Fu Youde said directly: "Five thousand sailors, fifty net shuttle boats, twenty eagle boats, twenty sand boats, twenty chain ships, twenty sub-mother ships, thirty fire dragon ships, twenty four hundred fortune boats, ten five hundred fortune boats, and five ......eight hundred fortune boats."

“……”

Guo An's eyes dizzy when he heard this.

glanced at Zhu Di and found that Zhu Di didn't explain, Guo An had no choice but to ask Fu Youde: "Xia Guan is stupid, dare to ask Ying Guogong how many of these sea ships are longer than eight zhang?" ”

"Hahaha, but the old man owes it to consideration!"

Fu Youde smiled gently, and introduced directly: "The hull of the Four Hundred Fortune Ship is nine feet four feet long, nine feet two inches deep, and one foot nine feet five inches wide; The length of the 500 material blessing ship is 12 zhang 2 feet 5 inches, 1 zhang 1 foot 5 inches deep, and 3 zhang wide; The length of the 800-gauge ship is 20 zhang 3 feet, 2 zhang 1 foot 2 inches deep, and 6 zhang 3 feet wide......

As for the rest of the ships, they were all less than eight zhang long. ”

"Thirty-five ships, that's enough!"

Guo An nodded slightly, and then began to say: "There are many fish in the vast sea, and if you want to fish faster, you have to trawl fishing, two boats and one net."

Xia Guan dared to guess that since His Majesty sent Yingguo Gong to lead 5,000 sailors to fish, it was to ask Ying Guogong to catch the most sea fish in the fastest time.

Therefore, the advice of the lower officials is to plow the sea and net the fish! ”

"Plough the sea net fish?"

Fu Youde, Zhu Di and others were all full of doubts.

"Exactly!"

Guo An said: "Ploughing the sea for fishing is like plowing the ground, 35 sea boats, side by side in the sea, dragging a net between the two and moving forward at the same speed.

In this way, no matter how vast the sea is, under 35 large ships and 34 nets, it is enough to quickly find a school of fish and catch it. ”

"Thirty-four nets?"

Zhu Di, Fu Youde and others looked puzzled again.

However, Zhu Di just stood aside quietly and did not ask questions.

However, as the main general who was ordered to catch marine fish, Fu Youde couldn't help but ask.

"Guo Changshi, why are thirty-five big ships thirty-four nets?"

Guo An directly stretched out a palm and gestured: "Yingguo Gong, please see, for example, the five fingers of Xiaguan are five boats, so these two fingers directly drag a net, and the two sides of this finger can still drag another net with the big boat on the right......

In this way, thirty-five ships can be dragged with thirty-four nets. ”

This time, Fu Youde, Zhu Di and others all understood.

Looking at Guo An's hand, Fu Youde's eyes were directly round.

"Thirty-four nets, isn't it possible to plow the Bohai Sea in a few trips? Wouldn't we be able to catch all the fish in the Bohai Sea in half a month at most? ”

Guo An said: "Don't worry, Yingguo Gong, these are just the speculations of the lower officials, and the lower officials don't know if the speed of the thirty-five warships can be the same?"

Otherwise, if any of the ships were too fast or too slow, they would break the two nets.

It would be better to disperse all the ships directly, and two warships in a group, drag a net to catch sea fish in the sea! ”

Fu Youde said directly and proudly: "Guo Changshi Mo wants to underestimate the flag army of our sailors, don't say that thirty-five warships, even if it is three hundred and fifty warships, they can be like an arm!" ”

"My Daming Shui Division will be really brave, and the lower officials admire it."

Guo An didn't continue to say anything, but directly flattered casually.

Even if the sailors' flag sailors could not keep the thirty-five ships sailing at the same speed, it would only be a matter of tearing two nets.

If it's broken, it's repaired, and it has nothing to do with him Guo An.

