Cheng'en Island.

Smoke billowed and countless large stoves burned red.

Pieces of whale meat are thrown into the cauldrons that are placed on these large stoves.

Each of these cauldrons is huge.

It can fit several pigs.

Three or five naked slaves, standing on a high stone platform, holding huge shovels, stirred the boiling pieces of meat in the pot.

On both sides of the big stove, dozens of Japanese slaves, holding firewood one by one, shuttled back and forth.

The entire island of Cheng'en, now, is no longer in sight.

All the trees, almost all of them, were cut down and turned into fuel.

Now, the entire island is full of stoves near the beaches.

And on the beach, two whales, which had just been hunted, were dragged to the shore.

Hundreds of Japanese slaves, holding large knives with handles, sweated like rain to cut the whale's flesh.

"Be careful!" Jia Jinwang took the whip and inspected the slaves: "Don't hurt the fish brain and fish liver!" ”

In the past two years, Jia Jinwang has grown into a skilled whale expert.

He now only needs to see the whale's back on the surface of the sea to tell what kind of whale it is. What is its most valuable part?

Therefore, he has become a rare talent in Chen Huan's whaling team.

He was promoted to the director of this Chengen Island.

Responsible for cutting, refining and sorting whales throughout the island.

Now, most whales, the most valuable parts of the whale, are the fat in the brain and the liver.

The oil in the whale's brain, the essential oil extracted, is the best and the best of all whale oil.

With only simple processing, it can be sold at a high price to those wealthy merchants and nobles.

As for the liver oil extracted from the whale's liver.

This is to be sent to Chang'an, a tribute to the Son of Heaven, the concubines of the Son of Heaven and the two Queen Mothers of the East Palace.

In particular, the eye disease of the Empress Dowager of the East Palace needs this miraculous liver oil to soothe.

Behind Jia Jinwang, Kang Kai held a pamphlet and kept writing some words.

And in the corner of the beach, more than a dozen disciples of the Mo family are directing a team of slaves to be dismembered, and the remaining whale skins, tendons, and whiskers are transported to the dock in the distance.

There, there's already a converted transport ship waiting.

These by-products of the whaling industry will be transported to western Liaoning, and then transported back to Chang'an through the straight road in western Liaoning, where they will be sent to the Moyuan Garden, where they will become valuable raw materials for Mojia experiments.

As for the refined whale fat, it is cooled and then packed into wooden barrels.

These wooden barrels are piled up in the open space of Chengen Island.

Countless slaves and workers, like ants, shuttled back and forth.

What was deserted just a few years ago has become one of the busiest islands in the Far East today.

Everything on the whole island has a clear division of labor.

The Japanese slaves captured by Chen Huan from the Uno Islands were mainly responsible for cutting, carrying, refining, and other tedious, heavy, and dangerous work.

They are the lowest level of workers.

You need to work eight hours a day.

From the rising of the sun until the sub-hour of the same night.

They are like ants, toiling hard.

With his own life and blood and sweat, he worked for his masters.

However, they are still willing to eat.

Because, under the master, although it is hard, although it is dangerous.

But you can eat a full stomach, especially meat.

The unwanted entrails from the whale carcasses, as well as the oil residue after refining the fat, became their food.

These foods are highly nutritious and high in protein.

This makes these slaves, even in such heavy labor, very strong.

What's more, Chen Huan and the overseers still have a conscience.

Slaves also enjoyed a day of rest.

Every five days, you can take a day off.

Let them soothe the nerves and cleanse the body.

Of course, this is not Chen Huan's morality that has risen all of a sudden.

In fact, he didn't bother to care about the lives of the slaves!

It's just that......

Slaves are valuable possessions, and when one dies, there is one less to exploit.

In the eyes of Chen Huan and the overseers and garrisons on this island, the Japanese slaves could not die casually.

Whether Chen Huan is the rest of the island, they need the work of these slaves to make money for themselves.

And above the Japanese slaves, there are the aborigines of Cheng'en Island, the Japanese slave tribe called 'Humble Dogs'.

Their status is higher than that of the Japanese slaves.

He was the manager and overseer of the Japanese slaves.

They assume a role similar to that of translators.

Chen Huan, Jia Jinwang and others were also happy.

For the Chinese scholars and aristocrats, dealing with Yidi, especially Yidi slaves, is to be forced.

The Humble Dog Man is easy to tell on this island.

