In the face of everyone's admiration, Yang Gai smiled and smiled.

"Have you ever heard of a huge fish in the ocean, called a whale?" Yang asked Gengai.

...... "Back to Your Majesty, the minister knows." Zhou Yanru spoke first this time.

"Oh, tell me, what a whale is." Yang Gengai asked, yesterday I got the information of the fishing industry, and found that this whaling is a pretty good industry, and this whale has meat, oil, skin, and so on, all of which are good things.

"Back to Your Majesty, as the saying goes, this whale swallows, whale swallows, it is said that this fish is huge, and legend has it that this fish is the king of fish, the big one is thousands of miles long, and the small one is also several zhang ......" Zhou Yanru began to shake his head and recite the information of this whale.

"Hehe, okay, Zhou Aiqing, this fish is very big, I know it....... You also know that I urgently need food to feed my people, so I plan to hunt this fish, and I don't dare to hope for a big whale, a few zhang, a dozen zhang is enough, I thought, if I can hunt one, this meat, I'm afraid it's a lot, I'm afraid it can be worth a lot of food, what do you think? Yang Reform ended Zhou Yanru's unreliable words and made his own meaning clear.

When several people saw that the emperor was planning to use whale meat to relieve the victims, they were very impressed, and they all used their brains to think about problems for the emperor.

Xu Guangqi thought for a while, and said: "Your Majesty, about the whale, the minister also knows some, this kind of fish, very huge, the elders have more than ten zhang, and the small ones are more than zhang, the minister heard that the country likes to hunt and kill this kind of big fish, eat its meat, refine its oil, a fish, I am afraid that there are tens of thousands of catties, heavy, tens of thousands of catties are also afraid, catch one, it can indeed be worth hundreds of stones of grain, if Your Majesty wants to catch this fish to help the victims, it is a good way, but the problem is that this fish is difficult to find, and fishermen can only occasionally encounter, Most of the fish were washed ashore after they died, and if you want to catch this fish for a long time, it may not be easy......" Xu Guangqi explained his worries.

"Hehe, this kind of fish is difficult to find, I know, but I heard that all fish, there is a fishing ground, this kind of fish, presumably, also has a fixed area, I believe that as long as you work hard, you can find a fishing ground, to catch this kind of fish, it is not difficult, Master Xu thought?" Yang reformed for this fishery, and worked hard.

"Returning to Your Majesty, it is exactly like this, where there are fish, there must be fishing grounds, and some fish will be fixed in certain places, Your Majesty said so, and the minister also felt that it was not impossible to hunt this kind of fish! However, it takes a lot of time and effort to find a place for this fish to live! Xu Guangqi also felt that the emperor was right, in the sea, fishermen fishing, all have fishing grounds, that is to say, that kind of fish like to move in that area, foraging, are regular, if you can find the law of this fish, I believe, it is not impossible to catch this kind of fish.

"Hehe, I believe that only people with hearts, there is nothing difficult in the world, hard searching, after all, you can find it, this fish is huge, one can reach hundreds of pigs, hehe, it is worth looking for, I heard that this kind of fish is a treasure all over the body, can refine oil, can eat meat, can make candles, and even, can cure diseases and so on." Yang continued.

"Back to Your Majesty, the minister remembered that when the minister chatted with Western missionaries, they often mentioned that they had this kind of profession over there, specializing in whaling people, it is said that this whale is indeed full of treasures, but as His Majesty said, it can make meat, can refine oil, and even can be used in medicine, and even ambergris, it is said that it is also from this fish, in terms of value, it is quite valuable, according to Western missionaries, it is a bumper harvest to catch one head a year, which is more valuable than ordinary fish." Xu Guangqi said a few more words.

