Chapter 118 Maritime Administration
Not long after, everyone came to the shipyard. This shipyard was not far from the sea, and a "bang, bang, bang" sound came from the factory.
First, he settled the craftsmen who came with him in the dormitory of the shipyard. Li Chen began to walk around and observe the surrounding environment.
"Zhao Que, where are the three of Wang Li?" Li Chen suddenly found that Wang Li, Da Niu, and Du Shushao had gone, so he asked Zhao Que beside him.
"I was here just now, why did I disappear in the blink of an eye?" Zhao Que was also very curious.
"Where are you?" Ying Yue pointed to a reef in the distance, and saw the shadow of three people and one tiger on the reef.
"These guys really know how to find a place. That reef can see clearly around you." Li Chen said, and led a few people to the direction of Wang Li and others.
"Big Niu, look, let's cut off these two corners and drain the water inside. How many fish are there?" Wang Li stood on the reef and pointed to the sea area in front of him.
"I think that's enough for our Lijiazhuang to eat for a year or two." Daniu said.
"When the water is drained, the fish are completely cleared. Let's write about cinders, wood ash, etc., and fill the sea with him. Then we build a house. What is this? This is the first-line sea view room." Wang Li said.
"Well, my building will be built across the seaside at that time. When you have nothing to do, you can fish directly through the window." Daniu exclaimed.
"Oh." Li Chen, who had just walked behind the two of them, couldn't help but sigh when he heard this conversation.
"I didn't expect that the little Lijiazhuang could actually include two talents, Wolong and Fengchu, at the same time."
"General Wang is famous for his lifetime, so why does he have such a weird grandson?" Zhao Que said speechlessly.
"Brother, stay away from them."
"Brother, I'm afraid they will be stupid for you." Du Bishu reminded Du Shu Shao.
"I know."
"I won't play with a fool." Du Shushao sat on the ground and touched the tiger's head.
"Brother, you said my suggestions were mixed." Wang Li asked licked his face.
"Get out." Li Chen said angrily. Wang Li is already walking further and further along the funny road, and the five horses may not be able to pull them back.
He had already considered whether he would arrange for Wang Li to be undercover on Zhang Liang's side, so that he could lower the average IQ of Zhang Liang. In this way, wouldn't he win in the future?
Standing on the reef and looking down at the sea, Li Chen knew that this should be the future of the Qin Dynasty.
"Zhang County Magistrate, how many people are there in Qu County?" Li Chen asked.
The Maritime Affairs Office of Daqin is located here not only to allow Meng Fei to go out to explore the routes, but more to see the discovery of the resources of the sea to promote the rapid development of Daqin.
"Mr. Marquis, the population of Qu County is 36,000 households, with a population of 122,374, and the number of men between the ages of fourteen and fifty is 78,692." Zhang Miao handed over a satisfactory answer to Li Chen's first question.
It can be seen that this is a good official who does practical things. There is no probable, almost the same word, but the data of the people under his rule are recorded in his mind.
In Daqin, fourteen years old can be considered a labor force. Almost all the people in Qu County are fishermen. Almost all these male laborers can go to sea, which is very powerful for Li Chen’s subsequent plan.
In the era of Daqin, women could not board the boat. Women took the boat to go to sea and were disrespectful to the sea god and would bring disaster.
In the evening, under the afterglow of the sunset, a small boat sailed from the sea to the shore.
It was Meng Fei on the boat. The boy came to the shipyard half a month in advance. He looked forward to his big ship so much every day, waiting for the day when the big ship was launched.
"Brother, you are here."
"I had known you had arrived today, I wouldn't have gone out to sea in the morning." Meng Fei scratched his head embarrassedly.
"There is a vast sea, and there is a Chunmian Tower there for fun." Wang Li asked in confusion.
"It's fun, why isn't it fun? There's so much water in this sea." Meng Fei said seriously.
"Imagine that in the vast sea, one person and one boat are floating. What does this artistic conception look like..." Meng Fei asked with his eyes closed.
"picture……"
"Like a lost tadpole." Wang Li suddenly realized.
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A few days later, a yard on the outskirts of Qu County was renovated, and a plaque "Daqin Maritime Affairs Office" was hung on the door of the mansion.
This Maritime Affairs Office has now become the most important yamen in the entire Qu County. It is said that this is the yamen appointed by His Majesty and managed by Mr. Rong Lu.
Although the Maritime Administration has been established, it is now just an empty shell, and everything has to start from scratch.
The First Shipyard of Daqin is a factory that existed before the establishment of the Maritime Administration. Ships are just the basis for conquering the sea, and everything is empty talk without a ship.
Salt farm, this is Li Chen’s second most important task besides building ships. Salt is a rare thing in Daqin. Most of the salt in Daqin comes from Bashu. In this era, mining technology was limited, and the salt well was not deep. Not only did the salt mined became green, but even too much was consumed, there was a risk of poisoning.
Although the method of extracting refined salt from mineral salt in Lijiazhuang has been spread now, it is still unwilling to use it for ordinary people.
The sea of this era has not yet been subjected to various pollutions from later generations. Not only is sea salt pure, but it is easier to obtain. Sea salt can basically be said to be a cost-free thing.
Once the salt farm is built, then salt is not a precious thing, and ordinary people do not need to worry about salt.
Salt is a necessary substance for the human body. If you don’t eat salt or eat less salt for a long time, it will make people weak and sick, lack strength and energy, and may even cause blindness.
"Bishu, the matter of the Maritime Affairs Department will be left to you in the future." Li Chen said to Du Bishu.
It was fine when he was in Lijiazhuang. In recent days, Li Chen suddenly felt the shortage of talents in his hands. The huge Maritime Affairs Bureau could only be handed over to Du Bishu.
"Don't worry, Master, Bishu will never let down his expectations." Du Bishu's importance of leaving the Maritime Affairs Bureau was also secretly happy that he was finally able to stand alone.
"It's actually possible to get salt like this, but no one thought it was so simple." Du Bishu looked at the drawings of the salt drying method handed over to him by Li Chen and said in shock.
This salt-sting method has no technical barriers at all. It introduces seawater into the evaporation pool and is placed under the sun to a certain concentration. When the seawater is dried to a certain concentration, the seawater will be introduced into the crystallization pool. Under the action of sunlight, the seawater will gradually form granular crystals.
There is nothing difficult in this world, I am afraid of the rich. Under Li Chen's powerful silver and money offensive, the salt farm was quickly built with the efforts of countless workers. In addition to the salt farm, there is also a sea cargo processing factory that was also built.
The sea is really rich in resources nowadays, and it is no exaggeration to say that it is a scoop of fish. There are countless sea fish that are washed away by the beach every day. In order not to waste the rich materials of the sea, Li Chen naturally had to sell these materials to various parts of the Qin Dynasty.
Chapter completed!