Three Kingdoms: From Yinlin to Great Wei Xiongzhu

Chapter 479 A little bit?Or billions of points?

Fishing nets were dropped one by one.

Many sailors on the wooden boat are locals, and they have the energy to fish when they were young. However, in the past, dozens of fish were caught in one net, but now hundreds of fish are caught in one net!

It's a completely different concept...

Hundreds of large yellow croakers were thrown into the fishing net, and a group of people were panting on the wooden boat. They couldn’t pull it up, and the hull was almost tilted. It was only a few boats working together to complete this huge project. .

Baskets of large yellow croakers were shipped to the building!
At the beginning, the big ones were always welcome, but later on, there were too many large yellow croakers, so many that the sailors no longer looked down on those ones that were only a foot long and weighed one or two catties, and they were too small, so let’s go back and raise them ?

Several large boats and high-rise buildings were already filled with large yellow croakers, and everyone was stunned to see all of this.

crazy…

It's crazy, maybe... This trip to the offshore fishing has caught more than tens of thousands!

It took a whole day, day and night, to "catch all" these big yellow croakers...

However, this is just a school of fish... According to Mr. Lu's so-called "knocking for fishing" method, as long as you want to catch fish, it is simply... inexhaustible!

"This…"

Looking at the big yellow croakers piled up like a mountain, Hou Cheng couldn't help but "baji" his mouth, and opened his mouth to Wei Xu, Song Xian, Cheng Lian and others beside him: "How do you feel, our fearful money-making tricks... compared to white horses?" Hou this..."

Without waiting for Hou Cheng to finish speaking...

The three people around nodded.

Speaking of it, they can be regarded as using their power to make money in a proper way.

The specific method is actually to conceal the local household registration. For example... Donghai County has more than 30 people, and the poll tax that needs to be paid is more than 30 people, but... what if there are actually 50 people in Donghai County?

Wouldn't the extra "poll tax" be pocketed by the local prefect?

Speaking of which, this phenomenon is very common among big men...

only…

Now, in the eyes of Hou Cheng, Wei Xu and the others, being greedy for poll tax and risking losing their heads, but... the speed of earning money and food is not as fast as that of Mr. Lu knocking the gavel!

These tens of thousands of catties of large yellow croakers are all meat. Meat and five grains are not the same price. How much can these large yellow croakers be sold for?God knows!

"People say that Yinlin knows everything and knows people's hearts..." Wei Xu opened his mouth and said: "In the past, rumors always said how good he is at calculating people's hearts, but today, seeing everything...is even more terrifying...scary!"

silence…

After Wei Xu blurted out his words, the four of them fell into a long silence.

Suddenly, I feel that my money-making activities are no longer good!
What's more, they are worried about their... money-making activities?Could it also be seen by Yin Lin?
"But..." Cheng Lian asked a question. "Bai Mahou raised food this time to supply the front line, but... once these big fish are dehydrated, it is difficult to keep them fresh, and they will go bad in a few days. How can they be transported to Guandu!"

No wonder Cheng Lian raised such a question.

Fishing with knuckles has actually been around since the Ming Dynasty.

According to the local history records of Chaoshan, kwu fishing was founded in Dacheng Township, Raoping County during the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty, and was later introduced to Nan'ao, Chenghai, Chaoyang, Huilai and other counties.

But... these hundreds of years of "fishing with knuckles" have not caused the big yellow croaker to be wiped out!
There are two key reasons. First, the productivity in ancient times was low, the fishing boats were relatively small, the scale was relatively small, and the level of refrigeration was low. Even if the amount of fishing was relatively large, it was not easy to preserve!Fishermen are also unwilling to do thankless things... Even if they use "knocking for fishing", it will not pose a great threat to large yellow croakers.

Secondly, there are not many inheritors of this method of fishing by knocking knuckles. You must know that ancient inheritance has strict requirements, and the character of the inheritors must be tested, so... fishing by knocking knuckles is only in a small range Spread the word, the totoaba family is not hit hard enough!
Based on these two points... Wei Xu raised this question?Caught so many fish?How to save it?How to refrigerate?
This problem cannot be solved, and the food for 60 people in Guandu is still an unresolved matter!

"You're just eating radish and worrying about it..." Hou Chengyi waved his hand. "Who is Baimahou? Since he can think of a way to get fish like this, he must have figured out how to transport it. No matter how bad it is... he can sell these fish and use the money to buy grain, right?"

…sold?Then change to grain?
This…

Hou Cheng and the others were still discussing, but Lu Yu had already waved his hand on the boat.

