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

"According to the price originally set by your majesty and the king......."

Seeing that he was about to say the price of thirty cents per person per day, Li Zong interrupted him quickly.

"Hahahaha, it's good that you brought it!"

"Master Ji, I have already ordered people to prepare wine and food. Why don't we talk while we eat?"

Ji Qing didn't understand what was going on, but when he saw Li Zong kept winking at him, he quickly guessed what was going on.

He smiled and didn't mention the price again.

"Your Majesty is too polite..."

"I have already had my meal on the boat. Your Majesty is urging me to come back. If the fishermen from your country are ready, please ask them to get on board and start working."

"By the way, in addition to the people who are going to board the ship, we also need to recruit some civilians to process the caught fish."

"This king understands!"

Seeing that he was so tactful, Li Zong reached into the box, took out two silver ingots and stuffed them into Ji Qing's arms.

"Come, come, Master Ji, take these two ingots of silver."

"I'll have someone take you to Nampo later. There are many Japanese women living in Korea there. Lord Ji will probably like them!"

I didn't eat the prepared food, so it would be inappropriate not to accept the money.

Ji Qing took the opportunity to put the silver into his arms and bowed to Li Zong again.

Seeing that he accepted the silver, Li Zong's anxious heart immediately settled down.

Then officials were arranged to bring the fishermen on board, and an official who was proficient in Ming official language was assigned to Ji Qing as an attendant to take care of his daily life in Korea.

Li Zong himself left with the silver.

As soon as the official met Ji Qing, he lowered his posture very low, bowed 90 degrees, and saluted deeply towards Ji Qing.

"Your humble servant Park Guochang greets the Lord of State Affairs!"

Hearing this name, Ji Qing's mouth twitched unnaturally.

"Mr. Park is too polite. Please excuse me."

Park Guochang was like a gigolo in the Baihua Tower in the capital, hunched over, standing beside Ji Qing with a fawning look on his face.

"Sir, I have already had horses prepared. We can set off for Nanpu at any time."

Ji Qing did not answer him immediately, but looked at the fishermen who were brought in one after another.

The clothes of these fishermen are very tattered, and very few of them can be patched. They are all covered with holes and just wrapped around their bodies.

Most of them were shirtless, wearing only knee-length shorts and a pair of straw sandals on their feet.

Suddenly, he frowned.

It seems that the King of Korea is not very reliable in doing things!

He pointed among the fishermen and asked Park Guk-chang.

"Why are there women among these fishermen?"

"You may not know, my lord, that in small countries, there are few people and few fields. In order to make a living, men and women along the coast can go fishing."

"Don't underestimate these women. They are just as good as men when it comes to sex!"

Ji Qing stroked his chin with his hand, stared at the woman, and patted Park Guochang on the shoulder.

"Go, tell her to get on the biggest blessed ship!"

"I want to see with my own eyes whether your king is fooling the Ming Dynasty!"

After saying that, he stood up and walked towards the blessed ship he mentioned.

When Park Guk-chang heard this, a hint of cunning flashed in his eyes.

"Sir, please take care. I understand!"

Chapter 354 Eight million jin!

The Nanpu wharf is not big, and five hundred ships cannot dock at the same time.

Therefore, the boat behind can only come in after the boat in front has loaded the fishermen and left the dock.

The Fujian ship, which was originally capable of accommodating hundreds of people, only carried twenty fishermen. Under Ji Qing's command, it left the port and headed for the offshore.

On the deck, the fishermen saw the fishing nets on the boat and gathered together excitedly.

They had never seen fishing nets like this before.

"If you play with Sister Cang, you will roll in the sweat and mud...!"

"Oh, touch it, auntie, squeeze it more, hey, oil..."

"Hedan, who is a whore and a whore, and loves to be jealous!"

"........."

Looking at these fishermen gathered together with shocked looks on their faces, Ji Qing asked Park Guochang.

"What are they babblein' about?"

Park Guochang smiled and explained: "In reply to the adults, they said that they had never seen such a beautiful fishing net, which was both beautiful and strong!"

Ji Qing:........

Damn, I thought he was cursing someone, but I didn't expect he was talking about the Internet.

A group of guys who have never seen the world...

After leaving the port, the Fu ship sailed dozens of miles away and stopped in an area where seabirds were circling.

With a horn sounded, the fishermen on the boat lowered the trawl net.

Countless small fish were suddenly startled on the water surface, crashing onto the deck, making crackling sounds.

The boatmen at the bottom were rowing the boats with all their might.

The Fu ship originally only had one mainsail hoisted, but now the other two mainsails and nine secondary sails were also raised.

Under the influence of these multiple factors, the ship's speed instantly increased by at least twice, and even the trawl net was creaking.

