Datang: My apprentice is Li Chengqian

Chapter 186 Li Shimin's Thoughts
Li Shimin had heard reports about whales.

But what I heard is what I heard, when I saw the huge skeleton in front of me that day, I was still shocked.

Li Shimin, who is not short, is actually not as long as a rib of a whale.

Looking at the length of eight or nine feet, if Qin Xiedao said that this is really a "sea monster", Li Shimin would not doubt it at all.

"Qin Lang-jun, such a big whale must be infinitely powerful, right? None of the other ships are as big as it.

How did you capture it? "

Li Chengqian, who came out with Li Shimin, very cooperatively asked the questions in everyone's mind.

Sure enough, Li Shimin's ears moved, and he listened attentively to Qin Xiedao's answer.

"This is actually not as difficult as you think. Although the whale is very large, it is relatively docile.

And after they see the ship, they like to approach it actively.

At this time, we only need to prepare the bed crossbow and shoot the crossbow at the whale, basically half of the capture task is completed.

Next, the easiest way is to let the ship follow the direction in which the whale is struggling to escape, until the whale is exhausted, and naturally it is a lamb at the slaughter. "

Qin Xiedao did not publicize his glorious deed of catching a whale for the first time.

Because that's really not the normal procedure for catching whales.

It is impossible for other fleets to have so many fierce men like Qin Xiedao and Fang Yiai who dare to charge directly at the whale with a spear.

An inadvertent mistake may mean the loss of one's life.

"Is it that simple?"

Qin Xiedao's answer surprised Li Chengqian.

Shouldn't the catching process of such a huge whale be earth-shattering?

How does it feel like it passed without any surprises?
"Mingzhou's whaling industry can develop, and the difficulty of catching whales is not as high as imagined, which is the most critical factor.

Of course, the value of whales is relatively high, which is another reason for everyone to venture out to sea. "

Qin Xiedao came back with such a whale skeleton, not to make everyone full of fear of the ocean, but to let everyone know that this world is big and the outside world is very different.

The most important thing is to let more distinguished and wealthy businessmen know that besides Chang'an City, there are many places where they can earn a lot of money.

"This whale candle is made from the fat of the whale, right?"

Li Shimin couldn't help asking when he thought of so many whale oil candles in the palace.

"Your Majesty, this whale grows in the sea, and the temperature in the sea has always been relatively low.

Unlike ordinary fish, this whale is not actually a fish, it is a mammal just like a human.

Therefore, in order to maintain a constant temperature of the body, the whale has a very thick layer of oil, and even more than half of its weight is oil.

These fats can be smelted into whale oil of almost the same weight. "

Qin Xiedao's understanding of whales is obviously the most professional in the world, not one of them.

"A whale is not a fish?"

Li Shimin couldn't help but ask back.

"That's right, a whale is not a fish, it's actually just a whale. But it lives in the sea, so people habitually call it a whale."

"According to what you said, whales can not only provide a large amount of whale meat to coastal states and counties, but also smelt whale oil to make whale oil candles. This shouldn't be the only way to catch whales in Mingzhou?"

Datang is as big as it is, and there are still many counties with lower living standards.

Especially the coastal states and counties are generally in dire straits.

Now that Qin Xiedao has created such a template in Mingzhou, Li Shimin obviously wants to spread it out in other states and counties.

"As long as there is sea, there will be whales. Whether it is Mingzhou or Yangzhou, whether it is Quanzhou or Guangzhou, or Dengzhou in the north, there are traces of whale activities.

However, it is said that whale activities are more frequent in the outer seas of the Wa Kingdom, so the development of the whaling industry can be carried out not only in Mingzhou, but also in other places. "

Qin Xiedao never thought about taking all the profits of the whaling industry into his own hands.

As long as more Tang people can be attracted to enter the ocean, he will eventually gain more benefits from this change.

Besides, all the prefectures and counties in Datang are so poor now, and finally came up with a plan that can improve the living standards of coastal prefectures and counties. Qin Xiedao naturally hopes that the imperial court can promote it.

"Then it would be best. Go back and reflect the disaster relief situation here in Mingzhou to the mansion newspaper, so that the governors and county magistrates of various coastal states and counties can learn from it.
I don't expect them to make as much noise as you did in Mingzhou, but at least stop asking the court for disaster relief every now and then. "

Li Shimin is really busy now.

The lord of this country is not so easy to do.

In particular, he wants to prove to the world that he is the most suitable emperor for Datang, and he works very hard every day.

In this way, his pressure and work intensity are definitely beyond those of all officials.

"It's not a problem to think about it. It just so happens that Wei Chen is planning to go to Dengzhou and Guangzhou to build another salt drying workshop, to see if these two cities can also seize the opportunity of the development of the whaling industry and improve the quality of life of the local people. standard of living."

Qin Xiedao's current development focus for the Qin family is Chang'an City, Dengzhou, Mingzhou and Guangzhou, and the rest is overseas.

Such a development path can minimize development resistance.

After all, the main states and counties of the Tang Dynasty have already been divided up by the nobles of various aristocratic families.

The Qin family wanted to rush in to grab the cake, and the resistance they encountered would definitely be huge.

It's not that Qin Xie Daohui is afraid of them, but that the current Datang is still too weak.

Excessive suppression of these honorable families is actually suppressing the strength of Datang.

This is what Qin Xiedao doesn't want to see.

If ten or twenty years later, the situation at that time must be completely different again.

"Speaking of the salt drying workshop, your salted fish shop is quite infuriating. I heard that many people have opinions."

"Your Majesty, this world is your Majesty's world, no matter what kind of industry it is, it should be a state of free competition, so as to promote the development of Datang.

Some people rely on themselves to monopolize some resources and want to make money lying down. How can they be so comfortable? "

Qin Xiedao was not afraid of Li Shimin questioning himself at all.

Anyway, whatever he does, no matter what it is, is good for Li Shimin.

"Those aristocratic families monopolize many of Datang's resources. It's really too much. You can do it boldly. Don't have so many worries. Of course, try not to kill people."

Li Shimin's words turned Qin Xiedao's guess into reality.

Li Shimin wanted to deal with the family.

As long as this major premise is in place, Qin Xiedao can do whatever he wants.

(End of this chapter)