Not long after, the crowd arrived at the shipyard. The shipyard is not far from the sea, and there is a "bang, bang, bang" sound from the building.

After settling the craftsmen in the dormitory of the shipyard, Li Chen began to wander around, observing the surroundings.

"Zhao Que, what about the three of them?" Li Chen suddenly found that Wang Li, Da Niu, and Du Shushao didn't know where they went, so he asked Zhao Que beside him.

"It was still there just now, why is it gone in the blink of an eye?" Zhao Que was also very curious.

"Where are they?" Ying Yue pointed to a reef in the distance, only to see the shadow of three people and one tiger on the reef.

"These boys are really looking for a place, and that reef is just right to see the surroundings clearly." Li Chen said, and walked in the direction of Wang Li and the others with a few people.

"Look, big cow, let's cut off these two lumps, and then drain the water inside, and you say how many fish there must be in it." Wang Li stood on the reef and pointed to a sea area in front of him.

"I think, how can it be enough for our Lijiazhuang to eat for a year or two." Da Niu accosted.

"When the water is drained, the fish are caught. Let's write cinders, grass and wood ashes, and fill this sea for him. Then let's build a house, what is this, this is a first-line sea view house. Wang Li said.

"Well, my building will be built across the sea when the time comes, and when it's okay, you can go fishing directly through the window." Da Niu exclaimed.

"Ugh." Li Chen, who had just walked behind the two, couldn't help but sigh when he heard this conversation.

"Unexpectedly, the little Li Jiazhuang was able to include Wolong and Fengxiao talents at the same time."

"General Wang is famous, how can he have such a wonderful grandson." Zhao Que said speechlessly.

"Brother, stay away from them."

"Brother, I'm afraid they will make you stupid." Du Bishu told Du Shushao.

"I know."

"I don't play with fools." Du Shushao sat on the ground, touched the tiger's head and said.

"Brother, you said that my suggestions are mixed." Wang Li asked, licking his face.

"Get out." Li Chen said angrily. The king is already getting farther and farther away from this thing, and the five horses may not be able to pull it back.

He had already considered whether to arrange for Wang Li to go undercover on Zhang Liang's side, so that he could lower the average IQ of Zhang Liang's side, so that wouldn't it be a sure win if they met in the future.

Standing on the reef, looking down at the sea, Li Chen knew that this was the future of Great Qin.

"Zhang County Order, how many people are there in Qu County." Li Chen asked.

The maritime administration of Daqin is located here, not just for Meng Fei to go out to sea and explore the route. It is more to see the resources of the sea to be excavated to promote the rapid development of Daqin.

"Master Hou, the population of Qu County is 36,000 households, with a population of 122,374 people, and 78,692 males between the ages of 14 and 50." 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, and there are no words such as approximately, approximately, and almost, but he keeps the data of the people under his rule in his mind.

In Daqin, the age of fourteen can already be regarded as a labor force. And almost all the people in Qu County are fishermen. Almost all of these male laborers can go to sea, which is very powerful for Li Chen's later plans.

In the era of Daqin, women were not allowed to get on the boat, and it was disrespectful for a woman to go to sea on the boat and would bring disaster.

In the evening, in the afterglow of the setting sun, a small boat sailed from the sea to the shore.

On the ship is Meng Fei, this kid came to the shipyard half a month in advance. Every day, I look forward to my big ship, waiting for the day when the big ship will be launched.

"Brother, you're here."

"If I had known you were here today, I wouldn't have gone to sea in the morning." Meng Fei scratched his head embarrassedly.

"This sea is empty, and there is a spring sleeping building where it is fun." The king asked puzzled.

"It's fun, why isn't it fun, there's a lot of sea in this big sea." Meng Fei said seriously.

"Imagine that on the vast sea, a person and a boat are floating, what is this ......artistic conception like?" Meng Fei asked with his eyes closed.

"Like ......"

"Like a lost tadpole." Wang Li suddenly realized.

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A few days later, a courtyard on the outskirts of Qu County was renovated, and a plaque of "Daqin Maritime Safety Administration" was hung on the door of the house.

This maritime administration has now become the most important yamen in the entire county, and it is said that it is the yamen appointed by His Majesty and managed by Rong Luhou.

Although the Marine Department has been established, it is now just an empty shell, and everything has to be started from scratch.

Daqin No. 1 Shipyard, which existed before the establishment of the Marine Administration. Ships are the basis for conquering the sea, and without ships everything is empty talk.

Salt farm, this is Li Chen's second most important task in addition to shipbuilding. Salt is a rare thing in Daqin, and most of the salt in Daqin is now from the mineral salt of Bashu. In this era, mining technology was limited, and salt wells could not be drilled deeply. Not to mention that the mined salt is blue, and there is even a risk of poisoning if you eat too much.

Although the method of extracting refined salt from mineral salt in Lijiazhuang has now spread, it is still reluctant to be used by ordinary people.

The sea of this era has not yet undergone all kinds of pollution in later generations, and sea salt is pure and easier to obtain, and sea salt can basically be said to be a cost-free thing.

Once the salt factory is built, then salt is not a precious thing, and ordinary people do not need to worry about salt.

Salt is a substance necessary for the human body, if you do not eat salt for a long time or eat less salt. It can make people weak and sickly, lack of strength and spirit, and even cause blindness.

"I must write it, this matter of the Maritime Administration will be handed over to you in the future." Li Chen said to Du Bishu.

It was okay when he was in Lijiazhuang, but in recent days, Li Chen suddenly felt that there was a shortage of talents in his hands. The Maritime Administration of Nuoda can only be handed over to Du Bishu to be responsible.

"Master Hou rest assured, the book will definitely live up to expectations." Du Bishu saw the importance of the Marine Department, and he was also happy that he could finally take charge of himself.

"It's so easy to get salt, but no one thought it was so easy." Du Bishu looked at the drawings of the salt drying method handed over to him by Li Chen, and said in shock.

This salt drying method does not have any technical barriers at all, the seawater is introduced into the evaporation pond and dried under the sun, and when the seawater is dried to a certain concentration, the seawater is introduced into the crystallization pond. Under the influence of sunlight, the seawater will gradually form granular crystals.

There is nothing difficult in this world, only the rich are afraid. Under Li Chen's powerful silver money offensive, the salt works were soon built with the efforts of countless workers. In addition to the salt works, a seafood processing plant was also built.

Nowadays, the sea is really rich in resources, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a scoop fish. The kelp that washes up on the beach every day is filled with countless fish. In order not to waste the abundant materials of this sea, Li Chen naturally wanted to sell these materials to all parts of Daqin.