Chapter 1841 It’s Not Difficult for Everyone to Return

The waves on the sea are gentle and the wind is beautiful.

A huge fleet of forty ships was sailing hard, and the sails on the masts were being adjusted frequently.

"Where's the wind? Where has the wind gone? The sea! It's so annoying. The wind doesn't come when it's supposed to come, and it blows hard when it's not supposed to come."

Ruan Jin stood on the deck of the steam engine ship and complained. On the way back, he encountered many times when the wind did not give him face.

Once there was no wind for three days, and there was not enough fresh water on board.

If the proprietor hadn't given him a good tool to collect fresh water, everyone would have died of thirst at sea.

But it was all worth it. In order to carry more things, fresh water and food were reduced, and we saw many islands on the way back.

Finally came back, just a little bit, if there is a wind, the wind blows from the west, no, it can blow in any direction.

"With normal wind, it's half a day's journey. Dongzhu Li would never have imagined how much we brought back, thanks to the number of abandoned ships."

Liu Tingguang, the commander of the Tang Navy, stood beside Ruan Jin. He was not in a hurry.

Seeing home, there were no dangers along the way. Every time a boat was thrown, not a single person died.

When they came out, they agreed that if the number of crew members on each ship was not enough, in order to ensure the sailing speed, they could discard half of the ships, or even three-quarters, and take ten ships back.

In order to bring more things home, everyone worked together to overcome the problem. Steam engine ships were often used as sailing ships, and a lot of coal was thrown away.

Next time you go to sea, don't bring a steam engine ship, or bring one. If you encounter any trouble, this ship can go to find things nearby.

"The wind is coming, a little bit, okay, it's not a headwind, it's going to be a zigzag."

Ruan Jin opened his arms and felt the wind blowing from his back.

The crew immediately adjusted the mast, filled the sails, and the ship began to move forward and gradually accelerated.

In order to go faster, they threw away all the food and fresh water, leaving only half a day's worth of fresh water, and one water bag for each person.

If there is not enough, they can continue to collect fresh water.

The fleet headed west, chasing the sun. When the sun was about to set, in the sunset on the horizon, they saw... the ship.

Nine large sailing ships were parked on the sea. It was difficult to see clearly what was going on on board. From too far away, one could see that the sails of the nine ships were lowered.

When the distance between the two sides got closer, almost at the same time, the people on the observation deck raised flags.

Ruan Jin's fleet asked the other party what they were doing? The other party said you are back?

The two sides exchanged flags again, and Ruan Jin's team said yes, we are home. The other party said we were fishing and were leaving soon.

So both sides had the same semaphore and walked together.

At night, in Haizhou, a group of people were waiting at the dock for the return of the fishing boat to load their cars.

After the train from Chang'an arrives, it adds coal and water, and then leaves with the goods.

Wait and wait, why do you find so much light? It was obviously nine ships, but did you see a mirage?

The fleet finally reached the shore and lined up to dock.

"It's our ocean-going people who have returned. There are forty ships, no less than one."

"How deep is their boat's draft? How much does it carry?"

"I don't know if something happened to him, please bless me, Mr. Li, please bless me!"

"Quick, send someone to the inn to deliver news to Chang'an."

"If you don't send anyone, wait, the train will arrive in another hour. The train is fast."

"Tell someone to prepare things, such as bathing supplies, food, and wine, to help our soldiers clean themselves up."

People on the shore realized that it was not a mirage, and compared the number of ships, they quickly knew which team it was.

they shouted, excited and nervous.

There are many ships, but I am afraid that no one will be missing.

As if guessing the worries of the people on the shore, people on the nine fishing boats shouted one after another: "They are all back! No one died!"

Soon everyone coordinated and kept shouting.

People on the shore waved torches and cheered. Some were even so excited that they jumped up and down hugging the people around them. Then they were pushed away, and pushed away by other people. What are you doing holding my wife?

Ruan Jin's team waited for the fishing boat to unload the cargo first. They were not in a hurry. Originally, they wanted to stand here, rest, send someone to deliver the news, and then enter from the Yellow River.

On the way, I learned that the train was open to traffic. The train was running faster and there were more and more carriages.

They decided to unload the cargo in Haizhou, so the ship would not be able to pass through, which would waste too much time.

The seafood from the nine ships had been unloaded and had just been loaded into the empty wagons when the train arrived.

Under the light of the lights, all the people on the anchored returning ship disembarked and the sails were lowered.

They adapted to the ground and drank ice-cold sour plum soup.

"How did the train cross the river?" Ruan Jin knew that there was a river that needed to be crossed along the way. Has the bridge been built? It needs to be built higher, and the Grand Canal needs to be moved by boats.

“At the place where ships are repaired on both sides of the strait, when the train arrives, the locomotive is unloaded and goes to the side to turn around.

Then go to the other side of a series of carriages and push a canoe with rails on one carriage backwards.

After pushing one, unload one, change the ship, and push the second one.

At the last moment, the locomotive retreated to the boat, and the boat took it to the other side, with the locomotive driving down first.

When the following ship comes, the locomotive moves backwards to hook up the carriage, then drives forward, then another ship comes over, then pulls back, and all are hooked up. "

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Another person added: "In the winter, a bridge will be built next to it, together with the bridge across the Yellow River. There will be no need for boats to carry it, which wastes time, otherwise we can run faster."

"Is the train fast?" Liu Tingguang didn't expect that after going out once, he would come back so changed.

"Quick, we can go back and forth from Chang'an to Haizhou in a day and a night. The people who have helped with the work in the past two years have made a lot of money. There is a lot to repair."

"Okay, just hurry up! If you go out later, you can load and unload goods here directly when you come back, and keep delivering things and doing business to Datang."

"Did you encounter any danger at sea?"

"No, everything is fine. There is no shortage of food and drink. I know my location at all times and which nearby island can hold fresh water."

"You eat a lot of seafood, right?"

"I feel like vomiting after eating, so I need to wait for a few months."

"Go take a shower, there's something delicious to eat."

"Write first."

When the train arrived and the cars began to be thrown out and coal and water replenished, the sailors sat and watched the meal.

Ruan Jin and Liu Tingguang did not go back with the car. They wanted to stay with their brothers and leave together later.

Give the letter to the Fei Qiu on the train and let them take it back.

Along with the letter were brought back fingerprint certificates. Each crew member pressed one on the place where his or her name was written to tell His Majesty that they were all alive.

The train with the carriages hooked up whistled and rumbled away.

However, the sailors were lying on their beds, tossing and turning, unable to sleep soundly. In a daze, they came to the sea again, struggling hard in the face of strong winds and heavy rain.

Finally the weather calmed down and the sun shone through the clouds.

Then...then everyone opened their eyes one after another, and the sunshine outside really shone in, shining warmly on their faces.

Almost at the same time, a train carrying goods from Haizhou arrived in Chang'an with the sound of "woo~woo~" in the expectant eyes of the people.