Zhang Zhong didn’t know that Ning Cishi was still calculating him. In fact, even if he knew it, he wouldn’t care. Some small tricks might be useful at some point, but in such a situation, they wouldn’t work at all. Instead, Ning Cishi fell into a worse situation.
Zhang Zhong finally came out of his home today. He has new things to do. A road has been repaired, and the people who repaired the road will be idle, plus the boatmen who have been sent from the mountain, and the mountain will be sent first. Of the two hundred mountain people.
It just happens to be able to do other things, in fact, it is to repair the windmills, and prepare to form a windmill array here, and then there will be a workshop below, which will naturally process some wood and fish bones in the sea.
Lathes made of stainless steel can’t be as accurate as they are, and they are very easy to break, but Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan still insist on making this thing, at least faster than handwork, easier than handwork, and they are not afraid of damage. Do it again and learn from it. Any development must be done slowly. It is impossible to meet the requirements all at once.
One lathe is used for sawing wood to make sofas and other furniture. The other lathe is used to smash fish bones. The bone meal made from good fish bones is for people to eat, and the bad ones are used to feed poultry and livestock. This resource If you don't make good use of it, then I'm sorry for this ocean.
There are some other lathes just turning there to see if the structure is unreasonable, and adjust it when the time comes. This is not made by Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan, but by the craftsmen at home. This aspect is just an attempt, after all, it can be regarded as the first step.
The people who had completed the road and the people on the mountain were found together. The mountain people seemed very cautious. Even if they knew that the new official was a good official, they still had a trace of suspicion and distrust.
Zhang Zhong looked at the individuals standing in front of him, organized a few words and said: "Whether it is the people who live on the mountain or the people who used to live here, we will do things together in the future. Don't attack each other. From my perspective, they are all the same people, and someone will tell you what to do in a while. Let’s eat something first, and work after dinner."
Zhang Zhong actually had a lot to say, but he didn't know how to say it when the words came to his lips. He only said such a short sentence.
The local people could understand. Only two people who came down from the mountain understood Zhang Zhong’s words. The two of them were temporary translators. At the same time, they were also responsible for managing these people who came down. They said Zhang Zhong’s words to the people and arranged. After that, it can be considered as being able to do things together.
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"Xiaobao, where are we going? This boat is really too slow. Unfortunately, two boats with propellers came over, and they both ran to Qinzhou."
On the sea side, Wang Juan ran to the lookout, pulled Zhang Xiaobao up as well, looked at the endless sea with clairvoyance and asked.
"If you go for another two days, you can go wherever you are, and then go back in a circle. There are a lot of sharks here. The shark was eaten."
Zhang Xiaobao didn't even think about it. He took too much time to plant the boat. He saw a lot of sharks along the way. He had been to this sea before, but he hadn't seen so many. The sharks, at this time, are considering how to reduce the number of sharks, as long as they don't threaten the incoming ships.
"Even without these sharks, you can’t use small boats to load goods and do business. A big wave comes and the boat is over. In addition, there are no satellites. You can only rely on human judgment to avoid the wind and send small boats. , That’s not a single one.
Sharks are so good, there are more shark fins, as well as the human and skin of sharks. Anyway, sharks are all good things. When others have not hunted a lot of sharks, we can kill them even if we kill them hard. It's a pity that we left. Far away, I haven't seen any whales yet, otherwise, if you try to catch a few, it will be even more valuable.
How can you deal with these sharks? The local fishermen’s methods of hunting and killing sharks are a bit too poor, and they must find a way. One is to make them safer, and the other is to make a lot of money by selling sharks. "
Wang Juan didn't have the slightest idea of protecting this shark, but wanted to benefit from sharks, and she also liked to eat shark fins.
Zhang Xiaobao looked at another shark swimming in his clairvoyance. He pondered and said, “It’s not difficult to catch sharks. Just use a few big boats. Get some iron nets. It’s more expensive. Then use thick ropes. After it was tied, it sank into the water, and then grabbed a few pigs, cut some holes in the pigs, and fell into the water. Naturally, sharks would come to eat.
