A whale falls, and everything is born.

Today's Daming has become the largest whale slaughtering country.

Whales are full of treasures, and in today's era when electric lights have not yet developed, kerosene lamps are the most used lighting tools, as for candles...... That's for the rich.

But now, the whale has appeared, and the fish oil on his body can be made into candles, which directly drives down the price of candles.

Whale bones, fish meat...... These are very useful materials, including offal.

The whaling fleet was mostly official warships, using giant crossbows for whaling, and hundreds or thousands of whales were captured by the Ming warships and transported to the coast for division.

Liao Yongan and Liao Yongzhong went to sea, and many of them were fishing teams, just to catch whales.

Zhu Han listened to Liao Yongan talk about his discovery at sea, drank wine, and felt extremely comfortable, he said to Liao Yongan: "Brother Liao, the whale still has a treasure, its feces are the famous ambergris, and the whale that secretes ambergris is called sperm whales. ”

Ambergris?

Although Liao Yongan is a rough man, he has heard of the name of ambergris, but what surprised him is not this.

Looking at Zhu Han, he asked curiously: "Qiwu, you, have you been to Stinky Island before?" ”

"Stinky Island?"

Hearing Liao Yongan say this, Zhu Han immediately understood what was going on, and he said with a smile: "Ambergris will emit a fishy smell when it is wet, but it will emit a fragrance after it dries, and there is an explanation of ambergris in the medical book, and you can know it with a little attention." ”

"Yes, that's right."

Liao Yongan said with a smile, and then explained to Zhu Han the reason for the stinky island: "In the ocean to the south, there are many islands, surrounded by this kind of stinky things, at that time I didn't have a medical officer on the ship, so I didn't want to go up if it was so smelly, but there were two boys who didn't believe in evil, and the two of them saw that the sea around the island was so smelly, so they wanted to see what was inside, who knew that they found ambergris, and we didn't know until we took it back and let the medical officer see it, and now when I go to sea, I will take a medical officer, if there is anything I haven't seen, let them see it first, If it's valuable, we'll pull it back. ”

"It's a good idea, but there are some things they can't see."

Zhu Han thought for a while and asked Liao Yongan: "Brother Liao, when you sailed in the South China Sea, did you ever see an island full of feces?" ”

"Yes."

Liao Yongan nodded and said, "Those droppings almost covered the entire island, and there were bushes on it, and there were birds everywhere, so there was no way to stay in that place of Teniang." ”

In the face of Liao Yongan's complaints, Zhu Han shook his head and said with a chuckle: "Those dung are also treasures, the dung of these birds is a very good fertilizer, dig it and bury it in the ground, a lot of barren land will gradually become fertile, of course, this is a farmer's business, I don't know much, this kind of professional thing has to be done by professional people." ”

Liao Yongan smiled bitterly and said: "Seventy-five, on my warship, I can't tie up two more peasants, right?" How can this still be warn? ”

Zhu Han shook his head, Liao Yongan and Liao Yongzhong are good brothers, but their heads are not very active, and they are a good general when they fight, but when they do other things, their rank is a little low: "Why send people over?" Wouldn't it be better to just pull back the droppings of those birds and encircle a thousand acres of land as an experimental field? ”

Zhu Han told Liao Yongan about the plan of the experimental field, but for Liao Yongan, these words were tantamount to saying in vain, and Liao Yongan did not understand Zhu Han's plan.

However, it is not bad to be able to plant a seed in Liao Yong's peace of mind.

Liao Yongan is more traditional, he is a very simple person, he believes that Zhu Han will sell his life to Zhu Han, as long as it is an order given by Zhu Han, he will accept it unconditionally.

For example, the experimental field, this kind of thing is something that Liao Yongan has never heard of, but since Zhu Han mentioned it, then follow Zhu Han's orders.

Zhu Han then said to Liao Yongan: "There is also ambergris, this thing is a huge profit, nothing needs to be consumed, and there is no need to waste time, as long as you salvage a net when you sail again, it is money...... It's precious, but it can't be flooded right now. ”

"Understood, understood."

Liao Yongan nodded vigorously and said to Zhu Han: "I still know the truth that scarcity is expensive, the value of this ambergris is quite high now, Qiwu are worried, once there is too much ambergris, the price will be lowered, right?" ”

"Well, that's the truth."

Zhu Han clenched his fists and said to Liao Yongan: "You can save these ambergris, just release a few hundred yuan a year, the price of ambergris will only be higher, but once you release the ambergris and show a relatively large scale, then there is no need." ”

"Understood, understood."

