Neither vegetable nor peanut oil. () Not even more European's butter. Li Huamei carefully stored the paper media and screwed the lid back on. It seems that the key to the movement of this mechanism is this oil.

Looking around, two sets of windmill leaves were fastened to the shelves, and they were black and greasy. If you look closely, whether it is the large black piece or the windmill leaf, it is all made of fine iron. Australians love to use iron, and the reputation for using iron is well deserved. There were also many cupboards and shelves in the cabin, and she opened them one by one to look for strange iron objects. Packed in small boxes. In order. There were some things she recognized, and the master carpenters in Europe used similar things. But most of them can't say what they are for.

Ten minutes later, footsteps and the sound of a changing of the guard began to sound outside the door. She quickly stopped, and stood still for a few seconds. When the sound had completely subsided, he hurriedly put away his things and slipped out of the porthole.

The next day, the fleet continued its journey after completing the construction of the base, and baskets of coconuts were piled up all over the deck, totaling more than 5,000. Jiang Qiuyan had to prohibit everyone from drinking coconut water to quench their thirst, lest some people have electrolyte disorders.

The next target of the expedition was Mannings. Specifically, it is the town of Wanning Shangen. There is a small pyrite mine in Yamane Town, which is very small in scale, but the unique feature is that it is right by the sea, and if the specific location and reserves can be discovered. Traversers can engage in an expedition-style large-scale assault mining, mining a hundred tons at a time.

"This thing can be used to make sulfuric acid and can be used as fertilizer, which is very useful for us, especially sulfuric acid." Wang Luobin said, "It is easy to produce sulfuric acid from the coal-chemical plant, but unfortunately coal has to rely on imports for a long time, and mining pyrite can at least solve part of the problem." ”

"You don't need to build another Manningsburg, do you?" Chen Haiyang thought that the number of his fleet was almost one-third, and he really couldn't support it if he had to stay behind.

Wang Luobin said: "No, no, the mountain roots are very barren, and Wanning is not the focus of development for the time being." Until the 20th century, this place was still a vast and sparsely populated place, and there were probably no people in this plane. ”

As he was talking, Ruan Xiaowu ran over and saluted: "Report!" Commander-in-Chief Chen, it's time to send the report. Please send a telegram! ”

"Bring it." Chen Haiyang took the telegram folder, which contained today's routine telegram, reporting the current location of the fleet, the status of the fleet, and the next destination. Although it is a routine task, it is the most effective safety guarantee for them when they are at sea. According to the encryption regulations formulated by the Executive Committee and Lingao Telecom, from March 1629, each major committee and department used its own independent codebook, which was encrypted and then handed over to Lingao Telecom, and the translation and telecommunication work was undertaken by each department. In this way, the telegram is avoided from becoming electrified, and a telegram is sent, and after ten minutes all the places with 15W and 5W stations are known. As for what kind of messages are encrypted and what kind of messages are not encrypted, the departments themselves should formulate their own rules.

Today's message, as usual, is stamped with the stamp of "Sea Secret". Chen Haiyang looked through it, and there were still a few telegrams. One is a clear code telegram sent by Guangzhou Station, which is full of boring words, probably the operator of Guangzhou Station is chatting with the female operator of Lingao Telecom, and the other is the "Sea Secret" telegram sent by Changhua Fort, which briefly reports the process of their in-depth investigation in Li District.

"It's pretty powerful, I tricked ten cows and a girl back." Chen Haiyang signed the power generation, smiled and showed the telegram folder to Wang Luobin, and he also wanted to sign it.

"It shows that everyone makes good use of mass relations. The mass work is getting wider and wider. Wang Luobin signed, "In Changhua zhanzhujiao, the establishment of long-term friendly relations with Li Zhai is beneficial to the future development of Shilu, I think we should call the executive committee and give them a collective first-class merit or other rewards." ”

"Hehe, Wang Gong, Xiao Zishan won't forget this, he will do this." Chen Haiyang sighed, "When we return to Lingao, a collective second-class merit is indispensable, and maybe there will be another armband that can be sewn on the sleeve." ”

"Actually, it's not as good as awarding a few life secretaries-" Wang Gong was originally not interested in those black and thin little women, but recently found that the girls who had been moistened by the water and soil in the Lingao Liberated Area had recently begun to become white and plump, and they couldn't help but feel unfavorable to their children.

