"Rest assured, teacher, I will definitely bring them all back safely. The ship was also equipped with the prescriptions that the teacher said, and there were a lot of fruits and vegetables prepared, and I checked everything that needed attention. After listening to Li Hao's words, Han Long replied, saluted Li Hao, and then boarded the main ship to prepare for departure.

Those armed soldiers were also assigned a lot of each ship, and it was also their business to capture slaves and expand the territory in the future. And now, their fleet is more of a purpose to explore, to explore all the conditions of these places, and then mark them clearly on the map.

After this flotilla departed, another flotilla also departed. The leader of this fleet was a person selected from Quanzhou Mansion, and he had also studied with Li Hao for a while. However, when they set off, Li Hao did not come to see them off, and it was the assassin of Quanzhou Mansion who came.

The purpose of this fleet was different, they were going east and north. Follow the nautical chart given by Li Hao, explore those places in the Xiaoliuqiu Islands, and then go to Fusang to explore, and trade some things with that side by the way, this will be determined when you get to the place to see the situation.

The sea route from the east to the north is much simpler than the route to the west, because there are actually many Fusang people coming to Datang here, and these people are familiar with the sea here. Compared with a bald head who crossed the sea six times to bring advanced technology to the Fusang people, Li Hao and their thoughts were different.

The purpose of this team is to figure out the situation on the Fuso side, and then arrange a foothold on some of the less populated islands. Finally, I went north to Jeju Island, occupied Jeju Island first, and by the way, I saw the situation on a certain peninsula.

That peninsula has not been very honest recently, and after defeating Comrade Lao Yang's three Eastern Crusades, the mentality of the people here has been extremely inflated. thought that the big country next to him was just like that, so he jumped very happily and went back from time to time to harass Datang.

The conquest of this peninsula is Li Er's business, the imperial court has not given an order, and Li Hao will not do anything to this side. He just asked people to come over to understand the situation here, determine the geography of this place, and then start a small business by the way, and then get some special products from this side to go back.

"Did they go to the ocean this time to prove that the earth is round?" When bidding farewell to the fleet, Wu Yue and Xiao Wu both followed Li Hao's side, and they stayed here for a while, waiting for several women in Li Hao's mansion to give birth to children before returning to Chang'an.

All the affairs on Chang'an's side are now handed over to Uncle Zhong's family to handle, and Li Hao's students also share some things. Therefore, it doesn't matter if Xiao Wu doesn't go over there for the time being, and Li Hao knows the business situation over there through the system, without reporting.

Of course, if anyone over there has a different heart, Li Hao can also know it at the first time, which is faster than the communication at this time, and can deal with it in time. Li Hao hadn't told anyone about this kind of magical thing, and none of his students would say anything about it.

"No, they went on a long trip to explore the route, then learn about the situation outside, and accumulate experience in sea navigation by the way. We haven't been out much for a long time, and we don't know what it's like outside. ”

Li Hao explained that it is much more difficult to prove that the earth is round to sail, and it also requires better sailing experience. Li Hao would not have let his fleet come on such a long journey in the first place, it would be too dangerous.

"Are they going to some country of Snow White and the Dwarfs? Can you see a mermaid? "Wu Yue has a lot of questions, and some Li Hao doesn't know how to answer them.

"I really want to take a boat ride in the ocean!" These were Xiao Wu's words, and Li Hao's heart trembled several times after hearing it. At this time, Li Hao really doesn't know if there are female pirates, but most women probably don't have this idea of going around the sea.

Sailing in the sea is not a good thing, Li Hao has told them about the dangers in the middle, but I didn't expect this girl to be so tempted by this, which made Li Hao feel a little speechless.

"Why does every fleet have to bring people from the state religion? Are they going to preach the doctrine of the state religion to the aliens? Comrade Xiao Wu's thoughts jumped very quickly, and at this moment he wanted to travel around the world by boat, and the next moment he would pay attention to the Taoist priest on the ship.

"Sort of, but they have a lot of roles. For example, preaching the scriptures to the sailors on the ship, they also have good medical skills, and they are literate, and they can give a lot of help to those sailors on the ship. ”

Both fleets are equipped with Taoist priests, which is a requirement that Li Hao specially emphasized, and then Lao Yuan asked the national religion to select people to cooperate. In addition, there is only one faith in the entire Lingnan Province, and that is the state religion. The dragon king and the sea god are all immortals of the state religion, so it is natural to believe in the state religion.

Whether it is Tibet, those Shanyue people, or the Yi people on Ryukyu Island, Li Hao has slowly infiltrated this aspect. There are some things that other traversers don't want to do, or they are broad-minded and like to play and be tolerant, but this does not include Li Hao.

In addition to science and technology, how did the beliefs in his memory come in, and now the state religion of the Tang Dynasty will be beaten out. doesn't talk about tolerance, and doesn't talk about who is right and who is wrong, anyway, he just doesn't want to add something else to the pure Han culture, it's as simple as that!