In just a moment, the speed of the boat began to drop at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Then, it was time to close the net.

The female fishermen who had been stared at by Ji Qing rolled up their sleeves, revealing their white arms, and ran to the stern of the boat.

The net is heavy!

But with the help of the pulley at the stern, more than a dozen people worked together and pulled it up easily.

"Wow!"

When the net was dragged out of the water, the fishermen were stunned.

The net is full of fish!

They have been fishing all their lives and have never had such a harvest!

After all, they don't have such a big net or such a big boat.

A group of people started shouting and chattering.

The trawl net was brought aboard and all the fish in the net were dumped onto the deck.

Most of the fish in this net are Spanish mackerel, the smallest of which weighs two or three kilograms. Any smaller than that can escape from the mesh of the net.

Next is a small amount of silver pomfret and capelin.

The female fishermen rushed up with baskets, collected the fish into the baskets like collecting garbage, and carried them to the cabin below the deck for storage.

There was no cold storage on the Fu ships, so the only method used for storage was large amounts of salt.

Each time a layer of fish is laid out, a generous amount of salt is sprinkled on top to prevent it from spoiling due to not returning to the port in time.

Originally Ji Qing thought that Park Guochang was bragging, but when he saw how skillful these female fishermen were, he realized he was wrong.

He carried a basket of fish weighing hundreds of kilograms, and that strength was greater than mine...

It took less than a quarter of an hour from the time the net was lowered to the time it was pulled up.

But it took half an hour to move the fish into the cabin and clean the deck!

The fifteen male fishermen and five female fishermen on the boat were all lying there exhausted, gasping for breath.

Their faces were flushed and they looked extremely satisfied.

It was because Ji Qing gave the order to give each of them a three-pound small fish to replenish their energy.

There was no cooking. They simply removed the head, internal organs and skin of the fish, then they started chewing the fish in big mouthfuls.

Ever since Korea was harassed several times by the Jiannu, the lives of the Korean people have become worse and worse.

Being able to have a full meal now is more tempting to them than the ten cents a day salary!

So, after filling their stomachs, they started to go fishing for the second time without Ji Qing's urging.

The following fleets arrived at the nearby waters one after another. The ocean currents passed through this area, and the change in water temperature caused plankton to gather in this area.

Small fish and shrimps, lured by the plankton, followed.

And those big fish are coming for the small fish.

On the vast ocean, densely packed ships are dropping fishing nets one after another.

The big ships used trawling nets and the small ships used casting nets. At this time, no one dared to let themselves be idle.

Because once you are idle, it means you will be eliminated.

On the shore, there were still a lot of fishermen waiting to get on the boat. Those who were lucky enough to be the first group to get on the boat could not accept the consequences of being replaced!

Five hundred ships drifted on the sea for a day and a night.

When they returned to port the next day, they brought back 8 million kilograms of fish!

When the fish was being unloaded, the entire port was surrounded by people and countless people rushed over to watch after receiving the news.

Those hills made of fish completely overturned their understanding of the ocean!

Yes, in some senses, this can be said to be the first large-scale fishing operation on the planet!

Ji Qing asked Pu Guochang to requisition a thousand acres of land near the port, and hired a large number of people to build racks on the land and hang the fish on the racks to dry.

There is no need to worry about the sea fish that has been pickled in the ship's hold going bad.

After drying, all you have to do is wait for the next batch of goods to be shipped back from China.

And they have to race against time to continue fishing.

According to those fishermen, June to September every year is the golden season for fishing.

As long as the situation allows going out to sea, no single day can be wasted. Moreover, the Ming Dynasty requires paying these fishermen on a daily basis!

When King Yi Jong of Korea rushed to the scene after hearing the news and learned about the gains from the voyage, he instantly felt extremely jealous.

That’s a full eight million kilograms of fish!

Even if it's one cent per pound, it's worth eight thousand taels of silver!

And Daming only needs to spend three hundred taels of silver a day to hire so many fishermen from its own hands...

But then, his gaze turned to the large ships constantly coming in and out of the port. He gritted his teeth and walked towards Ji Qing.

"Master Ji! I have something that I would like you to tell the Emperor."

Ji Qing and a few of his men were counting statistics. Upon hearing this, they bowed quickly.

"Your Majesty, just speak frankly."

Li Jong hesitated for a moment, pointed at the boats and said, "I would like to trouble you to ask the emperor if our small country can buy such boats from the Ming Dynasty, as well as the fishing nets used in the past two days of fishing."

"If it is possible, the whole small country will be grateful!"

When Ji Qing heard this, he looked at him in surprise and said, "Your Majesty, I have something to say that is unpleasant to hear."

"Can you afford it........?"