The establishment of the fishing team was just a temporary idea after he discovered kelp. There was no research. Even the specific amount of kelp was just what Zheng Chiyuan said, and he couldn't tell the end at a glance.
But how much is it that can’t be seen at a glance?
What if he asked Hong Taoping to form a huge fishing team, only to find that the sight that could not be seen was just an exaggeration by Zheng Chiyuan?
Thinking of this, Jin Feng said: "Master Hong, I don't know the specific quantity of kelp yet, so it's hard to say how many manpower is needed for the time being. I need to send someone to investigate first, and then communicate with you, how about it?"
Hearing what Jin Feng said, Hong Taoping was obviously a little disappointed, but he still nodded: "Listen to sir."
Zheng Chiyuan saw that Hong Taoping was a little disappointed and said with a smile: "Mr. Hong, it will take time for us to suppress the bandits. During this time, sir, I will send someone to investigate. You can also talk to the fishermen first and see how many fishermen there are."
If you are willing to join the fishing team, we will work separately and no one will be delayed."
"What General Zheng said reminds me," Jin Feng said: "Mr. Hong, you can first count how many fishermen and fishing boats are willing to join the fishing team. If there are not enough people, I will ask your Majesty to recruit some people from the south of the Yangtze River.
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The Champa rice seeds brought back by the expedition are still being cultivated, and the iron ship for the voyage has not yet been seen. Whether it will succeed is still unknown. Until the food crisis is truly solved, Jin Feng can only place his hope on the ocean.
The resources of the ocean can be said to be endless, at least for today's prosperous people.
With the current fishing conditions in Dakang, even if you fish casually, it will only be a drop in the bucket in the vast ocean.
Jin Feng hopes to temporarily alleviate Dakang's predicament by seizing marine resources.
Therefore, his goal in setting up the fishing team was not just for these kelp, but for the fishing team to operate for a long time. In the future, if conditions permit, he can even pursue fish schools and engage in deep-sea fishing.
Although Jin Feng has now built a steamship, it is still far from true mechanization. Fishing still requires manpower and requires more people.
Counting the number of fishermen willing to participate in advance will help Jin Feng plan ahead and avoid being in a hurry later.
"Sir and General Zheng are very considerate. I will go back and make statistics."
Hong Taoping was also impatient. He waved his hands to Jin Feng and the two of them and was about to leave. However, he took two steps and turned back. He pointed at the half plate of cold seaweed shreds that had not yet been finished and asked: "Sir, this is mine."
Can I take it away? I want to take it back and give it to everyone to try, so that everyone doesn’t believe what I say.”
The concept that kelp is a kind of weed has been deeply rooted in the minds of fishermen. Hong Taoping would not believe that this thing is edible if he had not tasted it himself.
He didn't believe it, and most likely other fishermen didn't believe it either.
Therefore, bringing the kelp ribbon back is the most powerful means of persuasion.
"Of course you can take it away, but you don't need to bring this," Jin Feng said with a smile: "There are many more behind, I will ask them to install some new ones for you."
The method of making cold kelp shreds is simple. Jin Feng just wanted to give Da Qiang and Tie Chui a try, so he made more and mixed a large pot of it. Now he still has more than half of the pot.
Knowing that Hong Taoping was useful, Jin Feng had people bring him the vegetable basin as well.
Hong Taoping was not polite, picked up the vegetable basin and left.
When I returned home, I met a middle-aged man.
The middle-aged man was an orphan adopted by Hong Taoping's father. When he grew up, he stayed in the Hong family as a housekeeper. Even if the Hong family declined, he would never leave Hong Taoping and was considered one of Hong Taoping's most trusted people.
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Seeing Hong Taoping coming back, he quickly said hello: "Master, why are you back so early?"
Descendants of the Yan and Huang Dynasties like to talk about things at the dinner table. It is normal to eat a meal for two to three hours. If you encounter a nagging leader, you may eat lunch until the evening.
However, it took Hong Taoping less than half an hour to bring it back, which made the middle-aged man feel a little surprised and a little nervous.
He had heard some time ago that Jin Feng had called the senior management of the shipyard for a lecture. He had always wanted to ask Hong Taoping what was going on, but it turned out that Hong Taoping had been so busy recently that he could not see anyone.
Now Jin Feng invited Hong Taoping to dinner, and Hong Taoping came back so soon... Could it be that Jin Feng didn't trust the young master?
The housekeeper has watched Hong Taoping grow up and knows very well what he is like.
He is an upright person, smart and diligent in his work, but he is not very good at saying nice things.
The Hong family can rise again thanks to Jin Feng's help. If Jin Feng is dissatisfied with Hong Taoping, the consequences will be too serious.
Thinking of this, the housekeeper was so anxious that he was sweating on his forehead, but Hong Taoping didn't care and replied carelessly: "You'll be back when you're full?"
Seeing Hong Taoping being so careless, the housekeeper didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
But he also knew Hong Taoping's character and knew that ordinary persuasion was useless, so he forced himself to calm down and prepared to start with the things Hong Taoping brought back and understand what happened at the dinner first.
So the butler pointed to the vegetable basin and asked, "Master, what are you serving?"
The dish basin was covered with a lid, so he couldn't see what was inside.
"Footgrass!"
"Footgrass?" The housekeeper was stunned for a moment: "Where did it come from?"
"It's a gift from Mr. Jin," Hong Taoping replied.
"Mr. Jin gave you a pot of foot-binding grass?" Upon hearing this, the housekeeper felt his eyes darken.
It's over, it's over, Jin Feng must be dissatisfied with the young master.
Foot-binding grass, foot-binding grass, doesn't this imply that the young master is not doing things well and is holding him back?
The housekeeper almost cried, but he could only find a solution if he knew the reason, so he suppressed his emotions and asked: "Master, why did Mr. Jin give you foot-binding grass?"
"Mr. Jin asked me to bring it back for everyone to see and see the world." Hong Taoping replied.
"Show it to everyone?" When the housekeeper heard this, he felt even more desperate.
It's really over now. It seems that Jin Feng plans to kill Hong Taoping and his men together.
"Master, I have told you before that you should not dig your heart out in everything, but you refused to listen. It's okay now. Jin Feng's wings are full. If he wants to kick you away, he will kick you away. We don't even have the strength to resist.
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The housekeeper beat his chest and stamped his feet.
When Jin Feng asked Hong Taoping to build a new dock, the housekeeper warned Hong Taoping to be careful about Jin Feng crossing the river and demolishing the bridge. After he got his own dock, he kicked out the Hong family dock and went it alone.
Therefore, the housekeeper vaguely reminded Hong Taoping not to work so hard and delay the construction period. If possible, it would cause further damage and prevent the new dock from being built so smoothly.
However, Hong Taoping not only did not listen to his request to delay the construction period, but instead worked overtime and tried his best to build the new dock.
It's okay now. The new dock has only been in use for a few days. Jin Feng already dislikes Hong Taoping for holding him back and can't wait to kick Hong Taoping and his team away.