The "Nantieyu-001" has a lot of catch in the hold, well, mainly horse mackerel, accounting for 90%, in addition to a small amount of sardines and other trash fish. At this time, these fish were still in a sturdy fishing net woven with New Chinese sisal, and most of them were dead, but a few were still bouncing, which made people look quite novel.

Mo Ming knows that it is the off-season for horse mackerel fishing in Chile, and there will be no large schools of bait-migratory fish in the coastal zone, but it is still surprising that the "Nantieyu-001" still catches so many fish after going to sea casually. At the same time, it also shows how rich the fishery resources are in the area of Peruvian fishing grounds. This is still in Chile, and if it is in Peru further north, there should be so many fish that the propellers of the boats will not be broken......

The fish are being cleaned by the crew, then graded by size into barrels and then pushed into the cold compartment of the bilge by small carts for preservation. The fibrous tissue of fish meat is generally relatively tender, the protein is changeable, and the fat is easy to oxidize, so it needs to be frozen and preserved in time.

A total of four large ethyl/ether freezers were installed on the fishing vessel "Nantieyu-001" to cool the cold storage. Once the mackerel is stored in an insulated cold store, it is frozen in an environment of sub- and sub-zero temperatures. When designing various freezing schemes, it was proposed to use a freezer to create cold seawater, then immerse fresh fish in it, and keep the seawater circulating to maintain the freshness of the fish. Of course, this method is too costly and cumbersome, so it was rejected by everyone. It was decided to continue with the original ice-temperature refrigeration technology.

The so-called ice-warm refrigeration technology. It refers to the technology of refrigerating food below zero degrees and above the freezing point (the freezing point of food is generally as low as -3 degrees Celsius). Under this technique. The cells of the food are not destroyed and are always in a living state (there have been reports of live fish preserved at ice temperatures after a few days of warming up and revisiting); It inhibits the activity of microorganisms to the greatest extent, inhibits the respiratory activity of food, and prolongs the shelf life; Of course, the main reason is that this technique is effective in preserving the taste and freshness of the food, which is a very important factor for some of the more precious fish, because it means that you can sell your catch for a better price.

With this refrigeration technology, fishing vessels on the east coast will be able to work at sea for a much longer period of time and fish production will be greatly increased. And the freshness of the fishery products will also be different from the past – no longer have to eat hard, hard-hitting dried fish, and no longer have to eat pickled fish that exudes an unpleasant smell.

Nowadays, the emergence of ether/ether refrigeration equipment in the East Coast Republic is basically welcomed with both hands. First of all, the navy, because it means that in the future they will be able to bring more supply ships with cold storage rooms; The second is the agricultural sector, mainly the South China Sea Fishery Company under its umbrella, as well as some sectors that export agricultural products, many of which require preservation technology; Finally, the emergence of this kind of machine is welcomed by a large group of powerful people in China, who can now enjoy the fresher Indian Ocean bigeye tuna, red lobster, and tropical eels (all produced in New China), and even theoretically enjoy novelty foods such as salmon, autumn saury, salmon, and moose meat brought from the Blackwater region (the price can conceivably scare the pee of most so-called "rich people"), making their lives slide further into the abyss of poverty and luxury.

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On March 31, 1649, the fishing vessel "Nantieyu-001" quietly sailed north into Puerto Barrios (Puerto Montt) in the Kingdom of Spain. and moored outside a wooden pier. The port is now under the control of the East Coast and the Araucan guerrillas, with hundreds of East Coast Army officers and soldiers resting in the rear and a larger number of Araucan guerrillas controlling the wharf and the city, respectively. and repelled two spontaneous counterattacks by the local Spanish army in the neighboring area, firmly occupying this port city in good condition.

And when Mo Ming went ashore, he also accidentally found Vice Admiral Lu Ming, the commander of the Pacific Task Force on the east coast, here. After asking the reason, it was discovered that Lu Ming was recuperating here due to illness, and the front line was currently under the command of Captain Guo Zili.

Lu Ming himself was also surprised by Mo Ming's appearance, and after learning that he had become the president of the Southern Railway Company, the expression on his face immediately became rich.

"What are you going to do with the port of Araucan?" Lu Ming, who was dressed in civilian clothes, asked. At this time, it was lunch time, and his special chef brought a plate of dishes, and at the same time served Mo Ming a pair of dishes and chopsticks.

"Is it really good to ask knowingly?" Mo Mingthief smiled, then unceremoniously picked up a piece of fragrant trout and asked, "Most of this fish was caught by you in the nearby Maolin River, right?" It's really leisurely, the Peruvian side in front is about to hit the dog's brain, you are still hiding in the rear, this commander is really delicious. ”

