Capital Datang

The Great Barrier Reef is the largest and longest coral reef group in the world. It runs through the northeast coast of Australia. It stretches for more than 4000 miles, and the widest point is more than 300 miles. Coral islands are everywhere, not only living in a large number of marine animals, but also under certain conditions. There are also quite a number of natives living on the suitable coral islands, who usually make a living by catching fish and shrimp in the sea.

When Li Yin and his fleet crossed the Jianjiao Peninsula, they plunged into this group of coral islands. When they first entered this incomparably beautiful Great Barrier Reef, women like Wen Xin and Qing He were all overwhelmed by the beautiful scenery in front of them. I was amazed, and then I started pointing at the qiguài coral I found and yelling, I no longer have the restraint of being a noble lady.

But in comparison, children like Chou Chou and Mo Qing are the happiest. I saw them pointing to those red, green, purple and other colorful corals, chirping and discussing which coral looks like what, saying It seems that the corals in the Great Barrier Reef have different shapes, some are like slender antlers, some are like thick rhinoceros, and some are colorful and majestic, looking like a palace, which attracts these children to jump and jump on the deck. Much happier than going to the zoo.

Li Ke and Li Yin were also shocked by the beautiful scenery in front of them. Although Li Yin had heard of the name of the Great Barrier Reef in his previous life, he could only understand it through pictures and texts. However, when he stood in the Great Barrier Reef, he discovered that, This immersive feeling is far beyond what pictures and words can bring to me.

But the surprises that the Great Barrier Reef gave them were far more than that. Soon Li Min and his fleet encountered some fishing boats going out to sea. Most of these fishing boats were Han Chinese, and occasionally they could see some natives on board. work.And when these fishing boats saw Li Yin's fleet.But they all showed great enthusiasm, and one after another came forward to sell all kinds of seafood they just caught.Capital Datang 620

This is the origin of Australian lobster.So the lobster here is also the freshest, and the price is very cheap.Therefore, for the seafood sold by these fishing boats, Li Yin asked people to buy all the seafood. It doesn’t matter if they can’t finish it. There are so many maids and guards. Naturally, Li Yin would not treat them badly, so the rest was rewarded to the tasters in the fleet.

It is also worth mentioning that in the seafood purchased.There are actually a few giant dugongs. Dugongs are a kind of manatee. It is said that the mermaid refers to this kind of animal. But in fact, this thing looks very ugly, but the meat is very delicious, even Li Yin, who has always been snarky. Full of praise.

In addition to large lobsters and manatees, the Great Barrier Reef produces fat sea cucumbers, ferocious sharks, etc. These marine life are all the objects of fishing boats.However, for this kind of fishing, Li Yin has asked people to manage it. For example, relevant regulations have been made on the species and growth years of the animals to be caught, so as to avoid the situation that overfishing will lead to the extinction of certain animals.

that night.Li Yin and the others came to a small city called Rainbow Harbor. This town is located at the root of the east coast of the Jianjiao Peninsula and is a natural deep-water port.However, there are very few residents in the port, only more than 2000 people.And a quarter of them are soldiers stationed here, and most of the rest are family members of these soldiers.Finally, there are some fishing teams. Apart from being eaten by the residents of the city, most of the seafood caught will be sent to the only seafood processing factory in the city to be made into dry goods or canned goods. This is also the biggest financial income of Rainbow Port.

The mayor of Rainbow Harbor is named Meng Meng. He is in his 30s. He was originally a guard in Li Min’s residence. However, he was injured when he attacked Baekje. He lost a few fingers on his right hand. It doesn’t look very heavy. But he could no longer hold a knife and gun, so he could only choose to retire.However, Li Yin has always treated these disabled soldiers very preferentially, and arranged for them to study and even enter politics. It took Meng Meng several years to get to the position of this small mayor step by step, and his loyalty is absolutely absolute. Reliable, so he had already received the news of Li Yin's arrival.

Meng Meng had already prepared accommodation for Li Yin and the others, and after dinner, Li Yin summoned Meng Meng as usual, and then asked about some local conditions, and Meng Meng answered them one by one.

"By the way, why is this port called Rainbow Port? It's not because the people who discovered it saw the rainbow, right?" Li Yin chatted casually after asking the business.Meng Meng used to be a guard of the palace. It can be said that his confidant is now an official. He is likely to become an important minister of the palace in the future. Li Yin started chatting with the other party after asking about the business, which is also a way to win over his subordinates.