"Life secretary?" Chen Haiyang snorted, "The executive committee is kind. I'm afraid that good things will become bad things. On the contrary, it hurts everyone's feelings and affects unity. ”

"Brainstorming, brainstorming." As he spoke, Ruan Xiaowu had already run down. Chen Haiyang looked at his back and said with some emotion: "A child like this has been trained for a few months, and he is willing to endure hardships and obey orders. There is no culture, but the understanding is high. In another three or four years, we will become adults, and we will be the backbone of Liliang -- how good it will be to give them these girls when the time comes. ”

"Hehe, you've thought about it thoroughly, and you've even thought about finding a partner for your subordinates?"

"For a soldier to be born and die with you, the officer must be a real father and brother."

In the newly completed Yulinbao base, a left-behind team led by Lao Di and Bai Guoshi was left, a total of fourteen people. They will live under the blue sky and white clouds for about a month, during which time Bai Guoshi will fully investigate the nearby resources and social customs. As for Lao Di, his task is much simpler, cutting wood here, and at the same time learning to pick coconuts under the guidance of Bai Guoshi - using the tree climbing method, according to him, this picking plays an important role in the stable and high yield of coconut trees.

Lao Di watched the sail shadow gradually disappear with melancholy, and turned back to Bai Guoshi and a few other people who crossed the crowd and said, "Let's talk about how to go on vacation this month." ”

"There are quite a lot of tasks during the holidays." Bai Guoshi looked at the pile of supplies and tools left behind. There were machetes, shackles, axes, saws, and plenty of ropes and rattan baskets. The ironsmiths didn't have a lot left, after all, there were blacksmiths across the bay. They were also left with a number of goods that could be traded with Anyule City, mainly sugar and shochu. There were sixty days of rations, and fifty taels of silver were left for emergencies.

"Let's try the radio first."

At that moment, Lao Di commanded the sailors to pack up their things on the beach and move into Yulin Fort one by one, Bai Guoshi and a few traversers went to set up the 5W transceiver machine left for them to contact, and after calling for five minutes, there was already an echo from the Lingao main station. And the call sign is clear. Then they called the expedition team, and they got a quick reply. Zuihou, suddenly a new signal came from the radio, and Changhuabao heard their call and was responding. The exchange of radio waves alleviated everyone's original loneliness and panic a lot.

If you want to stay here for a month, you must first settle yourself and your subordinates. So I made a small division of labor. Lao Di served as the commander of Changhua Fort, mainly responsible for defense and construction work; Bai Guoshi is in charge of collecting supplies, he has some emergency medical training, and is considered a hygienist in the team; Wang Tao is responsible for dealing with Anyoule City, and he has a boy who was adopted from the orphans who came from Guangzhou as an apprentice, and when everyone was eager to adopt a little Lori, adopting a Zhengtai made his sexual orientation a topic of discussion for a while.

"No," Wang Tao said calmly, "I just want him to learn to tell with me, or no one will say it when I die, there must be a inheritance, right?" ”

This boy followed his surname Wang and named him Wang Degang, and his name was naturally a spoof. But it's also a decent call.

Although Wang Degang is only a teenager, he has learned many traditional storytelling and cross talk jokes under the influence of his master, and he is a literary and artistic backbone in the national school. Wang Tao also taught him speech and debate every day -- a job he did as a trainer -- and was preparing to have this little apprentice run for student cadres in the first national school next year. His next goal is to lobby the Executive Committee to establish a youth league organization, and this apprentice can take the League route in the future.

zuihou and Shen Yuefeng, a sea turtle, majoring in history elective IT, are of little use to the traverser, but fortunately, he loves military affairs, thanks to the blessing of the decadent American imperialists, and has a lot of experience in target shooting and hunting, and was expanded into the team in the expansion of the long-range exploration team. Received a few weeks of naturalist education. The main purpose of staying here is to collect local animal samples and meat, and to provide food in case of food shortages.