"I didn't have anything good to say when I came, it seems that after so many years in the Far East, I still haven't smoothed your edges and corners. On the contrary, I feel that your 'illness' is more severe, and now it is a bit of a posture of saying the same, and the Southern Railway Company estimates that it will become your word in the future. Lu Ming turned his chopsticks and ate two bites of fresh horse mackerel, and said: "There is nothing to pay attention to now, the Spanish fleet has been destroyed, and last month, our main ship going north even sank a big ship coming from the direction of Acapulco - maybe a Manila galleon, in short, there is no Spanish ship to be seen there at all." The Spaniards, who suffered a loss last year, have been prepared this year to transport part of the gold and silver pass guò mule and horse teams by land; The rest of the gold and silver were loaded on some of the faster transport ships, and then secretly sailed out to sea on foggy or cloudy nights towards Panama. From October '48 onwards, we had only two Spanish transports, a shipload of timber and six or seven hundred thousand in cash, and there was hardly any fighting, and the Spaniards succeeded in dispersing most of the gold, silver, and commodities by land and sea to Panama. In general, the blockade of the port of Callao is already far less effective than before. At least the Spaniards have come up with some of the strategies to weaken our negative influences. ”

The East Coast Navy has nothing to do in the north. The main force of the army has since the large-scale landing in the Maolin River valley. Except for a few battles in the first month or two, the Spaniards were largely in a state of confrontation, with both sides tacitly maintaining the front north of Osorno and then ignoring each other's existence. Perhaps everyone knows that the battle will end soon, and it is really not worth fighting desperately to the death at this time. Isn't it? The king doesn't want to fight, so why do you keep fighting?

The Army on the East Bank currently controls the many settlements that the Spaniards have carved out along the Maurin River, and of course the "big cities" such as Maurin, Puerto Barrios, Osorno, Corral, Valdivia, and Chacao. The warehouses in these cities have long been systematically looted by the East Coast army, and the grain, livestock, furs and other materials in the countryside have also been "bought" by a large number of poorly printed military stamps. Most of the fruits of colonization accumulated by the Spaniards for more than 100 years were snatched away overnight, and the local white colonists really wanted to cry without tears.

And the "evil deeds" of the people of the East Coast did not stop there, and their greatest evil was probably the emancipation of a large number of Araucan slaves in south-central Chile. Originally "serfs" under Spanish guardianship and conscription, these Araucans were chained to land, forest farms, and mines, and now they were emancipated by the East Coasters, almost directly destroying the economic base of these white Spanish colonists.

Most of these Araukans were relocated to the south, reportedly into territories controlled by Araukan guerrillas. Of course, there are also a small number of Araukan tribes who are reluctant to move south, but their fate is more tragic, and they are forcibly taken away by the people on the east coast, and it is said that they will be sent to the east bank steppe to build roads or something. It is estimated that there will not be a few people who will survive.

"Grabbed another six or seven hundred thousand in cash in Callao? If you add to this the bits and pieces of robbery throughout the year of 48, your navy will be rich again. The annual income should be no less than one million! Hearing this, Mo Ming smashed his mouth, tasted two sips of local red wine in Chile, and said to Lu Ming with a smile: "Commander Lu, I know that you are usually an open person, so let's not talk darkly!" The port of the Free City of Araucan is now operated by our Southern Railway Company, but the funds have not yet been fully funded, and I hope that your navy will carry forward the spirit and support us with some expenses. After all, you can enjoy the port a day sooner if it is completed a day, and the Third Fleet will be formed a day sooner, right? ”

"The Third Fleet is still nowhere to be seen, so don't take this to me." Lu Ming first glanced at Mo Ming with disdain, then sighed heavily, and said, "But now there are a lot of people in the Admiralty who want to form the Third Fleet, and I won't hide this from you, and I can't hide it." For them, the port of Araucan is almost the best and only option at this stage. From this point of view, if you don't slaughter me this time, I'm afraid this level will be difficult. ”

"What a knife, it's so ugly." Mo Ming put down the chopsticks in his hand and complained: "The construction of Araukan Port has been completed according to high standards, and the cost is around three million yuan, which is what our Southern Railway Company can afford." Even if it is divided into ten years of investment, it will cost 300,000 yuan this year, which is really a little more. ”

"Three hundred thousand!" Lu Ming stretched out three fingers and said, "Give you a one-time subsidy of 300,000 yuan in cash, and in the future, the Admiralty will squeeze out 80,000 yuan from the funds every year to subsidize you, and there can be no more." If you agree, you agree, and if you don't, even if you go to the executive committee, I will say the same thing. ”

"300,000 is 300,000, don't take it for nothing!" Mo Ming thought for a while, and then nodded in approval under the urging of Lu Ming's gradually impatient eyes: "But you still have to send us some of the captured materials this time, and those cattle and sheep food and prisoners are very good." ”

"Deal!" Lu Ming is also a cheerful person, and immediately agreed: "If there are many cattle, sheep and horses, I will give you a batch; There is also a lot of grain, leather, dried fruits, etc., and I will also support you in a batch. Anyway, the war is almost over now, and it is in vain for us to hoard more supplies, so it is better to give them to you, and we should support the construction of the Southern Railway Company. ”

"If everyone was as bright as Commander Lu, our Southern Railway Company would have built a small half of the Liangyang Railway. Our company has only raised less than 1.2 million yuan in cash so far, but this year, not to mention anything else, two ports and an improvised highway will cost more than 800,000 yuan. In addition, there are various material procurement, personnel placement, daily expenditures and so on, which will not support the end of the year. Not to mention the high cost of renting a large number of steam plows and steam rollers, and the Southern Railway Company is also difficult now. Commander Lu's 380,000 cash really helped a lot. Mo Ming said sincerely. (To be continued......)