Tang Ming had never eaten such food even on a deserted island, and that meal was not a well-prepared mountain delicacy. At this moment, when he returned to the crowd, he degraded to the point of nibbling on steamed buns and drinking cold water. Uncle can bear it, aunt can't bear it, change, for the sake of future happiness, it must be changed! Don't you even smell Xiaobai? How could Tang Ming do something that made his brother hungry.

Finding Wang Datie with cold water and holding steamed buns, and telling him his thoughts, Wang Datie sighed and said, "Brother Tang! The eldest brother is tired of eating such meals, but what can be done? There is no place for cooking on the ship, and there are more than 100 ships and more than 1,000 people in this fleet, if they have to make a fire to cook for meals, there is so much firewood to find there, and now it is really helpless to do this! ”

As soon as he heard Tang Ming mention this problem, Wang Datie suddenly vomited bitterness, navigation has never been a simple matter, and human beings seem so small and helpless in front of him in the face of natural disasters.

"What about coal? Isn't there still coal without firewood? Tang Ming couldn't figure it out, why did Wang Datie be embarrassed by such a simple question?

Wang Datie glanced at Tang Ming, his meaning was the same as looking at an idiot, and he pouted: "Coal, that is something that only rich and noble families can afford, and our fleet only has some stored on Zheng He's father-in-law's ship, and it is not necessary to save it." If you go to sea for a long time, it is common for my father-in-law to eat steamed buns and drink cold water like us! ”

Tang Ming suddenly woke up to the fact that he had not integrated into this era at all, and when thinking about things, he still habitually used the logic of later generations to think. What may look ordinary in the afterlife is nothing short of fantastical at this moment. In the era of the 'global village' of later generations, a trip to the sea was as simple as a meal.

However, in this world that has just begun to explore the voyage, everything has to be explored by itself, relying on manpower to exchange valuable experience for life after failure.

"Maybe I should do something!" Tang Ming thought about it for a while.

In the evening, the fleet came to the port of Seoul, North Korea, and a little father-in-law and four guards docked in a small boat and hurried to the palace non-stop.

Wang Datie continued to lead his brothers ashore to replenish food and fresh water, and Tang Ming followed him ashore and asked Wang Datie for three people to rush to the nearby market.

Wang Datie has already told Wang Datie that he wants to make some changes, although Wang Datie is still suspicious of him out of Tang Ming's roasting rabbit skills, he also boldly agreed, and handed over the dozen taels of silver he saved to him, asking him to let go and do it, if the silver is not enough, he will ask for it again.

With Wang Datie's support, Tang Ming also had a lot less worries. In the bustling bazaar, there are no high-rise buildings of later generations, and all the low-rise houses are cut out of stone, perhaps because of the proximity to the sea, and there is not a single adobe house that was common in ancient times.

Due to its proximity to Seoul and the dense crowding of major ports, you can still see some people in fancy costumes walking in the market from time to time, and all kinds of cheers are endless, which shows the degree of prosperity.

Steamed bread is not delicious when it is cold, especially when the weather is cold, the steamed bread that is frozen hard is no different from a stone, and it is easy to spoil when the weather is hot, and the nutrition and taste are inferior.

But what is the best thing to use as a must-have dry food? Tang Ming wandered unconsciously through the bazaar, racking his brains to recall various delicacies in later generations, hoping to find a little inspiration from them.

At this moment, a burst of fragrance came along with a shout, Tang Ming looked at it in a daze, his eyes lit up, he had already thought of an excellent food, that is, pancakes!

This thing is simple, and easy to store, as long as it is not invaded by moisture within a month of absolute freshness, as for the taste can also be changed at will, adding some meat is meat sandwich bun, adding some food is a vegetable bun, sweet and sour can be matched at will, rich in nutrition is really a must-have for marching travel!

Of course, it is much easier to do things with a goal, flour is a must-have, all the flour in the bazaar Tang Ming bought it all, not much is only a few hundred catties, three thousand cakes should be there. After doing the math, Tang Ming felt that it should be about the same, and then he had to design an oven suitable for use on the ship.

Tang Ming already had the shape of the oven in his mind, drew a few drawings and called a subordinate behind him, asking him to go to the iron shop to make a few iron plates. Then he took the remaining three people back to the boat with flour.

After walking around the boat, Tang Ming did not find a suitable place to place the oven, either the bearing capacity was not enough or the place was not suitable, and when he was in a dilemma, Wang Datie came. After discussing it, Wang Datie simply dismantled the cannon at the stern of the ship and vacated the space for Tang Ming to set up the oven.

"Isn't it inappropriate for big brother to do this? If your father-in-law knows about and condemns you, the gains outweigh the losses! Tang Ming was afraid that Wang Datie would be confused, so he couldn't help but persuade him hard.