And Meng Meng was also a little flattered and said: "Your Highness, the rainbow in Rainbow Harbor does not refer to the rainbow in the sky, but the rainbow in the water, because on certain nights in spring every year, among the coral reefs in the south of the port, the sea water It suddenly turned into colorful colors, the scene is very spectacular, it looks like a rainbow in the sea, and this is the origin of the name Rainbow Harbor."

Hearing Meng Meng's explanation, Li Yin was also a little surprised. If he didn't believe that Meng Meng would not lie to him, Li Yin would never believe that there are such strange things in the world?Rainbow Harbor belongs to the southern hemisphere, but their spring is equivalent to autumn in the northern hemisphere, and now it's just May, if they can stay in Australia for two or three months, they may have the opportunity to see this kind of wonder.

Although it was a pity that they couldn't see the rainbow in the sea, when they left Rainbow Harbor the next day, they were lucky enough to meet a native woman on an island not far from the port. The scene of fishing for pearls in the sea.

At that time, Li Yin's fleet passed by the coral island, and happened to see the native women on the island rowing boats, and then reached a piece of clear sea, through the sea, you can see the colorful corals below, and then these native women He took off his clothes, revealing his exquisite and fit figure, and tied two fish skin pockets around his waist, and then jumped into the sea to look for pearl oysters.

Seeing these pearl-digging native women, Li Min and his entire fleet erupted, because most of the fleet was men except Wen Xin and some maids. They saw a group of naked The women jumped into the water in front of them, all of them were naturally full of enthusiasm, and some even howled like wolves. The scene was chaotic for a while, and even Li Ke and Li Yin stared at the sea intently. The native women, Wen Xin and the female relatives all spat lightly and returned to the cabin with flushed faces.

But then the fleet slowly quieted down, because through the extremely clear sea water, you can see those pearl divers swimming like fit mermaids in the water, especially in those colorful seas. In the coral group, the figures of these women are even more graceful, and the beauty is breathtaking.

The movements of these pearl divers are very fast, and they can also hold their breath underwater for a long time. Some of the longest ones even come up to take a breath every seven or eight minutes, and generally only need to do two or three breaths before they can pick up pearls. A bag of pearl oysters, poured onto the boat and dived again.

When leaving Rainbow Harbor, Meng Meng helped Li Yin find a guide, and according to the other party, the work of these local pearl divers was very dangerous, because the coral reefs were not as calm as they appeared on the surface, and there were many poisonous marine life Living in the coral, they may be poisoned if they are not careful, and they are in the sea. If they cannot return to the boat in time after being poisoned, they may die of suffocation. In addition, even if they return to the boat, if the poisoning is too deep If so, it may also result in death.

Li Yin also sighed after hearing this. Before, he only knew that pearls were beautiful, but he never thought that the pearl fishing industry would be so dangerous.However, he remembered that the pearl oysters of the later generations were all cultivated artificially, but unfortunately he didn't know the breeding method, otherwise he could promote this breeding method.

Seeing these pearl-diversing women working so hard, Li Yin felt a little compassion, so he asked the guide to contact those pearl-diversing women, and bought the pearl oysters they picked at a reasonable price. Open it by hand, let everyone try their luck, because not all pearl oysters contain pearls, and the size, color, and roundness of pearls all affect the value of pearls.In addition, pearl oyster is still a very delicious food, and the meat is very delicious, so even if there are no pearls, it will not suffer.

Li Yin's behavior of directly buying pearl oysters is very common in later generations. Many places where pearls are produced have such programs. This is like gambling stone yiyàng in later generations. Buyers are out of luck.

Although this kind of concept is a bit advanced now, those native women are not stupid. Although some precious pearls may appear in the pearl oysters sold, they may also get nothing, so it is better to sell them directly, so as to at least guarantee one. The income is not small, so they also sold it to the fleet readily, and Li Yin paid directly with copper coins. These natives have already understood the value of currency and know that they can use this copper coin to buy what they need from the Han people. of various supplies.Capital Datang 620

Wenxin and Qinghe were very excited about Li Yin's game of opening pearl shells by themselves. After all, this kind of game already has the nature of gambling, and gambling is born with human beings. So they all seemed to try their luck, each of them happily held a knife and wore silk gloves on their hands to prevent scratching the skin on their hands, and then began to open the shells by themselves.

And even Li Ke also showed great interest, pulling Li Yin over and asking for two small knives, how about trying your luck too? (to be continued...)

ps: Sorry, I came back late today, now update Chapter 1, Chapter 2 will arrive soon.