Li Jie stood at the bow of the boat, looking at the end of the sky and the sea, but thought about the farther America in his mind. He also yearned for this new continent that he pointed out by himself and actively participated in the discovery. If possible, he really wanted to go and see it himself.

"The steamship matter needs to be arranged at a faster pace. In this way, the Ming Dynasty and America will be able to achieve normal traffic in ten years." Li Jie also sighed at this time.

Now he is definitely not able to go to America. After all, it takes too long, and the danger is a bit high, so the only way is to speed up the arrangement of the steamship.

Although steamboats cannot guarantee 100% safety, after all, there will be tragedy of the Titanic in later generations, the safety will be greatly improved after shortening the voyage time. Generally, as long as you are not too lucky, there will be no big problems.

Just as Li Jie was pondering, he suddenly saw an official walking on the deck from behind and then coming behind Li Jie to report: "The riots on the ship C3 have been comforted."

"Have the matter been found out? What happened to the two craftsmen who fainted?" Li Jie turned his head and looked at the young official in front of him and asked with a smile. The other party was Yang Shiqi. Because the Wei chief was not doing well last time, he was replaced by Li Jie. Yang Shiqi happened to be in the Ministry of Works, so he was called by Li Jie to help him.

"The doctor has seen it. The two craftsmen were poisoned. I have also found out that they were fishing in the sea and only fainted after eating poisonous fish. But now it is nothing serious." Yang Shiqi replied again.

This time, Li Jie went to Jiuzhou to bring ten boats, but there was a problem on the boat number C3. This morning, two craftsmen fainted for no reason, and looked like they were dead, which caused panic among other craftsmen and even suspected that the food on the boat was not clean, so the craftsmen on the whole boat started to make trouble. Only then did Li Jie send Yang Shiqi to appease the people on the boat.

"Why do they have to fish by themselves? Isn't they hungry for food on the boat?" Li Jie asked again when he heard this. He had repeatedly asked to ensure the diet of everyone going out to sea. If someone dares to do it knowingly, don't blame him for turning against him.

"The prince consort misunderstood. The two craftsmen were also bored and were going to sea for the first time, so they wanted to try it out. But they didn't know that the fish they caught were poisonous. Fortunately, they didn't eat much, so they wouldn't kill people. It would be fine if they rest for a few days. I have also ordered other ships to strictly prohibit people from eating seafood on their own." Yang Shiqi replied again.

Li Jie was relieved when he heard Yang Shiqi's explanation and then praised: "Shiqi, you did a good job, write down this one, and let the fleet pay attention in the future so as not to make the same mistake again."

Yang Shiqi agreed, and then he thought of something. He hesitated for a moment and finally said, "Mr. Concubine, if it is usually done, only two craftsmen fainted, so it shouldn't have caused trouble on one boat, so I think..."

"Why, do you think someone is secretly inciting craftsmen to cause trouble?" Li Jie frowned and asked when he heard this. If someone is really secretly causing trouble, the impact would be too bad.

"The prince consort misunderstood. I have observed carefully that although there are a few of these craftsmen with high prestige, they are just worried about their future and destiny now, so they are not in trouble. However, most of these craftsmen are born in the inland area, and some are even the first time they have been on a boat in their lives, so they will inevitably feel nervous."

Yang Shiqi paused here, and then said: "In addition, the space on the boat is a bit closed. Although craftsmen can move on the deck, the space is limited after all, and in this environment, it will also make the craftsmen feel depressed. There are even many people who are seasick and vomiting, which makes people even more nervous. So as long as there is a little disturbance, the craftsmen will immediately get angry, which is also the main reason why they are causing trouble today."

Yang Shiqi's words also made Li Jie look thoughtful. It has to be said that Yang Shiqi's eyes were quite vicious, and he could see the problem at a glance. A large group of people stayed in a sealed environment would feel depressed, so a little movement might cause some chaos. The most terrifying thing is the roar in the military camp. In severe cases, an elite army might be destroyed.

"It will take only ten days for us to arrive in Jiuzhou, and it is not a big problem. In contrast, it takes one or two months to go from Jiuzhou to America. The first fleet sent by the fourth uncle mainly transports supplies, and then transports personnel. So many people are crowded on the boat and they have to live for so long. If they are not done well, a tragedy may really happen!" Li Jie also murmured to himself at this time.

"The prince-consort is wise, this is also a problem I worry about. After all, compared to our journey, the journey of King Yan is even longer. If these craftsmen really have any problems at sea, it would be bad." Yang Shiqi agreed when he heard Li Jie's words. After all, these craftsmen were recruited bit by bit from various places. If they lose, he would probably end up with the headache.

"Then do you have any good ideas for this?" Li Jie thought about it for a long time and asked Yang Shiqi again. He had no good ideas for this. After all, he was the first time in this regard, and he had almost no good ideas for navigation.

"I asked the old boatman on the boat that they were floating on the sea all year round, so I felt they should have some solutions. As a result, they told me that the best way to do this situation is to drink, because as long as you get drunk, people will relax and at least not have any trouble within a few days." Yang Shiqi replied with a wry smile.

"Drink?" Li Jie was helpless when he heard this answer. Maybe alcohol can make people feel nervous, but if there are so many people on the boat, they might be even more messy. Moreover, those old crew members have been floating on the sea all year round, and they have actually adapted to this kind of life, so their experience may not be very suitable for ordinary people.

"Is there any other way?" Li Jie asked again at the end.

"In addition to drinking, they also said... women are OK." Yang Shiqi said hesitantly. After all, he was not that thick-skinned, and he was talking about such things in front of Li Jie, the boss, so he couldn't speak up.
Chapter completed!