Bows and arrows are very expensive to make, and bed crossbows for whaling are even more valuable. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 Info bows and crossbows use elasticity to shoot arrows, among the natural materials, there are not many that have both elasticity and toughness, the most commonly used is beef tendon and horn. A good recurve bow requires the use of a two-foot buffalo horn.

Not every cow can grow such long horns, and a good pair of horns is even more expensive than a ploughing ox!

As for the bowstring, it is necessary to use the back tendon of the cow, and after it is dried, it is smashed little by little, torn into thin wires, and a little negligence can destroy a cow tendon.

The difficulty is so great that you can imagine it, and the cost is huge, and it is also chilling!

No wonder it is said that it is difficult to raise soldiers, and it is even more difficult to raise violent soldiers!

Cattle have been regarded as a strategic resource throughout the ages, and they are not allowed to be slaughtered casually, and it is by no means as simple as cattle can plough the land, and cattle tendons and horns are valuable war materials, and can even be related to the rise and fall of a country.

It's just that compared to cows, whales are like pies falling from the sky!

A fin whale has 262 to 473 whiskers, each whisker is made of horns, after being removed, moistened with castor oil, and then torn apart, each whisker can get a dozen to dozens of bowstrings, the rest of the length is not enough, but it can be kneaded into a rope, the toughness is much stronger than hemp rope, mounted on a bed crossbow, the most suitable, there is no problem to do trebuchet...... All in all, nothing goes to waste.

A simple calculation shows that a fin whale can not only withstand hundreds of fat pigs, but also hundreds of cows!

It's a super treasure trove!

Even the whale's internal organs and intestines will not be wasted, cooked and dried, and can be ground into meat meal, which can be used as concentrate feed to feed war horses. How many people and livestock can a whale feed?

Wang Ningan was extremely excited, but it was Su Shi, who circled around the other sperm whale for a long time, looked at the teeth in his mouth, and kept shaking his head.

"Mr. Wang, this whale is different from that one, it has teeth!"

The current implication is that there is no way to make bowstrings, and the value will be greatly reduced.

Wang Ningan didn't see it that way, he couldn't help but smile, the value of sperm whales is only greater than that of fin whales, and it will definitely not be small! Don't look at the lack of baleen, but there is goods in the stomach!

Wang Ningan asked people to look in the stomach of the sperm whale for a long time, and pulled out a few huge things, black and stinky, don't dislike it, this thing has a name, called ambergris!

Buying and selling ambergris is very simple, put a piece of ambergris on one side, put red gold on the other end of the scale, and when it is balanced, it can be traded. In other words, it's the equivalent of gold!

Su Shi was well-read and memorized, of course he knew ambergris, but no matter what, he didn't believe that it was whale feces.

What are you kidding, ambergris is the saliva of the dragon, and when you sleep, it flows into the sea, and after a long time, it becomes ambergris.

Dragon, what a magical thing, dragon urine can cure diseases, not to mention dragon saliva!

"This thing is ambergris." Wang Ning'an rudely interrupted Su Shi's beautiful association, "I don't know what the dragon is like, the sperm whale swallows the squid, the hard forehead and mouth can't be digested, the intestines will secrete mucus, wrap up, sometimes the sperm whale will spit out, sometimes it will go out with the feces, and of course it may stay in the intestines." By the way, the principle of pearls is similar, it is the sand that enters the body of the mussel, and the mussel will also secrete mucus, wrap it up, and after a long time, it will become a pearl. ”

After speaking, Wang Ningan took the ambergris to dry, ready to make spices and make a windfall. And Su Shi's child is not good.

Ambergris is whale droppings, and pearls are sand...... What are you kidding, such a beautiful thing, how can this be?

In the following days, Su Shi was sullen, lying in his father's study, flipping through all kinds of ancient books, consulting Ouyang Xiu, consulting Mei Yaochen, looking for all kinds of evidence, the little guy was getting thinner and thinner day by day, and his cheeks were retracted.

Seeing Su Xun distressed and bleeding, he couldn't help it anymore.

"Wang Ning'an, what did you tell my son?"

Su Laoquan sprayed saliva all over Wang Ning'an's face, "If he has three long and two short, I'll be finished with you!" ”

Wang Ningan couldn't cry or laugh, this father and son are enough to screw, you go and ask Su Shi Forget it, what are you roaring at me here. However, in order to protect the national treasure poet who is more precious than the giant panda, Wang Ningan went to Su Xun's study and lit a pinch of powder in front of Su Shi.

