At the port terminal outside Dengzhou City, the red sun had just risen from the sea, but the dock had already begun to get busy. Merchant ships entering and leaving the port were busy carrying cargo. The coolies on the dock were like teams of ants, carrying a bundle of similar weight to their own, and traveling between the warehouse and the cargo ship. From time to time, coolies stopped and wiped off the sweat from their eyes with the rags on their necks. Occasionally, when they saw the group of people not far away, they would also have a look of envy in their eyes.

Following the coolies' gaze, you can see that there were several large ships parked on several berths not far away. These ships were obviously modified, and some racks and ropes were installed at the rear of the ship for unknown purposes. The crew on the ship were preparing on the ship, and it seemed that they were going to go out to sea. A group of people stood on the shore next to the ship, and it seemed that they were seeing off these ships.

Li Yan looked at the ships in front of him and couldn't help but look a little excited in his eyes. After the ships were modified, they tested them several times by the newly recruited crew members above. There is no big problem now. Today is the day when they play their true role.

"Zhou Yu!" Li Yan waved and called the clever young man over. This young man was a local. He was not only very good at fishing, but also smart. After the recommendation of several people in charge, he had been appointed as the manager of this fishing team by Li Yan.

"I am here, please give me the order!" Zhou Yu trotted over, his face flushed with excitement. He did not expect that he had just entered the Qi Palace and immediately gained the trust of His Highness the King of Qi, and he also entrusted him with important responsibilities. For a fisherman like him, it was already a great kindness.

"Well, how many fish you can catch this time are second. The key is to be familiar with this new type of fishing method. Write down any problems each ship encounters, come back and summarize them, and pay attention to safety. Human life is as big as the sky, so it must be put first!" Li Yan ordered seriously. He learned about it during this period, but found that there are much more dangers in the sea than he knew. These fishermen who went out to sea were almost fighting for their lives. If they were not careful, they might take their lives. Although the large fishing boats he modified were much safer than those small boats, who could guarantee 100% safety in the sea? After all, even the Titanic had sunk in later generations.

"Thank you Your Highness, I've remembered it!" Zhou Yu was immediately excited to tears when he heard Li Yan asking him to put human life first. His Highness King Qi not only helped them and these fishermen destroy the Giant Whale Gang, but also recruited them, the fishermen who had no choice but to live. Now this incident is going to be passed on in Dengzhou, and many people are envious of them for being able to get such a high wage. Now His Highness can still care about the life and death of those who are as low as earth. Such a benevolent and righteous king, the entire Tang Dynasty only has His Highness King Qi in front of him.

It was getting late. After Li Yan gave the order, he asked Zhou Yu and the others to board the ship and set sail. The fishing boats would carry Li Yan's hope. When they returned, a new chapter in the history of fishing would be opened again.

"Your Highness, you bought such a big boat but only used for fishing. Isn't it a waste?" Li Yan walked on the way back, but at this moment, the man who was half a horse behind him suddenly asked. The man looked over thirty years old. He was thin and tall, with a national face, a hooked nose, bright eyes, and looked extremely energetic.

Li Yan turned his head and looked at the other party. He smiled and said, "Just, when the fishing boat comes back, you will understand."

This person who was called Zhengze by Li Yan. In fact, he was the famous Liu Rengui in history. Zhengze was his name. He was originally just a small county magistrate. Later, Li Yan transferred him to his side and became the leader of the Qi Prince's Mansion. Liu Rengui is both literary and military, and is a rare talent. His only disadvantage is that he has a very straight temper and says whatever he has. Sometimes he can easily offend people. Fortunately, Li Yan doesn't care much about his point.

"But Your Highness, your subordinates have learned about the fishing industry in Dengzhou and found that fishing boats are generally small, and only require three or five people to operate at a larger age. I have never heard of a few fishing boats like Your Highness, where more than a dozen people work together on one boat." Liu Rengui's straight temper broke out again.

Li Yan's large fishing boats have already become known to everyone in the city. After all, the matter of paying 200 ounces of wages to crew members every month is enough to become a big news in the city. Although many people praise Li Yan for being kind and generous, the fishing boats that seem too large made many people think that Li Yan is extravagant and prodigal. So many large ships are enough to form a small fleet, and it is more cost-effective to transport anything casually than fishing.

"Haha, Zhengzhi, your eyes are too short-sighted, you will know then!" Li Yan laughed after hearing this, but still did not answer positively. After laughing, he thought of something, so he asked Liu Rengui, "Zhengzhi, how is the promotion of the salt-sting method?"

