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    At the port pier outside Dengzhou City, the fiery red sun has just risen from the sea, but the pier has already begun to be busy. Merchant ships entering and leaving the port are busy carrying goods. The coolies on the pier are like teams of ants, carrying and carrying goods with themselves.  Sacks of about the same weight were shuttled between the warehouse and the cargo ship. From time to time, coolies would stop and wipe the sweat from their eyes with the rags around their necks. Occasionally, when they saw the group of people not far away, there would be a kind of expression in their eyes.  A look of envy.

    Following the eyes of the coolies, we can see several large ships parked at several berths not far away. These ships have obviously been modified. There are some unknown racks and ropes installed on the stern of the ship. The crew on the ship are  We are making preparations on the boat, and it looks like we are going to sea.  There was a group of people standing on the shore next to the ship. It seemed that they should be seeing off these ships.

    Li Min looked at the ships in front of him, and couldn't help but show a bit of excitement in his eyes. After these ships were modified, they were tested several times by the newly recruited crew members. Now there are no major problems.  Today is the day for them to play their true role.

    "Zhou Yu!" Li Min waved the smart young man over. This young man is a local. Not only is he very good at fishing, he is also smart. After being recommended by several people in charge, he has been appointed by Li Min.  The steward of this fishing team.

    "My subordinates are here, please give me your orders!" Zhou Yu trotted over, his face flushed with excitement. He didn't expect that he had just entered Prince Qi's Mansion and immediately gained the trust of His Highness, and also entrusted him with important tasks.  For a fisherman like me, this is already a huge kindness.

    "Well, how many fish you can catch this time is secondary. The key is to become more familiar with this new fishing method. Write down any problems encountered by each boat and summarize them when you come back. In addition, you must pay attention to safety. Human lives  As big as the sky, you must put it first!" Li Min ordered seriously.  He learned about it during this period, and found that there were far more dangers in the sea than he knew. Almost all fishermen who went out to sea were risking their lives. If they were not careful, they might risk their lives.  Although the large fishing boats I modified are much safer than those small boats, no one dares to guarantee 100% safety on the sea.  After all, even the Titanic sank in later generations.

    "Thank you for your concern, Your Highness, I will take note of it!" Hearing that Li Min asked him to put human life first, Zhou Yu's eyes immediately filled with excitement.  His Highness King Qi not only helped them, the fishermen, to eliminate the Giant Whale Gang, but he also paid a lot of money to recruit them, fishermen who had no means of livelihood.  Now the whole Dengzhou is spreading about this matter, and many people are envious that they can get such high wages.  Now His Highness can still care about the life and death of people like them whose lives are as low as dirt. This kind of benevolent and righteous king is the only one in the entire Tang Dynasty who is His Highness the King of Qi.

    It was getting late. After Li Min finished his instructions, he asked Zhou Yu and others to board the boat and set sail. These fishing boats will carry Li Min's hope. When they return, they will open a new chapter in fishing history.

    "Your Highness, isn't it too wasteful that you bought such a big boat and only used it for fishing?" On the way back, Li Min let his horse go, but at this moment, a man who was half a horse behind him suddenly suddenly  Asked.  The man looked to be in his thirties.  He is thin and tall, with a Chinese-shaped face, a hooked nose, and piercing eyes. He looks extremely energetic.

    Hearing this, Li Min turned his head and looked at the other party.  He smiled and said, "Zhengze, you will understand when the fishing boat comes back."

    This person is called Zhengze by Li Min.  In fact, it was the famous Liu Rengui in history. Zhengzheng was his name. He was originally just a small county captain. Later, he was transferred to his side by Li Min and became the chief secretary of Prince Qi's palace.  Liu Rengui was a rare talent with both literary and military abilities. His only shortcoming was that he had a straight temper and would say whatever he wanted. Sometimes he could easily offend others. Fortunately, Li Min didn't care much about him.

    "But Your Highness, I have learned about the fishery in Dengzhou and found that fishing boats are generally very small. Larger ones can only be operated by three or five people. I have never heard of several fishing boats like yours.  It takes more than a dozen people to work together." Liu Rengui's temper flared up again.

    Li Min's large fishing boats have already made a fuss all over the city. After all, just the fact that they pay the crew two hundred yuan a month is enough to become a big news in the city.  Although many people praised Li Min for his benevolence and generosity, many people felt that Li Min was extravagant and prodigal with regard to the few fishing boats that seemed too large. So many large boats were enough to form a small fleet, and he could transport whatever he wanted.  It¡¯s more cost-effective to order anything than fishing.

    "Haha, Zhengze, you are too short-sighted. You will know when the time comes!" Li Min laughed loudly after hearing this, but still did not answer directly. After laughing, he thought of something again, so he asked Liu Rengui,  "Zhengzhen, how is the promotion of the salt-drying method going?"

