My son A Fei has the appearance of a sword master

Chapter 153 Panda’s Return

Just when Wang Zhi arrived at Ceylon Island, on the coast of the South American continent, a group of Ming army soldiers were passing through the gangway, loading various supplies onto two of the treasure ships.

The most important supplies are the seeds of various crops.

Now that it is December, the crops that should be ripe have already matured, and the primitive tribe has achieved a bumper harvest in this crop of food.

After all, it was the total food of the two tribes, and there were more than 600 less mouths to eat, so Li Tianxin and the others got enough seeds.

Potatoes, sweet potatoes, corn, peanuts, peppers, tomatoes, sunflowers... Li Tianxin collected all the crops available in South America.

And in the past few months, he compiled a book on how to grow these crops and gave it to the Panda'ers and his wife to take back together.

With these seeds, if the factory can develop plastic films and produce greenhouse vegetables, Ming Dynasty will soon be able to get rid of the food shortage situation.

Their location is in the northeastern part of South America, which has a tropical rainforest climate near the equator. The average annual temperature is 25°C to 28°C, and there is no shortage of sunlight or rain.

Now Zhu Qiqi and the others finally understood how the aborigines survived the winter without adequate cold-proof clothing.

There is no winter for people. The lowest temperature here is [-] or [-] degrees Celsius. Just like the spring of the Ming Dynasty, you can't feel the cold of winter at all.

If you want to feel the cold winter, you have to go to North America, which is seven or eight thousand kilometers away.

Therefore, many crops here are not subject to seasonal restrictions at all, and the next crop can be planted directly after harvesting, and there is almost no food shortage.

The African brothers cried to death.

After more than two months of construction, the base has taken a prototype, and coal mining began more than half a month ago.

After half a month of storage, the mined coal was enough for two treasure ships to return home.

After all the supplies were loaded onto the ship, Li Tianxin said to Panda'er Bailing and his wife, "Thank you for your hard work. Next time you come here, remember to transport a batch of livestock and poultry."

"After all, the basic conditions here are too poor and we will not be able to enter the industrial age in a short time. We will have to rely on animal power for the time being."

"In addition, you recruit a group of craftsmen from the private sector, including carpenters, masons, stonemasons, stoneworkers, potters, and blacksmiths. The more the better."

"In addition, we will mobilize some more science talents. The manpower can be selected from the science scholars next spring. Don't change the stalls and schedules."

If the Daming Factory is compared to the Chinese Academy of Sciences, then the stalls are at the academician level, the senior fans who specialize in teaching students in polytechnics are benchmarking expert professors, and the fans are ordinary researchers.

Those who have just passed the imperial examination and become Jinshi in science will also be assigned to the factory as fans, and they correspond to trainee researchers.

Every stall in the factory is a person who has studied mathematics, physics and chemistry in depth, and has made achievements in scientific research. Each one of them is a valuable asset of Ming Dynasty.

There is already a Zheng stall on the American continent, so there is no need to move the domestic stall.

There are also sixty fans, including seven senior fans.

So this time Panda'er goes back, there is no need to recruit more fans, just bring some new scholars to serve as assistants to the fans.

After listening to Li Tianxin's instructions, Panda'er nodded and said, "Don't worry, I've remembered it. Is there anything you need to say to Brother Long?"

Li Tianxin said: "There is nothing to say for the time being. Just tell him that we are opening up territory for the Ming Dynasty and need to stay here for a few years. We do not plan to come back for the time being."

"The development of Ming Dynasty in the next ten years has basically been arranged and can be implemented step by step."

"Now the main thing is to reserve various resources. The top priority is to mine oil and refine fuels such as diesel, kerosene, and gasoline. When the resources are sufficient, I will go back to develop aircraft."

"After the aircraft is built, it will be very convenient to travel from the Ming Dynasty to the New World. It takes two months by boat and can be reached in seven or eight hours."

Li Tianxin had already told them the "Bamboo Dragonfly Principle", so Shen Lang and others had no doubts about developing an aircraft as he mentioned, and were convinced that he could do it.

Because now even they can explain the principle clearly.

It's nothing more than a shell like a train car, with a machine that makes a propeller spin rapidly.

The propeller then rotates, creating airflow that drives the entire shell to fly.

Before, they couldn't imagine how to make the propeller rotate quickly on its own.

Naturally, this problem no longer exists. After all, they have seen steam engines and internal combustion engines and know that these things can indeed do what Li Tianxin said.

Compared to not knowing when they would be able to master sword flying, the advent of this aircraft was just around the corner.

