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The huge body of the "Thunder Dragon" was pushed onto the beach by the huge waves, and after the tide receded, the hull of the Nuo Da ran aground! This is a very surprising thing, and everyone who saw this scene was stunned! Fortunately, there were no casualties from the tsunami, but half of the camp was destroyed, farmland was washed away, and the salt works were also washed away!

Many sailors and craftsmen felt that this was a bad omen, did God not want them to go home like this? Do you want to stay in this new Song State for a few more years? After the people who stayed on the boat got off the boat in shock, they turned their heads and saw this scene, and they were scared and cried!

Xiao Ming was very troubled by this, he was already ready to stop, and when he set off immediately, it was like God against him, but in fact, he didn't know that the entire west coast of America was right on the Cordillera fold belt, and earthquakes like this would always happen several times every hundred years!

The most famous are the 18th-century earthquake in Mexico and the 19th-century San Francisco earthquake! It was the epicenter directly on the main road, and this time the earthquake was in the sea, Xiao Ming was forced to abandon the camp and return to Grizt City, the camp and the Thunder Dragon were left to guard, he needed to think about it.

After learning that they couldn't go home, the Song sailors and craftsmen were all in a low mood, only the tiger guards did not show anything, strictly speaking, they were soldiers and had to obey orders, this was the result of years of training, everyone would not be able to show their emotions, not to mention that their commander Xiao Ming was still there.

After careful consideration, Xiao Ming still decided to leave, he belonged to China's Great Song Dynasty, not to the Americas, he had to go back, his family, children, and friends and subordinates were all worried about his comfort, he had been out for almost two years, and he was very afraid that Ji Tong would send back the news of his death if he couldn't find him.

Sometimes he dreams at night of the grief of his four wives when they hear the news of his death, and he wakes up to the fact that his children are still young, and he has very few days with them, and he cannot stay so far away in America for a long time, and he must go back by all means.

Xiao Ming is not only the leader of this ship of Song people, but also their spiritual leader, so his mood and constant changes will directly affect the emotional changes of all people, so Xiao Ming must make himself appear strong and confident, so after a few days of discussion, Xiao Ming decided to mobilize manpower to move the "Thunder Dragon" back to the sea!

"Tilda Gumu!" The appeal is not ordinary, many people heard that Xiao Ming needed to move the big boat, so they actually trekked to the beach on foot, and took the initiative to contribute to Xiao Ming, most of these are those emancipated slaves, and what they miss is Xiao Ming's kindness to them after he came!

But when they really saw the "Thunder Dragon", they were all stunned, there were a lot of people standing on the seashore, and more people came to see this huge iron ship! Under the sun, the hull of the "Thunder Dragon" is shining, the shell attachments on the hull have been cleaned up, and the big ship is crooked there like a huge palace!

The sea is crowded with people, when I heard that there is a big ship here, many people don't believe it, and the road is very far away to cross the mountains and mountains, and now a direct road leads directly to the sea, and the people who come to watch the big ship are rushing to see the fresh!

The hull of the "Thunder" is covered with huge iron sheets, many people think that it is a huge metal ship, and now it needs to be moved to the sea, which is very troublesome, first of all, it is necessary to dig out all the soil under the hull and pour it into the seawater, until the "Thunder" can float on the water.

This is a huge project, fortunately, there are many people who are easy to do, at least Xiao Ming still has a large number of captive laborers available in his hands, plus many volunteers to help, the entire camp has become a huge construction site, so the organization and distribution of the project also need to be done by Xiao Ming himself.

First of all, the work of dredging needs to be done, the earthquake has passed for half a month, the frightening aftershocks have stopped, a large number of trees in the forest have been cut down to support the hull of the ship, and we also need some temporary living houses, we can't let so many people always live in tents, so many people have to eat and sleep, it is always a problem to solve.

Because there are a lot of people along the road, many traders who come to sell goods are also among them, only once Xiao Ming used refined salt to buy all the tents and food, in fact, there are a lot of people, all kinds of materials and materials are needed, almost every day there are a large number of donkey carts running towards the sea! A new population center is almost formed.

Many small boats of the locals were also called, but this canoe-like boat was only suitable for fishing, but not for work, so a small shipbuilding workshop was formed on the seashore, and they modeled the small boats on the "Thunder" to make larger boats!

These boats are built very quickly, with a large number of people, everything is very fast, and a small boat is launched in three or five days, and with these boats, the dredging work on the perimeter of the beach is progressing very quickly! The Amerindians were hard-working, and they were able to build very majestic palaces, temples and pyramids out of stone, and of course they were even more adept at such civil work.

A large amount of earthwork was dug up, and these earthworks were not wasted, and they were used to make adobe, and houses were built around the entire base, and the roof was covered with dense tree trunks, and then plastered with plaster, and it became a living house, and on the sunny beach, the workers sweated like rain, and the progress of the project was greatly accelerated.

