Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 1831, the best fishing ground in the world
The next day, Emperor Hongzhi and Liu Jin both got up early, and the hotel they stayed in was also the Huangpu River Hotel next to the Huangpu River.

"Woooo~woooo~"

In the morning, the whistle on the Huangpu River kept ringing, which also made Emperor Hongzhi very curious.

"Go, go to the pier on the shore and have a look."

Even without breakfast, Emperor Hongzhi was full of energy for the new day, and he took Liu Jin directly to the pier.

"It smells so fishy."

Before arriving at the pier, Liu Jin smelled a strong fishy smell.

When we arrived at the pier, we realized that the pier is very lively. A large number of fishmongers are driving four-wheeled carriages, or three-wheeled motorcycles, and some come here on motorcycles and bicycles. Harvesting fish, and the fishing boats at the pier are also extremely busy. Baskets of seafood are constantly being transported down, filling the pier to the brim.

Large yellow croakers, small yellow croakers, hairtails, and cuttlefish are the most numerous. Basket after basket, large yellow croakers and small yellow croakers look golden and golden, and the color is very gorgeous.

In addition to these four kinds of fish, there are also many kinds of fish such as crabs, shrimps, groupers and so on. Know the price of each type of fish.

"Big yellow croaker, big yellow croaker!"

"The price starts for 10 baskets, and the price starts for 10 baskets!"

The captain of the fishing boat pointed to a pile of large yellow croakers and kept shouting.

It can be seen that these baskets are all standard baskets with the same size, so the fish that can be contained in one basket are almost the same, and the changes are not big. Naturally, fishermen like them don’t have time to weigh each basket. When the time comes, it will be released to cargo ships. The time is very tight, and the catches are sold through auctions.

Ordinary goods such as large yellow croakers are not worth much and are very cheap. They cost three or four coins a catty, and a basket can usually hold about 100 catties, which is between 300 and 400 coins, and 10 baskets are about 3000 to 4000 coins. between.

Of course, that is based on the retail price. It is cheaper here, and generally only sells for 2 cents.

This product has a large output and sufficient supply. Of course, there are also a lot of consumers. Everyone likes to eat it. It is cheap. The meat quality of large yellow croakers is extremely delicious, and it will not be inferior to other sea fish. In future generations, the price of large yellow croakers will be lower The price of copying has reached sky-high prices, and ordinary people can't afford it.

Of course, that is also because of the depletion of fishery resources due to over-fishing in later generations, and the sharp decline in the number of large yellow croakers, so the scarcity is the most expensive.

Daming is different now. It has not been many years since the fishing industry started, and it has been less than 20 years. In addition, fishing is far less developed than in later generations.

Therefore, Daming's fishery resources are extremely rich, especially the four major fishing grounds in the world are all in the hands of the Ming Empire, so that the people of Daming have endless seafood and catches.

"2000 words!"

As the captain opened his mouth, someone immediately raised their hands to bid.

"2100 Wen~"

"2200 Wen~"

Soon after two people looked at the catch carefully, they also opened their mouths and said, adding 200 more texts, but no one bid anymore.

The production of large yellow croakers is too large, and Songhu's consumption capacity is only so much. 2200 Wen is already enough. If it is higher, it may lose money and make less money.

Baskets of fish catches were constantly being bought through bidding, and the carriages, tricycles, etc. beside them also left quickly with baskets of fish catches.

They have to rush to the vegetable market or a special selling point to sell.

There is no ice in this era, and the fish must be fresh, so everything must be raced against time, and the fish will be sold in time for everyone to buy vegetables in the morning, so as not to lose money.

At noon, the price will not be able to afford it. Once it is late at night, the fish will stink and can only be thrown away at that time.

Ordinary catches are cheap, but the sales are very good, and everyone has a tacit understanding. Once you bid, others seldom compete.

But when encountering some precious catches, the competition is quite fierce. There are restaurants that specialize in seafood come here to buy, and they are the most willing to bid. As long as they encounter expensive and rare catches, they will not hesitate. Bid to take it down.

Sometimes restaurants rely on these signature dishes to operate, and the expensive ones have to be taken down, anyway, they are not cheap.

Baskets after baskets of catches continued to be brought down, as if there were endless fishing boats, and the captain was grinning from ear to ear while bidding.

That is to say, here is too far away from Tianjin. If the catch is transported to Tianjin, the price can be even higher. The Beijing-Tianjin area is also one of the largest areas for catch consumption, and there are no large fishing grounds anywhere.

Unlike Songhu, which is close to the world-class Zhoushan fishing ground, the catch is extremely huge, and the price of sea fish that can't be eaten is also cheap.

"The boat must be full, right?"

Emperor Hongzhi looked at the bustling scene coming out of the pier, and said while touching his chin.

"It must be full, otherwise how can it be shipped out like this one after another."

