In the noisy Tianjin port, a huge whale was dismembered by more than a dozen butchers, and the speed was constantly decreasing, and large and large whales were bought on the spot.

A five-penny whale is not expensive at all, of course, compared with other ordinary seafood, the price is slightly more expensive, but for the old and young masters here in Tianjin, everyone can afford to eat this five-penny a catty whale.

Many industries under Liu Jin have driven the rapid development of Tianjin, and there are dozens of industries related to the three large factories of Tianjin Shipyard, Tianjin Cement and Soil, and Tianjin Glass Factory.

In the case of Tianjin Shipyard, the shipbuilding wants to use wood, which has led to the development of the logging industry and transportation industry in Tianjin, and the shipbuilding needs to use canvas, which has also led to the development and rise of the weaving industry, in addition to the prosperity of many industries such as paint and ironware.

Tianjin Shipyard is eating and drinking spicy food, and other derivative industries can naturally follow suit.

In addition, the cement industry in Tianjin is now very prosperous, and there are hundreds of thousands of people working in Tianjin alone.

This whale can still afford to eat a mere five pennies a pound.

Pieces of whales are cut down into small pieces and sold out, a building of whale oil is also very popular, this whale oil is much cheaper than lard, not only many merchants bid to buy, but also many ordinary people buy some whale oil in small quantities, ready to eat for themselves.

Of course, for whale oil, Liu Jin does not worry about selling it at all, and if it can't be sold, he can keep it himself, and recently Liu Jin also set up a Tianjin soap factory in Tianjin, and he is going to use whale oil to make soap in the future.

Well, there are more industries under his command, and there are more people, and the demand for soap is greater, of course, because this oil is relatively difficult to obtain, there is no way to manufacture soap on a large scale, so there is no separate factory.

But now it's different, with whaling ships, there will be whales caught back basically every day, and the whale oil on a whale is enough to be worth the grease on thousands of pigs, which has sufficient raw materials for making soap, and the soap factory produced in the future can not only be used for self-use, but also for export.

Don't look at this soap is not amazing, but the profit in it is actually very large, and it can be used every day, which is a long-term business.

"Childe, the total number is out~"

When the whole whale was sold, even the whale's internal organs and other things were bought by people, and only some dirty things were left and no one wanted them, and they still stayed here on the dock, and the people around them gradually dispersed.

By this time, it was almost noon, and everyone was anxious to go back and taste the delicious taste of this whale.

The whale here is sold for seventy-seven, how much money this whale sells, the relevant figures have also been counted, and the steward of Tianjin Port also came over to report to Liu Jin.

"How many?"

Liu Jin smiled and asked, and when Zhu Houzhao on the side heard this, he immediately pricked up his ears, and his little eyes narrowed.

"A total of thirty-five thousand seven hundred and sixty taels of silver were sold, and seven hundred and fifty copper coins were sold."

The steward of the port smiled very brightly, this whale can be sold for more than 35,000 taels of silver, and this money is really very profitable.

"Well, it's okay, this is the first time, everyone wants to be fresh, the prices of many things are inflated, I estimate that this whale will be sold for a few thousand taels of silver at most in the future."

Liu Jin nodded, not seeming to care too much.

The most whales in this are whales and whale oil, but these two things, whales are very cheap, a whale for a few pennies a catty, even if a whale has tens of thousands of catties, that is, a few hundred taels of silver.

However, this whale oil is more valuable in this era, because of the lack of food, ordinary people have less oil in their stomachs, so pigs in this era are more expensive than thin, and even the price of cattle is not as good as pigs.

It can be seen that oil is a very precious thing in this era, there is no oil in this dish, this dish is not delicious, but in addition to this pig, the ancient oil is rapeseed oil, tea oil, soybean oil, peanuts have not been passed over in this era, and naturally there is no peanut oil.

Therefore, the price of this whale oil is much more expensive than the price of whales, and it is also extremely sought-after, and many people are bidding to buy this whale oil.

The most expensive thing sold for the whole whale was incredible, and the treasure of the male whale's offspring was sold for a sky-high price of three thousand taels of silver.

Three thousand taels of silver is a number that ordinary people can't believe at all, but for the rich, it is nothing at all, just because the whale's treasure is big, they bid one after another, and the price is sky-high.

"Childe, this whale can be sold for thousands of taels of silver, which is also a very profitable business."

When the steward of the port heard Liu Jin's words, he also replied with a smile.

"Well, that's right, go ahead, remember to get this whale feces and other things into the field, this thing can also be used to fertilize the field, and then go and see if there is ambergris or something, this thing is really valuable, the price is more than gold."

Liu Jin nodded, thought about it and commanded.

"Yes, I'll do it."

Hearing Liu Jin's words, the other party immediately went to do things.

