A pot of whale oil is boiled. Novel.

Soon everyone discovered a serious problem.

There is not enough buckets of oil.

The sailors didn't care, and took out their own washbasins and footbasins, but it was still far from enough.

Based on the principle of absolutely no waste.

The sailors began to borrow buckets everywhere.

Fortunately, Ningbo people are grateful for preparing for the Japanese guards.

The disaster can be overcome by the giant yellow croaker that is prepared by the Japanese guards. Everyone understands that even if the big yellow croaker is sold for ten or twenty cents, it still has no worries about sales, but it is still sold for ten or ten cents, so there is a person who saves people.

Many people survived because of this.

People have a simple concept. If you save me, I will be kind to you. Maybe I can't repay this kindness, but I have to borrow a bucket, but it's a slight meaning.

Many people are busy bringing their foot basins, washbasins, bathtubs and buckets. On this beach, countless basins are piled up like mountains.

A pot of oil is nearly 100,000 kilograms. After heating and cooling, it is put into a basin and gradually begins to solidify.

Tang Yin followed the mentor's method and took a few spoonfuls of oil, inserted a wick, and then ordered someone to take a fire and lit it.

Wen Yansheng was reluctant to leave. In his life, since the Japanese guards came, he has become more and more knowledgeable.

I thought this oil was eaten.

I couldn't help but feel a little saliva flowing, but when I saw Tang Yin use it as wax, I couldn't help but feel disappointed. I swallowed the saliva back and stopped trashing it.

The wick ignited and emitted a bright light.

The light is much brighter than the ordinary candlelight.

Wen Yansheng is a scholar. Scholars love reading books at night. When they see the light, they are happy: "The light is quite bright."

The two had returned to the water village. Three taels of whale oil were lit like this, and the room was lit. After greeting each other for a while, Wen Yansheng couldn't help but look at the oil, and couldn't help but take a breath: "This whale oil has been lit for so long, but there is almost no trace of loss in the naked eye."

An ordinary candle, almost one can be gone in an hour, and this whale oil...

"This is a treasure." Wen Yansheng said with a smile: "Near 100,000 kilograms of oil, but I don't know how many candles can be made. They can burn for so long. We scholars want scholars at night. If you have this thing, you will get twice the result with half the effort."

Tang Yin was also shocked.

Lighting is a very luxurious thing in this era. Scholars only light candles at night. Ordinary people are not willing to give up at night. On the one hand, candles are expensive, and secondly, candles are not burned, and they are just the light of cardamom, which is not only eye-consuming, but also not bright enough.

Now that this whale oil is available, who is willing to use that ordinary candle?

"A giant fish can make so much oil. If you catch more, how much can you produce each year? This is such a good thing."

Wen Yansheng praised.

Tang Yin was also shocked. According to this calculation, two taels of oil can burn for five hours, which is enough for ordinary people to spend four or five days. One pound of 16 taels, two taels per candle, one pound is eight candles, and one pound of 100,000 pounds of oil is nearly one million candles. This is just a whale. If you catch more in a month, even if the candle is only sold for one or two cents, it is a terrible number.

Of course, there is no need to make wax by yourself in preparation for the Japanese guards. Just sell these whale oils directly. I am afraid that some people will make wax for the sake of the rest of the year, and they have made countless profits.

Now there is only one ship for the Japanese guards, what if there are more?

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noon.

Wen Yansheng is already busy.

A load of whale meat was delivered directly to the hall.

He happily ordered people to cook a piece, add some salt, and then eat it, and then fishy again. Wen Yansheng shook his head, but the whale meat was not like fish meat, but it had a chewy feeling of beef.

Changsui, who was beside him, looked at the prefect.

Wen Yansheng wanted to say that it was similar to beef. He was about to speak, but he swallowed it carefully. Although the beef could be slaughtered as long as it has an official document, because the beef is a good helper for farming, people are more or less disgusted with eating beef. He is a dignified parent, so it is better not to mention beef.

"This meat is tender and gluten, and the meat is good, but it has the fishy smell, which is a pity." He smiled. In fact... he missed the beef he had eaten several years ago. It was a day worth remembering. The taste was really good. Unfortunately, even if he could eat beef, it was a luxury. He continued: "But if he could cover up the fishy smell, it would be a delicious dish, so..."

After thinking about it, he turned the chopsticks in his hand, with a confident calmness on his face, and said slowly: "Don't steam or stew this meat in the future. It should be fried dry. First, heat the oil first, wait for the hot oil to boil, then add pepper, sauce, green onion, ginger, etc. Of course, only a little is added in moderation. If it is too much, it will lose its flavor. After it is fried, don't rush to put it in the pot first, put a small handful of celery, add two drops of aged vinegar, stir-fry for one or two, then put it in the pot, and try it."

The chefs in the hall are all labor service, usually recruited by the government, carried sedan chairs for officials, helped the chefs in the kitchen, or made a way for them. If it is a little miserable, it is hard labor. Therefore, labor service in the kitchen is actually the most leisurely. It is good to eat, and only responsible for the three meals of officials, which is comfortable. However, working as a chef in the prefect's office is a bit bad.