Liao Yongan also heard that Zhu Han would not do the business of ambergris, the money from this thing was too low, and he didn't take it to heart, but was ready to hand it over to himself: "Please rest assured, Your Highness, I will definitely do a good job in this business, and I will definitely live up to Your Highness's trust." ”

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Seeing that Liao Yongan understood what he meant, Zhu Han didn't continue to say, but nodded: "That's good, if this business is done well, it will ensure that your Liao family will be worry-free for a hundred years." ”

Ambergris is now used more for medicinal herbs.

But Zhu Han knew that the effect of ambergris was aimed at women, as for medicinal materials...... That's the little things.

Is there a better business in the world than a woman's money?

Zhu Han thought that he was still very clear, Liao Yongan could understand what he meant, Zhu Han was relieved, and then said to Liao Yongan: "Brother Liao, I want to build a port in Qiongzhou, which belongs to a military base, but he should also assume another role: research and development!" ”

R&D?

What is this thing?

Liao Yongan didn't understand what Zhu Han meant in his words, but when Zhu Han finished explaining, Liao Yongan understood.

What does Zhu Han mean...... Daming sailors to undertake the task of promoting the development of the Ming ocean-going industry, civilian ships are not as good as the military, but the ocean-going business is a very important business of the Ming, he is related to the development of the Ming, so let the Ming civilian ships gradually grow, need to have the guidance of the Daming sailors.

The Daming Navy Division should maintain its own advanced nature, and then convert the decommissioned and obsolete ships to civilian use, or build ships with a larger draft, so that the ability of civilian ships to transport goods will become stronger.

Therefore, if the Daming Sailor wants to establish a port in Qiongzhou, then the surrounding supporting facilities must be in place, as well as the research and development of ships, which must also be in place.

Zhu Han described to Liao Yongan what the future of the Ming ship would look like, and Liao Yongan was dazzled when he heard it.

The engines that propelled the trains were installed on the boats, which were cast of iron and had ten or twenty times the draught of a 5,000-gauge ship...... It sounds very reasonable, but Liao Yongan always feels that Zhu Han is whimsical.

It is not easy to build a ship of 3,000 materials, and a ship of 5,000 materials already requires skilled craftsmen to build it day and night, and it also requires enough wood to complete it...... But now? Zhu Han went so far as to say that the ship needs to be built with iron and propelled by an engine, and there is no need for manpower at all...... If it weren't for Liao Yongan's special trust in Zhu Han, he would definitely think that Zhu Han was joking.

Let the iron float on the water, and it is a big ship of ten thousand pounds...... Foolish dreams, okay?

Liao Yongan exhausted his imagination, and he couldn't imagine whether the ship Zhu Han said would appear.

"Forget it, you don't have any brains, it's useless to tell you."

Zhu Han decided not to tell Liao Yongan his conjecture about the future, and then said, "When will Liao Yongzhong come over?" ”

Even if you get beaten, there will be a time, right?

Zhu Han heard that Zhu Yuanzhang was already on the way back, and it was estimated that he would come back in less than half a year, and Zhu Han would naturally not continue to stay in Qiongzhou.

He wanted to hear what Liao Yongan meant, at least he knew what the two brothers thought, Liao Yongan said: "Your Highness, Yongzhong and I are both big bosses, you don't understand the research and development and creation you said at all, you just say what you need us to do, you just say it directly, and our two brothers promise to complete the task." ”

“……”

Zhu Han needs people who are guaranteed to complete the task, but he doesn't need people who have no brains, Liao Yongan and Liao Yongzhong...... Obviously not the person Zhu Han needs.

"Forget it, I'll think about what to do."

Zhu Han didn't continue to pin his hopes on Liao Yongan and Liao Yongzhong, but he didn't give up completely, no one knows what will happen in the future, does he?

"My brother is coming back soon, I guess I can't stay in Qiongzhou for too long, you and Yongzhong...... Let's build the port first. ”

Zhu Han said his thoughts and continued to say to Liao Yongan: "Don't just think about what you need in front of you, but also think about what you need in the next twenty or thirty years. ”

Liao Yongan swore and said: "Don't worry, I know what to do." ”

said that he might not have time to wait for Liao Yongzhong to arrive in Qiongzhou, but Zhu Han still waited for Liao Yongzhong's arrival, and the three of them drank another meal, and Zhu Han embarked on the journey back to Yingtian.