"Tut, this whale can be sold for thousands of taels of silver, and there are a few days of such a whaling ship, and it will not be a problem to make a million taels of silver this year."

Zhu Houzhao on the side, touching his chin, his small eyes flashed with white silver.

"Next, if the fishing industry is really done, it is not just a matter of making money."

"You see, this whaling needs ships, and this has led to the development of shipyards, which need wood, paint, crossbows, etc., and these industries can also be developed."

"In addition, there are a lot of whales caught here, and there is also a lot of oil, which can allow the people to eat cheap, use cheap oil, and also derive many industries."

"After all, although this whale can only be sold for a few thousand taels of silver, the related industries driven by this can derive tens of thousands of taels of silver, which in turn affects the lives of thousands of people."

Liu Jin looked at Zhu Houzhao, and did not forget to popularize the benefits of this industrial chain to him, so that the future emperor of the Ming Dynasty could see the role and benefits of the whaling industry, and he would support the development of the whaling industry more in the future.

"Is this Lao Liu's theory of industrial rejuvenation?"

Zhu Houzhao listened carefully, thought about it and asked.

"Ahem, be cautious, I didn't say that industry rejuvenates the country, but I just said that the development of this industry can benefit many people."

Hearing Zhu Houzhao's words, Liu Jin hurriedly looked around.

In this era, the emphasis is on agriculture-oriented, agriculture and business, and the emphasis is on governing the country with benevolence and virtue, and rejuvenating the country with loyalty and filial piety.

"But I've heard you say something like that, I guess you said it at a night class."

Zhu Houzhao said thoughtfully.

"Ahem, I don't remember saying anything like that."

Liu Jin naturally will not admit it, at least not now, and perhaps it will not be admitted until the germination of capitalism and the development of a certain degree in the future.

"Okay, let's not talk about that."

"Do you think this whaling is difficult?"

Zhu Hou looked at Liu Jin, rolled his small eyes, thought about it and asked.

"It's not difficult to say that this whaling is not difficult, in fact, it is to attack the whale with a harpoon, and then let the whale bleed to death, the key is that this whaling ship, and the harpoon gun during whaling must attack the key parts."

Speaking of this, Liu Jin is naturally quite clear, so he also talked to Zhu Houzhao in detail about the process and skills of whaling.

"Well, it doesn't seem to be difficult."

When Zhu Houzhao heard this, he immediately nodded and said.

Then he thought for a moment and asked, "This whaling must be very dangerous, this whale is huge, if it collides with the whaling ship, this whaling ship will not be able to withstand it at all." ”

"And this whale is big, and it must have a lot of strength, so this whaling ship may be pulled to pieces."

"Whales don't look at their size, but they are actually very gentle animals, and they usually don't take the initiative to attack ships."

"As for the strength of this whale, it is naturally very large, the whaling ship designed in the early stage is not qualified, and the current whaling ship adopts a special design, specially designed for whaling, and when it can't bear it, the rope can be cut, so don't worry about this."

Liu Jin didn't notice that Zhu Houzhao's little eyes were flashing at all, but explained to Zhu Houzhao in great detail.

"So it's not too dangerous to go to sea to hunt whales?"

Zhu Houzhao listened carefully, and when he heard this, he thought about it and asked.

"The danger is actually a bit bit, after all, the waves are rough, and anything can happen."

Liu Jin smiled and replied.

"That's it~"

Zhu Houzhao nodded, then looked at the time and said, "Lao Liu, I'm hungry, I'm looking for a place to eat, so I'll leave first." ”

"Forehead ......"

Liu Jin looked at Zhu Houzhao, a little confused what he meant, when he used to eat, Zhu Houzhao came uninvited, but today is good, but when it comes to dinner, he actually went to find a place to eat by himself, which is really a little strange.

However, Liu Jin didn't think too much, looked at Zhu Houzhao who left, touched his stomach, thought of the whale, and immediately went home, ready to taste the taste of the whale, he has never tasted a whale in two lifetimes.

In the courtyard where Zhu Houzhao stayed, Zhu Houzhao was holding a book in his hand, and the things written on this book were all the knowledge imparted by Liu Jin when he was teaching in Tianjin Maritime College, basically some of the content and knowledge related to identifying directions, calculating directions, and how to save oneself in the sea.

"It turns out that there is so much knowledge in sailing in the sea, and there is so much knowledge in surviving and saving oneself in the sea."

Zhu Houzhao looked at it carefully, and said to himself at the same time.

At this time, Liu Jin walked in, looked around with small eyes, and looked like a thief.

"How's it going?"

Seeing Liu Jin coming in, Zhu Houzhao also immediately asked.

