The next day, at dawn, the people came back again. Moreover, everyone was in high spirits and looked much better than the day before.
Jiang Ming also came with the lucky boat, but he came and left in a hurry. There was no chance to stay here longer, so he loaded up the fish and set sail for the capital.
Taken away casually, there is also Han Du's memorial.
Han Du cheered up and took Luo Guo out to sea for fishing again, and was able to catch so many fish at one time. For every day of delay, not only a large amount of money was lost, but also the food rations of the people of the Ming Dynasty.
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In Fengtian Hall, Lao Zhu sat on the dragon chair with a gloomy face, reading the memorial.
The more he looked at it, the more angry he became.
As the days passed, more and more places reported that it had not rained for more than a month.
Whether it was the warning from Qin Tian Jian or the situation reported from various places, Lao Zhu could understand that this year's drought was inevitable.
Lao Zhu also expected that there would be a drought this year, but he never thought that the drought situation this year would be so serious and cover such a wide area. If there is a large crop failure in the places mentioned above.
The hundreds of thousands of tons of grain purchased by the Ming Dynasty Royal Grain Industry are simply a drop in the bucket. They can only support them for a while, and it is impossible to survive this year.
"Handu, I'm relying on you now, don't let me down." Lao Zhu couldn't help but lean back, looked up at the door of the palace, and murmured to himself.
Within a moment, Lao Zhu returned to his previous calmness. As expected of Lao Zhu, he would not pin everything on hope.
"Has Han Du submitted a memorial?"
"Your Majesty, there is no news about Jing Haibo yet." The old eunuch leaned over and replied. I couldn't help but feel worried. This was the fourth time the emperor had asked Han Du for news, but there was no news at all from the General Affairs Department.
This made the old eunuch very worried. The more frequently the emperor asked about Han Du's news, the more anxious he became. Because he was afraid that the emperor would lose patience that time and vent his anger on him.
"Go to the General Administration Department to urge you. As soon as there is any news about Han Du, come and report it immediately." Lao Zhu directly ordered without raising his head.
"According to the order, I will go now."
The old eunuch came to the General Affairs Department to inquire, but there was still no news about Han Du.
He simply gritted his teeth and stayed in the General Administration Department and refused to leave. "Your Majesty is urging us. Our family is waiting here. As soon as there is any news, please report it as soon as possible."
Although the old eunuch guarding here would make the officials of the General Affairs Department extremely uncomfortable, the officials of the General Affairs Department could offend this great god, so they had no choice but to let the old eunuch guard here.
However, the old eunuch had better luck today. Before he could finish a cup of tea, he received news from the Ministry of War that the navy had returned. Also arriving was Han Du's memorial.
When the old eunuch received the memorial, he was overjoyed and rushed towards Fengtian Palace like a gust of wind. Firstly, he was afraid that the emperor would get impatient and complain about him; secondly, it was a credit to him to be able to get the news to the emperor as early as possible.
When Lao Zhu hurriedly arrived at Fengtian Hall, he saw a look of surprise on his face and suddenly knew something.
He quickly asked: "Is there any news about Han Du?"
"Back to your Majesty, that's right. I got Handu's memorial and ran all the way here."
"Haha, okay, bring it over quickly."
Lao Zhu took the memorial and opened it, "Your Majesty Han Du paused..."
Han Du briefly talked about his experience of finding people, and then focused on finding the Luo Guo and learning from the Luo Guo that now was the best time to go fishing.
"The fish are like mountains and mountains, and they are like clouds hanging from the sky. To be honest with the emperor, all the ministers were shocked..."
Lao Zhu read Han Du's memorial once, but he couldn't believe it, so he opened it and read it again.
Finally, he spread out the memorial on the imperial desk and murmured to himself: "In an instant, the entire fishing net was filled. The catch in one net was more than 100,000 kilograms, so that it was impossible to even salvage it and had to be dragged The fish were caught several times by the people at the shore..."
Lao Zhu really couldn't imagine what kind of scene this was. In an instant, more than 300,000 kilograms of fish could be caught. The richness of sea products shocked Lao Zhu for the first time
In the past, Han Du had always said that the sea produced many things, but since Han Du did not have a specific explanation, Lao Zhu did not have a clear concept about it. Now that he had the comparison, Lao Zhu was naturally shocked.
Three hundred thousand catties, that's more than two thousand dan, and this is just a drop in the bucket of that school of fish. If there were thirty warships, wouldn't it be possible to harvest more than 20,000 dan at one time?
If we can fish for two months like now, then the food shortage in Ming Dynasty will be solved.
Thinking of this, Lao Zhu was excited. Worried about this year's drought, Lao Zhu's heart finally fell by half, and a smile appeared on his face.
The old eunuch on the side saw the emperor's long-lost smile, and suddenly felt that the entire Fengtian Palace became brighter. The clouds are clearing, and the gloom of the past is finally over. I wonder what was written in Han Du's memorial that could make the emperor so happy?
"Quickly tell Tang He to enter the palace."
"I obey." The old eunuch quickly lowered his head.
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"Wei minister pays homage to the emperor."
Lao Zhu saw Tang He bowing down solemnly, and a smile appeared on his face, "Get up, we are all brothers, why are you so polite?"
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Tang He stood up in an orderly manner and was not affected by the Emperor's words at all.
There are some words that only the emperor says, and he just listens. As for after listening to it, what should be done should be done.
"I wonder what the emperor has to do with the minister?"
Lao Zhu pointed at the memorial on the imperial case and motioned to the old eunuch to show it to Tang He.
"This is Han Du's memorial, take a look."
Tang He was naturally concerned when he heard the news that it was Han Du. You must know that it was not only Lao Zhu who was anxious about Han Du going out to fish, but he was also anxious. Han Du went out to sea with the navy. If something went wrong or failed, it would also be the navy's failure, right?
But judging from the emperor's expression, it should be good news.
I took the memorial and opened it, and it was indeed good news. However, even with Tang He's calmness, he still couldn't help but be shocked when he saw that he caught more than 300,000 kilograms of fish in an instant.
"Your Majesty, there are so many fish in this sea?"
Lao Zhu hesitated for a moment and said: "Actually, I didn't believe it when I first saw it. But Han Du has always said it, and he has sent the navy to transport the fish back to the capital. It shouldn't be a lie. of."
Tang He listened in silence for a while and then sighed: "In the past, I only heard Han Du say how many fish there are in the sea, but I never thought there would be so many. This is so amazing."
"Yes, this boy is right." Lao Zhu paused with a smile, and then said decisively, "The sea will be the largest granary of the Ming Dynasty!"