"Return..."

Yes, we must return to the voyage as soon as possible, otherwise... these large yellow croakers that are salvaged will die quickly when they lose water, and they will rot after death!
As for how to deal with it after going ashore...

Lu Yu had already thought that, in fact, they were Zhuge Jun, Huang Xu, and He Yan on the coast.

Thinking of them, Lu Yu narrowed his eyes slightly, wondering... have these three good apprentices produced the first batch of salt in those pools?

Looking forward to it!

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Just after dawn, Donghai County... Dozens of saltworks along the coast have already started work.

Dozens of acres of land, according to the drop of the terrain, concentrates the seawater step by step, and arranges them in the form of terraces. The height difference of each group of squares is the distance of two palms.

This is the design made by Zhuge Jun, Huang Xu, and He Yan according to Lu Yu's request. There is a total difference of seven feet from the sedimentation pond to the final evaporation pond and crystallization pond!

Fortunately, there are quite a few pools here, and further processing on these pools saves a lot of effort...

specific method...

The first step is to pump seawater into the sedimentation tank. After about a day of sedimentation, the sedimentation tank flows into the sun-dried salt flats. As long as the temperature reaches the standard, the sea salt will start to crystallize in two to three days.

Now it is August, which is the best season for drying salt. According to Lu Yu's idea, the first batch of sea salt can be extracted from sea water in four days.

Of course... because it is the first time, the level of purification will definitely not reach the ideal state.

but…

Anyway, Lu Yu didn't intend to sell it!
He intends to pickle these sea salts.

It's like the readers are planning to pickle the author!
Lu Yu wants to marinate large yellow croakers...

Therefore, the requirements for the degree of purification of sea salt are not high, and some impurities will not affect it!
According to Lu Yu's idea, some of the large yellow croakers caught were dried into dried fish meat, and some were salted into large salted fish.

The dried part of the fish can be smoked with cypress branches... In Lu Yu's memory, the smoked fish of this kind of large yellow croaker will be sold for thousands of yuan in later generations!
Of course, during the process of drying salt and pickling fish, due to the decrease in water content, the rich nutrients in the large yellow croaker will be further concentrated, and a large part will be lost!
These are all acceptable.

In this day and age, filling the stomach is far more important than food variety and nutrition.

Moreover, all the dried fish contains protein, this thing...is very helpful to the human body!
"President Lu said that the amount of evaporation depends on the strength of the wind and the strength of the sun, which all determine the amount of evaporation of seawater, and thus determine the amount of salt produced!"

He Yan is very good at studying these "powders".

"White phosphorus" is the same, and so is sea salt. He seems to be born with these white powders!
"There are already crystallized parts!" Zhuge Jun looked at those white lumps, and sure enough...according to what Lu Yu said, chunks of "crystallization" could already be seen in the crystallization pool on the fourth day!
You should know that sea salt is pure natural physical production and does not require secondary processing, so...after seeing these crystals, you can start fishing for salt!
only…

"It's so heavy..." Huang Xu on the side tried to fish it out himself, but unexpectedly, these "crystals" were extremely heavy.

His small arms and legs seemed not strong enough to pick them up!

Since ancient times, there has been a saying in the salt field that "silver is fished out of clear water", but...purely manual salt fishing is a laborious job!
The freshly crystallized salt in the seawater is still damp, and it is specially weighed. According to the local method, a basket can hold 200 to 300 kilograms, and two weaker people can't lift it at all.

"Let's come together, everyone is going to fish for salt. President Lu has been out to sea for two or three days now, and he should be back by now. Let's all work harder!"

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In just three days, several large ships carrying tens of thousands of large yellow croakers, weighing hundreds of thousands of catties, arrived at the coast of Donghai County!
And it just so happened that on this day, a group of merchants headed by Zhao Zhang of Xiapi City also came here.

After inquiring, I found out that Chief Lu took a fleet to the offshore.

They rushed to the coast in a hurry.

I thought about waiting here for a few days, but never thought...

When they arrived at the coast, Mr. Zhao and his friends were stunned!

——Fish...big yellow croaker!

Baskets of large yellow croakers are being unloaded. They are inexhaustible and inexhaustible... There are probably thousands, tens of thousands!

This is meat, a basket full of meat...

You know, in today's world, under the premise of skyrocketing food prices, not to mention rare sea fish, even the most common fish cost nearly a hundred dollars!
And with so many quantities in front of me, I'm afraid it can't be measured by money at all!