When there are more sharks, you can lift the net, or use a normal net to make it firmer, and drop a rock underneath to sink it. It’s just not as easy to use as an iron net. Well, just do it. After I went back, I waited for the next big cargo ship to come over and picked a few of them to catch sharks here. "
Zhang Xiaobao thought of a way to trap sharks. Wang Juan also knew that this method was quite good. If he was proficient, he could even keep catching like this. As long as there are sharks nearby, they would be attracted by blood water. The only thing that needs to be considered is iron. There are no thorns on the surface of the net.
If it is pierced, it will be better if the shark's blood flows out if the shark is pierced. But then, the skin of the shark will be broken, and it will be worthless to make things.
"Xiaobao, I still use an ordinary Internet cafe. If you use iron nets without thorns, it is not as good as an ordinary net. I am going to make some shark skin things, Xiaobao, do you think we are too cruel?"
Wang Juan asked such a sentence while speaking.
"Well, cruel, it's so cruel, how can we do this? From today on, we will not eat any meaty fish. We must choose the kind of unfertilized eggs to eat when we eat eggs. We will only raise hens and a rooster. do not want."
Zhang Xiaobao followed, he didn’t think there was anything cruel. If it’s eating people, it’s really cruel, but eating sharks is nothing. After all, sharks don’t consider cruelty or not when they can eat people. People just want to survive and people eat. Sharks are also for survival. This survival is not only to live, but also to live better in it.
Wang Juan just said casually. She just thought of making things with shark skin, that is, not letting others die. After listening to Zhang Xiaobao saying that she would be a monk, she smiled and crawled down. Go to "Xiaobao, don't watch it, it's time to eat, and I will eat something from the sea for lunch today."
When Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan came to the restaurant, Li Xun and others had already eaten it. The shrimp caught from the sea were boiled directly, and the kelp fished out of the sea was also made into cold dishes. Li Xun was still chewing. Holding two prawns in his hands, seeing Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan come in, they said happily:
"It's delicious. It's better to be here. When you eat seafood, you can always eat fresh. Unlike in the capital, it takes a lot of money to eat live seafood. Okay, come and eat it soon. Unfortunately, the crabs are no longer good. Otherwise, if I steam some crabs, I won't eat anything else for a day."
Not only did Li Xun eat fast, Liu'er, Xin'er, and Wei Wei also lowered their heads and ate vigorously. This is finally enjoyable. The only regret is that there is no drunk shrimp to eat. The drunk shrimp here is very particular. In order not to get sick, I can only eat as little raw food directly from the sea as possible.
Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan sat down and washed their hands. The same one took a big prawn and ate, but both of them ate more elegantly. After eating the meat, the shell of the prawn was still there, like a whole prawn. Same.
As soon as Li Xun saw this situation, he also followed to learn, but after all he just learned, the shrimp shell could not be so complete, and finally had to give up, and said: "It's just a shrimp, is it still like this? Can shrimp shells still work? What's the use of keeping it?"
When he said this, Zhang Xiaobao's eyes lit up and said, "Yes, shrimp shells can't be wasted. The same goes for some small sea rice, which can make food by then."
"What kind of food? Is this food still eaten?" Li Xun stopped and looked at Zhang Xiaobao and asked. He was very curious about it. He didn't know what strange thing Zhang Xiaobao came up with.
"Of course it can be eaten. It can be dried to form shrimp powder for feeding, or it can be transported to other places after it has been dried. People in Datang will not eat it, and there are places like Tubo and Turks. , They are far away from the sea. I decided to ship these useless things when the goods here are not enough.
Transported to the capital, and then processed into shrimp balls, crab balls and sea fish balls, sold to Turks, Tubo and other places, let them eat, ok, just do it, anyway, they don’t know what those things are made of. , And the taste is not bad. "
Zhang Xiaobao came up with a very wicked idea, and went on to say: "As for our side, the shrimp balls we eat are made of meat. Don't look at what we can eat now. There are still many places to think about it. I dare not think that even some people don’t know the smell of things in the sea for a lifetime. It’s a pity to live like that for a lifetime."
After hearing Zhang Xiaobao’s words, Li Xun wiped his hands and said, “It’s true that it’s not just that you can’t eat seafood. How many people don’t know what the sea looks like in their lives, so many places just call larger lakes. Haizi, I have decided to build more ships, build big ships, build clippers, and then let people in some places come here to see them in boats, and don't take a trip in the world."
