Datang Longya

Chapter 727 Canned Sugar Water

Li Jing couldn't help but patted Zhang Zhongjian on the shoulder: "Brother, in the hands of Lord Protector, nothing is impossible. When he said that he wanted to build a ship made of pure steel, even I thought he was joking. No Thinking that in such a short period of time, he was actually built!"

Pioneer and Chengke blazed through the waves to open the way ahead, and the soldiers on ordinary ships behind all showed envious expressions.

If there is a chance in this life to sail and fight on this iron guy, tsk tsk tsk.

Some people couldn't help drooling.

Leng Feng, who was at the end, couldn't help curling his lips when he heard the voice behind him.

In fact, the ship he was on was the iron-clad ship Chengtai, but the people who had just boarded the ship could not see how special the ship was.

Li Tai is particularly concerned about this ship named after himself and his brother. After the passivation process of the bottom of the ship, he also specially asked a painter to paint a layer of paint on the Chengtai. The bottom of the ship, regardless of the chimney, is no different from an ordinary wooden ship.

Stepping on the painted surface under his feet, Leng Feng said to Li Tai: "Qingque, in fact, the loss of the hull on the sea is much slower than that on the seabed. It's a bit redundant for you to apply a layer of paint like this!"

Li Tai was naturally on the Chengtai ship.

Hearing Master's words, Li Tai smiled and said: "Master, I actually did this for fun. Although it was a bit of a waste, the apprentice was spending his own money. On the other hand, the apprentice wanted to see that after the steel surface became smooth, Will it reduce the resistance of navigation."

Hearing this, Leng Feng had nothing to say.

Since Li Tai paid for it out of his own pocket, Leng Feng was naturally unwilling to intervene, not to mention that Li Tai's doing so had an experimental nature in it.

Leng Jing came out from behind Li Tai and said, "Daddy, brother's boat is very beautiful. Compared with the two boats in front, I don't know how much better it is."

Leng Feng smiled slightly and patted his son's head.

The standard for children to appreciate things is whether they look good or not.Although at this time he should be taught the principle of "flashy and unrealistic", but Leng Feng did not.

There are a lot of truths. Compared with the indoctrination of the elders, children can understand them more deeply.

The land gradually disappeared from sight, and there was no point of reference on the vast sea.

At the beginning, Liu Shuwen and Leng Yuewu, the mother and daughter, could still watch the sea from the deck, but when there was no land and the hull became bumpy, they got a little seasick and hurried back to the barn.

As a martial arts practitioner, Xiao Cai was much better, but she got used to the ups and downs of the waves after being dizzy for a while, and was even in the mood to drag Leng Feng to watch the dolphins following the boat.

When they first set out to sea, the Pioneer and Chengke led the way, but after officially entering the sea, Zhang Zhongjian's ship led the way, and the Pioneer followed closely behind.

In the boundless sea, there are no reference objects, no radar satellites, but Zhang Zhongjian and others can constantly correct the direction with their keen intuition.

The sun enters the water, and the sea surface at dusk is extremely beautiful. There are sunset clouds hanging in the sky on the sea surface in the west. If you have a camera, you will be able to take beautiful photos.

In the sunset, Zhang Zhongjian arrived at an island with his fleet.

In the case of poor lighting conditions, even ironclad ships dare not sail rashly.Because of this, maritime merchants are known as the profession with the highest death rate.

However, Zhang Zhongjian, who has earned his life at sea for many years, has long been accustomed to ocean currents, islands, and hidden reefs everywhere.Every pirate leader who lives well has a perfect sea chart in his mind!

In the evening, the fleet will stop at the shore.Islands can not only provide shelter for people, but also provide food and fresh water with a probability. The fleet is docked on the convex surface of the island, and a simple rope can prevent the ocean current from taking the boat away.

The island where Zhang Zhongjian docked has a forest, so there is no need to use the fuel on board, and everyone can have hot meals to eat.

Because he brought his family and did not directly participate in the war, Leng Feng deliberately brought a large amount of supplies on board the Chengtai.

While eating the rice, Zhang Zhongjian said with a smile: "During this time in Datang, I ate good food every day, and I don't know if I will be able to suffer at sea in the future."

Li Jing wanted to say something, but finally held back.

Half his life in the army, he knew that people like his elder brother fell in love with the days of surviving from death.Habit is a terrible thing. After getting used to the sword, the ordinary life, it will make people feel uncomfortable.

It is precisely because of understanding that Li Jing did not keep Zhang Zhongjian, but chose to support him to return to Buyeo.

Zhang Liang took a mouthful of cabbage carefully, and then ate a few mouthfuls of rice.

He is also used to life at sea. The most tormenting thing on the sea is not the bumps, but the food.Eating seafood all day without supplementing nutrition with vegetables can easily lead to scurvy.Because of this, Zhang Liang can eat cabbage like a luxurious meal at this time.

Seeing Zhang Liang's frightened look, Leng Feng couldn't help but said: "There's no need to do this, right? Although the vegetables are stored for a short time, I still have fruits on board. You won't be able to endure hardships along the way."

Zhang Liang waved his hand with the chopsticks: "Fruit can't be stored for a long time. You don't know. I once went ashore to eat green vegetables and I was full. Just because I was afraid of scratching my mouth, usually after going out to sea, I won’t even allow soldiers to bring green vegetables. Anyway, it will go bad after three to five days, so it’s better not to eat it when you just go to sea.”

Leng Feng took out a jar and handed it to Zhang Liang.

Zhang Liang politely refused: "I don't want to drink anymore, now I am dispatching troops, so I can't drink."

Leng Feng shook his head: "This is not wine, it's fruit."

"fruit?"

Zhang Liang took the jar with doubts and patted off the silk cloth on it.

Under the silk cloth is a layer of mud seal.

After the mud seal was broken, there was a wooden plug underneath.

After pulling out the plug, a sweet fragrance finally came from the jar.

Zhang Liang stretched out his chopsticks and poked it, but a grape came out.

"This?"

Not only Zhang Liang, but even Li Jing and Zhang Zhongjian stopped whispering and leaned over to watch.

It's midsummer now, how could something like grapes appear here?
Seeing Zhang Liang's surprised look, Leng Feng said: "Canned sugar water, as long as you fill the jar with sugar water, stuff it with fruit, and seal it well, it can be stored for a long time."

Zhang Liang took a sip in disbelief, and found that the taste of the grapes hadn't really changed.That is, the taste of the outer layer of sugar water is really sweet, and he is not used to it.

Leng Feng asked: "Is it delicious?"

Zhang Liangliang nodded, and then grabbed Leng Feng's clothes fiercely: "I don't care, I'll take the recipe for canned sugar water! Damn, all the hardships I suffered at sea all these years are in vain!"

Zhang Zhongjian was also a little excited. Not being able to eat green vegetables at sea not only made his mouth feel uncomfortable, but his body was also prone to problems. This method of preserving fresh fruits was really worth tens of thousands of taels of gold to people at sea.

(End of this chapter)