"Now, everything has been done, I stuffed a few hundred taels of silver for Tian Baiyi, the captain of the Kunpeng, and they promised to take us to sea tomorrow when they go to sea."

Liu Jin hurriedly reported to Zhu Houzhao.

Zhu Houzhao naturally went to sea to hunt whales, but now that he saw a big whale and a whaling ship, he naturally couldn't sit still, and he also tried his best to get on the whaling ship to catch a whale.

"Well, well, this matter must be kept secret, if the news is leaked and others know, I will turn around and throw you into the sea to feed the whales."

Hearing Liu Jin's words, Zhu Houzhao nodded with satisfaction.

For these people under the side, Zhu Houzhao has already packed up his obedience, although he plays, but he is still a capable person, in order to go to sea to hunt, he is temporarily very serious to learn the things that need to be paid attention to when going to sea, and need to master those skills and the like.

"Next, if Your Majesty knows about this, I won't have enough to cut off ten heads~"

Liu Jin immediately knelt down beside Zhu Houzhao and persuaded him bitterly again.

This went to sea to hunt whales, he is a dignified prince, the only son of Emperor Hongzhi today, if there are three long and two short, he Liu Jin will not lose his head, and it is possible to destroy the nine clans.

"What are you afraid of, God knows, you know what I know, as long as you don't say it, who will know?"

"Isn't it just going out to sea to hunt whales, I'll be back in a day or two, what's there to be afraid of, besides, Lao Liu's book has already written all the things that need to be paid attention to, there must be nothing wrong."

Zhu Houzhao didn't care, and now his mind is full of thinking about going to sea to hunt whales, and he is not afraid of any risks at all.

"Next, please think twice, you are the body of a daughter, the future of the Ming Dynasty~"

Liu Jin almost cried, why did he become such a player, is this whaling played by people?

"Stop talking nonsense, just do what I have to do with you, and be careful that I throw you into the sea now."

Zhu Houzhao glared at Liu Jin, then thought for a while and said: "I tell you, I have caught this whale, and no one is allowed to leak the news, not let my father know, and I can't let Liu Jin know, he will definitely stop me." ”

was severely reprimanded by Zhu Houzhao, Liu Jin suddenly became deflated and didn't dare to speak anymore.

After following Zhu Houzhao for a long time, he has already figured out Zhu Houzhao's character and temper, this is a master of play, and a bold lord, there is nothing he can't do, anyway, the world is big, except for him Lao Tzu, he is the biggest, and he is not afraid of anything.

He is not like Emperor Hongzhi, Emperor Hongzhi was trying to survive in the cracks when he was a child, cautious and cautious, and he was always afraid of being killed, so he was more timid and afraid of things.

Zhu Houzhao grew up in candied fruit since he was a child, and he was the only son of Emperor Hongzhi.

What Zhu Houzhao decided to do was that ten cows couldn't be pulled back, and he Liu Jin couldn't do it, so he could only follow Zhu Houzhao's temper to do things, otherwise this little master might really let Liu Jin go to the laundry room in the palace to wash clothes or something.

In order to go to sea the next day, Zhu Houzhao, who has always been energetic, also went to bed early.

Early the next morning, when it was just dawn, when Liu Jin was still asleep in the bed, Zhu Houzhao had already gotten up, and took Liu Jin and a few guards to change into ordinary people's clothes and came to Tianjin Port.

In the port of Tianjin, the huge 'Kunpeng' is already busy, and the crew is ready to set sail.

"I've been waiting for you for a long time~ hurry up and get on the boat."

Tian Baiyi, the captain of the Kunpeng, saw that Liu Jin had finally come over, and he also hurriedly signaled them to get on the ship.

Yesterday, Liu Jin found Tian Baiyi and said that he had a few friends who wanted to go to the sea to learn whaling, so that he could also go to sea to make money by whaling in the future.

Yesterday the whale was a big sale, and there were naturally a lot of people looking for him, some of them talked to Tian Baiyi about buying whales in the future, some wanted to learn whaling, and some wanted to hire Tian Baiyi to help with whaling, in short, there was everything.

Liu Jin said that he wanted to learn whaling, and he didn't think there was anything strange, didn't he just take a few people out to sea to see how to hunt whales, this matter, he, the captain, can still be the master, there are a lot of handymen doing chores on the ship, and it is nothing to have a few more people.

Of course, if he knew that there was the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty among them, he would never dare to take Zhu Houzhao on the ship even if he had a thousand guts.

"I've kept you waiting~"

Liu Jin hurriedly said with a smile, and after speaking, he also took Zhu Houzhao and others on the boat.

Soon, the "Kunpeng" began to slowly leave the port of Tianjin, heading towards the sea, Zhu Houzhao on the boat was very excited, curious to look at the ship, very much looking forward to the moment of meeting the whale.