Chapter 240: Discussing the whaling industry, and establishing the fishery administration as the supervisor

Faced with everyone's praise, Yang Jingang smiled.

"You have heard of a huge fish in the ocean, called a whale?" Yang Jie asked.

"Report to Your Majesty, I know." Zhou Yanru spoke first this time.

"Oh, tell me, what is a whale?" Yang Jing asked. Yesterday, he found that this whaling was a very good industry. This whale has meat, oil, skin, etc., and is all good things.

"Report to Your Majesty, as the saying goes, this whale swallows, and it means that this fish is huge. Legend has it that this fish is the king of fish. The big ones are thousands of miles long, and the small ones are several feet..." Zhou Yanru began to shake his head and carry the information about the whale.

"Haha, okay, Zhou Aiqing, this kind of fish is very big, I know... You also know that I urgently need food to support my people now, so I plan to hunt this kind of fish. I dare not expect a large whale. A few feet or ten feet are enough. I think if I can hunt one, there will be a lot of meat, and I am afraid it will be worth a lot of food. What do you think?" Yang Jing ended Zhou Yanru's unreliable words and pointed out his own meaning.

When several people saw that the emperor was planning to use whale meat to help the victims, they admired him very much, and they also used their brains to think about the problem for the emperor.

Xu Guangqi thought for a while and said, "Your Majesty, I also know some of the whales. This kind of fish is very huge. The elders are about ten feet, and the small ones are more than 10 feet. I heard that Japan likes to catch such big fish, eat their meat and refine their oil. A fish is probably weighing tens of thousands of pounds. If you catch one, you can indeed get hundreds of stones of food. If Your Majesty wants to catch this fish to help the victims, it is a good idea. But the problem is that the traces of this fish are difficult to find, and the fishermen can only encounter it occasionally. Most of the fish is washed ashore after death. If you want to catch this fish for a long time, it is not easy..." Xu Guangqi explained his worries.

"Haha, I know the traces of this kind of fish, but I heard that all fish have fish farms, and this kind of fish must have a fixed area. I believe that as long as I work hard, I can find the fish farm, and it is not difficult to catch this kind of fish. Master Xu thought?" Yang Jing worked hard for this fishery.

"Report to Your Majesty, this is true. Any fish must have a fishing ground, and some fish will appear in certain places. After Your Majesty said this, I also think that hunting this kind of fish is not impossible! However, it is afraid that it will take to find a place where this kind of fish is stored, and it is probably not expensive!" Xu Guangqi also felt that the emperor was right. Fishermen fishing in the sea have fishing grounds. In other words, those fish like to move and forage in that area are regular. If you can find the rules of this kind of fish, I believe that it is not impossible to catch this kind of fish.

"Haha, I believe that only those who are interested can do nothing in the world. If you work hard to find it, you can finally find it. This fish is huge, one that can match hundreds of pigs. Haha, it is worth searching. I heard that this kind of fish is full of treasures, which can refine oil, eat meat, make candles, and even cure diseases, etc.." Yang Jing continued.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I remember that when I chat with Western missionaries, they often mention that they have such professions and specialize in whaling. It is said that this whale is indeed full of treasures. As Your Majesty said, it can be made of meat, refined oil, and even used as medicine, and even ambergris. It is said that it also comes from this fish. In terms of value, it is quite valuable. According to Western missionaries, it is a great harvest to catch one head a year. Compared with ordinary fish, this is worth a lot of money." Xu Guangqi said a few more words.

"Haha, that's right, I also heard that this fish is valuable and can even be described as priceless. My idea is this. If you can catch this fish and use fish to help the victims, it is also a good thing. This fish can be worth hundreds of pigs. If it cannot be caught in large quantities and provide food, as long as it can provide more victims, more victims can take this as a business, which is also a worthwhile thing. Master Xu said?" Yang Jing has seen the production of this whale. Before the 20th century, it was fine to catch 10,000 or 20,000 yuan a year. Of course, Yang Jing does not expect to catch many of them now. Catching hundreds of them every year is also a gain. You must know that this whale has quite a lot of uses, such as soap, industrial raw materials, lubricants, oil, etc., and whales are quite valuable.

