Daming Crazy Emperor

Chapter 376 Development Resources

Japan's resources are actually relatively scarce.

For example, minerals, apart from silver mines, Japan seems to have no other minerals more than Daming.

In other words, it is not a question of whether there are too many other minerals at all, but that there are none!

Just like the coal mines, iron mines, and copper mines that are most in demand in Ming Dynasty, Dongying doesn't seem to have them!

At least, at this time, it has not been found.

Another example is food.

The combined area of ​​the four islands in Dongying is estimated to be less than that of South Zhili. Moreover, there are many mountains and less land here, and the area of ​​cultivated land is estimated to be less than half of that of South Zhili.

However, Dongying has a larger population than Nanzhili!
In other words, the food produced by Japan is estimated to be barely enough for its own people.

At least, judging from the current population and current food production, it is not bad that their land can support their own people.

The entire Dongying seems to have more mountains and forests, and the wood reserves are relatively rich.

The problem is that this wood does not grow out in one or two years, and it is estimated that it will be cut down in a few years or ten years.

So, how to gain enough benefits by colonizing Japan?
Taichang had already discussed this issue with all the directors at the beginning of the establishment of Daming Western Company.

If there are no resources, then find a way to develop resources.

For example, labor resources.

The population of Japan is relatively large.

At this moment, apart from Daming, the world seems to have the largest population in Japan.

A large population can also be regarded as a resource, allowing them to mine, open up wasteland and farm land, or do work that requires low cost and a lot of manpower. These Western firms in Ming Dynasty have already begun to implement it.

The other is mountain resources.

Dongying also has more mountains.

There are actually a lot of high-profit vegetation that can be planted in the mountains, and these Ming and Western companies are also constantly developing and exploring.

Of course, these are far from enough.

With such a large place and such a large population, Japan can obtain such a small amount of resources or benefits?
In fact, Dongying has a lot of resources.

That is the fish and shrimp in the sea, which is the so-called seafood.

The variety of food these days is not very rich, and the so-called delicacies of mountains and seas are already rare delicacies.

And the seafood along the coast of Daming has been almost exhausted after more than two hundred years of overfishing. Let alone forming resources to create profits, there is not enough to eat.

Dongying is surrounded by the sea, is there enough fish and shrimp resources?
There is definitely no offshore, and it is impossible for you to open a small fishing boat to catch a large amount of fish and shrimp not far from the coast.

However, there are still waters near Japan.

Taichang can be sure of this.

Because the sea area near Dongying is a famous fishing ground, the fish and shrimp are all in millions of tons!

Moreover, after many searches, the Daming Western Company has already found some clues.

This time, they are ready to give it a try.

I have to say that the directors of Daming Western Company are really powerful.

In fact, Taichang mentioned it occasionally at the beginning.

Because he seems to have such a little memory in his mind, remembering that the surrounding area of ​​Dongpu is the largest fishing ground in the world.

As for where the fishing ground is, he has no memory at all.

Unexpectedly, these guys were able to find clues.

On the channel from Kyushu Island to the Ryukyu Kingdom, the Aegis ship is slowly sailing south with more than a dozen Spike warships.

Of course, they didn't want to go to the Ryukyu country, they were just looking for fish.

How to find this fish?

Zheng Zhilong kept scanning the sea surface while turning the barrel telescope, and murmured: "It is rumored that the fish in the sea are like sailboats, migrating back and forth with the current.

It is impossible for a huge school of fish to stay in one place, because the food in one place is limited, if they stay in one place, they will starve to death sooner or later.

Therefore, fish schools will continue to migrate back and forth with the help of water currents.

In other words, as long as we find obvious currents, we can find surprisingly large schools of fish. "

Where did you hear the rumor?

Taichang thought for a while, then smiled slightly and said, "The current in this sea should be called ocean current, right?"

Well, that's called ocean currents.

It doesn't really matter how you call it, the key is to find it.

Zheng Zhilong also worked as a sea merchant or a pirate for a period of time, and he started his business from Japan, so he is quite familiar with the sea area here.

At this time of year, there should be ocean currents near this channel.

He scanned the barrel telescope for most of the day, and finally found a clue.

Judging by his many years of experience, the slightly churning sea surface not far ahead is most likely the edge of the current.

He couldn't help pointing to the front right excitedly and said, "Drive over, drive over, and then turn off the steam engine."