"Hehe, that's right, I also heard that this fish is worth a lot of money, and it can even be described as priceless, my idea is this, if you can catch this fish, it is also a good thing to help the victims with fish meat, this fish can be worth hundreds of pigs, if you can't catch a large number of people, provide food, but as long as it can provide shelter for more victims, more victims can make a career out of this, this is also a worthwhile thing, Master Xu, what do you say?" Yang Reform has seen the yield of this whale, before the twentieth century, it was no problem to catch one or two hundred thousand heads a year, of course, now Yang Reform does not expect to catch much, catch hundreds of heads every year, it can be regarded as a gain, you know, this whale, but there are quite a lot of uses, such as soap, industrial raw materials, lubricants, oil, etc., whales are quite valuable.

Xu Guangqi pondered for a while and said, "Your Majesty,...... Your Majesty's thoughts on this matter are good, but the minister has to say that he doesn't know where the whale fishing grounds are, and even the whaling skills are not very clear, and His Majesty wants to find a way to live for the people of the world The minister understands, but this road is also too remote to be worth His Majesty's hard work! What's more, even if this whale is caught, it is not easy to transport, and when it is transported to the shore, it will already stink and be inedible. Xu Guangqi is very optimistic about this way. The ancient traffic, the speed of transportation, and the tragedy were quite tragic, and Xu Guangqi's consideration was not wrong at all.

"Hehe, this, I have also thought about it, I think that for whaling, it can be composed of several ships to form a fleet, there are those who are specifically responsible for whale exploration, those who are specifically responsible for whaling, those who are specifically responsible for providing logistics, those who are specifically responsible for oil refining, salting, storage, and rapid transportation, so that a fleet has several ships to support each other and learn from each other's strengths, I believe that at sea, there will be huge harvests, what does Master Xu think?" Yang Gai said that this is the practice of the whaling fleet in later generations, and I don't know if it will work in advance until now. This must be tried, you know, before the emergence of the oil industry, this whale, but the oil at that time, even if the mosquito meat is small, Yang Reform is not ready to let go, not to mention, whale fishing grounds, some far away in the United States, South America, the Atlantic Ocean and other places, the formation of whaling fleets that can go to the sea, to explore and develop these places, their own colonial plans, and can be N years in advance. Therefore, now, Yang Reform is determined to hunt whales.

Xu Guangqi didn't understand why the emperor would attach so much importance to this whaling, even if whaling could accommodate some disaster victims and make some money, but this money and people were nothing at the national level, and now the focus of the imperial court was on disaster relief and resettlement of immigrants, and the emperor was still thinking about this kind of far-fetched thing, which was incredible, and what was even more incredible was that the emperor seemed to be very familiar with this fishing.

"Your Majesty, it's not that the minister doesn't understand Your Majesty, Your Majesty thinks about the people of the world, this, the minister can understand Your Majesty, but, this whaling, the minister thinks, I don't know the location of the fishing ground, and I am not familiar with the activities of this fish in those places, and there is no necessary technology for whaling, even if it is really caught, transportation is extremely difficult, even if there is His Majesty's whaling fleet, the minister still feels that this matter and disaster relief, want to go far, not worth it, not worth it! His Majesty thought twice...... "Xu Guangqi advised the emperor not to put too much effort into this very ethereal matter, this thing has almost deviated from the two themes of disaster relief and immigration.

"Hehe, what Master Xu said, I understand, then according to what Master Xu said, the matter of whaling, don't rely on it for the time being, let's temporarily form three or four whaling fleets, composed of the kinds of boats I said, try your luck first, and then say, if this kind of thing is profitable, it can accommodate the victims, and then it is not too late to expand, and the disaster victims, fishermen, with the strength of the shares, each accounts for a certain proportion, as for the whale fishing grounds, this, I come to find a way, as the Son of Heaven, I don't believe that no one knows the whale fishing grounds, big companion, give me the emperor list, Reward: If anyone knows the location of the whale fishing grounds, as long as anyone can provide the location of the whale fishing grounds and can prove it reliably, I will give a heavy reward; In addition, there are people who know how to hunt whales, I don't believe it, under the heavy reward, there is no brave man...... "Yang reform is no matter what, but also to get this thing done, whales, can be regarded as the propellant of civilization in human history, the oil industry replaced the industry before, no matter what, it is also necessary to invest, when the whaling industry becomes the climate, I am afraid that the place in the United States is not strange in the eyes of the people of the Ming Dynasty, I am afraid that many place names in the United States at that time are the names of these whaling ships, maybe San Francisco is called the mouth of the whale, Or call it Roast Whale Castle...... when the time comes, I am afraid that I don't need much strength to immigrate to the United States, which can be regarded as a rainy day, Yang Gai thought beautifully in his heart.