Xu Guangqi calmed for a while and said, "Your Majesty... Your Majesty's idea is good in this matter, but I have to say that I don't know where the whale fishing ground is, and even the skills of whaling are still not very clear. Your Majesty wants to find a way to survive for the people of the world. However, this road is too remote and not worthy of your Majesty's hard work! What's more, even if this whale is caught, it is not easy to transport. When it is transported to the shore, it has already become stinky and cannot be eaten. In this way, I think Your Majesty should not place your hope on this!" Xu Guangqi was very optimistic about this path. In ancient times, transportation speed, and quite tragic, and Xu Guangqi's consideration was not wrong.

"Haha, I have considered this. I think that if whaling, a fleet of several ships can be formed. There are those who are responsible for whaling, those who are responsible for whaling, those who are responsible for logistics, those who are responsible for refining, pickling, and storage, and those who are responsible for rapid transportation. In this way, a fleet has the mutual support of several ships to learn from each other's strengths and weaknesses. I believe that at sea, you will definitely get a huge harvest. What Master Xu thinks?" Yang Jie said this was the whaling fleet in later generations.

The law has been ahead of time and I don’t know if it works. This must be tried. You must know that before the oil industry emerged, the whale was the oil at that time. Even if the mosquito meat was small, Yang Jing did not plan to let go. Moreover, some of the whale fishing grounds were far away from the coast of the United States, South America, the Atlantic Ocean and other places, forming a fleet of whaling fleets that can be explored and developed in these places. His own colonization plan could be n years ahead of time. Therefore, now, Yang Jing is determined to catch whales.

Xu Guangqi didn't understand why the emperor attached so much importance to this whaling. Even if the whaling could accommodate some disaster victims and make some money, this amount of money and people were nothing at the national level. Now the focus of the court is on disaster relief and resettlement of immigrants. The emperor was thinking about such a far-fetched thing, which was incredible, and what made people even more incredible was that the emperor seemed to be very familiar with this fishing process.

"I believe that you are not understanding Your Majesty. Your Majesty is for the sake of the people of the world. I can understand Your Majesty. However, I think that if you don’t know the location of the fishing ground, you are not familiar with the activities of this fish in those places, and there is no necessary technology for whaling. Even if you are really caught, transportation will be extremely difficult. Even if you have your Majesty’s whaling fleet, I still think that this matter is far from disaster relief. It is not worth it, not worth it! Your Majesty thinks twice..." Xu Guangqi advised the emperor not to put too much effort into such a very ethereal thing. This thing has deviated from the two themes of disaster relief and immigration.

"Haha, Master Xu said, I understand, then according to what Master Xu said, there is no need to rely on whaling for the time being. Let's form three or four whaling fleets, composed of the types of ships I mentioned. First try your luck. If this kind of thing is profitable and can accommodate the victims, it will not be too late to expand. It will also be the same as the victims and fishermen who invest with their strength, and each accounts for a certain proportion. As for the whale fishing ground, I will find a way. As the emperor, I don't believe that no one knows the whale fishing ground. A great companion will give me the emperor's list. I offer a reward for anyone who knows the location of the whale fishing ground. As long as someone can provide the location of the whale fishing ground and can prove it, I will give a reward;

, I don't believe it if there are people who know how to catch whales. If you are highly rewarded, you will not have a brave man..." Yang Jingwei had to deal with this matter no matter what. Whales are also a propellant of civilization in human history. The oil industry used to replace industries, and they also had to invest in them. When the whaling industry became a climate, I am afraid that the United States would be familiar with the people of the Ming Dynasty. I am afraid that many of the place names in the United States will be named by these whaling ships. Perhaps San Francisco is called Whale Killing Mouth or Grilled Whale Fort... At that time, I may not need too much effort to immigrate to the United States by myself. This is also a preparatory plan. Yang Jingwei thought beautifully in his heart.