The place he pointed to was not far from the fleet, and soon, the Aegis ship drove over with more than ten Spike warships.

As soon as the steam engine was turned off, a miracle happened.

The whole fleet unexpectedly glanced towards the northeast direction slowly!
You know, they were originally sailing south, but now the bows of all the ships are still facing south!
This must be the current pushing the fleet to the northeast!
Zheng Zhilong carefully observed the small island in the distance, and then danced and said, "It's the ocean current!"

Well, this guy really has some brushes.

In history, he was able to become the biggest pirate on the southeast coast of Daming and even in the entire Southeast Asia, that was definitely not by mouth.

Taichang couldn't help giving a thumbs up and praised: "Excellent!"

So, how to verify whether there are fish schools in the current?
Could it be, send someone to jump into the sea and dive down to have a look?

Of course that is impossible!

The depth of the sea is not a joke, it can be several miles deep without any diving equipment. Jumping into the sea and diving down without any diving equipment is courting death!

As for how to determine whether there are fish schools in the current, they are naturally prepared.

After Zheng Zhilong confirmed that he had found the current, the group walked down to the lower level with great interest.

A lot of fishing rods and baits have been prepared on the lower level of the Aegis ship, and they only need to fish to know if there are any fish below.

To be honest, fishing is a very good pastime, and everyone still has a little interest.

Soon, they came to the cabin on the first floor.

At this time, more than a dozen Jinyiwei masters who are proficient in water skills are already waiting.

Taichang gave an order, and they immediately opened a hatch or cannon door in the middle.

Immediately afterwards, Jin Yiwei's master carefully tied a strong rope around each person's waist.

This is to prevent them from falling into the sea.

After all, it was more than ten or twenty miles away from the nearest island, and falling down was no joke.

Once the rope around the waist is tied, you can go out of the cabin.

Several people slowly climbed down the iron ladder at the door of the cabin, and tried it on the armor above the water wheel.

It's okay, there is no problem standing on the side of the ship.

Soon, several fishing rods with good bait were handed out from the cabin.

The fishing lines on these fishing rods are not all the same length, the shortest of them is only about ten feet, and the longest even reaches ten feet.

The number of hooks on the fishing line is also different. Some fishing lines have only one hook tied to them, while others have a string of hooks tied to them.

Of course Taichang came up with this idea, he seems to vaguely remember that someone fishing in the sea is not a hook, but a string of hooks.

The fishing line is thrown into the sea, and the next step is to wait.

Fishing requires patience, and sometimes it is possible to not catch a single fish for an hour or even a few hours.

The fishing rod in Taichang's hand remained silent all the time, because he was holding the fishing rod with the shortest fishing line, and a ten-foot-long fishing line could reach about three meters into the sea, so naturally he couldn't catch any sea fish.

The fishing rods in the hands of Xu Erjue, Yuan Keli and the others seemed to be quiet, because the fishing lines tied to their fishing rods were not very long.

The fishing line tied to the fishing rod in Zheng Zhilong's hand was the longest, fully ten feet long, and the end of that fishing rod was as thick as a forearm.

He probably wants to put a long line to catch big fish.

So, can he really catch big fish?
At the beginning, he was still talking with everyone there.

Suddenly, the fishing rod in his hand sank, and the huge pulling force almost dragged him into the sea.

It's a good thing he has a rope tied around his waist, otherwise, he would probably be drowned.

Such a huge pulling force must have caught a fish.

He pulled back the fishing rod vigorously, quickly stuffed it into the hand of Jin Yiwei at the cabin door, and then excitedly said: "Quick, pull it up!"

Uh, fishing in the sea seems to have to bring a reel or something, otherwise it will be difficult to recycle the ten-foot-long fishing line.

Fortunately, the space in the Aegis ship is large enough, and the strength of the Jinyiwei master is also strong enough. The Jinyiwei master directly dragged the fishing rod and ran towards the corridor in the middle of the cabin, and the fishing line was as fast as being pulled by a motor. keep it.

So, what kind of fish was biting the hook? It almost dragged Zheng Zhilong into the sea.

Soon, a series of sea fish about one foot in length were pulled up.

This is similar to the fact that there are fish on most of the ten hooks on the fishing line, and they are all about the same size and type.

This proves that there must be fish schools below!

Zheng Zhilong couldn't help shouting excitedly: "Oh, it's perch, now I'm lucky!"

(End of this chapter)