They wore blue clothes with a black cloth band wrapped around their heads.

This is to disguise the features of their former heads.

Moreover, many people generally have a short stick in their hands.

On this island, the Han people generally wear black robes, feather crowns, and swords around their waists.

The Dog Man fully proves the truth that the two devils are more ferocious than the devils.

They are extremely cruel to their compatriots, often punching and kicking, and even tying up those who are trying to be lazy and hanging them on the docks on the island.

On the contrary, the Han people have a lot of conscience.

Slaves were often punished by the Dogs, such as not being allowed to eat, or hanging up to blow the sea breeze.

There will be some sympathetic Han people who will pardon and rescue.

This made the Japanese slaves grateful, and when they saw the Han people, they all groveled, like pugs.

However, the Japanese slaves and the puddle people are not part of the changes on this island.

On this island, they are like the slaves and retainers of the noble families in the heart of China, and their status and rank, if nothing else, will not change for the rest of their lives.

They are always at the level of exploitation and enslavement.

In addition to the thousands of Japanese slaves, there are now hundreds of craftsmen, sailors, and overseers living on the island.

In addition, the Andong Metropolitan Protectorate and the Lou Chuan General Yamen were both on this island, and a yamen was established and troops were stationed.

The general of the Lou Boat, Yamen, and even a harbor on the east side of Cheng'en Island, built a harbor to serve as a supply point for the patrol fleet.

However, these soldiers generally do not and do not bother to participate in the affairs of the island.

They will only be true to their duty.

As for the army, they came here only to supervise and monitor the Japanese slaves and those workers on this island.

As a general rule, as long as there is no unrest on the island, the army stays in their barracks.

That is, they occasionally come out for routine patrols.

And apart from the military, on this island there is no longer any government power.

The army does not care in peacetime.

What's even more troublesome is that the ruler of this island, the chief of the Han Empire, Chen Huan, the northwest governor of the Andong Metropolitan Protectorate, only comes to this island to inspect several times a year.

Chen Huan is too lazy to care about the affairs on this island!

He was only concerned with the whaling fleet and the capture of Japanese slaves.

The rest was left to other subordinates and retainers.

Now, among the Han Chinese on the island, there are people like Jia Jinwang, who are responsible for directing slaughter and sorting.

There are also people who specialize in going out to sea to hunt whales.

There are more craftsmen who are responsible for organizing and processing those precious whales.

And in these groups, fellow villagers and clans gradually huddle together.

Just like the army, the Chinese's township party plot is extremely strong.

Fellow villagers are always more trusted than others.

Today, on this island, some special subtle changes are slowly taking place.

Certain industries, mainly technical ones, began to be monopolized by workers from certain regions.

For example, the extraction of the whale's brain fat and liver was monopolized by the township party organizations from two different regions.

Outsiders want to learn and do both.

It's hard to get to the sky.

Even if someone learns by self-study, they will be excluded and squeezed by others in various ways.

As for the sailors who go out to sea to hunt whales, they have almost become Qilu's taboo.

If you are not Qilu, it is impossible to get on the ship.

Even if you get on the boat, you will be driven down.

Jia Jinwang is the person who was thrown off the ship.

But there was no anger in his eyes, he looked at the ocean in the distance, and in his heart, he had his own calculations.

"Wait for next month's break, I'll go back to Incheon Port and contact the Zhang family......" Jia Jinwang was in his heart, and the small abacus rattled and rattled.

He's decided to do it himself.

Moreover, the financier has also been found.

It is the big businessman Jia Zhang from Jiangdu Kingdom.

Zhang was willing to join forces with him to hunt whales together, he contributed his strength and manpower, and Zhang paid for renting a few whaling ships from Lou Chuan Yamen to apply for permission.

In the beginning, you didn't need to rent any big ships, just a few medium-sized ships.

There are a lot of whales in this ocean.

Especially in summer, there are so many whales in Yuanhai that they can't be killed!

So much so that the whaling fleet only kills those whales that swim slowly.

As for those who swim fast, they don't bother to pay attention to it at all, and they will let it go when they see it.

And he wasn't so talkative.

No matter what type of whale, as long as you see it, you won't let it go.

However, it will take at least next year to get this matter done.

Now, he still has to work for Chen Huan honestly.

Even if he breaks away from Chen Huan's command in the future, he still has to respect Chen Huan.