So since coming to Datang, Li Hao has spared no effort to implement these. All his students had only one faith, and that was the state religion. And now that Datang's fleet is going to travel far, it's time for the state religion to go abroad.

"Brother-in-law, why are you letting people get so many pig's feet? Do you want to stew pig's knuckle soup for us to drink? And these disgusting bugs, this one caught fishing? As time went by, the weather began to warm up slowly, and Li Hao had more things to prepare.

The bug that Wu Yue said was disgusting is a very special bug, and this can indeed be used as bait for fishing. However, in the south of the later generations, this thing is a rare delicacy, and it cannot be eaten in ordinary places, and this thing is a grass.

Grass insects, its color is golden with red and green, the body of the insect is plump, the pulp is full, the movement is slow, and the appearance is terrible. It is mostly distributed in the topsoil layer of paddy fields and silt at the junction of brackish and fresh water in various places, and the mud surface only emerges when breeding. It feeds on grass and plants, is 3-4 cm long, pink, sometimes turns milky yellow or green, and is rich in protein and vitamins.

The growth of grasses is very seasonal, and the grasses in the south only come out every year during the first and fifteenth tides of March, April and August of the lunar calendar. When grasses appear, they float densely on the surface of the river, which is quite spectacular. Farmers wait at the outlet of the river and seize the opportunity to catch fish.

In later generations, since the application of pesticides in farmland, the number of grasses has gradually decreased. Later, although the number of grasses increased after strengthening the protection of the natural ecological environment, it was still not enough to meet the needs of those diners, resulting in high prices.

Grasses can be steamed or stewed, fried or fried, or burnt and delicious, or sweet and smooth. There is also a grass insect soup with fresh grass insects and sun-dried grass insects together, both its fragrance and umami, the taste is very delicious, this later Li Hao was fortunate to eat.

It's just that people who have seen this thing for the first time will not have a good first impression, such as Wu Yue. This girl said that she was disgusting when she saw the grass, and it is estimated that if she eats it later, it is one thing whether this girl dares to eat it.

"This bug is not a bait for fishing, this is a delicious dish for cooking. It's hard to eat, and it's only available here, and it's only available in fixed months, not at other times. ”

After hearing this, Li Hao explained with a smile, this thing is relatively difficult to catch in later generations, and there are not many of them. But it's different at this time, when it's all over the place. At this time, the people here have to find a way to get rid of these things, because this is harmful to rice.

"Yikes! Brother-in-law is so bad! Cooking with such a disgusting thing, I don't want to eat with my brother-in-law later. After listening to Li Hao's explanation, Wu Yue shuddered, as if imagining some kind of disgusting scene, and hurriedly ran away.

Li Hao smiled, not caring about Wu Yue's performance. There are many ways to make grasses, and they can be steamed and eaten. First, pour the raw oil into the grass pot, and then put in the salt powder, where the salt powder goes, the grass insects will burst and die. After that, add eggs, tangerine peel, olive sauce, fried garlic and steam them in the oven.

The steaming utensils must be made of a clay bowl, and the steamed grass insects are slightly cooled and then baked in a bowl, and then they exude a strange fragrance. At this time, put fragrant qian, cooked oil, sesame oil, that is, a delicious and smooth, nutritious dish out.

You can also fry the grass worms raw, fry until the pulp bursts, fry slowly over low heat, it takes half an hour, and the original flavor of the grass insects can be retained. Grass insects are made into delicacies, fragrant and delicious, tender and sweet, and have medicinal diet effects such as nourishing yin and aphrodisiac, strengthening the spleen, warming the body, and dispelling dampness, with a unique flavor.

In addition to these two common methods, there are many ways to cook grasses, as long as ginger, green onions, oil, salt, steaming, stir-frying, boiling, stewing, baking can be made into delicious dishes, can also be pickled into salted grasses or dried grasses, can also be mashed to make grasses sauce.

In addition to the grass worms and pig's feet in Li Hao's hands, this is not for himself. After April, Li Hao will go on an expedition, and he can't stay here at that time, so he has to prepare some things now and wait for his woman to eat in confinement after giving birth.

This dish is pork knuckle stewed with ginger vinegar, which is one of the postpartum tonic foods for southern women in later generations. Ginger can dispel cold and dampness, promote qi and blood. Folks believe that pregnant women inhale a lot of "wind" during childbirth, and must use old ginger to drive away. Sweet vinegar is used to cook with pig's feet, which is to use black vinegar to dissolve the calcium of pig's feet bones, and the mother can supplement calcium after drinking.

The boiled old ginger is not spicy, the pig's feet are not greasy, and the black vinegar is sweet but not sour. Therefore, not only mothers love it, but also many men, young and old. Especially in the cold winter and spring cold, drinking can replenish qi and activate the body, dispel cold and wind, and awaken the stomach and be delicious.