Lu also met the captain of the "Jiaolong" in the port, it was a man with a thick physique and a full beard, but he had a very literary name, Bai Xuan.

In addition, there is also the first mate Wang Xinya, a man with a similar physique to Bai Xuan, and the sea breeze blows all year round, making his face like a reef.

The two also expressed their "allegiance" to Lu, of course, now advocating the so-called human rights, and the effectiveness of this allegiance does not have the meaning of having to die as before.

Bai Xuan and Wang Xinya are both old men who worked hard with Zhou Liu, they got on Zhou Liu's boat when they were more than ten years old, and went to sea to fish with Zhou Liu.

At that time, the technology of catching fish was not very mature, and it was easy to have an accident with the whaling ship, and every time you encountered a fish, it was a game with your life, and if you were not careful, the ship would be destroyed and people would die.

Otherwise, there would not have been such a thing as a person who catches a lot of fish in Hailan Country to get a title, and it is still a viscount.

The viscount seems to be only one grade higher than the baron's title, but in addition to the king, the viscount only the duke has the power to divide the feud, and with the reform of the new law, the duke's power has gradually been withdrawn, and the duke now wants to divide a viscount, which needs to be approved by the Noble Management Association, which is directly under the Parliament.

Although the empress still has the power to bypass parliament and directly assign a viscount, now even the empress has to become a mascot.

After Zhou Liu became a viscount, he rarely went to sea, and most of the old guys who followed him to sea at the beginning either died at sea, or they didn't have the courage to gallop on the sea, and went to some of Zhou Liu's companies to retire, and only the slightly younger Bai Xuan and Wang Xinya continued to struggle on the sea.

For these two people, Zhou Liu also trusted them very much, handed over the fleet to these two people to take care of, and gave them a generous commission.

These two people can be said to have accumulated a lot of wealth, but unfortunately they didn't catch up with the good times.

With the development of the fishing industry, the means of catching fish have become more and more mature, and the mechanism of rewarding those who catch more fish has long been abolished.

The reward for the title became even more naked, that is, how much money was paid to the aristocratic management association every year, ranging from three, five, and nine consecutive years, to obtain the corresponding title.

The court lord who cannot be hereditary without a fief needs to pay tribute for three years, the court lord is not ranked, it is just an identity, roughly equivalent to the title of some barons, but the court lord can enter and leave the palace and meet the empress, and there are some court lords who have the ability to be no worse than the old nobles, which is also the main territory of the new nobles.

As for paying tribute for five years, you can get the title from the baron, which originally did not exist, but after more and more people want to become nobles, the fief becomes more and more precious, and the title is developed, and there is no fief from the baron, but the title can be hereditary.

As for paying tribute for nine years, you can get a real baronial title, and when conditions permit, you can get a fief, but for now, there are still some barons who have not obtained a fief until now, and there is even a baron who has not obtained a fief until his death.

As for the titles above the baron, they can only be divided again if they have made meritorious contributions to the country.

The high nobles are the self-reserved land of the old nobles, and they do not allow anyone to obtain a higher title, and even Zhou Liu was able to obtain a viscount at the beginning.

At present, in Hailan Country, the high-ranking nobles in the new school are basically the old aristocrats themselves in the past, some of them have successfully transformed and made a lot of capital, while some have failed to transform and are rapidly dilapidated.

At present, among the newly feuded nobles, Zhou Liu is actually an extremely conspicuous one, and when Zhou Liu dies, Lu Ye's nephew will want to make trouble.

The old nobles will not prevent Lu Ye from succeeding to the throne, because the rules are the foundation of the existence of the old nobles, and they will only let Lu Ye inherit the title and have an accident.

Bai Xuan is currently offering a knighthood, and what people seek in this life is nothing more than fame and fortune.

Bai Xuan said that there was no shortage of money, and it was impossible for the captain of a fishing boat to be short of money, what he lacked now was fame.

However, the pressure of the title is much greater than the pressure of the building in the future, even if the money of the palace title every year is enough to make every middle class suffer for two or three years, this supply has to be provided for three years, and people who have no ability really can't afford to play the title.

The other Wang Xinya has not heard of the title, but he spends money lavishly, and the habit of desperately fishing and spending money lavishly when he catches fish has not been changed until now.

His enjoyment is even more luxurious than Zhou Liudu's, going in and out of all kinds of high-end places, spending a lot of money, owing a lot of debts, and then until the next time he sails.

Zhou Liu said that Wang Xinya either died at sea or died on a woman's belly.

The three of them talked happily with each other, and Bai Xuan landed on the Seagull.

Jiaolong is a large ship with a displacement of 1,000 tons, and it is also the main ship, and the whole ship is extremely spectacular, capable of catching the same thousands of tons of fish.