Li Xun thought well, but Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan knew that this thing would not be possible at all, unless all the roads were repaired, and then cars and other things appeared, otherwise, they would only rely on the boat to go to other places on the waterway. To pick up people, it can't at all.
If you really only use boats to pick up people, let alone how many places do not have large rivers, even if there are, what about remote mountainous areas? Would it be possible to let people walk out for a few months, then go to the river, take a big boat out to sea, turn around and go back? Does that person quit work? Waste time on the journey.
Especially in some more distant places, such as Tibet and Xinjiang, the road should not be repaired in a short time. The two people looked at Li Xun’s longing look and couldn’t bear to pour cold water on him, since he wanted to do that. , Let him try, even if it fails in the end, at least he has tried hard.
"Well, okay, I support. We must build a lot of big ships, so that everyone can know what the sea is like and all people can eat seafood, but this is not enough. Some places don't have such a big river. There are only small rivers, and big boats can’t get in. Even if the boat gets in, the roads there are too remote. It takes months for people living in the mountains to get out.
It’s better to build the boat first, and then we make a lot of money. After we have a lot of money, we will take it out to build roads, and repair the roads to any place, and then raise more horses, and then let those people People living in the mountainous areas came out on fast horses, then changed boats, and went out to sea after boarding the big boats. "
Zhang Xiaobao followed Li Xun’s words and said, first there is a goal, and I don’t know if it can be achieved, but Zhang Xiaobao thinks it is very difficult, let alone now, that is, how many things he and Wang Juan didn’t have at that time. Have you ever seen the sea in person? I watched it myself from the TV and other things.
Li Xun didn’t think of so much. When he heard Zhang Xiaobao’s words, he seemed to have incomparable confidence and nodded and said: "Yes, yes, it's like this, Xiaobao, then your family should look for more profitable business. Otherwise, if you have to build so many roads, hundreds of thousands of dollars of money will be like a small stone thrown into the sea, and there will be no waves at all."
Li Xun is not stupid. He knows how much money he will spend when he hears of road construction. It is not what he and the Zhang family can support now. Then the money will be spent like running water. Just think about it. I don't think it's easy to handle, the number is too huge.
But he believed in the Zhang family's ability to make money, and some local people were willing to build roads themselves. As long as they put out the money, then there was no need to deal with it, let the people do it themselves.
After pondering Li Xun's words, Zhang Xiaobao speeded up the meal, and at the same time cast a look at Wang Juan. Wang Juan also speeded up, and the two hurried to eat before they ran to the observation deck.
"Xiaobao, what do you want to say?" Wang Juan asked Zhang Xiaobao as soon as he climbed up.
"Yes, I think we should speed up a little bit, especially some of the food and vegetable varieties out there. We should get them as soon as possible. After planting here, we can have no worries about food and clothing, so that we can have spare money to build roads. , I will go back tomorrow. The places that can be used to repair the lighthouses we see along the way will send people to repair them. Let's adjust the manpower and the shipyard must quickly build it.
When the time comes, send someone to venture out and go to ten ships. As long as you return one ship with properties from other places on it, it’s worth it. The sea is like this. Wealth and danger coexist. Taking advantage of the fact that foreigners have not yet formed the scale of aggression, Once the foundation is laid, it seems that every time it is going to develop in history, it has been interrupted by war. "
Zhang Xiaobao saw that Li Xun was so ambitious, and it also aroused the enthusiasm in his heart. Why can't he develop it well? As long as the foundation is played out, he will not be afraid of internal divisions at that time, at least when he is ahead of others. Then when a certain amount of success is reached, you can open the distance, and you can't just hit it casually.
What's more, if it is really strong, it is impossible to wait for others to fight, maybe they will fight others. In this case, the first thing that needs to be solved is the food problem. In addition to this, it is the population. This is not too large. At the time of more than one billion, the base of the population must be increased.
After listening to Zhang Xiaobao's words, Wang Juan immediately understood what he thought. She also agreed with this point. After living a good life in her family, she could think of making the motherland stronger, and took Zhang Xiaobao's hand and said:
"No matter how urgent this matter is, it's useless. After all, it seems impossible to find and ship things back every few years. Let's get things right now. In the Kaiyuan year, it has not reached the end. In the heyday of the Kaiyuan Prosperity, if you have time to do it, don’t worry."
