Chapter 800: News of the Holy War (Part II)
The waves are rippling. "My lord, there is Yuanfan Port in front, and there are not many vegetables on our ship, should we make up for it in Yuanfan Port?"
When a fleet was still some distance from the port of Yuanfan, a first mate in charge of the reserves of bracken, grain, and water came to the fleet commander's cabin and made his proposal. "Okay, just stop at Yuanfan Harbor. The fleet commander thought for a moment and agreed.
Without vegetables, it is definitely not a good thing for the people living on the fleet, and it is easy to form scurvy.
Scurvy is a serious threat to the health of seafarers in the past thousand years, and has been widely prevalent among seafarers, explorers and armies for thousands of years, especially among long-distance seafarers, so it is called "the fear of sailors".
However, hundreds of years ago, the disease was related to diet, and now drinking orange juice and lemon juice can treat and prevent scurvy, so vegetables are indispensable on board.
"When it's time, remember to buy food that can be stored for a longer period of time, we will take a long time on this expedition, if it is vegetables that cannot be stored, buy less. Stopped the knight who turned to go out, the fleet commander added. "You must know that our time is running out, and we need to speed up our next trip, so as to ensure that we arrive at the battlefield on time, this time, we must be fully stocked. ”
The commander's expression was very serious, and his 8 lights fell on the first mate, and he said seriously: "You are one of my most capable subordinates, I hope you can handle this matter well." ”
"Rest assured, I will do my best to get this thing done. When I arrived at the port in front of me, I immediately took a manual search to see if there were any vegetables that had been stored for a little longer. The first mate saluted the commander and replied very seriously.
The commander nodded with satisfaction: "Okay, I believe you, you go to work!"
"Thank you very much for your trust. The first mate lowered his head again and replied respectfully.
It wasn't until he stepped out of the commander's cabin and onto the deck that the breeze blew through that the first mate exhaled softly.
Looking up at the sky, I felt that from the time I came out to the present, the sunshine would be different every day, and it was clear that the sun was starting to shine brighter day by day.
Unfortunately, spring is supposed to be a warm and pleasant season, but they have to go to the battlefield, although the victory will bring them a better life. But who can guarantee that he will be the one who will come back alive?
"Lord Sark, the vegetable reserves in the fleet are only enough for one day today. Just as the first mate was feeling emotional, the soldier in charge of the vegetable store came up and said to the knight.
Sark already knew about this, and he looked at the mysterious harbor where the outline could be clearly seen, and then, turning around, he commanded the soldier: "Call a few more people, and follow me around this port in a moment, to see if there are any vegetables that can be stored for a longer time, and it is a waste of time to always replenish the food store, and we don't have much such time on our itinerary." "When it's time, you can buy more lemons and oranges, wrap them in paper and put them in a waxed, sealed bucket. "This method is the most effective and cheapest method. "Yes, that's what I'll do. Seeing that the commander was going to take them to buy food, the soldier immediately turned around and went to find someone.
Turning back, standing on the deck, like the patrol soldiers, looking at the port that was getting closer and closer to them in the distance, Zac's heart was somewhat uncertain.
"I don't know if I can complete the task on time. Although he had heard of the prosperity of Yuanfan Harbor, he had not been there in person, and he was a little unsure whether he would be able to complete his task.
At the very least, he can replenish a batch of vegetables first, so that the people in the fleet will not be left without vegetables to eat tomorrow, which is what he urgently needs to solve. "No matter what, at least you can supplement it with lemons and oranges, but I don't know if there is one in this city now, and it's not the season now. ”
The sky is very blue, a few white clouds are gently drifting by, and the sea area under the sun looks so blue and beautiful.
And the mysterious port in the distance, like a beautiful girl with a veil, is unveiling in front of everyone little by little, which makes people full of expectations. "Very magnificent and beautiful harbor......" Sack couldn't help but sigh when the far sail port showed the whole face in front of him.
The grandeur is clear at a glance, the beauty also comes from order and cleanliness, and on the docks, there is very little garbage everywhere. "Yes, this port is really beautiful, but I don't know if it will be so prosperous when the war swept here. On the side, there was a three-pair interface talking.
"I hope it won't come to this, it's a pity that such a prosperous place was destroyed by war. Looking at the beautiful harbor in front of him, Sack whispered, and after speaking, shook his head, this was not something he could decide.
At this moment, the fleets of various countries have begun to concentrate, and the fleets of the elves are also ready, and a big war is about to begin, in this case, any place may become a victim of war. "There's a patrol team coming up ahead. Suddenly, someone spoke.
Zac quickly came to his senses from his contemplation, looked ahead, and sure enough, he saw a battleship, coming towards him.
Naturally, there were knights in charge of this kind of thing, who went over to negotiate and explain to the people on the other side, and when the identities of their group were confirmed, the battleship opened the way in front and led them to Yuanfan Harbor
According to the regulations of Yuanfan Harbor, only two warships can be close to the edge of the port, and the other warships must be kept at a certain distance from the port, but small boats can be used to transport the soldiers above to and from the warship and the port.
The members of this fleet who came from afar did not have any dissatisfaction with this regulation, which was actually reasonable, and there was nothing wrong with such a regulation in order to protect the safety of the port. "Hello, welcome to Fengyuanfan Port. "The port that was in charge of the fleet, got the news, rushed over, and talked warmly with the ashore Sark.