Yang Jingwei is not in a hurry to deal with the issues of fishing grounds and fishing technology. Yang Jingwei knows that there are whales fishing grounds in that place, and it is really not possible. It is okay to find someone to reveal the emperor's list by yourself.

"Abide by the order, Your Majesty, I will be on the imperial list now." Wang Chengen, no matter what the emperor thinks, does what he does, or does his behavior reliable, he only listens to the emperor. Since the emperor has given the order, he must execute it.

Xu Guangqi only opened his mouth and finally did not make any statement. His Majesty also made a compromise on this matter. There was no need to do it in a special way. There were two thousand ships like fishing boats, three or four whaling fleets, at best, only twenty or thirty ships. Xu Guangqi felt that it was not worth fighting with the emperor on this issue. Maybe, it was really worth trying, maybe there were unexpected gains and they couldn't say anything, so he stopped talking.

The other people are obviously just making so-called music, know nothing about the fishing industry, and are even more unfamiliar with the ocean, let alone whales. In the impression of these people, whales are of the same status as monsters.

"Master Xu, I'll ask you for this matter, and I'll do it together with recruiting disaster victims to catch fish and save yourself." Yang Jingwei said.

"I obey my orders and will definitely live up to Your Majesty's trust." Xu Guangqi agreed.

After Yang Jing arranged the whaling matter, he smiled and said to Qin Yaozu: "Qin Yaozu, the fishing and disaster relief matter was entirely because of you. You have made contributions to this matter, and I want to reward you. I have two choices for you now. The first is to immediately promote you to the eunuch in the seal of the internal official supervisor; second, I need someone who is capable of doing things for me now, and I will not mention my level and position for the time being. I need to travel outside all year round to develop my career for me. It will be very hard. Do you choose that?"

Qin Yaozu analyzed the emperor's words in his heart and felt that he had no choice at all. Although the emperor said that the position of the Inner Supervision Office was within reach, the emperor obviously hoped that he would choose the second one. If he chose the first one, he would definitely not have a good life in the future. He gritted his teeth and said, "Report to Your Majesty, I am determined to do my job for Your Majesty and serve Your Majesty. I am not afraid of suffering or running around, and I am still young..." Qin Yaozu's head was originally Zheng Huaizhong, who took over Zheng Huaizhong's class, so he was not very old, only thirty or forty years old. At this age, it is okay to say that he is young.

"Haha, very good, I knew you would choose this... Nowadays, this organization of disaster victims to fish and save themselves is a huge scale, involving a large number of people, affecting the success or failure of immigrants to provide disaster relief, and indirectly affecting the national fortune of our dynasty. I decided to set up a department that specializes in fishing for fishers, such as managing fishing boats and fishers, explore fishing grounds in various seas, clarify the location of each fishing ground, clarify the impact of ocean currents and monsoons on fishing, guide our dynasty fishermen to better fishing, and fish more to save our dynasty hungry people, protect the safety of our dynasty fishermen, and prohibit fishing boats from other countries from fishing in our dynasty waters..." Yang Jingyi breathed out and took out the responsibilities of the fishing administration department in the future.

Everyone was surprised by the emperor's thoughts. Where did this go? There are so many things to say about fishing and disaster relief. We should protect the safety of our fishermen? We should prohibit other countries from fishing in our waters. This completely subverts everyone's thinking patterns.

The nerves of the Celestial Kingdom in Zhou Yanru's heart were stinged by the emperor's words. We are the Celestial Kingdom! Who had ambitions and dared to be enemies with our Ming Dynasty? He said immediately: "Your Majesty, I think that if I have a great Ming Dynasty, there are all countries coming to congratulate you, how could I be afraid that other countries will come to our dynasty to fish? There is no need to talk about this at all. The fishermen in our dynasty only need to fish with peace of mind."

When Xu Guangqi heard this, he shook his head.