He carried an AR-15 with four magazines strapped to his outfit and an ACOG sight. There is also a pistol holster in his waist, not to mention the Glock, the most common self-brought pistol in the Crossing Army. Wearing an original M35 helmet, although it looks like a South American militia or an anti-government* army, it is still armed to the teeth. Compared to Lao Di, who was holding a Minnie rifle, he looked much safer.

The old Dinamini rifle was also a little helpless, according to the theory of Ma Qianzhuo and others, the officer must use the same weapon as the soldier in order to make the soldier trust his weapon. So the Army and Navy Traverser officers all used Mini rifles and Jerind pistols. It made many people complain. This time, because of the safety of the remaining team, each traverser was finally issued with an SKS rifle.

Housing was assigned at the moment, and the sailors were divided into three groups to guard the three boss forts, and the traversers collectively guarded the east boss fort and the gate as the main fort.

The interior of the house is naturally unpainted, and the walls are simply painted with cement. Although there are sleeping bags, there is a risk of arthritis if you sleep directly on the wet ground. Wang Tao took a few people to find a fishing boat that was fishing nearby and crossed the bay, came to Anyoule City, and found a carpenter to order a few beds and some furniture.

"The bed shouldn't be big, don't pull out the bed like that, no, no, don't carve, but it should be double, you know? Double-layered, yes, can also sleep on it. What should I do if I fall off? You put a railing next to the bed, yes, I'll draw it for you—" Wang Tao made a comparison with the local carpenter, and finally made the craftsman understand what he meant. He made the first double bunk bed in Yazhou, although he was still stubborn and carved a lot of patterns on the headboard to show his craftsmanship.

I bought furniture, found an aunt who sold homespun cloth in Anyule City, and used a bag of sewing needles and a small amount of money in exchange for bed sheets that were customized according to their size, thin quilts that everyone brought with them, and bought straw mats and other daily necessities.

In the evening, all the staff lit a bonfire in the open space of Yulinbao and boiled the fast food paste of Boiled Caodi No. 1, Wang Tao said:

"It's a tough place, but we have to make a good living, and there's a town across the street. Here is Kao Sea, everyone can use their brains together to live a good life. ”

"Say it." Lao Di knew that Wang Tao, the trainer, had a lot of twists in his stomach.

A sailor raised his hand, and Lao Di saw that this was a sailor from a fisherman, named Shi Jinxi.

"Let Chief Wang speak first."

"No, let him speak first." Wang Tao knew that once a person with a high status said something, a person with a low status would retract his suggestion, which was not conducive to collecting suggestions.

"Then you can say it."

"Report chief, there are reefs in this bay, and every day I take a few brothers to catch the sea, and I can catch a lot of fish, shrimp and shells, and I can also catch sea vegetables—"

"That's what I wanted to say!" Wang Tao agreed, "It's very thoughtful!" ”

"Chief Xiexie, if you can get a boat and a net, you can fish in the bay, and you will be even more profitable."

"Get a boat?" Lao Di thought to himself that this is probably not difficult, and it won't take a few dollars to buy it.

Shen Yuefeng said: "It is much more convenient for us to have a boat, at least we don't have to go around the bay all day and night. It can save a lot of work. Besides, after felling the wood, will everyone carry it on their shoulders? There is a boat that can be towed in the bay. ”

"Okay, let's get a boat. Wang Tao, are you going to do it? ”

"Haode, I'll go to the opposite side of the city tomorrow to have a look. Let me continue with my thoughts-"

Zuihou decided that Wang Jinxi would take two other fishermen-born sailors to catch the sea every morning and evening. Bai Guoshi and Shen Yuefeng took a few sailors out to inspect first, on the one hand, to select a place for coconut picking and logging, and on the other hand, to hunt some edible animals along the way. But with plenty of meat, everyone's motivation will be higher. Whether it's coconut picking or logging, it's heavy physical work. What's more, Lao Di felt that he was not very satisfied with the water source situation in Yulinbao after checking it, and wanted to improve it again.

"Now the water source is drawn from the nearby small river by digging a ditch, although there is a small moat, but it is easy for the enemy to cut off the water source or poison it." Lao Di said.

"You want to dig a well? But there is no equipment. ”

"I dug up a well that probably came out of salt water, and I wanted to build a culvert and bring water from the river. This makes it easy for the enemy to find out. ”