novels, but in this era, he is a star alongside Qin Qiong, Yuchi Gong and other famous generals, Chai Shao!
This Chai Shao was the reinforcement sent by Li Er from Chang'an to support Li Sheng in establishing his great cause of sea trade.
If it was a conspiracy theory made by officials and unofficial historians, some people might speculate that Li Er was afraid of Li Sheng's rebellion, so he specially sent someone out to keep an eye on Li Sheng.
Li Sheng actually had this conjecture in his mind...
Don't bring this guy here with any gold medals like "kill first and show later"...
However, Li Sheng couldn't turn him down, after all, this person... was actually sent by his own initiative.
Asking Li Er to send a general to lead the navy was not because Li Sheng felt he was incapable of leading the navy, but because he had reached the center and left...
There are just too many construction tasks.
Li Sheng originally thought that he could comfortably play the role of the Pirate King this time, but after careful calculation, he realized that Mad's captain's position was really difficult.
If we want to establish a military-economic complex and a Zhongzuo naval base, the workload will be even greater.
At this time, if you don’t find a strong person to help lead the troops, you will really be too busy...
After all, assembling a steam engine cannot be left to others.
So when we finally set off...
Li Sheng, together with Chai Shao, commanded Wu Meiniang, Wei Ziyu, Ma Zhou, Gao Ziyang and other soldiers and generals... Bah, they set off with the ship's officers and generals.
…
in a blink……
Nearly twenty days of turmoil have passed.
Because it was summer, the turbulence on the sea was really extraordinary.
Almost the entire fleet, down to the grassroots Sailor Guards, and up to the two commanders Li Sheng and Chai Shao, were so shaken that they felt like they were scrapped.
but……
Along the way, because it was operating along the coastal route, the fleet really did not encounter any particularly outrageous dangers.
Whether it was good luck or bad luck, the sextant carefully prepared by Li Sheng was not put to use because it did not deviate from the route.
Even though the storms were frequent, the fleet was always within sight of the coast and had sufficient supplies. Apart from the turbulence, morale was also very high. Emergency situations were dealt with in a timely manner, and there were no dangers.
arrived at the destination.
Zhongzuoso Island.
Chai Shao wiped his sweat and looked at Li Sheng beside him.
This young man... no, he is even different from the average young man in his twenties. This guy is even just a young man of seventeen or eighteen years old.
At this moment, he was wearing a big straw hat that he had begged from an unknown sailor, and holding a folding fan that looked like he had made it crudely to fan the wind. He looked impatiently at the fleet of ships that were unloading in front of him.
He clearly didn't look like a young hero, with a nonchalant and a bit impatient look on his face, but rather like a young man who had never traveled far and was better at handling women.
…
Um……
Think about it this guy has been like this all the way...
Chai Shao, who has half-stepped into the elderly stage this year, can't help but curse, is this guy really Li Sheng, the general who defeated the Turks for the Tang Dynasty?
Shaking his head secretly, the unloading continued.
Chai Shao pondered for a moment and said, "It's hot right now, why don't you find a place to rest, Commander-in-Chief? Anyway, it's just unloading now."
Having said that, Chai Shao was just being polite.
The weather is indeed very hot now, but as a commander, it is at this time that he must share the joys and sorrows with his soldiers.
You are reluctant to bask in the sun, so how can you think of the people below you?
That's why Chai Shao said this, but he, who was over fifty years old, didn't move at all and had no intention of taking a rest.
But what Chai Shao didn't expect was...
Li Sheng nodded, and then directly hooked his arm around Chai Shao's shoulder,
"That's alright. Master, just wait a moment and I'll get you some iced watermelon."
"Ah? This..."
Chai Shao was stunned, holy shit...
The Sailor Custodians under my command are still sweating profusely, why don't you put this aside and go get some iced watermelon?
Wait, where did the ice come from on this ship? It’s summer, okay?
However, before Chai Shao could respond, Li Sheng had already taken action and ran towards the ship.
Chai Shao had no choice but to shout to Li Sheng from behind, not to bother him. After all, he really didn't have the nerve to eat iced watermelon in front of so many subordinate soldiers who were working...
But Li Sheng seemed to have zero emotional intelligence. He didn't listen to Chai Shao's call at all, and even turned around and smiled.
"Don't be humble, old man, I'll be here in a minute!"
then……
Chai Shao couldn't help but feel worried.
This girl is so good. When the army is out, the soldiers are sweating looking at the hot summer day. The commander-in-chief just enjoys it by himself...
At this time, Chai Shao just wanted to say,
Young man, this is a place where the sky is high and the emperor is far away. If there is a mutiny or something, no one will be able to save you...
But after a while, Li Sheng led a team of sailors and lifted several large wooden boxes that were about ten feet long and wide.
Then he opened the wooden box...
Something happened that confused Chai Shao.
From all the wooden boxes, there was a cold air that could be felt even from a distance of one foot.
White mist is rising...
These wooden boxes were all filled with ice cubes!
Li Sheng...he really got ice cubes, and the quantity was incredible!