Because, Chen Huan, is the grandfather!

Without him, there would be no commercial whaling, and there would be no current system.

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At the same time, in the port of Incheon.

Two fortune ships with huge sails slowly approached the harbor.

Suddenly, the entire port of Incheon was in a sensation.

The garrison of the port was immediately dispatched, and the swords, guns, swords, and halberds were bright and bright, and the wharf was tightly protected.

The officials from the Shaofu and the Lord Duwei Yamen entered the dock first.

Chen Huan stepped off the lucky boat and greeted the two yamen officials with a smile on her face.

With a wave of his hand, he asked people to hand a thick account book to these officials, and said, "Everyone, please review it carefully and sign it!" ”

Chen Huan was in a good mood.

Every time he returns to Hong Kong, he is in a very good mood.

Because it meant that another large sum of gold flew into his bowl.

The whale oil purchased by Shaofu alone is millions of dollars in income every time.

Not to mention, every time he returned to Hong Kong, he would bring back other whale products that were more expensive.

However, this time, his mood was undoubtedly more pleasant.

Because, this time, he didn't just bring back wealth.

And brought back the merit!

He clapped his palms, the side of the ship was lowered, and a group of heavily armed soldiers, escorting a dozen men and women in disarray, walked off the side of the ship.

Incheon Governor Xu Ji happened to drive from the government office at this time.

He frowned slightly at the sight of the crowd dressed as if they were Chinese, but they looked embarrassed and muttered slurred words.

"Jun Hou ......" Xu Ji bowed to Chen Huan, then pointed to those people and asked, "Who is this?" So much so that the monarch is like this? ”

These people were all shackled and shackled.

It looks like a repeat offender.

However, Xu Ji knew that in this ocean, there were no criminals worthy of Chen Huan's attention.

What's more, Chen Huan has no law enforcement powers.

All the affairs on the sea are the affairs that he and the Lou Chuan Yamen are responsible for.

Chen Huan catches her own whales, and she catches her own Japanese slaves.

Stretching out his hand to the authority of the Lou Chuan Yamen, he is too rampant, right?

If it weren't for Chen Huan's background, Xu Ji would have already started to spray at this moment.

Chen Huan smiled slightly, looked at Xu Ji, hugged the other party's shoulder, and said, "Duwei, I have made a great contribution this time!" ”

"Guess what, who is the next generation?"

Chen Huan smashed her mouth and spit out a name: "Xu Fu!" ”

The whereabouts of Xu Fu and his fleet have been a mystery since the fall of Qin.

It has even become a legend and a myth.

Some people say that Xu Fu met the fairy mountain at sea and was pulled away by the immortals.

Some people also say that Xu Fu's fleet was buried in the sea and went to be with the Dragon King.

But today, Chen Huan found out Xu Fu's whereabouts and solved the mystery.

Of course, this is not important, the important thing is - finding the whereabouts of Xu Fu and his fleet is equivalent to finding the wealth that Qin Shi Huang gave Xu Fu to go to sea to contribute to the immortals.

A gold jewel worth more than 10,000 yuan!

As well as a wide variety of curiosities.

"I want to write a note immediately and report this happy event to Your Majesty!" Chen Huan said triumphantly.

That's a great achievement!

A real feat!

will inevitably be able to brush his face in front of the Son of Heaven, and let the world see his awesomeness!

Of course, what is more important is that Chen Huan heard the rumors that the Son of Heaven intended to transfer Bo Shi back to Chang'an in a few years.

And who will take over this post of Governor of Anton?

It was precisely because of hearing this rumor that Chen Huan went to sea after April, searched for a long time in the Unu Islands, and searched for a long time, and finally found these descendants of Xu Fu who were hiding on the Unu Islands.

And as soon as these people saw the black dragon banner of the Han army, they were terrified.

It also proves their origins.

Later, in the city he founded, gold, treasures, and other utensils were found given by Qin Shi Huang.

These evidences are even more conclusive proof that they are the descendants of Xu Fu's fleet.

When Xu Ji heard this, he was stunned at first, and then he was also happy.

Searching for Xu Fu's descendants is also one of the missions assigned to Lou Chuan by today's son.

Although these guys were found by Chen Huan.

But that doesn't prevent Lou Chuan from getting a piece of the pie.

After all, Chen Huan's boat and people are all soldiers of the building boat! (To be continued.) )