Ming Dynasty: Tanks blocked the door and you said to me, "Long live Ming Dynasty"

However, after the Song Dynasty, cavalry gradually declined, and the 18-foot-long horse lance gradually lost its use. In addition, it took three years to make a qualified lance shaft, so the horse lance slowly disappeared from the battlefield.

He walked forward, took a lance in his hand, held it horizontally with both hands, and shook it casually a few times.

The tip of the spear flashed a cold light in the air and made a buzzing sound.

nice one!

"Where did it come from?"

Yu Tong quickly replied: "Your Majesty, this was found in the home of an old blacksmith."

"I have asked many people and learned that the blacksmith not only has a horse lance at home, but he can also make it!"

"These spears were made by him a few years ago. He said they were for self-defense when the Japanese pirates came ashore."

Self-defense?

Holding something more than five meters long for self-defense?

There must be something fishy about Zhu Youxiao believing this!

Chapter 148 Your Majesty, do you want to tie a bird feather on it?

In Zhu Youxiao's opinion, those who can use a horse lance are almost all people with extraordinary skills.

He casually put the lance back to its original place and said to Youtong.

"Ask the blacksmith if he's interested in joining the Ministry of Industry. If he's willing, bring him along when you return to Beijing!"

When we entered the yard, the weavers were already sorting out the silk threads they had woven yesterday.

"Your Highness, this common woman pays homage to His Majesty!"

When they saw Zhu Youxiao coming in, they all stopped what they were doing and bowed.

"No need to be polite."

Zhu Youxiao stepped forward and checked the silk threads again. After a night, the two layers of fish bladder glue coated on the inside and outside of the silk threads had been completely dried.

After folding it a few times, I found that except for the fact that it was a little less soft, it was not much different from the silk thread I tested yesterday.

Seeing the satisfied smile on his face, Hua Niang spoke.

"I dare to ask Your Majesty to give this thread a name."

Zhu Youxiao was stunned when he heard this, but then he understood.

The rope made of seven materials should indeed be given a separate name to distinguish it from other silk threads.

After hesitating for a moment, he pointed at the thread and said.

"Since it is made of seven kinds of materials, let's call it seven-color thread!"

At this point, his voice suddenly became serious.

"Prepare the decree!"

"Zhangzhou weaver Hua Niang, with her clever hands and talent, weaved colorful threads to help disaster relief in southern Fujian!"

"A reward of 100 taels of silver, a title of seventh-rank scholar, and one of your sons will be made a centurion of the Imperial Guard!"

"The rest of the weavers who assisted Hua Ru will each be rewarded with ten taels of silver!"

It is said to be a draft edict, but it is just a formality.

He was just a seventh-rank Confucian scholar and a captain of the Embroidered Uniform Guard. He could make the decision on his own without going through the cabinet. He only needed to ask someone to go to the Ministry of Personnel to file a case so that the salary could be paid on monthly basis.

As soon as the words fell, Hua Niang and the weavers immediately knelt on the ground and shouted in unison.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness!"

Zhu Youxiao got the colorful threads and fulfilled his promise, but he did not let the weavers leave.

Instead, let them stay and continue weaving colorful threads.

This thing can increase fishing efficiency several times!

At least, we won't have to worry about what happened before, where we caught a full net of fish but the net exploded because of poor quality of the trawl net.

Anyway, the colorful thread is only three or four millimeters thick, so even if two strands are intertwined together to weave a fishing net, it will not cause any impact.

Carrying all the colorful threads, the horse lances and a sack filled with things, Zhu Youxiao led his men out of the Huang family mansion and came to Yuegang.

There are also many women busy here.

It's just that they were busy repairing fishing nets and making new ones.

Large-scale fishing has been going on for several days in a row, and the fishermen's fishing nets are almost all damaged to varying degrees.

Minor injuries were repaired, and major injuries were replaced with new ones. Zhu Youxiao paid for all the expenses.

He asked Youtong to take the colorful threads and find some women to come over and weave a trawl net on the spot.

There is strength in numbers and work can be done much faster.

More than a dozen women worked together to weave a new net of the same size as the original trawl in less than three hours.

There are still about a hundred meters of colorful line left.

Just then, Ma Laoliu came back to unload the goods, so Zhu Youxiao had the new nets loaded onto the boat.

"Your Majesty, what is this??"

When Ma Laoliu saw the new trawl, a trace of…

Resentment?

Zhu Youxiao just glanced at him and understood why he had such an expression.

"Don't worry, this trawl net is made of special materials. It's much stronger than your old broken net!"

"Special material?" Ma Laoliu was a little confused. He picked up a corner of the trawl and looked at it carefully for a long time, but couldn't see anything special.

