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Chapter 449
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Xuzhou Donghai County

Xu Fei did not choose any big city to be his county seat.

Instead, we came to a small town in the east: Qu County.

This small town is close to the East China Sea and the land is relatively barren.

The population is no more than a thousand households, and the farmland is less than a hundred acres.

Most of the people here make a living by going out to sea to fish.

After Xu Fei led the people who followed him here, the small town suddenly became lively.

First of all, there is the issue of housing!

He first asked people to set up a work shed and live there for a while.

Then everyone comes together to build the house.

Also following Xu Fei was Mi Fang from the Mi family.

He watched the people building their homes in full swing.

But his mind was on the big pot with food cooking in front of the work shed.

"Governor Xu, if this situation continues, the food we have brought will be exhausted in less than three months!"

"By then, even if the houses are built, everyone will starve to death."

Seeing his sad look, Xu Fei said with a smile: "We have finished eating the food, we can eat something else!"

"This place is close to the East China Sea, and you are still worried about not having enough food?"

When Mi Fang heard this, she thought for a moment and then said worriedly: "Did Governor Xu talk about the fish in the East China Sea?"

"But with so many mouths, how many fish do we need to catch to feed everyone?"

"Moreover, fishing at sea is not only uncertain every time, but it is also extremely dangerous!"

"The weather at sea is unpredictable, and huge waves come. As long as the ship is slightly damaged, the people on the ship will be buried at the bottom of the sea."

Xu Fei replied: "What you said is correct, but we only need to build a large ship that can withstand the wind and waves at sea, weave a large enough net, and predict the changes in the maritime climate. Then what you said The problem will be solved!"

Mi Fang didn't know what to say for this answer.

That’s right, but it’s easier said than done!
After Xu Fei inspected the construction of the house, he returned to the county government office in the small town.

The magistrate of Qu County led a group of people and had been waiting here for a long time.

"Lord Sheriff, I have found all the people you asked me to find for you."

"Wu Laoer, the shipbuilding level in this county is the highest!"

"Zhao Laosi has more than 20 years of fishing experience in this county."

"There are other people who have lived here for generations and have rich experience in shipbuilding and fishing!"

The county magistrate's name is Zhao Yu. Although his Zhao family is not big, it is also the largest family in Qu County. Four generations of his ancestors have lived here.

Xu Fei ordered him to find some shipbuilders and local experienced fishermen who were familiar with the maritime climate.

The purpose is to be able to build huge sea ships and then go out to sea for fishing.

Xu Fei took out a blueprint drawn on sheepskin and showed it to the shipbuilder in front of him.

"This is the sea ship that I want to build. If you have enough manpower, how long will it take to build it?"

Everyone gathered around the shipbuilding drawings and looked at them carefully.

While looking at it, he exclaimed: "Looking at the hull structure, you can see that it can withstand the impact of waves to the greatest extent."

"And with such a huge body, even if you are driving on rough seas, you can still walk on flat ground..."

"..."

"That's right, if you want to build this kind of sea-going ship, you'll probably need a lot of materials~"

Xu Fei waved his hands to them: "I will help you solve other problems one by one. I just want to ask you how long it will take to build it when everything is ready."

After hearing this, Wu Laoer, who was the most skilled in shipbuilding, reported back to Xu Fei: "Master Sheriff, if we follow what you said, it will take us about half a year to build it!"

When Xu Fei heard this answer, he shook his head dissatisfied.

"It's too long. I can only give you three months!" Three months?
Hearing the time limit mentioned by Xu Fei, the shipbuilding craftsmen were shocked.

I thought it was simply impossible to build such a huge ship within three months.

Not allowing them to refute, Xu Fei stretched out two fingers and placed them in front of them.

"I will mobilize 20 people to cooperate with you in building ships!"

Wu Laoer heard this, thought about it in his mind, and finally said: "If 20 people continue to build it day and night, three months will barely be enough!"

"Well, from now on, you can start building sea ships!"

"If you have any needs, you can directly tell Magistrate Zhao and he will help you solve it."

Saying that, Xu Fei turned to look at Magistrate Zhao: "Is it okay?"

"No, no problem!"

Upon seeing this, County Magistrate Zhao immediately nodded in agreement.

Xu Fei then looked at those people who had rich experience in fishing at sea.

"Although the climate environment at sea changes slightly from time to time, it is generally regular."

"You have been fishing here for generations, and you often go out to sea to fish. With such rich experience, you must have some understanding of this."

"I ask you to compile a 'Navigation Book' together. Is that okay?"

When they heard that Xu Fei wanted them to compile a book, these fishermen, who didn't know a few Chinese characters, looked confused.

"Master Sheriff, although we have rich experience in fishing at sea, we know nothing about compiling books!"

Xu Fei also waved to them: "This is very simple, I will arrange a few scribes to follow you.

You just need to tell them everything you know.

They will compile a book of what you have said. "

In this way, this group of people felt more at ease.

After giving some more instructions.

Xu Fei asked them to take action quickly.

Mi Fang, who was on the side, began to admire Xu Fei from the bottom of her heart when she saw how he arranged people to do things in such an orderly manner and solved all the problems in a matter of seconds.

The reason Xu Fei came to this coastal town was to discover the treasure of the sea.

Building a sea boat to go fishing is just one of his plans.

Next, he will lead people to make sea salt.

One is to feed these tens of thousands of people in the future, and the other is to sell the prepared sea salt in exchange for money and food.

He led thousands of people to reclaim vast tracts of sand on the seashore.

During spring tide, seawater is introduced to soak the sandy fields on the seaside, and the salt adheres to the sand.

Then, after being dried by the sun, the water evaporates, and the salt crystallizes and settles to the bottom of the salt pond.

Transport the salt and sand to a leaky pond built in advance
Rinse with sea water, filter through the leaky pool, and the salt brine flows into the sink.

Boil it in the sink to make salt.

The boiled salt is collected, washed and dried to finally obtain clean sea salt.

Not only that, Xu Fei also asked people to build a salt mill.

The clean sea salt is purified again to make edible salt that looks like snowflakes.

Only a month has passed.

Mi Zhu was led by Xu Fei to the Yanfang. When she saw the vast white field in front of her, she was stunned.

With such a huge amount of refined salt, this place is simply a gold mine!

"Send a message for your eldest brother Mi Zhu to come. I want to talk to him about the salt business!"

"Okay, I'll send someone home to deliver the message!"

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(End of this chapter)