Prince of Tang Dynasty

Chapter 501 Four Navigation Treasures

After getting Sinan and the telescope, Liu Bing probably understood Gao Ming's intentions.

Those are the so-called four treasures, not treasures in the true sense, but to help him during the voyage, so that he can find corn more smoothly.

For such a baby, Liu Bing of course likes it from the bottom of his heart.

But now Gao Ming said that there was another treasure in the kitchen, which made Liu Bing puzzled.

"Is there anything in the galley that might be helpful in sailing?"

Full of doubts, Liu Bing followed Gao Ming out of the study, and then went to the kitchen together.

The kitchen of the East Palace is located in the lower left corner, next to the place where the maids live.

In fact, the food Gao Ming and Su Wan'er ate came from Shangshi Bureau, while the kitchen in the East Palace only provided food for the maids in the East Palace.

When Liu Bing and Gao Ming came here, a court lady was lighting a fire there. When she saw Gao Ming, she immediately bowed to Gao Ming.

"My servant has seen His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

Looking at the court lady who was saluting towards him, Gao Ming nodded with a smile.

"Well, excuse me, go get Shu!"

"Yes!"

Hearing Gao Ming's words, the court lady quickly agreed, then turned around and opened a wooden cabinet, and brought a cloth bag in front of Gao Ming.

"Your Highness, this is the bean you want!"

Looking at the cloth bag in front of him, Gao Ming immediately stretched out his hand and opened the mouth of the cloth bag. Immediately, full grains and yellow beans appeared in Gao Ming's eyes.

Shu, in the Tang Dynasty, is the general term for beans. Whether it is soybeans or mung beans, they are all called Shu, and what you see at this time is soybeans!

Looking at the bag of soybeans in front of him, Gao Ming nodded in satisfaction, and then smiled slightly at the maid in front of him.

"Well, well, you can continue to work on your work!"

"Yes!"

Hearing Gao Ming's words, the little palace maid immediately blushed, saluted Gao Ming again, and continued running to light the fire.

While burning the fire, she couldn't help but secretly turned her head to look at Gao Ming, her eyes were full of confusion.

"His Royal Highness is so gentle, if only he could let me sleep with him... Oh, what am I thinking, I'm so shy..."

Of course Gao Ming didn't know what the little maid was thinking, looking at the bag of soybeans in front of him, he immediately nodded towards Liu Bing.

"Old Liu, this is the third baby I have prepared for you - soybeans!"

Speaking of this, Gao Ming found that Liu Bing seemed to have some doubts on his face, so he immediately laughed.

"Haha, I know you must have a lot of doubts in your heart, but I want to tell you that this thing is indispensable in the sailing process. If you lack this, I'm afraid you will all die at sea!"

"hiss……"

Hearing Gao Ming's words, Liu Bing gasped, his eyes filled with disbelief.

In Liu Bing's view, Gao Ming is not the kind of person who is aimless. Since he said so, there must be a reason for him.

But at the same time, Liu Bing felt very strange, because he really couldn't imagine why they would die in the sea without soybeans, which sounded too absurd.

Gao Ming also noticed Liu Bing's thoughts, so he immediately laughed.

"I know you must have a lot of doubts in your heart, but I'm not kidding you. Do you know what is the scariest thing in sailing besides getting lost?"

"The scariest?"

Hearing Gao Ming's question, Liu Bing thought for a while, and then tentatively answered.

"Could it be that there is a lack of water and food?"

Hearing Liu Bing's answer, Gao Ming immediately shook his head with a smile.

"No, because the route I arranged for you is very safe, you can replenish water and food at any time, and even if there is an accident, as long as you catch fish or it rains, the situation of lack of water and food will be alleviated , so this is not the scariest thing."

Having said that, Gao Ming glanced at Liu Bing again with a puzzled expression, then shook his head with a smile.

"You don't have to think about it, because you can't know it, but I can tell you that at sea, for sailors, the scariest thing is septicemia!"

"Septicemia?"

Hearing Gao Ming's words, Liu Bing frowned immediately. Although this was the first time he heard this term, he instinctively felt that it was a terrible kind of Bing.

Thinking of this, he immediately cupped his hands towards Gao Ming.

"His Royal Highness, what kind of disease is this septicemia? Is it a disease that has no cure?"

"That's right!"

As soon as Liu Bing finished speaking, Gao Ming nodded immediately.

"At present, there is really no cure for this disease, especially in the sea, as long as you get this disease, there is only one result, and that is death!"

When Gao Ming said the word "death", Liu Bing couldn't help shaking, and his face turned pale in an instant.

"Then... what should we do then?"

Seeing that Liu Bing was frightened by him, Gao Ming couldn't help smiling again, he patted Liu Bing on the shoulder while smiling.

"Although we can't cure septicemia now, there is a way to prevent it. The main cause of septicemia in navigation is the lack of vitamins, so the way to prevent septicemia is this soybean!"

What Gao Ming said is not without basis.

According to historical records, many countries in the West have experienced sepsis during their voyages, but China has never experienced it. Later, some scholars discovered that the cause was bean sprouts.

It turns out that in ancient China, when sailing on sea, they would bring some soybeans with them, because soybean sprouts can be sprouted with water. It can be said that it is a vegetable that can be easily obtained at sea.

Soybeans are rich in nutrients. In addition to vitamins, there are various trace elements needed by the human body. With bean sprouts, Chinese sailors and crew will naturally not suffer from septicemia.

Gao Ming grabbed a handful of soybeans from the bag, and smiled at Liu Bing.

"Don't look down on this soybean. The soybean sprouts produced from it are rich in vitamins. As long as you can eat some from time to time, you won't be deficient in vitamins, and naturally you won't get septicemia. By the way, You should know how to grow bean sprouts, right?"

"meeting!"

As soon as Gao Ming finished speaking, Liu Bing nodded immediately.

"This old slave will. Last year, the Crown Princess asked Miss Shijian to tell Shangshi Bureau how to grow bean sprouts. This old slave was curious, so I learned it too!"

Hearing Liu Bing's words, Gao Ming also nodded in satisfaction.

"Well, just learn it. When it's time to set off, each ship will be loaded with several hundred catties of soybeans, and when you run out of green vegetables, you can eat bean sprouts. This will effectively prevent the occurrence of septicemia at sea!"

"Yes, His Royal Highness, the old servant understands!"

After speaking, Liu Bing immediately tied up the bag of soybeans on the ground again, and then prepared to carry it on his body.

Seeing this scene, Gao Ming suddenly couldn't laugh or cry.

"Hey, hey... I said where are you going to carry this bag of soybeans? Put it down quickly, and find your share outside the palace!"

"Uh……"

Hearing Gao Ming's words, Liu Bing finally realized that the soybeans were not something rare. Thinking of this, he quickly put down the bag of soybeans with an embarrassing expression, and then cupped his hands at Gao Ming.

"The old slave was confused for a while, and I hope His Highness the Prince will forgive me!"

Seeing Liu Bing's apologetic expression, Gao Ming shook his head helplessly.

"I think you are tired and confused, well, I don't blame you, next, I will give you the fourth and last treasure!"

Having said that, Gao Ming took off his waist badge and handed it to Liu Bing.

"This...this is..."

Looking at the token in his hand, Liu Bing's eyes widened again.

(End of this chapter)