Originally, the trawl net they used was woven from cotton and linen, and the outer layer of the colorful thread was woven from cotton, linen and silk. It was normal that he could not see anything unusual.

"Go out to sea and catch a net, and you will understand."

Zhu Youxiao gave the order with a smile.

The Fu ship slowly sailed away from Yuegang. He stood on the deck and began to fiddle with the lance.

The sack was opened, revealing several reels made of hardwood.

The appearance of the reel is similar to that of a kite reel, on which the line can be wound, and there is a crank handle for reeling in the line.

He wants to get a fishing rod!

Not for fun, but for the fish.

Although trawl nets are useful, they require a lot of power from the ships.

Not to mention the fishermen's small sampans, even ordinary sand boats may not be able to meet the requirements.

In this case, if you encounter a large school of fish, a fishing rod will come in handy.

Zhu Youxiao once accidentally saw scenes of fishermen fishing at sea on the Internet in later generations.

A row of fishermen stood on the side of the boat, casting their rods, pulling up their rods, unloading the fish, and then casting their rods again..........

It only takes a few seconds to catch a fish on the deck. If the fishermen and their fishing rods were photoshopped away, people would even think it was raining on the deck.

And the rain is made up of fish!

When the Fu ship reached the sea more than 30 miles from the shore, a school of fish appeared in front.

The easiest way to find fish at sea is to follow the seagulls.

Wherever there are large flocks of seagulls taking off and landing, there will definitely be schools of fish.

After obtaining Zhu Youxiao's consent, Ma Laoliu led his men to lower the new trawl.

Zhu Youxiao himself was standing on the side of the boat, holding the fishing rod he had modified, and tying the fish hook to the colorful line.

However, as soon as the fishhook was taken out, Youtong and Sun Kangwang were both stunned.

"Your Majesty, are you sure this thing can be used for fishing?"

Yutong has already understood Zhu Youxiao's intention, but...

Can the scale hook that vendors use to weigh things really be used for fishing?

That hook is almost half the thickness of my little finger!

"How will you know if you don't try?"

Zhu Youxiao smiled, tied the colorful line on the hook of the scale tightly, tried to hang it on the side of the boat, and pulled it hard a few times.

After confirming that it would not come loose, he asked Sun Kangwang to go to the bottom cabin to find a few small fish.

Over the past few days, the Fuchuan has completely turned into a fishing boat, and the bottom hold that was originally used to store supplies has also become a place to store fish.

Even if the cargo has just been unloaded at the dock, it is not difficult to find a few in the corner.

After hanging a two-jin mackerel on the "fish hook", Zhu Youxiao began to let out the line.

Yutong lay aside curiously, staring at the colorful lines and asked.

"Your Majesty, do you want to tie some bird feathers on it? I remember when I was a child, I would tie some bird feathers on the fishing line when I watched people fishing."

"It seems that as long as the bird's feathers move, you can catch a fish by lifting the rod..."

“Hahahaha, no need!”

At this moment, Zhu Youxiao suddenly burst into laughter and lifted up the fishing rod in his hand, which was made from a spear.

"Buzz..."

The tip of the rod instantly bent up, and the colorful line was stretched straight. Then, it was seen that something seemed to be dragging below, breaking through the water surface.

Chapter 149 Killer Fish

Facts have proved that in the face of resources, even the most rudimentary equipment can catch big fish!

The moment Zhu Youxiao felt the fishing rod tremble, he lifted the rod and stabbed the fish. Then, he felt a huge force coming from the fishing rod.

He was caught off guard and was nearly dragged into the water.

Seeing his staggering figure, Youtong was the first to rush over, and his two arms wrapped around him from behind like a pair of pliers.

Seeing this, Sun Kangwang also came over.

It takes three people to pull one fish.

The colorful thread, which can bear more than 100 kilograms, appears particularly strong at this time.

The trawl net had not yet been collected, but when Ma Laoliu and the others saw this scene, their eyes widened.

I go!

Your Majesty, what the hell did you catch?

How could he have so much strength?

Zhu Youxiao was very excited!

It is said that fishing is a man's innate hobby. At this moment, he felt it thoroughly.

While wrestling with the big fish, he could feel the adrenaline being secreted like crazy, and he felt a little high...

At the same time, he was also curious about what he had caught.

With this kind of strength, it must be something that weighs at least several dozen kilograms!

The stalemate lasted for about an incense stick of time before the big fish's strength weakened a little.

During this process, the trawl net was reeled in, and several thousand kilograms of fish were ignored by Ma Laoliu and his men.

Everyone was staring at the fishing rod in Zhu Youxiao's hand.

nice one!

This is really good stuff!

They even began to yearn for such a fishing rod...