Yang Jie glanced at Zhou Yanru and said, "Haha, Zhou Qing family, you are still dreaming. The Heavenly Kingdom is coming to congratulate everyone from all directions? Hehe, very good. There are millions of disaster victims in our country now and they may rebel. How long have the Japanese pirates been harming the southeast coast? A few years ago, we had just fought with Japan in North Korea. Our country fought against the barbarians in Guangdong, Fujian and other places, and it has not been a day or two. Recently, Zheng Zhilong has conquered a certain place? Do you think this is the Heavenly Kingdom you mentioned?" Yang Jie educated Zhou Yanru with contempt.

Zhou Yanru was hit by the emperor's words. The emperor's words were the truth. The Celestial Kingdom was completely self-deception. He might be really dreaming, turning a blind eye to all the threats and dangers that were coming or already existed. He deserved to die. He immediately knelt down and admitted his mistakes, and pinched himself hard to see if he was dreaming.

After this farce, things turned back to the fishing incident.

Qin Yaozu's mind was filled with mud and he had no intention of caring about Zhou Yanru. Seeing that the hall had been quiet for a while, he said, "Your Majesty, I have no armed hands. How can I protect the safety of our fishermen? Also, the sea area of ​​our dynasty? How big is this? Why is it banned..." Qin Yaozu no longer knew what he was talking about. From ancient times to the present, there was only one thing to protect the territory, and never one thing to protect the sea area.

"Haha, of course, I have to ban it. If someone else shoots a net of fish in my waters, my fish will be missing. I am still waiting for this net of fish to save my people? How can others catch my fish? You don't understand? How to protect this? Are the warships I built for a dry meal? How big is my waters? Haha, wherever my cannons can hit me, my waters will go. If you can put the cannons on the enemy's coast, then his home has no waters. Do you understand? If you can only put the cannons on your own coast, then my waters will only be two or three miles away. Do you understand?" Yang Jing was instilling a sense of territorial waters in his own hands. I think this is what Britain does in the future. This is what he has to learn from others' successful experiences.

Several people were stunned when they heard the emperor's words. The emperor's words exceeded their imagination. Zhou Yanru was still kneeling there and pinching himself. After listening to the emperor's words, he was so surprised that he couldn't stop and even forgot the force of pinching himself...

Even Wang Chengen was stunned when he heard the emperor, "...Big partner, tell Zheng Huaizhong of Jiangnan these words, and let him build fishery boats that maintain fishery administration. They do not need to be as big as the main warship, nor do they need to have as many artillery as the main warship. They are so powerful. They mainly deal with fishing boats or armed fishing boats. If the fishery administration boats cannot defeat them, let the navy fleet take action. Do you understand?" Wang Chengen was shocked, came to his senses, and quickly agreed.

"...So, your yamen, the name I gave is the Fisheries Supervision Department. Your title is the Fisheries Administration Admiral, who specializes in protecting fishermen and protecting the fisheries in the Ming Dynasty. Now this Fisheries Supervision Department is still in the process of creating a fishery industry. The scale and value of the fishery industry are not large enough, and the level should not be too high. When you manage this fishery well in the future, you will have huge gains in the fishery industry and can get a gateway. I will upgrade you to the fishery director, and the yamen is also on par with the twenty-four yamen..."

Qin Yaozu almost choked to death by saying to the emperor. The emperor's words were so difficult to digest. Fisheries Admiral and Fisheries Administration Director, what are these things! The emperor's words are not over yet.

"...Your temporary task is to cooperate with Master Xu and do the migrant disaster relief in advance. The court pays for shipbuilding, victims and fishermen invest with their strength. You will manage the shares of the court. Collect, count, manage the harvest of each fishing boat and fleet, clean and marinate the fish they have obtained, and send them to Master Xu for disaster relief. Whether it is done well depends on how many fish you harvest. The enthusiasm of the fishermen and victims is high. At least one million stones are delivered every year. Do you understand?" Yang Jing did not care about his long-term words. How scary his words were. Anyway, he kept saying it.
Chapter completed!