Chapter 1478: More Oil and Water, Less Food
"Also...... It's really a kun ......" Looking at the direction where the hill disappeared, Guo Jia's voice trembled a little.
The ship sailed at full speed and left the waters as fast as it could.
It wasn't until the sun was setting in the west and the sea was covered with a layer of orange waves that Guan Cheng ordered to slow down.
The officers and men who joined the navy later didn't feel anything, but those who were originally pirates, all of them were as earthy as they looked, and many of them sighed.
didn't see Kun's true face, Cao Shuo was somewhat disappointed.
He asked Guan Cheng, "Has General Guan ever seen Kun?" ”
Guan Cheng nodded first, then shook his head.
"Why do you nod your head first and then shake your head?" Cao Shuo asked in surprise, "Has the general seen it?" ”
"I've seen it a few times, and it's the same as today." Guan Cheng said: "As for its true face, I have never seen it. ”
"Have you seen anything here?" Cao Shuo asked.
"At most, it's just like me." Guan Cheng said: "I have seen Kun's true face, but now he has long become fish dung, how can I still stand here alive and talk to my son." ”
"Kun is so powerful?" Cao Shuo asked.
"It's miles on it, and if it shows its head, it can suck all the nearby boats and fish into its mouth." Guan Cheng said: "Fortunately, that kun didn't do this just now, otherwise we would have become food in the belly of the fish." ”
"Is there such a magical thing in the sea?" Guo Jia, who had seen everything with his own eyes, asked Guan Cheng.
"That's all." Guan Cheng said: "There are also sharks in it, who often drag people into the water to kill, but I have seen that thing with my own eyes, and I have even caught and sold it." ”
Cao Shuo didn't expect that there were really sharks in the sea.
In his impression, this kind of thing should only exist in myths and legends.
He asked Guan Cheng, "What are the sharks?" ”
"The upper body is like a human being, but it is not a human being." Guan Cheng said: "There is a fish tail, and the oil from it is refined and lit, and it is said that it can not be extinguished for thousands of years. Some nobles will put mermaid grease in the grave, if the gold camp finds that there is a perennial oil lamp in the grave, it is shark oil. ”
Guan Cheng's words made Cao Shuo also feel very surprised.
It seems that there are really a lot of things in this era that he doesn't know.
Some legendary creatures may have really existed, but they were gradually eliminated and extinct with the evolution of human civilization or the choice of natural laws.
Creatures like the mammoths and saber-toothed tigers of the Ice Age, if not fossils left behind, who can say that they ever really existed?
"I learned a lot from going to sea with General Guan." Cao Shuo first patted Guan Cheng's shoulder, and then asked Guo Jia: "Do you believe that there are many demonic things in the sea?" ”
"I didn't believe in the past, but now I believe." Guo Jia, who saw the huge waves of that "island" disappear with his own eyes, where would he still have any doubts about these, he nodded and answered.
"General Guan." Cao Shuo asked Guan Cheng: "How many days does it take to get from here to the South China Sea?" ”
"It's summer, and the wind is coming from the south." Guan Cheng said: "If you drive against the wind, it should be a month." ”
It takes a month to get from the western part of the strait to the South China Sea......
Cao Shuo deeply felt the backwardness of navigation technology in this era.
Although the sea ships are huge and equipped with weapons such as catapults, they are indeed enough to deal with the enemy forces on the shore, but the speed of navigation is too slow, which is a fatal disadvantage.
However, with the current technology, it is not possible to change the speed of a sea vessel.
Although Cao Shuo knew that there were steam engines, electric motors, and even nuclear power, he was not a scientist after all, and he did not understand the principles of those things at all.
It is impossible for a layman to develop these things even if they know that they exist.
Can't we tell the craftsmen of this era that there is a lot of energy available in this world, and let the craftsmen study these things that only appeared after the Industrial Revolution?
The only way to change all this is to develop education.
Only when education keeps up can people's minds be broadened.
There are thousands of kinds of people, some are suitable for politicians, some are suitable for business, and some are suitable for developing science and technology......
And the source of all this comes from education......
"When we go to the South China Sea in the summer, we're really crazy." Cao Shuo said to Guan Cheng and Guo Jia: "When I get to the place, I'm afraid I will die of heat." ”
"It's fine at sea." Guan Cheng said: "There is a sea breeze blowing, but it is not very hot. ”
"The sea breeze is still different from the wind on the river." Cao Shuo said: "The sea breeze has a salty smell, and when it blows on people's bodies, it will make people not sweat in their pores, and if they don't scrub it clean, they will still feel hotter and hotter." ”
"That's what Childe said." Guan Cheng said: "I remember that Childe only went out to Izumo once last time, but I didn't expect to have so much understanding of the sea. ”
"I'm a person who is good at seeing and feeling." Cao Shuo grinned: "As long as I walk the road once, I can know what kind of feeling this road will bring to people." ”
"Childe is smart, not comparable to ordinary people." Guan Cheng lost no time in patting Cao Shuo's sycophants.
"General Guan." Cao Shuo smiled slightly, and said to Guan Cheng: "Please let someone bring a few jars of wine, I saw Kun today, and I have to be shocked by Feng Xiao and General Guan." ”
"Does Childe eat seafood or meat?" Guan Cheng asked.
"There's still meat on board?" Cao Shuo asked, "In such a hot weather, can meat still be stored?" ”
"There's still a way to store it." Guan Cheng said: "As long as it is marinated with salt, although it is not as delicious as fresh meat, it also has a unique flavor." ”
The method of curing meat that Guan Cheng said is the salted meat of later generations.
Of course, salted meat and fresh meat will not taste the same.
Speaking of salted meat, Cao Shuo suddenly thought of a dish, stir-fried meat with garlic.
He grinned and said to Guan Cheng: "This method is not bad, in the future, the soldiers will not only be able to eat seafood, but also meat on land, and the recipe will not be too monotonous." ”
"In the past, when I was a pirate, I couldn't eat meat." Guan Cheng said embarrassedly: "At that time, when I went ashore, I grabbed as much as I could, but every time I grabbed it, it was very limited. On the contrary, now that they are in the navy, the officers and men not only dress and live well, but also eat very different things than before. In the past, each soldier consumed six or seven liters of rice a day, but now two liters of rice is enough. ”
"Life is good, why do you eat less?" Cao Shuo asked with a smile.
"In the past, the soldiers had no oil and water in their stomachs, except for seafood and rice, of course they ate a lot." Guan Cheng replied: "Now that I have eaten more, of course I eat a lot less rice." ”
After answering Cao Shuo, he instructed a naval sergeant: "Take someone to fetch a few jars of fine wine to suppress the shock for Gongzi and Guo Gong." ”