And these fish...

It seems that early in the morning, some local merchants heard the news that the baskets of fish were unloaded directly, and they were weighed almost as soon as they came down, without caring about the slaughter. , How many catties of fish are exchanged for how many catties of grain are all negotiated in advance!

Of course, this is also carefully calculated by Lu Yu. With so many fish, it seems... just drying or salting. According to the existing sea salt production, it is impossible to finish it. It is simply salted and dried, and some are directly replaced with whole grains, which is convenient. store!
After all, fish is different from grains, it is perishable, and there is no cold chain transportation in this era, so it can only be disposed of quickly!
It doesn't matter if it's cheaper... Anyway, as long as the sea is here, the large yellow croaker will be inexhaustible within a few years!

Take a day off...

I will continue to set sail in the future, but... I need bigger and stronger fishing nets, more boats, and more fishing tools. These are all urgent!

hiss…

Baskets of large yellow croakers were unloaded, and the sound of yelling and selling, this kind of scene seemed to shock the merchants who came here.

in fact.

The merchants who come here are not only from the corner of Xiapi City, but also Langya County, Dongguan County, Pengcheng, Guangling City... All merchants have a very keen sense of smell. Who wouldn't want to take a share of this big Han welfare lottery!
Originally, they came here with this in mind, but...the scene in front of them shocked them.

seem…

The income of this big yellow croaker is more profitable than that of the big man's welfare lottery, and it is more profitable!
Incredible.

You know, sea fish are much more cunning than freshwater fish. In the past, fishermen could catch a little sea fish all day long when they went out to sea. Now, it's not a little bit, but a little bit of "billion"!
If it is said that the big man before was able to handle the hearts of the people, then this... sea fish tastes like a feast for God.

"Master Zhao, here... there are so many fish here!"

"Master Zhao? Are we... not going to find Baimahou to cooperate with the welfare lottery?"

"Master Zhao, you should say something..."

Repeated inquiries...

All merchants are a little confused.

"Ahem..." Even Director Zhao coughed, and he muttered in a low voice: "How can I look at it, this fishing is more profitable than the welfare lottery! It's even more lucrative!"

Thinking of this...

His eyeballs must be. "Quick...quick... first go find a way to hand over the name card, please see... please see Baimahou!"

Yes…

Merchants from various states and counties around gathered here!
Hurry up and go to the door to ask for an interview, or if you don't ask for an interview, this "good thing" will be preempted by others!
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Tonight, countless bonfires were lit along the entire coast, and many soldiers from the Longxiao Battalion, the local navy, and even a group of fishermen started cooking large yellow croakers!

After all... So many large yellow croakers are still fresh, throw away those that have been replaced with whole grains, and those who have tried to dry them in the sun or salt them into salted fish, and there are still a lot left!

And cooking these large yellow croakers...the most authentic method is actually steaming!
The fish head was dug out and rinsed, and the fish scales were scraped off repeatedly. After that, the yellow croaker was smeared with rice wine, green wine, etc., and then marinated for a while.

At this point, you can add salt, sauce, sugar...the sugar here is maltose, not sucrose!
(It was not until the Tang Dynasty that sugar cane sugar was introduced to China from "A San's side"!)

Of course, if conditions permit, you need to prepare onions, ginger, peppercorns, dogwood, meat sauce, caviar, garlic, cinnamon, lemongrass, etc.!
pity…

Donghae County in this era is still very poor, and there are not so many rich seasonings!

However...Hou Cheng, Wei Xu and the others were stunned to find some "ball ginger" unique to the southern mountainous area for Lu Yu, plus green onions...cut the green onions with a knife, take out a tray and put ginger slices on the bottom, put the fish Cut off the back of the large yellow croaker, so that the whole head of the large yellow croaker can be laid on its stomach, and the scallions can be placed on it. When these are completed, the water in the pot can be boiled, and when it boils, put the fish in it to steam!
People in coastal prefectures are very good at cooking fish, and they also know fish very well!
This time... steaming, or making soup, the continuous stoves on the coast are already full of fish fragrance... the beach on the tip of the tongue!

The first bowl was naturally filled and handed to Lu Yu.

"It smells so good..."

Lu Yu sighed with emotion, chewed for a while, and the action of raising his eyebrows was enough to prove the deliciousness of the fish here!
Tears are about to flow from the corners of my mouth!
Smiling slightly... Finally, the busyness of the past few days was not in vain.

Lu Yu waved his hand to signal that the brothers would all eat fish, as long as it was enough...