As long as Li Tianxin starts developing it, they believe it will be ready soon.

"Okay, let's go back first, you guys take care of yourself."

"Bon Voyage."

Panda Bailing and his companions hugged each other, then turned around and flew away towards the treasure ship and warship.

Not long after, two of the five warships weighed anchor, and dark smoke and white steam emerged from their respective chimneys.

With a whistle, the warship turned around and headed northeast. All the soldiers who had followed the Panda'er couple back to the Ming Dynasty stood on the edge of the ship and saluted the shore.

Li Tianxin and others on the shore and the soldiers who stayed behind also returned the gift.

This time, there were four hundred households returning to the Ming Dynasty, as well as the Indian concubines of more than 440 soldiers.

They have now put on Hanfu and styled their hair like Ming women. This time they returned to Ming Dynasty with them, and they probably won't come back in a short time.

Moreover, once they get used to the beautiful life of the Ming Dynasty, they will no longer think about returning to this primitive and barbaric place.

During these three months of getting along, these women learned more or less some Chinese vocabulary.

Although I still can't communicate smoothly with Akito, there is no problem in simple conversations in daily life.

After all, after they had free time from work, the soldiers of the Ming army would teach them to speak Ming Dynasty Mandarin. Even if they only learned a few sentences a day, they would be able to accumulate a considerable vocabulary in three months.

Similarly, when they taught Ming Dynasty Mandarin, the Indian concubines would also teach them Aboriginal languages.

The method is exactly as mentioned before. Both parties speak the same thing in their own languages, and then remember each other's pronunciation.

The linguists have not been lazy at all in the past three months. They usually follow the children to herd sheep.

When the sheep were grazing, they would teach the children to speak the Ming Dynasty Mandarin and at the same time learn the indigenous language from the children.

After those Indian concubines went to the Ming Dynasty, they only had to live for a few years and they would be able to learn the Ming Dynasty Mandarin.

By then, wouldn’t they be ready-made Native American translators?
...After sending Panda'er and his wife away, Li Tianxin took the others back to the original tribe.

He turned around and looked at Zhu Qiqi and Bai Feifei, and said with a smile: "I thought you guys couldn't help but want to go back. If you choose to stay this time, I'm afraid you will have to wait for more than half a year next time you want to go back."

Zhu Qiqi clasped his hands behind his back and sighed: "Although I miss the children a little, I know that they must be living well and do not need us to worry about them. On the contrary, the natives here need us more."

"So we'll take turns. This time Mao'er and the others go back, next time we go back, and the next time you go back."

Even though Zhu Qiqi doesn't know many things, at least her cultivation is real.

One peerless master can play a greater role in construction than a thousand ordinary people.

With them here, the progress of construction will be many times faster.

After listening to her words, Li Tianxin joked: "Hey, that's good. Our Princess Jangle is becoming more and more Bodhisattva-hearted."

Shen Lang shook his head and laughed, while Bai Feifei and the other girls also pursed their lips and smiled.

Zhu Qiqi rolled her eyes at him, raised her head and said, "I already have a good heart, but why do you ask me, what do you think of my proposal? Do you agree to give me a word?"

Li Tianxin said: "I agree, how can I disagree? It will take at least several years to bring the natives up."

"If it weren't for Ah Fei and my foster father who were worried about me, I wouldn't want to run back and forth. It would be a good idea to take turns going back."

As he spoke, he glanced at his three wives and four concubines, and said to them: "If you want to go home to take care of your children, you can go back with Qiqi and the others. As long as there is a person in charge here at any time."

Bai Feifei nodded and said, "Let's talk about it then."

Li Tianxin nodded, stopped discussing this issue, and turned to discuss other things with Shen Lang.

"Brother-in-law, I'm thinking about how we can create a technique that can be practiced even by stupid people, and use it for the soldiers of the Ming army to practice. You can help me use it as a reference."

Shen Lang said happily: "This is a good idea. After all, the natives regard us as gods, so the soldiers of the Ming Army are similar to heavenly soldiers and generals. They should indeed be different from ordinary people."

"However, it is not easy to create such a skill. The martial arts itself has certain requirements for aptitude and understanding. If you want to create a skill that can be popularized and can be practiced by even stupid people, you can only learn from the outer sect skills. Think of ways to."

Li Tianxin nodded and said, "That's right. Qualifications and understandings vary, but everyone can have a strong body. The core of this skill is body training."

