Regarding this trip, we held two plenary meetings and held various thematic discussions.

The first plenary session was devoted to material and personnel arrangements.

In terms of material preparation, because of the experience of the last ocean, there is no major change, and the only materials that have been added are vegetables, mainly carrots and white radishes, and a fresh thing - carrot and tomato juice jointly developed by Lao Wang, Sun Lao and Lao Zhu.

This carrot tomato juice is a concentrated liquid with a large amount of sucrose added to it in a large clay pot for shelf-stable storage.

As for the taste, everyone thinks it's not very good, not to mention the sweet and greasy, carrots and tomatoes, the taste mixed together is also weird, if you want to drink, you need to scoop out a spoonful and dilute it with water before drinking.

Later, however, the drink became the standard drink on board, but with much more ingredients than the original, not only sugar, but also salt, not only carrots and tomatoes, but also green radishes and some tropical fruits.

Lao Wang's original intention to make this drink is to prevent and cure diseases, especially to supplement vitamins to prevent scurvy and improve the body's immunity.

Strangely, however, this drink became popular a few years later, and although the travelers did not like to drink it, the people of the New World liked the drink that was later named "Sanlao Drink".

Later, the so-called authentic Sanlao drink was produced on Mornington Island and became a famous brand, and it is said that it must be carrots and green radish tomatoes grown on this island to be considered a real "Sanlao drink", and it is still a commercial gimmick that can sell high prices.

Why are things that are obviously not good to taste popular? In the face of everyone's questions, Dr. Zhu gave an "authoritative" explanation of this phenomenon---- "Each era has its own taste".

In addition to food, there are also materials for construction, and the Nicole is equipped with a full set of prefabricated bamboo-reinforced concrete dock components from the cement plant.

This is tailored to the last time in Zixia Bay on Zixia Island, based on pre-measured coastal hydrological data - because there is a need to build a pier there.

The group believes that the island is our most important supply port at present, a base for replenishing coal, and for this purpose, there are 30 tricycles on board.

Gu Jin planned to go to the open-pit coal mine on Zixia Island to dig some good coal, obviously this coal can't be carried by people, last time because there was no means of transportation, he couldn't get good coal.

Now it is much easier to have a tricycle, it is very convenient to fill a car, ride to the dock, and then use the boom to lift the coal into the cabin.

Now there are not many tricycles left, and many of them have been used up in the mines, and finally these thirty new cars will be unsealed and assigned to Nicole, and will no longer be used for other purposes.

In addition to living and production materials, another important material is all kinds of ammunition.

Including the ammunition for the three-inch naval guns and the 20-millimeter guns, the replenishment was large enough to be sufficient for the fleet to fight a naval battle all the way from the Red Pier to Macao, and then from Macao all the way back to Mornington Island.

There is another item on the agenda for this plenary meeting: the selection of people to go to sea.

Of course, those who participated in the ocean voyage last time had to go, and now, there are more people who want to follow on the ship, such as Hou Xianglin, as well as Ren Ke, Huang Haihuali, Qiao Xiaomu, Gui Xianning and other more than a dozen people from the Huotang Club.

Obviously, they want to go to sea because they are still thinking about it, and of course, they say that it is a business investigation.

Hou Xianglin said that what trade goods are needed in this new world and what is the current level of development, it is not enough to just look at the information, and if you don't see it with your own eyes, there will always be a sense of separation.

Huang Hai also nodded in agreement, saying that as a professional engaged in industry, he should more or less have a real sense of the level of social and economic development in the new world.

Only Ren Ke said bluntly that he was going to Macau to find a Han girl, after all, this time it was Macao in the 17th century, and now there is a mixture of Chinese and Yiyi, and out of Macau is the mainland, I really want to go there to see, even if it is sightseeing!

Then there was another person who was unexpected by everyone and also applied to go to sea with the ship - Sun Lao.