Zhu Han's original intention of coming to Qiongzhou was to have a good rest, and by the way, he took his wife and children out to play, but when he arrived in Qiongzhou, Zhu Han spent less time with his family, but Zhu Han wasted a lot of time on Qiongzhou's development plan, Liu Sanniang, Zhou Zhiruo and others were dissatisfied with Zhu Han's approach, although they didn't say it directly, but they looked at Zhu Han's eyes with helplessness.

Seeing this, Zhu Han wanted to explain but gave up in the end, and there was no way to explain it...... Besides, for women who are resentful, the man's explanation is to cover up, simply not speak, or even mention it, so as to respond to all changes without change, and return directly to Yingtian by water.

At this time, it was Zhu Han's turn to perform.

When Zhu Biao learned that Zhu Han was back, he would definitely call Zhu Han as soon as possible, but Zhu Han faced the eunuch who came to invite him to the palace, and directly refused sternly: "Didn't you see that the concubine of this king is tired of traveling and driving, do you need to rest?" Let the prince wait for me, and I will go to see him when I take care of the house. ”

just said to take care of the family, but didn't say how to take care of it, how long it would take to go to the palace.

Sure enough, after Liu Sanniang and the others heard Zhu Han's words, the resentment in their hearts suddenly became much less, and Zhu Han stayed with them for two days, and after satisfying their concubines, they came to the palace with their waists covered.

It's not that Zhu Han's ability is not good, but he really has too much activity every day, and his waist is indeed a little unsupportable.

When Zhu Biao saw Zhu Han coming back, he immediately felt bored, and complained to Zhu Han: "Uncle, you are finally back...... I don't think if my dad was coming back, you wouldn't have come back from Qiongzhou. ”

"You kid, what nonsense!"

Zhu Han was poked by Zhu Biao for his true thoughts, but he didn't admit it at all, but knocked on Zhu Biao's head, and then said: "I'm busy in Qiongzhou, it's all for the development of Qiongzhou, even your aunts and I have snubbed me, and now you still have a temper with me, you kid even dare to complain about me." ”

Zhu Biao: "...... Where am I complaining about this? ”

is clearly saying that Zhu Han doesn't want to respond to the sky, he stays in Qiongzhou and doesn't want to respond to the sky, these are two different things, right?

Seeing that Zhu Han was pretending to be a lake, Zhu Biao was also very helpless, his uncle wanted to pretend to be a lake, and few people in the world could pretend to be him, so he simply stopped dwelling and said to Zhu Han: "My father is coming back soon, you know, right?" ”

"I know."

Zhu Han began to condemn Zhu Yuanzhang, "My brother, it's really not serious...... How busy we are now, as soon as he goes out, it will be a year and a half, and when he comes back, our uncle and nephew will definitely not let him go. ”

Saying that, Zhu Han said to Zhu Biao: "When your father comes back, how about we go out to play?" ”

“…… Forget it. ”

Zhu Biao chose to refuse for the first time, and then said to Zhu Han: "You went to Qiongzhou this time, and you snubbed a few aunts for the development of the Ming Dynasty, if you let them know that the two of us went out to play, they would let me go?" ”

Forget it, forget it.

Zhu Han's woman is a tiger and must not be offended.

"Huh...... Count you kid acquaintance! ”

Zhu Han looked at Zhu Biao and said with a smile: "Don't worry about me, think more about yourself, there are so many changes in the court, the king's power has been seriously reduced, and when my brother comes back, he will definitely not spare you." ”

"Hey...... It's been settled. ”

Zhu Biao smiled and said confidently: "I have already told Han Gong, Yang Xian and others, when my father comes back, everything they have must cooperate with my father's actions, and they can't make mistakes." ”

Zhu Han asked rhetorically: "Are you sure that they can listen to what you say?" ”

"Of course!"

Zhu Biao looked very confident, and said to Zhu Han: "They cooperate well with me, if my father can't find any problems, maybe he will take my mother around the world again." ”

"Really?"

Zhu Han looked at Zhu Biao and said to him with a smile: "Biao'er, don't think too simple about the courtiers in the court, especially Li Shanchang, Yang Xianzhi and others, and don't think too simple about power, this power is the most able to change a person, Li Shanchang and others can enjoy the satisfaction that power brings to them, but who is my brother?" Can he watch his power be distributed among his courtiers? It's okay for them to make trouble once, but if they don't...... My brother will be even more jealous of them, and it is not impossible to kill! ”