Of course, the long production cycle was also very effective. The displacement of the scissors sailboat was secondary. More importantly, its wind resistance, complexity, and speed were more important.
With the Scissors Sailboat, he could open up a new route.
The scissors sailboat could solve almost all the problems that he had to consider before.
If he could travel at a speed of 20 knots, it would take him less than a month to cross the entire Pacific Ocean. It was a far cry from the current voyage that could easily take a few months.
The time saved was beyond imagination. The stability of the entire sailboat was not something that could be measured by pure value.
Previously, Li Chengdao had also instructed the American base to build scissors sailboats. However, it was obvious that they had not been built yet. Now, Li Chengdao wanted to give it a try here.
Of course the American base is the same as here he won't project main energy onto the Clipper.
As mentioned before, the discovery of a new route was not that urgent. The importance of the scissors sailboat was indeed great, but there was no doubt that he could not spend a long time waiting for the scissors sailboat to take shape. It was impossible. He did not have the time to spend a lot of time to build one. It was already the most he could think of. It was impossible to go further, at least in the short term.
His main request was still the Galen Ship, the last glorious ship of the sea carriage owners.
Although his period was also relatively longer, Li Chengdao was not in a hurry. After all, his vision was still long enough. It was only November now. When it reached March, there were almost four months left. On this timeline, he had enough time to wait.
In these four months, the number of ships would reach a certain level. At that time, he should be able to use them. As for the rest, he could use the remaining time to continue.
In any case, even if he were to embark on another voyage across the four northern islands, he would still leave enough manpower behind. On the one hand, it was to guard the important military positions of the four northern islands, and on the other hand, it was to develop this base.
Although it was easy to imagine that for a long time to come, his focus would be on America, this did not mean that he did not need China or the Great Tang.
Whether it was craftsmen, technology, or personnel, they were all what he needed. The foundation of a civilization could not be completed by a single moment of his enthusiasm. It needed a perfect nurturing process, and the Great Tang was the best tool for this nurturing process. As for whether the Emperor Li Er would be willing or not, sorry, that was not something he needed to consider.
There was no need to think about it. His second uncle had no choice, nor could he choose. At least, before the sea power could reach a certain level, there was nothing he could do. With his golden finger, he did not have to worry about this loophole.
Time trickled by, and the lingering sounds of November quickly came to an end. At this moment, the cold had completely descended. The four northern islands ultimately belonged to the north. Even though the Little Ice Age had not arrived yet, the temperature here easily broke through the sub-zero temperature, and even reached a dozen degrees below zero. For the people of this era, such a temperature was still too cold.
However, the harvest was finally put to use at this moment. A large amount of whale skin was used to make warm clothes. At the same time, the new cement house was enough to ensure that the bonfire in the room would not stop, and the people had everything that was relatively safe.
One had to know that it would be suicidal to start a fire in a wooden house or a thatched house, especially at night. However, there was no need to consider this problem in a concrete house. Tuan Tuan's bonfire was enough to ensure their temperature. As for their safety, there wouldn't be any problems.
Especially after Li Chengdao moved the fire kang in the northeast region to this era a thousand years ago, this last problem was completely solved.
It must be known that in the later generations, the northeast region had experienced temperatures of-20 degrees Celsius. In that kind of temperature, there was no heating in the past and they had to rely on the fire brick bed to survive. Now that they were facing an environment that was relatively less cold, the fire brick bed could also perfectly cope with it, naturally ensuring everyone's survival and safety.
Of course, as the cold spread, the entire sea began to freeze. Although it would not be like the situation in the future, it was obviously not suitable for fishing. Fortunately, there was no need to worry about food. A large number of fish and whales were enough to ensure the practical use of the 100,000 people for a long time.
Under such circumstances, it was the end of the year, which was the end of December.
This was an extremely important day for all of China, whether it was a thousand years later or a thousand years ago. The Great Ming Palace was brightly lit, and the curfew was temporarily lifted on this day. Young men and women strolled along the bustling streets.
The four northern islands and even America began to have a festive feeling. In America, under the leadership of the Chinese, some Native Americans also began to celebrate the Spring Festival. On the four northern islands, it was a little simpler. Because it was all Chinese, the atmosphere was even more lively.
Peach branches were stuck on the doors of each house and spring letters were pasted on them. Before this couplet became popular, poems were pasted on the door. Spring banners were hung, tiger heads were painted, and the characters were written. It symbolized the arrival of spring, the departure of evil spirits, and the last was the night watch.
Everything did not seem to be much different from his previous life. There was only a slight difference. This difference could even be ignored, so much so that Li Chengdao seemed to have vaguely found the scent of a thousand years later in this thousand years ago. It made his tense expression carry a slight smile.
That's right, times might have changed, and so had he. However, this place had not changed. It was still China, and he was still a Chinese. Wasn't that enough?
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(The next period would be the period of great development. The era of gold mining, potatoes, sweet potatoes, and even the great exploration would soon begin!）
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