A thick water column suddenly appeared on the endless blue sea, and under the water column was a black back exposed on the sea surface. Although only a corner was exposed, it could be seen that the things under the water were extremely huge, and even compared with some small warships, it was no less than that.

"It's just a whale." Li Xiu saw Li Zhi and others excited, and couldn't help but smile. The Bohai Sea is not as polluted as in later generations. Not to mention whales, even some ordinary sea fish can't be found. However, during the Tang Dynasty, even whales were very common in the Bohai Sea.

"Is this the whale that Mr. talked about before? It's really as big as a palace!" Li Zhi looked at the whale not far away and couldn't help but show an expression of admiration. Although he had heard Li Xiu talk about whales a lot before, it was better to see them with his own eyes.

"This whale is not too big. As far as I know, the largest whale in the world should be similar to the warship we are riding!" Li Xiu smiled again at this time. The largest whale was the blue whale, which is said to be more than 30 meters long, just the same size as the warship Li Xiu was riding.

"What the Duke of the State said is that he went to Guangzhou some time ago, but on the way, he encountered a whale as big as our warship. These whales were big and powerful. Sometimes they would put a big hole in the sea, causing the ship to be destroyed and killed. Others said that whales were the mounts of the Sea Dragon King, so people who relied on the sea generally dared not provoke them." As soon as Li Xiu finished speaking, he saw a young navy general next to him, and said with a smile.

This naval general named Liu Renyuan was also one of the naval generals who sent Su Yuwen and the others to raid Pyongyang. Although he was young, he was once a personal guard beside Li Shimin. He was also very talented and now he has become one of the important generals of the navy. He is in charge of the Beisha City. This time he personally led the warships to escort Li Xiu and the others.

"Guard Liu, are you afraid of whales? If such a big fish is caught, it may be enough for you to eat in the entire military camp for a few days, right?" Li Zhi asked with his bright big eyes at this time. Liu Renyuan was the one who was close to Li Shimin before, so Li Zhi naturally knew him. He was very happy to meet this time. He didn't even have time to change his name, and he still called him Liu.

"Haha~, King Jin, you are really talking. I didn't know what happened before, but I rushed to the shore. The barracks were filled with a group of mixed balls that were not afraid of the sky and the earth. It was a pity that such a big fish became smelly there, so we slaughtered them and then drove them to the barracks with a saw. It's really true that the whale meat is quite delicious, a bit like beef, and it's also a lot of oil and water. There are still a lot of fish oil in the barracks that have not been eaten up." Liu Renyuan also laughed and said to Li Zhi at this time.

Although Liu Renyuan is now an important general in the Tang Dynasty Navy, he felt very friendly when he heard Li Zhi still call him Liu Shiwei. However, Li Xiu next to him smiled and said, "If you just eat the whale, it would be a waste of resources!"

"How can the Duke of the State explain this?" Liu Renyuan couldn't help but ask in a daze when he heard Li Xiu's words.

"General Liu, you don't know that whales are full of treasures. They can eat meat, make glue, and make clothes with bones. As for the oil, they are even more useful. In addition to eating, they can also make candles, and even soap can be made with whales' oil!" Li Xiu introduced with a smile.

There is no need to protect whales in this era. In fact, in the Tang Dynasty, whales in the sea were flooded, especially the people in the coastal areas. These people relied on the sea to eat, and they could not avoid going out to sea to fish or do business. However, in this era, they used wooden boats, and the size of the ships were not large. If they annoyed whales when sailing, they might be overturned by whales. Just as Liu Renyuan introduced just now, people on the sea were afraid and respectful to whales, calling them the mounts of the Sea Dragon King. When they met them at sea, they would go around.

"Soap is also made of oil?" Liu Renyuan couldn't help but lit up when he heard Li Xiu's words and asked. The soap was invented by Li Xiu, but the monthly production is limited and it is very popular among nobles and rich people. However, this thing is too expensive and most people cannot afford it.

"Yes, soap is made of oil, but the oil is expensive and small, which affects the production of soap and cannot reduce the price." Li Xiu said with a smile at this time.

Liu Renyuan also showed a thoughtful expression when he heard this. Li Xiu smiled calmly when he saw this and did not say anything else. In fact, not only are there many whales, but there are also many national treasure pandas. Disasters have even occurred in Sichuan. After all, pandas are bears and not cats. If this thing is hungry, it will hurt people and even bite the sheep raised by farmers to death. For this reason, some places have placed pandas and tigers as second pests, and they will either be beaten to death or drive them away after seeing them.

The scenery on the sea was magnificent. Not only did Li Zhi’s three children feel happy to see it, but even Ma Ye, Qin Qiong and others were also refreshed. When they fought in Liaodong, they had seen the sea many times, but they were fighting at that time, so how could they feel to appreciate the scenery of the sea?

Unfortunately, the Bohai Sea is too small. Even though Li Xiu quietly ordered Liu Renyuan to lower the ship's speed, he still arrived at the mouth of the Yellow River three days later. Liu Renyuan and their warships were too deep to drive in the river at all, so Li Xiu and the others had to change the ship again, and Liu Renyuan also had to return to Beisha City to guard.

When they parted, Liu Renyuan specially prepared a lot of seafood, which was to see Li Xiu and the others off. However, everyone else was very happy to eat, but Di Renjie looked helpless because he was allergic to seafood. On the first day he arrived at the sea, he had bumps on his body because of eating sea fish. So now he looked at the table full of seafood but couldn't get down. Finally, Li Xiu asked someone to prepare other meals for him.

After saying goodbye to Liu Renyuan, Li Xiu and his group replaced the inland river and drove to my flat-bottomed boat, and went upstream along the Yellow River. During this period, Li Xiu, Ma Ye and Qin Qiong were also discussing an important thing, that is, where will the bodies of the Sui army soldiers be buried after they were transported back?

Li Xiu had already considered this matter for a long time, and had decided on several alternative locations, intending to let Ma Ye and Qin Qiong choose one of them. After all, they were old and were witnesses of the war. It was very appropriate for them to choose the place for the burial of the fallen soldiers. However, what Li Xiu did not expect was that Ma Ye and the other two had differences in the choice of the burial location.
Chapter completed!