Regarding the problem of fishing grounds and fishing technology, Yang Reform is not in a hurry at all, Yang Reform knows that there is a whale fishing ground in that place, but it is really not good, and it is okay to find someone to reveal the emperor list by himself.

"Obey, Your Majesty, the slave will be on the emperor's list." Wang Chengen doesn't care what the emperor thinks or does, his behavior is unreliable, he only listens to the emperor, since the emperor has given an order, he must carry it out.

Xu Guangqi only opened his mouth, and finally remained silent, this matter, His Majesty also made a compromise, there is no need to make a big special deal, there are two thousand ships like building a fishing boat, three or four whaling fleets, at best, only twenty or thirty ships, Xu Guangqi feels that on this issue, it is not worth fighting with the emperor again, maybe, it should really try, maybe there will be unexpected gains and it is not accurate, so he will no longer be silent.

Several other people are obviously soy sauce makers, they don't know anything about this fishing industry, and they are even more unfamiliar with this ocean, not to mention any whales.

"Master Xu, this matter, please leave it to you, and recruit the victims to fish to save themselves." Yang reformed.

"If you obey your orders, you will definitely live up to Your Majesty's trust." Xu Guangqi agreed.

After Yang Reform finished arranging the whaling matter, he said to Qin Yaozu with a smile: "Qin Yaozu, the fishing and disaster relief incident is completely because of you, this matter, you have merit, I want to reward you, I now have two choices for you, the first is to immediately promote you to be the palm seal eunuch of the internal official supervisor; Second, I need competent people to do things for me now, and the rank and position will not be mentioned for the time being, and it will be very hard to travel all year round to develop a career for me. Do you choose that? ”

Qin Yaozu analyzed the emperor's words in his heart, and felt that he had no choice at all, although the emperor said that the position of the internal official and supervisor was within reach, but the emperor obviously hoped that he would choose the second one, if he chose the first one, he would definitely not have a good time, gritted his teeth, and said: "Back to Your Majesty, the slave maid wants to run errands for Your Majesty and serve Your Majesty, the slave and maid are not afraid of hardship, nor are they afraid of running around, the slave and maid are still young...... Qin Yaozu's head was originally Zheng Huaizhong, who took Zheng Huaizhong's class, so he is not very old, is also thirty or forty years old, at this age, it is okay to say young.

"Hehe, that's good, I knew you'd choose this,...... I have decided to set up a special department to manage the fishermen's fishing affairs, such as managing fishing boats and fishermen, exploring the fishing grounds in these seas, clarifying the location of each fishing ground, sorting out the impact of ocean currents and monsoons on fisheries, and guiding the fishermen of our DPRK to fish better and more, so as to save the people who are waiting to be fed in our DPRK, protect the safety of our fishermen, and prohibit fishing boats from other countries from fishing in the waters of our DPRK......" Yang reformed in one breath and got out the responsibilities of the fishery administration department in the future.

Everyone was surprised by the emperor's thoughts, where is this? A fishing disaster relief, there are so many things to say, but also to protect the safety of our fishermen? Ban other countries from fishing in our waters? This completely subverts everyone's thinking mode.

The nerve of the Heavenly Empire in Zhou Yanru's heart was stung by the emperor's words, we are the Heavenly Empire! What kind of person ate the courage of the ambitious leopard and dared to be the enemy of our Ming Dynasty, and immediately said: "Your Majesty, I want to be a dignified Ming Dynasty, there are four directions to congratulate, and all countries come to the court, how can I be afraid that other countries will come to my court to fish?" There is no need to talk about this at all, I am a fisherman, I just need to fish with peace of mind. ”

Xu Guangqi listened and shook his head.