The prefect has too many tricks, and he has a new dish every now and then, and he is very good at talking about it. This makes the chef feel that he is a little inadequate in his mind.

After Wen Yansheng's method, he cooked the dried fried whale meat. Wen Yansheng took the chopsticks and tasted it. He immediately smiled and said, "This is a delicacy, tender and twisted, very refreshing. Good to cook in the future."

Today, the only dried fried whale meat is served with rice. It tastes surprisingly good. I patted my belly comfortably and made people pour a sip of fragrant tea: "In the future, we will have a good taste in Ningbo Mansion. There are three to five cents per pound of meat and one cent per pound of fish. Where can I find these?

"Master, you said that if you caught such a big fish, if you report a good news at this time, you will report a good news, wouldn't this be another great achievement?"

Wen Yansheng was silent for a moment and shook his head: "This merit has nothing to do with me. It is someone else's merit. Whether it is to repay auspiciousness or to offer treasures, this is all the work of the Tang Xiu. I am only responsible for eating, but I don't have to take on this merit. He is a young man. Unlike me, I am old and have long faded. I can serve as an official and be a parent and official, and I can do not be greedy or take possession. I can barely make some decisions for the people. I can still change my ways every day. I will eat so many delicacies and seafood. I will be content. The merit... don't, it's okay."

He said happily and hummed a little song.

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After learning that whale oil can make candles and it is the best candle, almost all whale oil was quickly sold out.

The silver sold for meat and oil was 8,000 taels at a time.

What a terrifying number, I've only been back and forth.

Tang Yin had never seen so much money and scared himself to death. While targeting this giant fish, he ordered the craftsmen to improve the fishing crossbows, while allowing people to strengthen the hull. At the same time, he was determined to customize a new ship.

The remaining silver is naturally rewarded directly to the officers and soldiers.

The sailors got the money and were all smiling happily and energetic. They screamed to go to whales. This trip, everyone made seven or eight taels of silver, which was more expensive than catching yellow croakers. If you catch a few more heads a month, you will get dozens of taels of silver.

These guys who are not afraid of death dare to do anything as long as they have money. They all volunteer and refuse to fall behind.

Tang Yinze closed the door and compiled a memorial and letter, and together with the skeleton of the giant whale, he ordered people to transport it quickly.

If you transport goods from Ningbo to the capital, if you first take a sea route with a sea boat, you will send it to Hangzhou, and then you will then send it to Beijing from the canal from Hangzhou. If it is faster, you will be able to arrive in more than 20 days.

This preparation for the Japanese guards has gradually started to get on the right track.

What we lack most now is the ship. If there is no new ship, we cannot expand our troops. It only takes a lot of time to build a ship, which is also the most troublesome thing about Tang Yin.

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The defeat in the Japanese suppression made the Ministry of War unable to raise its head.

Ma Wensheng hasn't been very jumping lately.

But at this time, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince submitted memorials. Of course, this memorial was made by Fang Jifan. The two of them were fucked. To be honest, they were not the materials for writing memorials. They stared at each other and looked at it for a long time. Fang Jifan slapped the table: "Well, according to the letter written by the eunuch of the Three Treasures."

"What, do you still recognize the eunuch of the Three Treasures?" Zhu Houzhao lay on the desk.

Fang Jifan despised him, and then he read the words of the emperor Renzong ascended the throne after Emperor Wen's death and wanted to stop voyage to the West. When the eunuch of Sanbao Zheng He wrote anger: "If you want a country to be prosperous and strong, you must not ignore the ocean. Wealth comes from the sea, and danger also comes from the sea... Once the kings of other countries seize the West, China will be in danger. Our fleets are invincible, and we can use it to expand business and subdue foreign lands, so that they dare not covet the South China Sea."

"Ephesian Sanbao said these words?" Zhu Houzhao lay on the desk and began to copy.

Fang Jifan said: "I said it."

"oh."

Fang Jifan added another sentence: "There are countless fish above the vast ocean, which is meat and cannot be eaten. If fishing is carried out, the emperor can relieve the dilemma of the court without food and make the people satisfy their desires. This will kill two birds with one stone."

Zhu Houzhao nodded again: "It's very good, but..."

Zhu Houzhao stopped writing: "Lao Fang, in order to steal the remaining sea ships of the Ministry of War to our Zhenguo Mansion, are we doing everything possible? Why not ask the palace directly for the father?"

Fang Jifan looked at Zhu Houzhao with a smile.

Zhu Houzhao felt that his self-esteem was stimulated: "Why didn't you come here? I am the son of my father, dear."

Fang Jifan waved his hand: "I know, this is the biggest problem. It is precisely because he is his own son, and His Highness can still survive until now, otherwise..."

"Otherwise what?"

Fang Jifan looked up and looked at Fang Liang: "Otherwise, you are not your Majesty's son and you have no brain disease. Although Your Majesty is generous, he is afraid he has died a hundred times. I am a little straightforward, so don't mind."
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