When the green smoke rose, an intoxicating aroma came to his nose, and the smell penetrated deep into his head from his nostrils, breaking through the many levels, and unimpeded in his head, as if a supreme skill had opened up the eight veins of the Qi Sutra, Su Shi suddenly passed, and a bright smile appeared on his little face.

"I see, I've figured it out!"

Su Shi danced with his hands: "Dad, you are all wrong, believe in books, believe in the sages, think that what they say is right, and turn over the pile of papers when you encounter problems!" As everyone knows, knowledge is in front of you, what ambergris incense is, it is whale dung incense! From this point of view, the sages and ancestors do not know how many mistakes there are! Later generations may not be inferior to predecessors, and sons may not be inferior to Lao Tzu......"

Da Su's high theory, what he got was Su Laoquan's stick, even Wang Ningan was angry, it doesn't matter if you have a big mouth, Lao Tzu still points to ambergris to make a fortune!

Ambergris, ambergris, what a beautiful name, what a poet, just by this name, it is worth a lot!

Change it to whale dung, which fool will still bring it to his body? Isn't this a smashing of the field!

Wang Ningan not only didn't care, but also added oil and vinegar, so that Su Laoquan cleaned up Da Su fiercely, and beat his parents to scream, and Su Banniang and Su Zhe, who were eavesdropping outside, were so frightened that their little faces turned pale......

After this time, Wang Ningan thought that Su Shi would turn his face with him, who knew that Da Su not only did not hold grudges, but also became Wang Ning'an's follower, he mentioned anything new, Su Shi wrote it down, and then got to the bottom of it, and asked Wang Ningan to collapse...... He had to leave the task of teaching arithmetic to Su Song and Liu Yi under the pretext of being unwell, and go home to rest for a few days.

Returning to Tuta Village again, Wang Ningan obviously felt different, the ancestral hall of the Wang family was almost there, and the wall of the village was under construction.

Dig deep into the foundation, carry stones, and build up carefully, this is to build a city wall!

Every man's muscles are swollen, his face is flushed, even if he is tired from work, they can hold on, and everyone still talks and laughs.

Since the beginning of whaling, Tuta Village no longer has to worry about meat.

Whale meat is not delicious, but no matter how bad it is, it is also meat, which can provide valuable energy and protein, and the damaged muscles can recover after sleeping overnight, and they can become stronger! If there is no meat supplement, it is easy to get injured while doing heavy work, and there are old people in the village who are so tired that they vomit blood in order to build a house when they are young, and they are fundamentally injured, and they will not recover for the rest of their lives.

Now that they are finally not afraid, many outsiders and refugees who have lost their homes have gone to Tuta Village to work. A big bowl full of rice, a spoonful of braised whale meat, plus enough fat, a few greens, and a pickle gnocchi, can make them eat the happiness that only the New Year can have.

They don't have to pay for their work, they don't have to eat, and they can be given a piece of bacon every day, which can make them extremely satisfied, and they can't wait to keep doing it.

……

"Yesterday there was 50 pounds of salted meat." Uncle Wu reported to his father, and Wang Ningan was also listening.

Wang Liangjing's face sank like water, "Have you counted it?" Did our people miscalculate, or did someone steal it? ”

50 catties of whale meat is nothing, but Wang Liangjing understands a reason, and the embankment of thousands of miles is destroyed in the anthill. Everything in the Wang family is in the grass, and at this time, the most important rules, the small saplings are planted crookedly, don't expect to grow into towering trees.

Uncle Wu's face was also not good, "Fourth brother, don't worry, I must find out, who dares to come nonsense and screw off his head!" ”

……

"Yes, yes, it's very dominant, come on!" Wang Ningan clenched his fists and compared with his father.

Wang Liangjing was so angry that he blew his beard and glared, "There are no big or small things, go and practice, just know how to draw a knife, you are not ashamed, I am ashamed!" ”

Wang Ningan paid the price for his cheapness, and Uncle Wu checked it quickly, because the next day there was another loss of salted meat, and Uncle Wu rushed up with someone and held down a thief.

This guy's name is Wu Shicheng, and he is a refugee who followed Wang Liangjing to Cangzhou, because he can write a few words and is responsible for bookkeeping.

"Something that doesn't open your eyes, adults are very kind to you, you dare to steal adults' things! Come with me to meet your lords! ”

Uncle Wu grabbed his collar and went to the hall of the Wang family and fell hard.

"Fourth brother, I've caught the thief!"