Knowing that Wang Datie was not the same thing, he laughed and said: "Brother, this cannon is just an ornament here, my ship is usually in the middle of the fleet, and it is only responsible for transporting supplies, and it is not our turn to fight." Besides, this cannon is useless, and it just takes up space here, so it's okay, I can still be the master of this ship. Your father-in-law will not bother with this little thing, but if you do it boldly, as long as you succeed in changing the food of the brothers in the fleet, it will be a great credit! ”

Having said that, Tang Ming still has something to say, only by doing this well can he repay Wang Datie's love. The iron plate was delivered quickly, and the assembly was easy, and a dozen tall sailors completed it in the time of a pillar of incense. In order to save firewood, Tang Ming designed the oven into three layers, and the perimeter of each layer was sealed with thick yellow mud.

The first and second layers are for pancakes, the third layer is no longer very hot, it is just right to warm the food, and there are two large pots at the top, as long as they are filled with water, you can have hot water to drink at any time.

At night, when the fire rose and the noodles woke up, Tang Ming chose more than a dozen people on the boat who were more flexible to help. Some people roll out the dough and some bake it, some people take a few roast lambs they bought, cut them into small slices, put them on the third layer to warm them, and then put the remaining bones into a pot to cook.

Soon the first batch of pancakes came out of the oven, Tang Ming cut a pancake and put a small piece of roast mutton in the middle, and took a beautiful bite, and the kitchen was full of aroma for a while. Xiaobai was already rubbing on his lap, and he couldn't wait to pay for it.

After feeding all the remaining cakes to Xiaobai, Tang Ming just stood up when he saw Wang Datie staring at a pair of huge bull's eyes, sucking saliva, and wanted to strangle Tang Ming to death. He couldn't understand that Tang Ming actually fed such good food to the wolves, and he had to say that he was really a loser who wasted food.......

Wang Datie was not alone, the sergeants at the kitchen door who were attracted by the fragrance had already surrounded the place, and they all stretched their necks to look in, the Adam's apple at the neck kept moving up and down, and it was obvious that these guys were constantly swallowing saliva.

Wang Datie couldn't bear not to look at the pancakes, wiped a handful of saliva when people weren't paying attention, and yelled with an unkind face: "What are you bastards doing here, how can you make people work in a crowded place, go back, wait for your share!" ”

Night has covered the entire sea, and the sailors who have worked hard all day are waiting for the meal to begin. Tang Ming wanted to improve everyone's food, and this matter had already spread in the fleet, and even Zheng He's father-in-law knew about it, but he didn't take it to heart.

The hardships of life at sea, Zheng He has already deeply experienced this time, compared to the days of fine clothes and food in the palace, this is simply a world of difference. If Zheng He hadn't been counted on him by the four students of his classmates, he wouldn't have been able to do this errand today.

"Li Xing, Hou Xian, Wang An, Ma Jing, you wait for the miscellaneous family, one day I won't let you have a good time!" These are the four people Zheng He must curse every day when he comes to the sea on an errand, which shows that the hatred for him has reached an endless situation.

The noodles have been made, and there are more than 3,000 cakes, two of which are distributed to each person plus a bowl of steaming bone broth, which is undoubtedly the most delicious meal since I went to sea. After this incident, Tang Ming is known to everyone in the fleet, and who does not praise the people who have eaten his pancakes!

After Wang Datie tasted one himself, he didn't dare to slack off for a moment, and urged Tang Ming to make a few pancakes with ingredients himself, and hurriedly sent them to Zheng He.

Zheng He's ship is the largest in the entire fleet, with a length of 151.8 meters, a width of 61.6 meters, a four-story ship, 9 sails can be hung on the ship, the anchor weighs several thousand catties, and it takes 200 people to set sail, which is more than twice as large as Wang Datie's ship.

After the guard's report, Wang Datie was allowed to meet Zheng He, and under the leadership of the guard, he went straight to the study on the second floor with a lunch box. Seeing this scene, Wang Datie secretly sighed, and hurriedly sang a promise: "Logistics captain Wang Datie see the superintendent, and the subordinate secretary Tang Ming has improved delicacies, please taste the superintendent!" ”

Wang Datie saw that the superintendent's face was not good, and immediately saw that the wind made the rudder dare not take credit, so he had to confess Tang Ming, so as not to accidentally touch the moldy head and be condemned by the superintendent, so as to have a way out. So far, it can be seen that Wang Datie is also a scheming figure under the appearance of crude ore.

Thinking about it, there is nothing surprising about this, if you don't know how to behave in the army, and if you want to climb to a high position based on military merit alone, it is almost impossible.

Zheng He looked up at Wang Datie, who was kneeling in front of him, staring silently at the food box in his hand, at this moment he had already smelled the fragrance of the pancakes, and after coming back to his senses, he said coldly: "Submit it!" ”

If he was amnestied, fine beads of sweat were already oozing from Wang Datie's forehead at this moment, and Zheng He's moment of silence made him feel as if a century had passed, and he trembled slightly and presented the pancake with his hands.

At a glance, there are four buttery flatbreads on the plate, exuding the fragrance of wheat and mutton, which is steaming and appetizing.