What he wanted to create was a technique similar to the "Dragon Elephant Prajna Kung Fu" that didn't require much qualifications and understanding. As long as he was willing to spend time practicing, he would definitely achieve success.

However, Dragon-Elephant Prajna Kung Fu is said to be high-end, but it is also low-end, because it also depends on qualifications.

People with good qualifications will spend much less time practicing, and the worse the qualifications, the slower it will be. But no matter how bad the qualifications are, as long as you persist in practicing, you will definitely continue to improve.

Therefore, Li Tianxin will refer to the Dragon Elephant Prajna Gong in his creation route, but he hopes to make this skill less time-consuming than practicing the Dragon Elephant Prajna Gong.

If a stupid person can practice hard for 20 years and reach the level of a second-rate expert in the world, this skill will be considered successful.

When the time comes to return to the Ming Dynasty, it can be used as the teaching content of physical education classes for primary school students, and even promoted to the whole society to improve the physical fitness of the people of the Ming Dynasty as a whole.

Once you are physically strong, you can get twice the result with half the effort, whether you are farming, working, or serving as a soldier.

And when the force value of the whole people is collectively improved, then the second-rate experts at that time are equivalent to ordinary people today.

After all, strength and weakness are relative. When everyone has this strength, then it is ordinary.

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More than an hour later, Li Tianxin and his party returned to the original tribe.

At this time, the women in the tribe were loosening the soil, weeding, and tending to the second crop, while the men were digging in the coal mine.

In addition to guarding, some of the officers and soldiers of the Ming Army were working in the mines, some were engaged in construction at the base, and some were building houses downstream with factories. Only the old, weak, women and children in the tribe were farming.

The children were herding sheep outside. Now that Ming army soldiers were accompanying them to protect them, it would be impossible for the tragedy like a few months ago to happen again.

A small flag, eight automatic rifles, and two sniper rifles were not weak at all even when facing the attack of thousands of indigenous people.

Moreover, as soon as the gunshots are fired, the guards in the camp will rush to the scene quickly, and no matter how many people come, it will be in vain.

About 200 meters downstream from the tribe, there are several rows of neat wooden houses.

These wooden houses are arranged horizontally and vertically, 1.5 meters apart from each other, and three meters apart from front to back.

There are twenty rooms in a row horizontally, and they are built in rows at the back. There is no limit to the number of rows. Each room is numbered. This is to facilitate household registration management in the future.

The wooden houses are not large, with a horizontal bay of about eight meters and a depth of five meters. They are about [-] square meters each and are divided into two bedrooms and a living room.

Obviously, these houses are for soldiers to live in now and in the future, and are equivalent to military apartments.

Because the army eats together and does not need to have separate kitchens, these houses do not even have kitchens.

The kitchen and canteen are built separately on the side of the living area. The architectural style is the same as that of a factory building, focusing on a spacious and open space.

At present, the aborigines, like the soldiers of the Ming Army, all eat communal meals, and their food is completely controlled by the Huotou Army.

In the past few months, all the rice and flour have been eaten up. Now the staple food of the army is potatoes, sweet potatoes, and corn.

However, due to Li Tianxin's various ways of eating, the soldiers of the Ming army were not tired of it.

For example, potatoes can be used to make vermicelli, sweet potatoes can also be used to make sweet potato flour, corn can be used to make polenta or corn soup, and all three of these can be used to make pancakes.

Sweet potatoes and corn can also make wine, and sweet potato roasting and corn roasting are also very famous wines in later generations. Potatoes can also make wine. The famous vodka can use potatoes as raw materials.

In addition, peanuts can be squeezed for oil, ground, and fried. Peanuts are also a delicacy. Peanut shells can also be used to make soy sauce.

It's a pity that the aboriginal people don't raise chickens, and naturally they don't have eggs, but Li Tianxin and the others still had tomatoes and scrambled eggs.

The eggs are ostrich eggs, and there are no pheasants here, only huge American ostriches.

The egg white of ostrich eggs is crystal clear, and the eggs are golden and attractive. They have a delicate texture, delicious taste, and rich nutrition. The protein, calcium, iron and other contents are higher than other eggs.

The most important thing is that one ostrich egg can hold dozens of eggs. The largest can weigh three kilograms and the smallest can weigh more than two kilograms. It is very suitable for large pots of rice.

Okay, that’s it, catch a bunch of them and tame them, and feed them with sweet potato leaves and grass cut outside.

Anyway, this thing can't fly. You can keep it in captivity by building a slightly higher fence bird pen. As for how to increase egg production, you have to study it slowly.

(End of this chapter)