"Yes, no hurry. It's still in the Kaiyuan Year. It's early. Then stay one more day and come a little bit. You said that there will be ships that can pass by then. Do you want to organize others to make money there? This matter. It’s really complicated, and the most feared thing is that those in power are unwilling."
Zhang Xiaobao also felt that he was a little anxious. Just now, he was influenced by Li Xun. A person like Li Xun can think of letting everyone see the sea. Could he be worse than Wang Juan
Wang Juan also thought of this thing that made people go elsewhere. What if there are too many people in the past and they also bring their family to settle down there? Who will listen to in the future? This problem is very difficult to solve, let alone the current Datang, after the rise of the industrial age, the speed of the ship has increased, and it is not the same that many colonies have become independent.
Those colonies that want to be independent are not all the ideas of the locals, but more people who colonize the past from other places. They are the individuals who get more benefits. Well, a problem that is very difficult to solve, unless there is something. Able to restrain them.
"Xiaobao, don't think about things so far now, just think about it here, how can the living standards of the people in Luzhou improve as soon as possible."
Wang Juan really couldn’t think of a solution, so he had to put it down for the time being, and studied with Zhang Xiaobao about the people’s lives. The people’s lives are indeed pretty good now, but they have not reached the level expected by her and Zhang Xiaobao. Because of the disaster, everyone started to hug each other and played an unimaginable role.
But when the construction here is almost the same, we still have to live independently. The adjustments between various industries and the work that the people can do must be arranged. It happens to take advantage of this opportunity to give the foundation first. Once it's done, even if other people come here in the future, or the local population increases, they can continue to develop according to this plan.
After discussing the matter, the two went down to the cabin to think about it.
Li Xun didn’t know what was wrong with Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan. He didn’t bother to watch the two people look busy. There were just four people left. Let them be the referees. He was going to play with Xin'er. The game of the rich man, this game is also played separately. Two people stay in one place on the deck, and they can't see where each other is.
Then Liuer and Weiwei watched from both sides, that is, there is another chessboard. There are two people on the chessboard. You can clearly know who is doing. Then you can judge who is on a certain rule according to certain rules. Someone made money, and who lost money somewhere.
This kind of gameplay is not suitable for some people with bad family conditions. There are too many props. It is good for several children of ordinary people to have a picture together. They can only play the kind of dice.
The calls of seabirds and the sound of waves crashing on the ship made the ship seem very peaceful.
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On Luzhou's side, Old Man Zhang and Old Man Bi did not follow the boat. They were still playing the billiards. After all, Old Man Zhang had a better foundation before. He used to be a guard, so he learned to control his body better than Old Man Bi. Better, the two played a few rounds, but Old Man Bi never won a round. Finally, he couldn't help but said:
"Don't play anymore, you must have practiced secretly while I was doing other things. After I get things done, I will practice again, and then I will beat you."
"Don’t you do things, don’t I do things? My pigeon now has a lot of eggs gone. I have to write a letter to my master, and I’m busy teaching others how to train the pigeons. I don’t have time to steal it. Practicing, you can’t blame others if you say you are busy, then what are you busy with?"
Not to be outdone, the old man Zhang said, he can’t be subdued in this game. At the same time, he is also curious about what Bi Gou is doing these days. He can only see Bi Gou for a short time every day, and he doesn’t know that he is at any other time. What are you busy with
Old Man Bi put down the pole, looked at Old Man Zhang, and hesitated for a while and said, "I'm not afraid to tell you. What is the difference, which area is developing in a good direction, and which area is getting worse and worse.
In this way, you can know how other places are going to develop. This is a good thing that is not easy to get. If Luzhou really does it, wouldn't other states like Luzhou also do it like Luzhou? That is the real blessing of the people, can't you always count on Zhang Zhong to take care of it alone? "
"Haha, Old Man Bi, it seems that you have a good idea, but you can take this into consideration. Well, I will give me a copy when the time comes. I will give it to my master and let him see. , Then all the places in Datang must be followed to learn, a great accomplishment."
When Old Man Zhang heard what Bi Gou said, he was energetic and wanted to write a copy.