Yang Gengai glanced at Zhou Yanru and said, "Hehe, Zhou Qingjia, you are probably still dreaming, the Heavenly Empire?" Congratulations from all over the world? Hehe, very good, I have millions of victims who can't eat, and they may rebel, how long have the Japanese invaded the southeast coast? A few years ago, I just fought with the Japanese in Korea, and our DPRK fought against the Yi people in Guangdong, Fujian and other places, and it was not a day or two. Do you think this is the Celestial Empire you are talking about? Yang Gengai educated Zhou Yanru with disdain.

Zhou Yanru was hit by the emperor's words, the emperor's words were all true, what the Heavenly Empire was in the kingdom, it was completely self-deception, he might really be dreaming, turning a blind eye to the threats and dangers that were about to come or already exist, he really damned it, he immediately knelt down and admitted his mistake, and pinched himself vigorously to see if he was dreaming.

After this farce, things turned back to fishing.

Qin Yaozu's mind was a mess, and he didn't have the heart to care about Zhou Yanru's affairs, and when he saw that the hall was quiet for a while, he said: "Your Majesty, the slaves and maids are unarmed, how can we protect the safety of the fishermen in our court?" Also, the sea where I am headed? This one...... How big is it? Why ban ......" Qin Yaozu no longer knows what he is talking about, from ancient times to the present, there is only one thing about protecting the territory, and there has never been one thing about protecting the sea area.

"Hehe, of course it has to be forbidden, someone else has caught a net of fish in my waters, and my fish will be missing a net, and I am still waiting for this net to save my people? How can I get someone to catch a fish? You still don't understand this? How to protect? Is the battleship I built a dry meal? How big is the sea I am heading towards? Hehe, wherever my cannons can hit, my sea will go, and if you can mount the artillery on the enemy's shore, then there will be no sea at his house, you know? If you can only mount the cannon on your own shore, then the sea area of mine will only be two or three miles, understand? "Yang Reform: This is instilling a sense of territorial waters in his subordinates. After thinking about it, this is what Britain does, and this has to learn from itself and learn from the successful experience of others.

Several people listened to the emperor's words, they were dumbfounded, the emperor's words were beyond the limit of their imagination, Zhou Yanru was still kneeling there and pinching himself, listening to the emperor's words, he was even more surprised that he couldn't close his mouth, and even forgot the strength of pinching himself...... Even Wang Chengen was dumbfounded, and suddenly heard the emperor say, "...... Otomo, you also tell these words to Zheng Huaizhong in Jiangnan, and ask him to build some fishery ships to maintain the fishery administration, which does not need to be as big as the main battleship, nor does it need as many artillery as the main battleship, it is so powerful, mainly to deal with fishing boats or armed fishing boats and the like, if the fishery administration ship can't beat it, let the naval fleet go out, understand? Wang Chengen was excited, came back to his senses, and hurriedly agreed.

“…… Therefore, your yamen, the name I gave is the Fishery Supervision Department, and your title is the Fishery Admiral, in charge of protecting the fishermen, protecting the fishery of my Ming Dynasty, and now this Fishery Supervision Department is still creating, the industry, scale, and value of the fishery are not large enough, and the level should not be too high, and then you will manage the fishery well, and the fishery will have a huge harvest, and you will be able to read the portal, and I will give you a higher grade, and be promoted to the director of the fishery administration, and the yamen will also be at the same level as the twenty-four yamen......

Qin Yaozu almost choked to death without giving the emperor's words, the emperor's words are really too difficult to digest, the fishery admiral, the fishery director, what are these things! The Emperor's words are not finished.

“…… Your current temporary task is to cooperate with Master Xu and do a good job of this immigration disaster relief in advance, the imperial court will pay for the shipbuilding, the disaster victims, and fishermen will invest in the shares, and the part of the imperial court will be managed by you. Collect, count, and manage the harvest of each fishing boat and fleet, and the fish that are shared, cleaned and salted, and sent to Master Xu for disaster relief. Yang Gai didn't care how wordy his words were, how scary his words were, anyway, he kept saying it.

(To be continued)