    Shandong Peninsula is rich in fish??, Li Min spent a lot of effort on fishing, and of course he would not forget about salt production. Compared with fishery, the salt industry is much simpler. Now the salt eaten by people in the Tang Dynasty is boiled.  It was made by the salt method. This method was very expensive and had a small yield. However, the sun-dried salt method had not yet been invented. Li Min asked Liu Rengui to take charge of this matter. First, he organized people to conduct a trial production according to the principle mentioned by Li Min, and found that it was indeed  Boiling salt cannot be compared, so they immediately came up with a complete process of drying salt, and registered the patent here in the name of Prince Qi's Mansion. At the same time, they also promoted it among the people, and of course they had to charge a little patent fee.

    When Li Min asked about this matter, Liu Rengui showed a dumbfounded expression on his face. He bowed on his horse and reported: "Your Highness, although this method of drying salt has many advantages, it also requires a large initial investment, plus boiling the salt  This method has been passed down from generation to generation by the salt people, so it is very difficult to implement it. Fortunately, the salt factory built by the palace will be completed soon. When the benefits of this salt drying method are seen, the salt people will definitely switch to it.  Sun salt method.¡±

    After hearing this, Li Min nodded and said with some emotion: "It is more effective to move people's hearts with benefit than to move people's hearts with righteousness. No matter how good you say, it is all false. As long as you put real benefits in front of everyone,  Only then can they be willing to follow your ideas." After Li Min finished speaking, he laughed and ran towards Dengzhou City. Liu Rengui hesitated for a moment after hearing this. Although he felt that Li Min's words were somewhat inconsistent with the teachings of the saint, he still  Unable to find a reason to refute, he could only sigh helplessly and followed suit.

    Three days later, the fishing boats sent out finally returned. As soon as these boats docked, they immediately caused a sensation on the dock. People saw that when the fish warehouses of these boats were opened, they were full of fish.  , and they were all big fish. The fish caught by each boat were at least 10,000 kilograms. The entire fishing team added up to more than 100,000 kilograms. It only took three days!

    As soon as the news spread, countless people in Dengzhou came to watch the excitement. When the fish traders in the fish market heard the news, they all became happy and ran to the dock to collect fish. After all, they caught all the fish in one go.  With so much fish, the price will definitely be lower than the market price. If you can grab a batch, you can make more money.

    After Li Min got the news, he happily hugged Wang Xijun and walked around for several times. Wang Xijun quickly made a small calculation in his mind and found that if the fishing volume was based on this, the cost of fishing on these fishing boats should be very high.  I can take it back soon, and now I don¡¯t have to feel bad anymore.

    As for Liu Rengui and other subordinates, they all fell silent when they heard this. They thought carefully about the meaning of His Highness King Qi's seemingly nonsense. The more they thought about it, the more they were shocked. If this new fishing method is really promoted, it will be so big.  Tang's fishery output will definitely rise sharply. Thinking of this, I admire Li Min even more in my heart.  However, some people had strange reactions. For example, Zhao Fu and Zhao Biejia, who were most familiar with Dengzhou political affairs, had a sad look on their face after hearing the news.

    Seeing that His Royal Highness King Qi¡¯s fishing team had caught hundreds of thousands of catties of marine fish in one trip, all the big fishermen in Dengzhou who were mainly engaged in fishing couldn¡¯t sit still, and they all showed their talents to the Prince of Qi¡¯s Mansion or  The fishing team asked, how did they catch the fish?

    Regarding this issue, Li Min had no intention of keeping it secret, because even if you didn't tell them, they would still be able to figure it out if they sent a few fishing boats to follow the next time the fishing team went out to sea. Moreover, Li Min originally wanted to popularize this method.  He went out, but he was too lazy to ask anyone to explain, so he simply left the matter to Director Xu of the civilian shipyard.

    So when the fishing team went out to sea for the second time, the government-run private shipyard posted a big notice in Dengzhou. The above probably meant that the boats of the fishing team were renovated in their shipyard, and the fishing methods were also approved by His Highness the King of Qi.  I agreed and agreed to be promoted by their shipyard. As long as the fishing boats are modified or new fishing boats are customized in their shipyard, the new fishing method will be given free of charge. The first 100 people will be given mysterious gifts and so on. Anyway, that's pretty much what it means.

    Now all the big fishermen in Dengzhou were in a panic, and they all went to private shipyards to place orders. Only when they got the new fishing method did they realize that the fishing team of Prince Qi used a new type of fishing net called a trawl net.  When fishing, this kind of fishing net is put into the water from the stern of the boat, and then dragged forward by the boat. After a while, it is put away with the winch on the boat. When it catches up with the fish school, one net can weigh thousands of kilograms of fish.  This is much more efficient than the fishing nets they usually use.

    Just as trawl fishing was slowly spreading in Dengzhou, the fishing team of Li Min Mansion seized the opportunity of the fish season and fished desperately in the sea, bringing back no less than 100,000 kilograms of marine fish every time.  , making many people jealous.

    However, when many people in Dengzhou were looking forward to the benefits brought by this kind of trawl fishing, Zhao Fu suddenly broke into Prince Qi's mansion. As soon as he saw Li Min, he immediately knelt down and begged: "Your Highness, we can't continue fishing like this."  Otherwise, most of the fishermen in Dengzhou would not haveWay to live!  "(To be continued)

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