The Six Arts of the Gentleman in the Bright Moon of Qin Dynasty

Chapter 754: A Full Catch [Subscription*Monthly Ticket Request]

Li Ren nodded and arranged for the soldiers to undergo seasickness adaptation training, while Wei Ju led the navy to the mouth of the Huai River first.

After all, the navy has 100,000 people. It is impossible to carry the navy soldiers and also carry 50,000 Bingzhou soldiers and that huge group of war horses.

Therefore, the navy would first rush to the mouth of the Huai River to occupy the estuary, consolidate the formation, and then return with empty ships to deliver the Bingzhou army to the battlefield.

"Please!" Li Ren had no choice but to believe it.

Before the army can get ashore and adapt, their safety can only be protected by the navy.

"Our journey is to the stars and the sea!"

Wearing the Xuanwu armor specially tailored for him by Bingzhou, Wei Ju looked full of vigor and vitality. He sat on the ship and waved the command flag to command the entire army to set sail.

With three tower ships, nearly a hundred warships and a large number of light boats, the entire navy broke through the waves and headed towards the boundless ocean, starting the first near-shore voyage in the entire Chinese history.

The six warships formed a sharp arrow that split the waves, providing shelter for the large fleet behind them, allowing light boats to sail on the sea.

"This is a day that will go down in history!" Even Katsushika couldn't help but feel excited.

The rapid flow of the great rivers has long frightened the Chinese people, and now they have actually begun to conquer the sea.

Originally, everyone was skeptical about Wei Ju's description of entering the Martial Temple, but now, seeing the fleet galloping on the sea and cutting through the waves, no one doubted it anymore.

Even though they didn't fight any enemies, they were already fighting against heaven and earth, and they won.

"Pay attention to the underwater reefs!" Wei Ju was not careless at all.

The wind and waves on the sea and the reefs on the seabed are the most dangerous challenges for their voyage, which are far more terrifying than the enemy.

"Don't worry, Governor. We have hired the old sailors from Qi to act as guides for our navigation routes, and we have avoided all the reefs. Even if there are some that we cannot avoid, we will clear them in advance." The Chief Secretary said with a smile.

They not only wanted to set sail on the Huai River, but also to open up a brand new nautical route for near-sea and long-distance voyages.

From then on, regardless of whether the navy set sail again or not, this nautical route would be preserved and become a safety line for coastal residents.

This achievement alone is enough to make them remembered by the coastal people and become saints in their hearts!

It is no exaggeration to say that their development of sea charts has made them as important as Mazu in the hearts of coastal marine residents.

Although the Wu Temple was sunk, they were able to enter the Haimin Mazu Temple as companions in worship.

With the protection of the navy, the ship owners and merchants of Qi and Lu also spontaneously followed the navy fleet.

They knew how dangerous the sea was. In the past, going out to sea meant risking their lives. But now, they had the protection of the navy. They could sail freely and unhindered in places they had not dared to go before.

They can now catch fish that they didn't dare to catch before.

"General, the ship owners in the rear have delivered... a huge amount of fish!" After sailing for three days, the chief secretary hurried back to the ship to report.

"A huge number? How huge?" Wei Jiu was surprised. They had protected and captured the people of the river before, and the number was also large, but they had never seen the chief secretary so excited.

"It's just...even the fishing boats can't fit it!" Changshi said with emotion.

It wasn't that the boat owners wanted to bribe them, but after the fishing boats cast their nets, they sadly discovered that their boats could no longer hold the fish, so instead of letting them go, they decided to give them to the navy.

If there were no navy, they would not dare to fish in such a deep sea, so instead of letting them go, it is better to give them to the navy as a way of expressing gratitude.

"So many!" Wei Ju was also stunned. He took out a telescope and looked at the group of fishing boats that were fishing behind the navy.

Only then did they discover that after the fishing nets were raised, they brought out a large number of thrashing fish, so many that many of the fishing nets were torn.

"After all, this is the first time in the history of China that we have conducted such long-distance sea fishing. The fishery resources are undeveloped, so it is not surprising that there are such large quantities!" Changshi said with a smile.

The waves stirred up by the navy fleet attracted a large number of fish, so that the fishing boats following behind didn't even need bait. As soon as they cast their nets, they would be blown up!
“Tell the boat owners behind us to be moderate. If the weight is less than... well, 20 kilograms, just release it. Be moderate and the resource will be inexhaustible!” Wei Ju thought about it and originally wanted to say that if the weight is less than 10 kilograms, just throw it away. But when he saw the school of fish being pulled onto the fishing boat, he finally changed his mind.

In front of such a huge school of fish, ten kilograms is really just a small fish fry.

"Yes!" The Chief Secretary nodded with a smile, turned around and went to pass on the order.

The owners of the fishing boats did not quite understand Wei Ju's order at first, but when they looked at the huge amount of catch on their boats, they suddenly realized that fish weighing less than 20 kilograms were really not qualified to stay on their boats.

Moreover, it is unknown how many days this voyage will last. What if larger, rarer, and better-tasting fish appear and they can’t fit them all in? Then they will just have to watch others fishing and hunting while they sit back and slap their thighs.

"Let them go, let them go. All the fish that weigh less than 20 kilograms and that don't taste good should be let go. Fish that don't taste good and are not heavy enough are not qualified to stay on my boat!" All the boat owners obeyed Wei Ju's orders without hesitation.

In their eyes, Wei Ju is now their protector, the God of Wealth, and the human incarnation of Mazu.

"General, a group of sea monsters as big as warships have been spotted ahead!" After another two days of sailing, the warship leading the way sent back a signal.

Wei Ju raised the telescope and looked forward at the huge creature that jumped out of the water and smashed down. He couldn't help but be stunned. There was such a huge sea monster!
"Could this be the Kunpeng that Taoist master Zhuang Zhou mentioned?" Wei Ju sighed.

"Go around, go around, don't provoke them. The small body of the ship can't withstand their torment!" Wei Ju ordered to go around the group of whales.

It’s not that they don’t want to try the taste of Kunpeng, but they really don’t dare.

"Can't get around it!" Soon, the captain of the ship in front sent back a signal.

The whales surrounded the fleet like curious babies.

It was as if it was the first time that the fleet's seafarers appeared in such a distant sea and everything was rare. In the eyes of the whales, it was also the first time they saw the fleet, so they surrounded the fleet curiously.

This is mainly because the waves stirred up by the fleet attracted large numbers of fish, and then schools of whales followed.

"Inform all ship owners not to provoke them!" Wei Ju thought about it and decided to just follow them. As long as Kunpeng didn't provoke them, they would not provoke these huge groups of whales.

In fact, there was no need for Wei Ju to give the order. The owners of the fishing boats did not dare to attack such a huge whale. They were lucky enough if the whale did not capsize them.

(End of this chapter)