Xiao Ming has always treated the workers very preferentially, he took out a large amount of gold to buy food in the royal city of the kingdom, and bought a large amount of his meat, strong physical work is necessary to replenish energy, so the workers have meat to eat every day! The meat stewed by the Great Song Dynasty people using special spices and seasonings from the Americas and refined salt was praised by the locals as a real delicacy, and it has been passed down to future generations: "Heavenly stew!" ”

As time passed, one day, with an order to open the gates, the workers used ropes to pull up the thick planks blocking the seawater, and the raging sea water poured into the pit at once! As the sea continues to rise, the "Thunder Dragon" gradually emits a "quack......! The voice finally floated slowly!

Everyone let out a cheer, not only the workers present and the people watching the excitement, but also the sailors and craftsmen of the Great Song Dynasty and the tiger guards also cheered! When Xiao Ming saw this scene, his eyes couldn't help but moisten! With the concerted efforts of everyone, my dream of going home can finally come true.

With a long whistle, the "Thunder" ignited and left the shore, but dropped the anchor chain not far away, and the next step was to strengthen the big pit where he ran aground into a real dock, so that the ships could dock later.

Of course, this cannot be completed in a short period of time, so the project will still continue, but Xiao Ming handed over all these tasks to others, and the king of Arum sent competent ministers to take care of this matter, and the craftsmen of the Great Song Dynasty who stayed behind would naturally know how to do it, Xiao Ming was grateful to the locals who helped him, and he had to do one more thing for this.

That is to rebuild a sea salt drying field, used to produce salt, this salt factory is naturally much larger than the last one, after the sea salt was manufactured, he asked Arum to manage, for the subjects of the kingdom, only need to provide them at a low price, and asked him to swear that he will not raise prices for the rest of his life to make huge profits!

Everything has been busy, Xiao Ming and they finally set a travel date, although because of the earthquake and tsunami, his trip was delayed for more than two months, but fortunately, it is still summer, and the Pacific Ocean Warm Current is still flowing towards the north, which is also the strength that they must use to go home.

At the time of parting, more than half of the people of the entire Grizt Kingdom ran to the seaside, and they all came to serve this "Tilda Ancient Pastor" in their hearts! "To see off, Xiao Ming's arrival not only broke the slavery system that lasted for hundreds of years, liberated a large number of slaves, but also made the entire region, the rapid economic development, the kingdom's living standards continue to improve, he is meritorious to the whole kingdom, King Arum accepted the Great Song Dynasty people's governing ideas and wisdom, more hard work, in the entire Central and North American road, a new kingdom is gradually rising!

Bidding farewell to Arumu, An Daoquan and others who came to see them off, and bidding farewell to the thousands of subjects of the Grizt Kingdom who came to see them off, Xiao Ming ordered the ship to sail, and finally began the long-awaited return journey! With a long whistle, the "Thunder Dragon" slowly left the coast and headed north, An Daoquan looked at the distant shadow of the ship and muttered: "Come back early!" ”

Looking at the distant coastline, Xiao Ming turned around and went back to the cabin, he ordered the captain, raised the sails, adjusted the angle of the sails, and headed north to the Aleutian Islands at full speed, as long as the "Thunder" was always above the Pacific undercurrent not far from the coastline, then they would soon be able to reach the Aleutian Islands.

The coal bunker in the cabin is piled up with slow coal, coupled with a lot of materials and local ore products, so that the waterline of the Xiaolong is very low, which also makes the speed of the ship not too high, but very stable, Xiao Ming ordered not to save coal, speed up the voyage, not only him, many people on the ship miss their hometown very much.

The Pacific Ocean in the summer was not a calm place, it was the time when all kinds of storms were raging, but fortunately, the "Thunder" always sailed along the coastline, did not deviate from the course, and all kinds of storms were also dangerous, and after sailing for five days, they arrived in the Aleutian Islands, where they had to replenish fresh water.

There was nothing to say along the way, the warships that replenished the fresh water from the Aleutian Islands, along the coastline, turned to sail west, the scenery and seascape of the North Pacific Ocean in summer are very strange, and many creatures in the water are also unseen by everyone, the kind of flying fish that can fly to the surface of the sea, and a narwhal whale with a single horn on the top of the head, all of which are called sea monsters.

The scenery along the way was all drawn on paper by a craftsman on the ship, Xiao Ming admired his talent, it turned out that he had always had this hobby, the craftsman's sketches, from the seals encountered in the North Sea, polar bears, to the customs of the Grizt kingdom, and the animals of the land and sea.

The more Xiao Ming looked at it, the more he liked it, and he said to the craftsman: "Great! After I go back, I will take this sketch to the bookstore printing house in Hangzhou to print and publish it for you, well, with a text description! It's called "Records of Strange Chronicles", what do you think? ”

The craftsman bowed down and said, "Everything is up to the Hou Ye!" "Ancient people want to publish a book, it is a big thing that hurts money, since ancient times, only cultural people can practice, and leave a name in history through the ages, but cultural people can write their own books, but they may not have the financial resources to publish and find someone to copy, so it is enviable to be able to publish books since ancient times, and Xiao Ming's words at this time made him able to leave a name for the ages, and he was as famous as many literati, how not to make the craftsman feel emotional and happy.

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