And the Seagull is the frigate of the Jiaolong, with a displacement of just over 200 tons and a crew of more than 100 people.

There is a simple handling platform on the deck, so that the fish can be processed immediately after they are caught, and the fish can be processed immediately to prevent the spoilage of the caught fish during transportation.

Walking up, you can smell a strong fishy smell, and the crew is quickly cleaning the boat, and then sending barrels of encapsulated oil drums to the factory, along with boxes of fish meat and various materials on the fish.

One of the most important is fish blood, which can be turned into different materials after several processes, various types of fish oil, as gunpowder raw material residues, and so on.

Then there is the oil tendon in the body of the fish, and now the application of this oil tendon is also expanding rapidly, communication, linking, storage information, etc., which makes the oil tendon an expensive material.

Then there's the fish bone, which is sent to the processing plant and becomes one of the basic ingredients for the slots.

On the contrary, because of the preservation, the taste of fish meat is not very good, and it is generally made into canned food, which is one of the main meats in the middle and low levels.

A single fish can bring a lot of income, and most of the fish are between 500~700 tons, and a few fish can exceed this tonnage.

This time, it was just the Seagull coming back and bringing back some of the raw materials that had already been processed, which was a carnival in the dock port, where the agents of countless companies were running around, eager for all the raw materials that had been brought down by the fish.

Lu Ye has a lot of factories of his own, but due to limited production capacity, he will also release some raw materials.

Now that the fish catching industry has gradually reached its peak, everyone has a number of oil productions, and all countries are studying artificial breeding "oil fields".

Whoever can master this technology will be able to lead the way in the next century.

Therefore, all countries are trying to find ways to obtain the larvae of the fish, but the larvae of the fish generally live in the deep sea, where humans cannot reach, and the few larvae found are also surrounded by many schools of fish, although the fishing industry is developed, but if you want to hunt the fish school, you will only capsize, so so far, there are very few larvae of the fish in the hands of humans.

And this time, the Seagull came back early, which is also related to the larvae of the fish.

In the bay of an island, they found a school of larvae, which did not have a school of fish, but there were strange things there.

If the ship gets close to the bay, the people on it will lose control and jump into the water one by one, and if they don't retreat in time, the whole fleet will be stuck there.

That's why they're back.

Their fleet is commercial ships, and although they are somewhat armed for catching fish, they are armed to catch large fish, and the steam cannons used for attacks are not enough.

"We've seen that the reason why people get out of control and fall into the water is because there is a group of krakens living on the outskirts of the bay, and if you kill each other, the hatchlings are in our hands. ”

"So your plan is to get the Seagull back to the bay with a steam cannon, and then use your firepower to clear out the Krakens. Lu Ye squinted his eyes and understood Bai Xuan's plan.

"Steam cannons are controlled weapons, and it's not easy to get them. Lu also knew in his heart, now there are two choices, either choose to give up and cooperate with other nobles, although this will be beneficial, but compared to exclusivity, it will be much less.

Another option is for Lu Ye to use his connections to get this batch of steam cannons through not very legal means, and this crime will be erased after the success of the larvae.

Capturing the larvae of the fish is definitely a great contribution to the country, not only Lu Ye's title can be mentioned again, but also the group of people under him can also get the title.

Bai Xuan was obviously tempted, all he wanted was a title, and now he had such a good opportunity, he definitely didn't want to miss it.

"We need to go to the Red Sea Island to trade and then go straight to that bay. Bai Xuan took out the chart and said.

Red Island is an offshore island, with a lot of illegal transactions and all kinds of smuggled products sold on it, and this is the only place where there are enough steam cannons.

And the reason why it is necessary for Lu Ye to accompany the ship is because only Lu Ye, the viscount, can have such a big face and obtain so many weapons from the master of Red Island.

Otherwise, the average person can buy ten steam cannons in the sky, and it will cost a lot of money.

Bai Xuan and Wang Xinya glanced at each other, looked at Lu Ye, and waited for Lu Ye to make a decision.

Although they said that they were loyal to Lu Ye before, this allegiance was only verbal, and they didn't have much respect for Lu Ye in their hearts.

Lu Ye is only Zhou Liu's successor, and before inheriting the title, they haven't even seen each other, if it is a coward, it is better for them to make other plans earlier.

"Then let's go, I also happen to have a business, and I want to talk to the owner of the red island. Lu Ye squinted his eyes and smiled.

He can be sure that this trip to Hongdao will not be peaceful, combined with the feeling of being watched on the road, Lu also knows that there must be a traitor in his fleet, the information of the juvenile may be leaked, and the enemy hidden in the shadows probably intends to eat him alive.

But so what, who eats whom is not certain?