Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 164, Back to Hong Kong

In the Bohai Bay, the 'Taishan' is returning to Tianjin Port.

There was a burst of fish smell on the boat, and there were so many fish caught in one night, that the temporarily remodeled fish cabins were all blown out.

"My darling, this trawling is simply amazing. We caught more than 2 catties of sea fish in just one night."

While eating a fried large yellow croaker weighing a few catties with big mouthfuls, Duhu also sighed.

I used to plan food in the ground, and I know the preciousness of food, and I know that food is hard to come by. This is especially true for this meat. That is, after entering the Xishan side, I can have a full meal, and occasionally have a meal of meat. It was only after that that the students of the Maritime Academy were able to eat meat every day.

But that doesn't mean meat eating is commonplace in this day and age.

On the contrary, in this era, meat is extremely precious and rare. Ordinary people will not encounter meat a few times a year. As for the whole big fish like now, eating meat as you like, such a luxurious life Well, ordinary landlords and old fortunes are also reluctant to live like this.

"This sea fish tastes really good. It doesn't have the earthy smell of river fish. The meat is firm and there are very few bone spurs. It's so delicious, it's really unforgettable."

Tian Erniu ate up a large yellow croaker weighing two catties, leaving only the intact bones, and threw the bones into the sea. He was overwhelmed by the deliciousness of the large yellow croaker.

"The products in this sea are so rich, it is really stupid for us to ban the sea before."

"If you don't use such a rich resource, it's simply wasteful. You can catch more than [-] catties of fish in one night. If you use special fishing boats to salvage, the harvest will be even more."

"As long as there are a certain number of fishing boats, the sea fish caught alone is enough to feed many people. Three catties of meat for this person is only one fish a day. We have more than [-] people, and we can catch [-] catties of fish in one night. , enough to feed nearly ten thousand people for a day."

"Now the three northern provinces are suffering from famine. If we catch sea fish on a large scale, I believe there will be absolutely no problem in coping with it."

Tian Erniu also felt a lot. Thinking of the famines in the three northern provinces, he immediately felt that the sea ban policy was really stupid. He kept the huge treasure house and refused to make good use of it. On the divided land, once there is a famine, the land will be starved and starved immediately.

In the past, Liu Jin told them that the ocean is a huge treasure house in class, and they didn't have any specific concept, but now it is completely different.

I personally saw it and participated in a trawling fishing. In just one night, I caught [-] catties of sea fish easily. If there are enough fish tanks, I can still catch another net when I go back. , tens of thousands of catties of fish is very easy.

These tens of thousands of catties of fish are not just fish, they are also food, and even meat, the most precious thing in this era.

After seeing it for a while, I realized that what Liu Jin said was not wrong at all. The ocean is a huge treasure house, containing endless wealth.

Like Taishan, the other five ships that stayed in the Bohai Sea for training also gained a lot, and at this time they all embarked on the formation of the return voyage.

Tianjin harbor.

After receiving the news, Liu Jin also hurriedly dragged Zhu Houzhao to Tianjin Port, preparing to let the prince of the Ming Dynasty, the future Tianjin of the Ming Dynasty, see the richness of the ocean.

If you want to really break the Ming Dynasty's sea ban, it's useless to just talk about it, what you need is benefits, huge enough benefits.

Because since ancient times, all the hustle and bustle of the world is for profit, and the prosperity of the world is for profit. Only profit is the driving force of everything, and only enough profit can open the heavy door of the sea ban.

Ever since he met Emperor Hongzhi on the Wangyue Tower, Liu Jin has been making arrangements, thinking about how to lead the huge empire of Ming Dynasty to the outside world, looking at the huge world outside.

Therefore, Liu Jin described the world outside of Daming as very rich, and impressed Emperor Hongzhi with the three high-yield crops on the Golden Continent to fund and build a fleet to the Golden Continent.

Because Emperor Hongzhi's starting point was to find three high-yield crops that would benefit the people of the world, even if the whole court knew about it, no one stood up to oppose it.

In this matter, there is no way to object. Emperor Hongzhi has the righteousness. Even the spokesperson of the maritime merchants in the Jiangnan area will not stand up and object stupidly, because it must be useless.

That's why we have the current fleet, the opportunity to go fishing in the Bohai Sea, and the opportunity for the prince of Ming Dynasty to personally experience the richness of the ocean. Allowing more people to benefit from the ocean can form a powerful force to promote the lifting of the sea ban.

"Old Liu, you are too mean. You didn't tell me when the boat went out to sea. It's a pity that I still treat you as a brother."

Zhu Houzhao was in an extremely bad mood at this time, because he didn't tell him when he learned that the ship was going out to sea, which made him miss the opportunity to go whaling in the sea. He was sullen and sulked at Liu Jin.

"Your Highness, this boat went out yesterday, and it came back today, just for a turn in the Bohai Sea, to let the students get familiar with everything on the sea, not to go out to hunt whales."

Liu Jin is also very helpless, I dare not let you go to sea even if you are killed, if there is something wrong, nine of my own heads are not enough to kill.

"Clang~clang~"

Liu Jin ordered people to build a lighthouse tens of meters tall. There were bursts of bells ringing above it, which shocked everyone in the entire port. The ship that went out to sea yesterday returned to the port.

Liu Jin took out his binoculars and looked towards the sea. He could vaguely see five large ships cleaving the waves and heading towards the port. Each ship had the flag of Ming Dynasty on it.

"I don't know if any fish have been caught. The difficulty of ancient trawling fishing is that the materials used to make fishing nets are not up to standard. If you want to vigorously develop the marine fishing industry in the future, it is best to use sword light for this fishing net before there are no chemical materials such as nylon. Come to make it, the origin of this sword glow is also in the Golden Continent."

Thoughts were flying in Liu Jin's mind, and he kept thinking, in this age without industry, everything has to be started from scratch, it is really very tiring, but fortunately, he has some foundation now, the road will only get wider and wider, The more you go, the smoother you go.

　A book friend reminded me very well that the biggest problem with fishing in ancient times was the fishing nets, because the ancient fishing nets were made of hemp, which easily swelled and rotted when exposed to water, so there was an allusion of fishing for three days and drying the nets for two days, thank you Point out the deficiencies in the book!

　　
　
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