Fu Youde nodded with satisfaction, and looked at Zhu Di on the side, "Then I don't know if His Royal Highness King Yan has enough nets?" ”

"Not really."

Zhu Di shook his head, "Ying Guogong rest assured, we can send craftsmen to teach the sailors and soldiers how to weave nets!" ”

"Thank you, Your Highness!"

Suddenly, Fu Youde remembered something, looked up, and asked, "The old man heard that His Royal Highness King Yan went to the sea to fish, and they are the two hundred households in His Royal Highness King Yan's guard, I don't know where these two are?" ”

"It's disappointed Ying Guogong, Zhu Liang and Xu Xiang have already gone to sea to fish again!" Zhu Di said.

"I see!"

A trace of disappointment flashed in Fu Youde's eyes, and then he said: "The old man also heard that the big boats used for fishing still have to undergo some modifications, so he is ready to ask." ”

Guo An said: "Although Ying Guogong can rest assured in this matter, it is easy to refit a big ship.

The large boat used for fishing is at most to add several sets of winches and pulleys to the boat, which is convenient for the soldiers on the boat to pull and drag the nets.

In addition, the cabin of the large ship was converted into an ice cellar and refrigerated with saltpeter. In this way, the fish can be bled and frozen in the hold.

In this way, the fish will stay fresh for at least a few months without stinking! ”

"What about converting a sea vessel?"

"Ying Guogong rest assured, when Ying Guogong refits, the lower officials will send experienced craftsmen to go!"

"That's great!"

"But there are not enough craftsmen in the Yanwang Mansion......"

"In this matter, His Royal Highness King Yan and Guo Changshi can rest assured, the old man can recruit enough craftsmen!"

"In addition, Xia Guan also suggested that Ying Guogong prepare some more cargo ships, which can be directly converted into ice caves, follow the warship, and wait until the warship catches the sea fish, specifically transporting the sea fish caught by Ying Guogong."

"That's a great thing!"

"What other good strategies does Guo Changshi have?"

"Ying Guogong is polite, Xia Guan has read some miscellaneous books, after the sea fish is caught, its internal organs can also be cleaned and dried in the sun, so that it can also be stored for a long time.

Of course, if you want to preserve marine fish for a longer period of time, you can marinate them with plenty of sea salt and dry them into dried fish.

However, this method requires too much sea salt......"

"The old man will inform His Majesty of this matter, I don't know if Guo Changshi has any suggestions?"

"Ying Guogong, the sea environment is ever-changing, and Xia Guan can only remind Ying Guogong to pay attention to safety. In particular, there are heavy rains and strong winds and waves in the sea, which can easily overturn warships.

Moreover, the sea is so vast, the fish in it are not necessarily weak and gentle, even some large fish are as ferocious as jackals, tigers and leopards, and some marine fish can also be highly poisonous.

The officials of these poisonous sea fish may not know the whole picture, so they also ask Ying Guogong to bring some local old fishermen with him when catching sea fish......"

“……”

As Guo An said more suggestions, Fu Youde, who was originally just asking some polite questions, became more and more solemn.

Because of what Guo An said, he, a veteran who has been in the army for more than 30 years, never thought of it.

It seems that in terms of catching sea fish, this Guo Changshi is more experienced than Fu Youde.

However, Fu Youde is also clear about Guo An's details.

Guo An has never caught any marine fish, not even in rivers and lakes!

"Could it be that there are really well-informed talents in this world?"

On the boat heading to Dagukou, Fu Youde still couldn't help but say with a look of surprise on his face.

"Don't be surprised, maybe Guo An had already looked for a group of coastal fishermen in advance to inquire about it when he learned that His Majesty had sent Ying Guogong to go to the sea to catch fish!"

A sailor general said with a disdainful face.

"Exactly, that Guo An is just a weak-crowned young man, and the beard on his chin has not yet grown, how can he know so much?"

Another general also said.

For the young Guo An, these generals are very unconvinced.

……

(End of chapter)