When it comes to the domestic whaling industry, it probably began to flourish in the Ming Dynasty at the earliest.

The whaling of Leizhou Mansion, which was later Zhanjiang, Guangzhou, was already famous at that time.

At that time, fishermen would use blubber to make oil as a tax in kind from the fishing industry and pay tribute to the imperial court.

Because there was no kerosene in ancient times, it was lit with whale oil, which was smokeless, odorless and durable, and was the most popular tribute in the palace, and only the royal family and nobles could use it in the capital!

According to historical records, in the twenty-fourth year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty, the whale oil paid by Leizhou Mansion was as high as more than 3,000 catties.

Tang Ping is not the Virgin, don't look at the current Datang is not short of food, but the peaceful living environment and the lack of family planning will definitely usher in an explosive period of population growth in the next few decades, coupled with the weak ability to resist natural disasters in ancient times, so the sea ???????????????? Shangyu has always been Tang Ping's consideration.

However, there was no coastal city, so it could not be carried out.

Now that Dongyue and Miaoman are attached, Datang has basically semi-unified the entire Central Plains Continent, and the coastline of the entire continent has begun to open to Datang.

In the future, these coastlines will provide not only thriving maritime trade, but also marine fisheries.

And the beginning of all this will actually start with Li Shimin taking his brother and son to whaling.

There is no harpoon on this Taihao ship, but there is no shortage of all kinds of cold weapons, under the guidance of Tang Ping, a few harpoons were transformed with spears with a little modification, Tang Ping ordered people to connect the harpoons to the back of the harpoons with thick hemp rope, and then handed them over to Li Shimin.

Since just now, the Taihao ship has been following the whale from a distance.

This whale is the king and hegemon in the sea, and has never met a natural enemy, so he doesn't know what it means to be afraid.

Several ships of the Taihao ship were driving on the side, and it even defiantly slapped a huge wave with its tail to hit the Taihao ship.

Tang Ping called a few people to surround Li Shimin and a few others, this is about to fall into the sea, but it is not a joke, naturally you have to be careful.

Xue Rengui also carried his big guy to the lookout, if the situation was not right, he would shoot the whale, don't look at the whale so big, he didn't pay attention to it.

Only he knew how powerful this guy in his hands was against flesh and blood.

Li Yuanji disagreed, picked up a modified harpoon with his hand, tossed it in his hand and then took a few steps back, took a deep breath, took a step forward, and threw the harpoon out with a strong wave.

Although Li Yuanji is not a peerless general like Li Xuanba, he is also a general, although he has been abandoned over the years, but the foundation is still there, and the harpoon flew towards the whale in an arc.

However, because of the wind in the sea, Li Yuanji did not use such a harpoon, and in the end, the harpoon almost fell into the sea from the whale's side.

Such a move was regarded as a provocation by the whale, and it actually came towards the Taihao ship.

"Be careful!" Tang Ping shouted, and those who were tied with ropes firmly protected Li Shimin and the others in the middle.

After all, it was Tang Ping who underestimated a steel giant like the Taihao ship, and after the whale collided, the entire Taihao ship only shook slightly, and there were no accidents.

"Get out of the way!" Rare???????????????? The whale got so close, it was a great opportunity, Li Shimin shouted, and also picked up a harpoon and threw it.

This hit the whale's body, and the remaining harpoons were all thrown.

The whale let out a terrible cry and shook its body violently, and the sea was dyed red.

At this time, it finally knew that it was scared, and struggled violently to escape from here.

But the more it struggled with the barbs on the harpoon, the deeper it sank, and one of them even stuck directly into its bones.

The other side of the harpoon is firmly tied to the Taihao ship, with the tonnage of the Taihao ship, where can it be towed?

Soon more and more blood was coming out, and the whale's struggle was getting weaker and weaker.

The seafarers on the Taihao ship didn't expect that the giant whale, which looked invincible, would actually fall in front of them, and they all cheered.

As the main force of whaling, the three brothers of the Li family rarely found the feeling of the three of them galloping side by side on the battlefield when the Tang Dynasty was not established in the past, and they all laughed.

"Okay, there's an island in front, let's rest there today, this big whale just happens to be used for extra meals!"

Li Shimin ordered directly, and no one else felt that there was anything wrong, that is, Qian Laosan and Luo Siye both gladly accepted the order.

It has to be said that this is the temperament and charisma of leadership.

The island was quite large, and although it was not suitable for large boats, it had a huge sandy beach, and it was not difficult to have a barbecue or something on it.

Tang Ping and the others all took small boats to the shore, and of course they brought their trophies, the huge whale.

Now the scarred whale looks a little bloody and hideous, but for people like Li Shimin who are fighting the world, they have the experience of touching the blood and eating in the pile of dead people, and such a scene is nothing to them and even Tang Ping, who has experienced several life and death battles.

When the whale dragged to the shore, Li Yuanji asked the others to stop first, and then found a good position by himself.

"Tang Ping, come to the third ......" Li Yuanji, who almost revealed his identity, was stunned, and then said: "Come and take a picture of me, and when I go back, spray it on me with your spray painting and put it on my house!" ”

Tang Ping nodded helplessly and agreed, the fisherman, it is understandable, if anyone catches a big fish, he will ???????????????? When you are at home, it is impossible to go to several districts in the community.

Maybe people ask him if he has eaten, and he can reply: How do you know that I caught a big fish today?

Therefore, Tang Ping can fully understand Li Yuanji's mood, the whale caught in this way may be the first in this era, and the photos he took may be recorded in the history books.

picked up the mobile phone and took a picture, Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin began to hold their own identities and were reluctant to pass.

Later, he was coaxed by Li Chengqian and Tang Ping, and then Li Yuanji pulled the two of them to take several photos in front of the whale.

"Alright, sons, if there are any good things on the ship, take them down!" Tang Ping shouted: "Anyway, after eating today, I will go to the Ryukyu Kingdom tomorrow, where I can not only replenish supplies, but I also have a big surprise for everyone!" ”

"Pingguo Gong, is it the reward of the imperial court?"

A small leader asked, and then was kicked in the ass by Qian Laosan: "You talk a lot, I haven't seen you so active when you usually fight, but now I'm out to reward you." ”

This person was originally Qian Laosan's cronies, and he was not annoyed when he was kicked, but he said with a smile: "Don't I just ask casually?" ”

"That's right, you kid is clever, and you do have a reward."

Tang Ping's words made everyone cheer.

Fighting a war is to pin your head to the waistband of your trousers, and it is natural for you to be a soldier and be paid, and now that Tang Ping has announced that the reward has been awarded, it is naturally the thing that everyone wants to hear the most.