The two Huai Du transferred salt to Si Mingzhou Branch, and Xing Ji personally escorted three salt ships to the west of Dinghai City, and when he saw a busy scene in the shipyard area here, he still felt that it was not real.

It's just a month or two ago, Xing Ji remembers very clearly, when he came from Mingzhou, there were either barren slopes, woods or farmland on both sides of the river, and he never imagined that the changes would be so fast and so big.

A clerk came to pick him up and took Xing Ji to an area that was considered a net-weaving workshop a little further from the shore.

Compared to the shipyard area, where there are many men, women and children, are busy weaving fishing nets.

Moreover, it can be seen that the fishing nets being compiled are very large, and there are many of them with a width of two zhang, and Xing Ji still has some knowledge, knowing that this is the kind of large-scale nets that can only be used by large boats with more than 500 materials.

The boat could not be towed at all.

When he came to a tent, the official reported Xing Ji's name, but the guards at the gate still checked it very carefully before letting him in, while Xing Ji's two attendants were blocked out of the tent.

Xing Ji didn't have any resentment about this.

In the assassination a few days ago, Xing Ji was also affected, and he was in Mingzhou, and inexplicably, a month's worth of money was detained.

Therefore, everyone understands that His Majesty the Emperor is reminding the people of Mingzhou that once something goes wrong with a certain young battalion envoy, none of the officials in Mingzhou, big or small, will be able to escape.

You all take it easy.

After this incident, the guards around Zhu Yuan were strengthened a lot, and at the same time, the officials of Mingzhou also had a deeper understanding of why the Governor of the Navy would be like a subordinate next to a young man.

This is really a little ancestor.

Zhu Yuan was discussing the issue of hemp with Yao Feng.

This is a problem that has been plaguing this side since the opening of the Camp Sea Division.

Several times in a row, Mingzhou obtained a total of 82,000 catties of hemp and more than 17,000 horses of linen from Linhai prefectures and counties and the Yangtze River Basin.

That's not less.

Five years ago, the Western Wu Imperial Court set a decree on the levy of mulberry and hemp and other things. At that time, farmers were required to plant one mu of mulberry numb cotton for every ten acres of land, and so on for those with more acres, and in accordance with the rules of eight taels per mu of hemp, four taels per mu of cotton, and mulberry fields at a discount.

Those who do not plant shall be punished with cloth.

Among them, kapok is the later cotton, and the planting range is still very small in this era.

The main thing is still hemp.

Last year, it was only said that it was related to hemp, and the imperial court collected a total of 670,000 catties of hemp and 130,000 horses of finished linen.

Therefore, it can also be seen that in Mingzhou alone, Zhu Yuan has already obtained more than 10% of the annual collection of hemp materials from the imperial court.

That's not less.

After all, the current army is a big use of hemp, not to mention anything else, just a sack of sacks for grain, which often costs hundreds of thousands. However, this is not enough relative to the needs of Minnesota.

Let's just talk about this fishing that is being prepared.

According to the standards formulated after recent discussions with craftsmen and fishermen, each sheet needs 100 catties of hemp material, and it is twice as large as the large net suitable for boats with more than 500 materials, and the material should also be doubled.

Wu Zhen and Zhang Cundao have brought either less than 500 materials or the hull is too old to go to sea more than 500 large ships, recent statistics, from Wu Zhen Department of 107 ships, of which 500 materials within 92 ships, greater than 500 materials 15 ships, from Zhang Cundao Department of 219 ships, including 500 materials within 192 ships, greater than 500 materials of 27 ships.

A total of 326 ships.

Moreover, even if it is less than 500 material boats, since they can be requisitioned at the beginning, they are definitely not the kind of small fishing boats of two or three zhang that ordinary fishermen have, most of them also have two or three hundred material levels, of which the relatively small two hundred material boats are also six zhang long, which also belongs to the kind that ordinary fishermen cannot afford to buy in their lifetime.

In addition, the recently incorporated Mingzhou fishermen also have more than 800 fishing boats of various types, and there are almost no more than 100 materials, and the length is generally within three zhang. However, although it is small, it is better in large quantities, and combined, it is also a productivity that cannot be underestimated.