The Shandong Peninsula is rich in fish salt. Li Yan spent a lot of effort on fishing, and of course he would not forget about salt making. Compared with the fishery, the salt industry is much simpler. Now the salt eaten by the Tang people is made by boiling salt. This method consumes a lot and produces a small amount. However, the salt drying method has not been invented yet. Li Yan asked Liu Rengui to be responsible for this matter. First, according to the principle mentioned by Li Yan, he organized people to conduct trial production and found that it was indeed not comparable to boiling salt. So they immediately developed a complete set of salt drying procedures, which were registered in Dengzhou in the name of the Qi Wang Mansion, and it was also promoted by the publication of salt among the people. Of course, they had to charge a little patent fee.

When Liu Rengui heard Li Yan ask about this, he showed a laughing and crying expression on his face and immediately reported: "Report to Your Highness, although this method of salt drying has many advantages, it has also invested a lot in the early stage. In addition, the method of cooking salt was passed down from generation to generation by the salt people, so it is very difficult to implement it. Fortunately, the salt factory built by the royal palace is about to be completed. When you see the benefits of this method of salt drying, you will definitely let those salt people change to the method of salt drying themselves."

After hearing this, Li Yan nodded and said with some emotion: "Enjoy the most powerful is more effective than using righteousness to move the most. No matter how good you say it is, it is false. As long as you put the real interests in front of everyone, they can willingly follow your ideas." After Li Yan said that, he laughed and ran towards Dengzhou City. Liu Rengui hesitated for a moment. Although he felt that Li Yan's words were a bit incompatible with the teachings of the saints, he could not find a reason to refute. Finally, he could only sigh helplessly and follow him.

Three days later, the fishing boats sent out finally came back. As soon as the boats landed, they immediately caused a sensation on the dock. People saw that when the fish warehouses of these boats opened, they were full of fish, and they were all big fish. Each boat caught at least more than 10,000 kilograms of fish. The entire fishing team added up to more than 10,000 kilograms. It took only three days!

As soon as the news spread, countless people from Dengzhou came to watch the fun. When the fish market heard the news, they were all happy and took the initiative to go to the dock to collect fish. After all, after catching so many fish at once, the price will definitely be lower than the market price. If you can grab a batch, you can make more money.

After Li Yan received the news, he happily hugged Wang Xijun and walked around for several times. Wang Xijun quickly made a small account in his heart and found that if the fishing volume was based on this amount, the cost of these fishing boats should be recovered soon. Now I finally don’t have to worry.

As for Liu Rengui and his subordinates, they all fell silent after hearing this, and carefully thought about the seemingly nonsense meaning of His Highness King Qi. The more they thought about it, the more shocked them. If this new fishing method was really promoted, the fishery output of the Tang Dynasty would definitely rise sharply. Thinking of this, I admire Li Yan even more. However, some people's reactions were strange, such as Zhao Fu and Zhao Biejia, who was most familiar with Dengzhou political affairs, had a sad face when he heard the news.

Seeing that the fishing team of His Highness King Qi went to sea, they caught hundreds of thousands of kilograms of sea fish at one time. Now all the big farmers in Dengzhou who mainly focus on fishing could not sit still, and they showed their magical powers to the Qi Palace or the fishing team to inquire about how they caught fish?

Li Yan didn't intend to keep this issue confidential, because even if you don't say it, the next time the fishing team went out to sea, they could still figure it out. Besides, Li Yan was going to promote this method, but he was too lazy to let someone explain, so he simply handed the matter over to Director Xu of the shipyard.

So when the fishing team went out for the second time, the official shipyard posted a notice in Dengzhou. The meaning above was roughly that the fishing team's ships were all renovated in their shipyard, and the fishing method was approved by His Highness King Qi and agreed to be promoted by their shipyard. As long as the fishing boats are transformed or new fishing boats are customized in their shipyard, a new fishing method will be given for free. The top 100 people also have mysterious gifts to give away, etc. Anyway, this is almost the same.

Now the fishing farmers in Dengzhou all exploded and went to the civil shipyard to place orders. When they got the new fishing method, they found that the fishing team of the Qiwang Mansion used a new fishing net called trawl to catch. When this fishing net was used, it was put into the water from the stern of the boat, and then dragged it forward by the boat. After a while, it was packed with the winch on the boat. When they caught up with the fishing school, they would have thousands of kilograms of fish, which was much more efficient than the fishing nets they usually used.

Just as trawling nets were slowly spreading in Dengzhou, the fishing team of Li Yan Mansion rushed to fish during the period of time and tried hard to fish in the sea. Every time, they could bring back no less than 100,000 kilograms of sea fish, which made many people jealous.

However, just when many people in Dengzhou were looking forward to the benefits of this kind of trawling fishing, Zhao Fu suddenly broke into the Qi Palace. As soon as he saw Li Yan, he immediately knelt down and begged: "Your Highness, you can't continue to catch this, otherwise most of the fishermen in Dengzhou will have no way to survive!" (To be continued)
Chapter completed!