Although the soldiers who were desperately turning the winch were puzzled, the military orders were overwhelming, and they stopped after hearing Han Du's words.
Luo Guo's face also changed greatly, and he quickly ran over to explain to Han Du, "Uncle, there are too many fish. The fishing net is too heavy, I'm afraid I can't drag it up."
I caught a fish, but there were too many and too heavy, so I couldn’t lift it. Isn’t this all the hard work in vain?
This kind of thing simply shocks everyone's outlook.
Since ancient times, fishermen have only complained about not catching enough fish, but they have never encountered so many fish that the net cannot be lifted.
Han Du pointed at Luo Guo and asked sternly: "Have you never fished before? What did you do in this situation?"
Luo Guo smiled bitterly and explained: "Uncle, in the past, young people used small boats and small nets to fish. The fish that could be caught were only a very small part of the edge of the fish school. Who would have thought that the uncle would actually drive a fish? A warship comes to fish, and a specially made net is so big and deep that it can penetrate deep into the fish at once and catch the fish?"
"As a kid, when I saw such a big fishing net, I was shocked."
"Okay, okay," Han Du waved his hands repeatedly to stop the hunchback from continuing.
Since there is nothing the Luo Guo can do, what's the use of talking about it now?
However, Han Du suddenly thought that the weight of the object in the water was much lighter than the actual weight. He waved his hand and said, "Come, put the fishing net into the sea, slow down."
Although the soldiers were puzzled, they slowly let go according to Han Du's instructions.
As the fishing nets were lowered back into the sea bit by bit, the warship finally regained its balance.
Seeing this situation, Han Du finally felt relieved. He quickly ordered: "Send the order, turn around and fill the sail. Let's just drag the fish back."
The road here was twists and turns, but the road back was smooth sailing.
In less than an hour, the warship returned to the place of departure.
The sky was still bright, and the return of the warship naturally attracted the attention of the people.
Everyone knows that at midnight, these boats go out to sea for fishing. Now that you are back so soon, is it possible that you didn’t catch any fish?
From word of mouth, fishing is hard work. To say that you leave early and return home late is an understatement. If you are unlucky, you may even work all day without catching a single fish.
These three boats are so big, how many fish are needed to fill them? In the eyes of the people, it would take a few days for these ships to come back.
Zou Xing actually watched the people build the plank road here for a whole day. He also saw the returning warship and didn't understand what was going on.
However, Zou Xing didn't think much about it. Now that my uncle is back, I have to rush to the shore to greet him.
Han Du sat in the boat and rowed to the shore. As soon as he stepped off the gangplank, Zou Xing came up to him.
"I have met my uncle before, but I don't know about him..."
Before Zou Xing could finish speaking, Han Du waved his hand to interrupt him and directly ordered: "Call everyone here."
When Zou Xing heard this, he felt embarrassed and explained: "But uncle, they are still building the plank road."
"The plank road can be repaired at any time. First let someone come over and pull the fish ashore." Han Du dismissed Zou Xing with a wave of his hand.
What does it mean to pull up a fish?
"Uncle, did you just catch a fish?" Zou Xing looked surprised. Like the people, he thought Han Du came back so early and thought he had gained nothing.
"Otherwise?" Han Du asked angrily.
"No, it's a good thing. It's a great thing that my uncle caught fish so quickly." Zou Xing explained hurriedly, and said quickly: "I'll go and call the people over now."
When Zou Xing went to stop what he was doing and asked them to help, the people were surprised. Everyone is wondering, how many fish did these boats catch? There are so many of them, so they all go over to help.
The fishing net was removed from the boat and a dozen thick ropes were tied to it.
"Hey yo, hey yo..."
As the uniform chants roared, and with the concerted efforts of hundreds of people, a huge creature slowly emerged from the water.
Fish, fish, fish... The net is full of fish. Everywhere you look, there are fish. Countless fish are squeezed into a lump.
But even though there are so many people dragging and the rope is getting straighter and straighter, the speed of landing the fishing net is getting slower and slower.
"Stop, stop, stop everything." Han Du saw something was wrong and shouted quickly.
If he continued to drag like this, Han Du was afraid that the fishing net would not be able to withstand the force. If the net is broken, wouldn't the fish escape?
"Zou Xing."
"The official is here."
Han Du looked at the fishing net, pondered for a moment, and said: "Towing it hard like this won't work. Let someone open the fishing net and catch some of the fish first. Catch a little like this, and then pull up a little."
"Yes." Zou Xing also thought this was a good idea and hurried over to make arrangements.
Han Du then ordered Jiang Ming to go back and adjust the boat. All the fish must be shipped away tomorrow. If it takes too long, it will be ruined.
Hundreds of people worked from afternoon to evening before they managed to catch all the fish. It was just fished out, not even the most basic processing was done.
Seeing that the people had been busy for a day, everyone was exhausted. Han Du waved his hand and rewarded each person with ten kilograms of fish.
"My uncle has ordered that everyone be rewarded with ten pounds of fish."
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Wherever the voice of the order came, the people immediately cheered. Although ten pounds of fish are not as valuable as ten pounds of meat, they are still valuable. Who can not be happy that there is extra income from doing corvee work? Ten pounds of fish are enough for the whole family to make a tooth sacrifice.
Suddenly, the people's movements of moving fish became smoother. Tiredness is nothing, as long as they are given another ten pounds of fish, they will not know they are tired.
"My uncle is really generous." Zou Xing didn't know what to say. In his opinion, there is absolutely no need to give fish to the people. When people performed corvee service, they had to bring their own dry food. At the same time, the court would not give money or food to the people.
"Ten pounds is not much," Han Du waved his hand, "There are so many fish here, I don't even know how many have slipped through the net. Give them some, it's nothing."
"What the uncle said is true." Zou Xing smiled and nodded in agreement. On the surface, I agree, but in my heart, I don’t think so. If it were Zou Xing himself, he would definitely not give it to him.
Because sending fish is a small matter, but breaking the rules is a big deal. Today I gave ten pounds of fish to the people, do you want to give it to them tomorrow? If they are all given in the future, will those who serve in other corvee services be given or not?
If he gave them all, how would other county magistrates view him as a magistrate?
Of course, this is what the uncle insists on giving, so it has nothing to do with Zou Xing. If anyone is dissatisfied, then go and confront Uncle Uncle. Do they dare?
If you think about it, you know that no one will go to trouble my uncle because of this.
