Datang Lingnan King

Chapter 164
"Hey, Commander, I brought you a gift." Liu Rengui suddenly thought of something, and said to Feng Daiwen with a smile.

"What gift do you bring, why are you being so polite?" Feng Daiwen said in a daze, thinking that Liu Rengui saw that he had been promoted and brought a gift to see him, so he couldn't help being a little disappointed.

"Some time ago at sea, I met a huge fish, which was always beside the fleet. Everyone was afraid of capsizing the boat, so they shot it with eight-ox crossbows. It took more than 20 arrows to kill the animal."

"It's really big! It's wider than the deck. In the end, I had no choice but to stop for a long time before dividing the meat and filling a boat full of fish meat. The lower officials saw that although the teeth were not as huge as ivory, they were also very beautiful, so I gave them to the fish." You keep it." Liu Rengui explained.

"Go and have a look!" Feng Daiwen looked at the huge fish teeth, and after listening to Liu Rengui's description, he understood that this group of killers should have killed a whale.

"Hey, Commander, look at this bone. It's so big. I never thought there would be such a huge fish. I was terrified at the time. If it wasn't for this animal being loaded into a boat, I wouldn't dare to mess with it. In the end, everyone was worried. The boat was overturned, so I did my best, but fortunately there was a rope tied to the crossbow arrow, otherwise the animal would have run away." Liu Rengui was at a loss as to what animal he had fought with, and You Zi said excitedly.

"Have you eaten it? Is the meat delicious?" Feng Daiwen asked with a sip.

"It's okay, it's a bit rough, but this one is enough for a village to eat for a few days." Liu Rengui said with a look of disgust.

I also eat all kinds of fish on the sea every day, basically eating all kinds of fish in my mouth.

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Although Funing County is not big, there are still thousands of people. Feng Daiwen asked the county magistrate to gather the people in the county to start transporting fish and building a fishing village. Here, Feng Daiwen wanted to build a fish farm for shipping and handling various fish and seafood.

Along with the supplies on board, the dried fish gradually piled up into hills, the fishing village became a temporary warehouse, and all the people mobilized by Funing became porters.

The ships that unloaded the supplies began to leave the pier and began to fish offshore. Huge fishing nets were put into the sea. Now the fishing nets have been improved several times. Not only are they bigger and stronger, but they can also penetrate deeper into the sea.

The big boat has already had rich experience in fishing Liu Rengui. The ten boats separated, and then moved toward the middle as if encircled. The fish were driven by the large net towed, either falling into the net, or being driven into the net of other boats.

I don't know if the fish are too stupid or there are too many fish at this time. After more than an hour, the dozen or so boats basically closed up and began to collect the nets.

Dozens of strong men shouted slogans loudly, shirtless, and pulled the winch vigorously, and some helped pull the rope. The net was too big and there were so many fish. Neither winch could lift the fishing net. In the middle, there is a huge piece of wood lying horizontally, and the rope goes around and pulls desperately.

With bursts of cheers, it represented another bumper harvest, even the sailors who ate fish so nauseous, cheered heartily and laughed loudly in front of the huge harvest.

As the boat docked, another mountain of fish was sent to the shore, most of which were alive and kicking.

The thousands of people who saw all this with their own eyes were going crazy. They were stunned to see the dozen or so boats catching so many in just over an hour.

Then Feng Daiwen ordered that each of the people who came today would be given an extra 10 catties of fish meat, and they went to help clean up with happy smiles, and wanted to touch it for themselves to see if it was real.

"It's incredible, it's incredible!" Wang Yanbo sighed as he watched so many fish come ashore, shaking his head.

As a mainlander, I have seen so many fish being caught at the same time, and many of them are not small, and the largest one is about the same length as an adult.

"So many! If there are more ships, wouldn't it be enough for the entire Tang Dynasty?" Zheng Yong said in disbelief.

Feng Daiwen shook his head and said, "It's impossible, let's not talk about how many people are needed to fish and handle it, and fishing also depends on the place, climate, and water temperature."

"There are not so many fish schools in many places, and there are also docks to be docked, and fish preservation, all of which need to be considered."

Feng Daiwen took out a map, pointed to it and continued to introduce: "There are so many fish here, it should be related to the climate and ocean currents here, you see, this is a huge bay, calm and warm, it should be fish like it an important reason."

"So that's what the governor said, the officials and the others didn't think carefully." Wang Yan suddenly realized.

"Of course there are so many fish here, so it is natural to increase fishing efforts. Moreover, in such a huge bay, even if dozens of times more people come to fish, there is no shortage of fish. Unfortunately, there are not so many boats."

Wang Yan's eyes were a little red, and he sighed and said: "It's a pity, such a rich resource, it's a pity, if there are enough people, Chang'an will not have to worry about no fish to eat."

People in this era attach great importance to food and cherish it very much. Even noble families are not as luxurious as those on TV, and they will not be so extravagant that they eat dozens of dishes for a meal.

The more rich the family, the less corrupt it will be. Only uneducated upstarts, or poor people who have become high-ranking officials, will desperately enjoy it.

"Of course it won't be such a waste of resources. The official has already written a letter asking Luoyang to vigorously build ships. There will be more ships from Lingnan. However, Lingnan has too many tasks. It has to go back and forth to Chang'an, Funan, and Chenla, so there won't be too many ships. .” Feng Daiwen explained with a smile

"The governor is wise, so he has thought about it a long time ago!" Wang Yan complimented.

"So in the future, everyone must plan and carry out the division of labor and cooperation, so that the fish cannot be salvaged and then broken." Feng Daiwen said, looking at the busy crowd in the distance.

Wang Yan and Zheng Yong looked at each other, clasped their fists together and said, "Please give orders!"

"Well, Wang Yanxian appointed you as the chief inspector of the Anxi Governor's Mansion. He is responsible for dispatching craftsmen to make wooden boxes, burn pottery pots, ship dried fish, and transport them to various places for sale. Let them eat enough in the military camp first, which can save a lot of food."

"Create expensive fish into ice cubes, save them and sell them, and organize personnel to repair the roads for transportation." Feng Daiwen turned to Wang Yan and instructed.

"Your officer is clear, follow the order of the governor!" Wang Yan clasped his fists and said.

Feng Daiwen nodded, turned around and said to Zheng Yong: "Now Zheng Yong is appointed as the inspector of the Governor's Mansion, responsible for building a warehouse here, building a wharf, expanding the village, assisting in sorting, and handling seafood."

"I understand, follow the orders of the governor!" Zheng Yong clasped his fists in the same serious manner, and the two also understood that this is both a task and a test, so a school check is added in front of the official position.

The two divided the work into construction, transportation and sales, and some of the talents who came were in charge of business before, so they were familiar with the business.

Feng Daiwen intends to treat the four counties as Nanniwan, where the whole people and the whole army will build together, farm together, and eat together.

(End of this chapter)