After the big guys started gobbling it up, Lu Yu said with emotion: "Our soldiers in Cao Ying, the poor ones can only eat big yellow croakers!"

These words... seem a little embarrassing!
Of course…

No wonder Lu Yu is embarrassed, if it is placed in future generations... wild large yellow croakers, the cheapest one can cost as high as 2000 soft sister coins, and if it is seven catties or more, it can reach a high price of [-] soft sister coins per catty...

Before crossing, Lu Yu was poor, so naturally he couldn't afford it!
But I can't stand it anymore, here today, I have realized the freedom of the big yellow croaker!

"Mr. Lu..." At this moment, Zhuge Jun walked to Lu Yu's side and whispered, "The purification of the first batch of refined salt has been completed, but... the amount of salt produced is still not enough to supply the large yellow croaker for marinating!"

Uh…

Hearing this, Lu Yu paused slightly. It seems that the big yellow croaker wants to become a salted fish...it is not so easy!
"Increase the scale. If you need to dig more pools and terraces, just tell the prefect Hou Cheng directly...he will arrange it!"

Lu Yu immediately ordered...

Speaking of which, Hou Cheng and Wei Xu are very cooperative in their food business!
This has greatly deepened Lu Yu's affection for them. These guys, it seems... are not as unbearable as they are described in history. They either steal horses, steal Fang Tian's halberd, steal armor... very despicable!
"Here..." Zhuge Jun nodded.

With Mr. Lu's words, everything will be easy...

Zhuge Jun retreated slowly, never thought that Cao Xiu would go on, and put his mouth next to Lu Yu's ear.

——"Commander Lu, as expected, merchants from all over Xuzhou have gathered in Donghai County, handing over name cards one after another, wanting to visit Commander Lu!"

Hearing this, Lu Yu's eyes narrowed all of a sudden, and a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

He thought for a moment...

Then he waved his hands.

"Don't be busy, the fishing of big yellow croakers, the refining of sea salt, and the curing of salted fish have just begun. Besides, hasn't the Dahan Welfare Lottery just started to be promoted to cities and counties outside Xiapi City? Wait a minute …wait a few days, the more patient we are, the more urgent they will be!"

This…

Cao Xiu paused for a while, and then said truthfully: "These merchants are quite generous. As long as they are our brothers, they will give a lot of money when they meet. The plan is nothing more than asking to see Commander Lu... If you don't see it, I'm afraid they'll keep taking the money..."

Cao Xiu didn't finish his speech, but the meaning couldn't be more clear.

Eat people with short mouths, and take people softly.

The merchants are not short of money, so they spend money in a daze. Isn't this a test of cadres?No... Isn't this a test of the brothers?

It's not a good thing after all!
Never thought about it, Lu Yu didn't care.

"Our brethren have also worked hard, pass on the order, as long as the money and food donated by these merchants are accepted in full, it will be regarded as a reward to the brethren!"

Huo…

Cao Xiu's eyes suddenly opened.

Lu Yu continued to order: "In addition, Wen Lie, these few days, you quietly let the wind out in Xuzhou, and said that in ten days... I, Lu Yu, plan to host a banquet for the major merchants in Xuzhou in Donghai County!"

Uh…

Banquet?The major merchants in Xuzhou?
Cao Xiu was a little confused. How do you understand this?The major merchants in Xuzhou?Why invite them?
Besides... there is no list?How do you define... which merchants are invited?
Cao Xiu is still wondering...

Lu Yu's words came out one after another. "Just spread the news like this, and the rest... don't worry about it!"

While speaking, Lu Yu reached out and handed a brand new bowl of fish soup to Cao Xiu.

"Come on, drink soup, drink more fish soup...it's good for your health!"

As Lu Yu said.

According to legend, the best fish soup color milk, fat but not greasy, drips on the table and condenses like beads, blowing with your mouth, it can roll from one side of the table to the other!
However, while Lu Yu was talking about fish soup, he was already thinking about how to cut this wave of leeks...

This year's "leeks" seem to be booming!

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　I received the task last night and started a new round of epidemic prevention duties.

　　The amount of updates will definitely be affected. I try to keep updates every day.

　　Of course, I'm so smart that I'm so smart, there must be many ways to steal and play tricks, but... the current epidemic, I think, since the task is arranged, even if it is an insignificant member, I should do my best force.

　　I am an author, but I am also a proud son and daughter of China!

　　Enjoy your rights, but also fulfill your obligations!

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(End of this chapter)