Everyone was surprised by this, and said that you are going to go too? Who cares about this mess at home?

Mr. Sun responded, in fact, it doesn't matter, aren't there still many members of the executive committee at home?

And don't we usually have things to discuss and do, there are Lao Wang, Lao Zhu and Lao Ba at home, they are enough, and I am not alone.

Sun Lao then emphasized that his job on the ship is mainly to cook for everyone, especially the Nicole, there are many people eating on the ship at present, so you can't always let Dr. Duan be a cook for everyone on the ship every day, right?

He also said that he has been dreaming a lot lately, dreaming that he will meet someone who is related to his fate at sea.

Having said this, everyone realized that Sun Lao was also ...... Well, there seems to be no reason not to let Sun Lao get on the boat, especially the foodies, who are fed up with the same messy stew of the two ship doctors and chefs on weekdays......

Sun Lao also said that if he got on the boat, in addition to being responsible for cooking for everyone, he would never cause trouble to the collective, Sun Lao said and took out a photo, the background is a port city, and the picture is of himself on a small sailboat.

Then Sun Lao talked about his two hobbies: photography and sailing, and everyone knew that Sun Lao was not only a Sichuan restaurant, but also an art and athlete!

Sun Lao smiled bitterly, what a talent, his wife is gone, and the money he earned has also been put in, now I think about it if I don't come to the new world, I really don't know what my life will be like in the future.

So everyone also sighed, yes, yes, saying that if you are in the old world, don't talk about life, your life will be gone! I was crippled in bed and wanted to die......

Then Sun Lao said again, since he got on the boat, he will definitely cook food for everyone, just like when he ran a Sichuan restaurant, say, what do you want to eat? As long as there are raw materials, they will be made for you!

Sun Lao's statement completely conquered everyone, and they all said that they must let Sun Lao get on the boat, and said that they hadn't eaten back to the pot and kung pao meat for a long time......

As the captain of the ship, Gu Jin, of course, knew the resentment of everyone on the ship about the food, so he opened his mouth and said with a smile, If Sun Lao thinks that his body can do it, then get on the boat, anyway, I am very welcome.

Duan Leyue and Dai Xiaoshan didn't care about the young people's complaints about the food on the boat, they just laughed and scolded you ungrateful guys, we worked so the boat at the beginning, got up early and cooked for you in the dark, and finally ended up with such an evaluation!

It's okay, in fact, I'm not used to eating the messy stew I made, Sun Lao got on the boat, that's our mouth.

Since everyone said so, the matter of Sun Lao getting on the ship was decided.

As for the other people's requests to board the ship, the plenary meeting also discussed it, and the final result was that Hou Xianglin was approved to board the ship.

The reason is that anyway, there are no major projects at home that he needs to command, but Zixia Island has a wharf construction and dirt road repair project, of course, in fact, this is just an excuse, now everyone is clear about building a wharf and repairing dirt roads, and the main thing is to take care of Xiaohou's quiet emotions.

As for Ren Ke, he was originally an ambitious person who wanted to be a general, everyone knew that the Red Mansion could not lock him up, and he didn't need his second knife in metallurgy, and he was also the backbone of the Huotang Club on weekdays.

As for the other science and engineering men, I'm sorry, the industrial development project at home is tight and the task is heavy, you better bear with it, anyway, you have endured it for the past three years, and it doesn't hurt to endure it for a while longer, right? Besides, many of you are seasick, even on the Nicole, so don't blame yourselves, don't believe it? Dr. Duan is an example, since the last time he returned home, he lay in the dormitory for several days before relieving himself......

Then everyone added a tail of hope to those who were denied boarding the ship:

Later! We guarantee it! There will be a chance to go to sea in the future, to put it bluntly, it is now the initial period, the conditions are difficult, we are also just a front station for you, and when the conditions are good in the future, you can go wherever you want, but at that time, I'm afraid you don't want to suffer from that bumpy and tiring......

So the topic is over.