When he learned that they were going to buy vegetables that could be stored for a longer time, a smile appeared on the officer's face: "You chose to come to our port this time to replenish food, which is considered to be the right place, maybe you don't know that there is a new type of food in our territory, called Changtou." In order to allow some people who have been working at sea for a long time to eat vegetables frequently, our main canned food is canned vegetables, which can be stored for at least one year by sealing all kinds of vegetables in canned food, and it is okay to open the canned food at any time during this year. How, don't you think about canned vegetables?" "Canned vegetables?" Although canned food has spread, it is not widely used, and as the first mate, it is the first time to hear this name, and Sack is a little confused.
However, immediately, the officer, very enthusiastically, led the group to the rest place of the port, and asked people to take a few canned vegetables, and immediately opened them for them to taste.
Sax looked suspiciously, and found that most of them were stoneware, but a few were glass bottles, and from the inside, it could be seen that they were compressed vegetables.
"This is our territory, food sealed in glass containers is not easy to spoil if it is properly heated, of course, glass bottles are relatively expensive, canned food is not cost-effective, just a few examples, most of them are made of stoneware, these stoneware are exactly the same appearance, can be stacked and placed in boxes, take up a small space, used up, can also be used as lunch boxes and water things. The secretary said as he introduced.
In fact, this method is to process the food, then put it into a wide-mouth pottery bottle, put it all in a pot of boiling water, heat it for 3d~6o minutes, plug it tightly with a cork while it is hot, and then strengthen it with a thread or seal it with wax.
Sack was immediately intrigued by this new type of food: "How long will this last?"
"If you don't open it, it will keep it from rotting for at least a month. The secretary replied, "And these vegetables have been compressed, and when you eat them, you just need to open them and put them in a pot." ”
On Earth, shortly after the advent of such glass cans, the Englishman Peter Durant made tinplate cans, which were patented in England.
But in the current world, the iron sheet manufacturing process is difficult, and in the foreseeable future, iron sheet cans are not possible. "Then I'll take it back and try it. Sack said, and with the consent of the local officer, he returned to the ship with a few cans and handed them into the hands of the captain of the fleet. "Oh, this is cans? I seem to have heard of it. The commander had heard of the new things that had appeared in the past few years, and he thought about it and said, "Cook it and try it." "It was easy, the chef cooked it, and a moment later, a pot of soup appeared. "It's very small, but it's so loose that a can can of vegetable soup for a day's worth of vegetable soup on a boat. The chef then reported it.
Taking a sip, the commander nodded, it didn't taste very good, but it was much better than the vegetables that were stored like this.
The fleet management, including the fleet commander, was very interested in this canned food and felt that it was a very good idea to buy this canned vegetables.
"Well, it's all canned, these clay pots, the storage space is very small, we can store more vegetables and grains, and after eating, we can also use the rain to hold water, which can store fresh water. The fleet commander immediately sensed this and made a decision.
So, Sack went with dozens of people, and half an hour later, a special cargo ship came over, replenishing each boat with a large number of vegetable picks.
Almost a few days later, the Church of the Goddess of Agriculture in Romon Territory received an order to go on an expedition.
The Fifth Fleet, which Romon handed over to the Church of Agriculture, will also be commanded by the people of the Church of Agriculture, and will soon leave the port of Far Sail. "Romong, please rest assured, the Church of the Goddess of Agriculture will definitely cherish the Fifth Fleet, and will definitely not let the fleet suffer the slightest unnecessary loss. Dressed in a bishop's robe, Eleini represented the Church of the Goddess of Agriculture, reassuring Romon.
The place where they were standing at this time was the port of Yuanfan, and the fleet that was ready to go out had docked in the port.
Romon never left the fleet, listening to his wife comforting him on the side, Romon nodded lightly. "Elenie, don't worry, I decided to hand over the command of the fleet in the first place, and I won't regret the decision I made. Rosso smiled and said. She had long been determined to abandon the fleet completely, and she didn't know that.
Hearing her husband say this, a smile appeared on Elenie's face, and she also looked at the fleet, saying, "Actually, as a fleet, if you can't continue to be tempered on the battlefield, sooner or later your glory will be gone. "Scratch it. Romon said lightly.
He exhaled softly, and then said to Eleni: "Actually, when the Fifth Fleet leaves like this, I am not the saddest person, the saddest person, over there. Following his gaze, Elenie saw the lonely figure standing far away. "Lord Shakat, are you alright?" "He'll be fine, but he's certainly not going to feel good now. Romon sighed and said, "I'll go over and talk to him." "Well, okay, you can go. Eleni nodded.
She can understand the helplessness and sadness of these men, but sometimes, the things that should be chosen, you have to make a choice, and there is a give-and-take.
From Eleini, walking to Shakate's side, Romon didn't say anything, just patted him on the shoulder, giving him enough comfort. "Don't worry, my lord, I'm fine. Shakat turned his head and saw that it was Romon and said.
But even if he pretended to be relaxed, the heaviness still made him feel uncomfortable, but in order not to worry the lord, he tried not to show it.
"I know, you're going to be fine...... Well, let's look at them again, the fleet is going out. Romon patted Shakat on the shoulder again, looked at the sea, and said suddenly. Shakat turned his head, and sure enough, he saw that the fleet had begun to set sail, heading for the depths of the sea. The farther they went, the longer the shadows, in the sunlight, stretched so long.
Looking at their shadows, gradually disappearing from his sight, this feeling, Shakat had never felt it all, he would never have known before, there would be such an uncomfortable feeling in the world.
Although he knew that there would be such a day, when he watched the fleet leave, Shakat's eyes couldn't help but turn red. This is a fleet that was created by Yi single-handedly, and it took seven or eight years to build! It will never come back. To be continued, if you want to know what will happen next, please log in to the chapter for more, support the author, and support genuine reading!