Liu Jin nodded and said that the marine fishing industry in this era has just emerged, and the fishery resources are extremely rich. It should not be difficult to fill a boat when you go out.

You must know that even if you fish in the Bohai Sea, the harvest can be full, not to mention that Songhu is close to the Zhoushan fishing ground.

"Boss, is the harvest good?"

Emperor Hongzhi came to the captain of the fishing boat and asked with a smile.

Boss Pan didn't want to pay attention to Emperor Hongzhi, didn't he see that he was busy selling fish?

I don't have time to talk to you.

But looking at Emperor Hongzhi's demeanor, the numerous servants around him, and Liu Jin beside him, he immediately knew that he had met a nobleman, and his attitude changed immediately.

He motioned to his assistant to auction off the catch, but he said with a smile, "It's not bad if you go back to the nobleman. Every time you go to sea, you can return with a full load."

"Can you return with a full load every time?"

Emperor Hongzhi said in surprise.

"Your accent is from the capital, right? The catches in the Beijing-Tianjin area mainly rely on the Bohai Bay and the Yellow Sea. Although they are not bad, they are far from comparable to our southeast Zhoushan fishing grounds."

"Our Zhoushan Fishing Ground is the number one fishing ground in the world. Anyone who fishes casually in it can bring back a boat full of fish."

"There are almost endless fish there, and when there are many, the entire sea is full of jumping sea fish."

Boss Pan looked at Emperor Hongzhi and said.

"The number one fishing ground in the world?"

Emperor Hongzhi immediately became interested. There is still a self-proclaimed number one in the world.

"Yes, our Zhoushan Fishing Ground is the largest fishing ground in the world. The fish production is very large, and the size of the fish is also very large. Look, the fish I catch here are all big fish, and the fishing nets we use are all very large. , in order to only catch the big fish and spare the small fish.”

"The fish caught here in Zhoushan Fishing Ground is more than 4 million catties a year. Calculated, it is enough to eat more than two catties of fish for each of the 1 million people in my Ming Dynasty."

"And this is because we now have a convention that the fishing nets used must have enough holes, and each boat can only launch one boat a day, no more than 20 launches per month, and there must be a two-month fishing ban throughout the year. period."

Boss Pan counted the catches of the Zhoushan fishing ground for Emperor Hongzhi and said.

"Catch 4 million catties a year?"

When Emperor Hongzhi heard this, he was also slightly surprised. This number is quite huge, which is enough to feed millions of people.

Liu Jin on the side heard other meanings.

Unexpectedly, people in this period still have such a strong awareness of protecting natural resources. Everyone agrees on the number of fishing times, time, and fishing moratoriums.

Thinking about future generations, the resources of the Zhoushan Fishing Ground are gradually depleted, which is inseparable from wanton fishing. It is also related to environmental pollution, which leads to the continuous depletion of the resources of the Zhoushan Fishing Ground, and finally there is no fish to catch.

If you think about it carefully, it is actually related to the technology and conditions of this era.

In this age without ice, the catches had to be sold and disposed of quickly, otherwise they would lose money. In addition, the population of Daming was sparse and the distribution was vast, so the fish caught could not be sold at a high price.

These fishermen are not very motivated to fish.

Don't look at this Boss Pan who sold all these fish in the morning and can sell them for hundreds of taels of silver, but the ship needs expenses to go to sea, the pier is enough to dock, the cost of docking, the crew's salary, etc. If these expenses are counted , The money earned is actually not very big.

It will be different in later generations, with a dense population, a prosperous consumer market, high seafood prices, and a lot of profits from ocean fishing, which has given birth to everyone's wanton fishing. Extinct household nets are used, and they go to the sea despite the ban on fishing seasons. fishing and more.

In the end, the fishery resources in the ocean are getting less and less, everyone has no fish, and the price of seafood is getting higher and higher.

"Our fishing ground in Daming, the first must be our Zhoushan fishing ground, and the second is our Qiandao fishing ground in the north of Daming. There are also a lot of catches there, but it is far away from my mainland of Daming, and transportation is inconvenient. It’s gone, so everyone doesn’t go fishing, that is, some people in Wa country go to catch fish, and then transport them to Wa country to sell.”

"In addition, I heard that the northern fishing ground on the Golden Island is also very rich in fishery resources, but they sell the fish as salted fish. The price is cheap. They are all cold-water fish. The meat quality is extremely delicious. Even less, which is pretty good.”

"The ones that really sell fresh fish are the Bohai Sea Fishing Ground, the Yellow Sea Fishing Ground and our Zhoushan Fishing Ground. They are close to the mainland and have a large consumer market. I heard that there are also a lot of sea fish in Nanyang, and there are many kinds of prawns. In addition, overseas Australia The abalone here and the abalone in South Africa are also very famous.”

Seeing that Emperor Hongzhi was interested, Boss Pan also talked endlessly about Daming's fishing grounds.

(End of this chapter)