Since it has been incorporated into the Mingzhou Marine Development Group, the follow-up maintenance of boats and the tools needed for fishing also need to be provided by the public.

Roughly calculated, according to 150 large nets plus 500 sets of various small fishing nets, hemp is required, at least 30,000 catties. This doesn't even take into account the consumption of fishing nets in the fishing process, in fact, the vegetable fiber fishing nets in this era are very undurable, and the consumption is the main one.

At present, everything is just to deal with the big yellow croaker flood.

In addition, the first priority of the Yinghai Division is to transport grain. The 82,000 catties of hemp material obtained before were used to ensure that the most critical shipbuilding and other aspects were used, and the balance was less than 10,000 catties.

In addition, there is a difference of 20,000 catties.

Material!

Recently, we have been continuously promoting the planting of various hemp materials, and even thought of Shandong, but these are far water, and they can't quench their thirst.

Inside the tent.

The outcome of the negotiation is actually very simple, acquisition.

In fact, there is no second way.

The people must have hemp reserves, and many plant fiber materials are wild in this era, as long as the official can afford to pay for it, there is no problem with collecting it.

Roughly determined the plan, Zhu Yuan, who had been standing in front of the book with Yao Feng and the others for a long time, raised his head and saw Xing Ji.

Hurriedly salute.

Xing Ji has been waiting for a while, but there is nothing displeased, if he can, he doesn't mind waiting a little longer, so as to show his sincerity in front of this little adult, during this time, Xing Ji has been faintly regretting one thing, that is, when this little boy came to Mingzhou, he didn't go to greet him at the first time.

Although, the other party didn't show up for the first time at that time. However, Xing Ji was always worried that this little boy would know about it.

After the two sides met, Xing Ji said: "My lord, Xia Guan brought 200 salt over this time, I don't know if it is enough, if it is insufficient, can you adjust some more?" ”

"That's enough," Zhu Yuan said, gesturing outward, "Let's go and have a look." ”

The first batch of fishing boats will depart tomorrow, with 100 large boats and 200 small boats, and plan to go to the area of the South Yushan Islands in Xiangshan.

Why not all the staff?

Because there is no internet!

The annual large yellow croaker flood from south to north has taken shape there.

The Yushan Islands are 200 miles away from Dinghai, and if it were in the past, fishermen near Dinghai and Changguo would not have run so far, it was too dangerous. However, at present, the establishment of Mingzhou Marine Development Group, since there is a court organization, the first thing to break through is the traditional geographical restrictions.

In addition, in order to ensure the continuity of production activities, fishing at sea cannot be landed at any time, so the catch must be processed at the same time during the fishing process, after all, the weather is warm, and the fresh fish is piled up in the cabin, and it will die in a short time, and the deterioration rate will not be too slow.

The method of sea treatment, of course, is one word, pickled.

As for the baking, it will be close to the Xiangshan coast after the production target is achieved, and the Yinghai Division has already arranged it, and a baking kiln will be built there for secondary treatment.

Therefore, Zhu Yuan greeted Xing Ji in advance and asked to send 200 salt leads, which is 80,000 catties, today, and planned to bring 2 salts to each big ship on the road, which is also 800 catties, which is also actuarial.

Zhu Yuan hopes that each big boat will bring back an average of 8,000 catties of fish in the future.

10 to 1 salt-to-salt ratio of marinated fish.

Eight thousand catties, in fact, is not much, according to Zhu Yuan's calculation of 100 catties of fish per quintal, it is only 80 catties.

This time, 100 big ships, with a total task of 8,000 quintals, equivalent to 800,000 catties.

After all, it's just an experiment.

However, then again, the most mature development of the big yellow croaker flood in this era, the official organization of sea fishing under various logistical support, generally more than two or three hundred boats, even the ordinary small boats of the fishermen are not counted, if 100 large boats, can not bring back an average of 80 quintals of harvest per boat, then there is no need to toss in the follow-up.