"This fish is really big."
"Yes, this one mouthful can swallow several people."
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Before Zhang Qi and his ship could dock.
The sound of watching the excitement on the shore was already abuzz.
Everyone was pointing at the whale that had been pulled into the harbor.
Hang a bell on the boat and ring it.
Seeing a ship arriving at the port, the people surrounding it dispersed inward, but they did not leave. They were still watching the dock workers pulling the fish body.
The head of the huge whale was covered with wounds, and there were also several wounds on its back, which were larger than those on its head.
It was shot with a crossbow prong. Now the crossbow prongs have been taken out, but it is not difficult to imagine that the two crossbow prongs hit the whale. The crossbow rope was connected to the buoy and kept the whale from diving, so the whale was consumed little by little. With so much strength, he was finally killed by a spear.
Two groups of guards quickly disembarked and greeted Zhang Qi.
Wearing a green shirt, with his long hair tied tightly by a wooden hairpin and crown, Zhang Qi walked onto the board of the ship and got off the ship.
Behind him, Bai Xing's eyes never left the whale beside him, his eyes shining brightly.
"What a big Kun!"
"Fish, it's fish!"
Zhang Qi reminded him again, and Bai Xing nodded with no intention of correcting himself.
The Liaodong seaport is his own territory. Zhang Qi waved his hand to tell the guards not to be so nervous.
"Just be casual."
"promise."
The guard captain accepted the offer and asked the guards to disperse.
"Your Majesty!"
"I've seen you, Your Majesty."
"May you be safe."
Zhang Qi saw the disembarkation.
The port workers, Xiu Mu's navy, and family members who gathered around the whale to watch the excitement saluted Zhang Qi.
smile.
A warm expression.
Zhang Qi waved his hand and said, "I'm here to watch the fun too, let's go together."
"Hahaha, quickly make room for your Majesty."
"Spread out, spread out, don't be so crowded."
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Everyone got out of the way laughing.
Zhang Qi led the people over.
The workers worked together to drag him onto the cement floor of the port.
The whale is fully revealed.
The head is slightly pointed, with small protrusions on the skull, the dorsal fin is very small, and there are only two or three protrusions at the front end of the tail.
It's a gray whale.
Zhang Qi recognized it.
"Your Majesty."
It wasn't until the gray whale was completely towed ashore that the port official responsible for directing the labor force had time to come over and pay tribute.
Zhang Qi nodded towards him: "Thank you for your hard work."
After receiving Zhang Qi's hard words, the official's face turned red with excitement.
He wiped the sweat off his face and got back to work.
"Your Kun is here, go and measure the length yourself."
Zhang Qi looked sideways at Bai Xing with a smile.
The latter was already impatient, so he immediately ran over, took out the prepared tools from the package, and measured the length of the gray whale with a guard.
When the butchers who had been prepared on the other side saw this, they were no longer in a hurry to dismember it. They also came up to look at it and analyze how to cut it later.
Hunting whales is an experiment that Zhang Qi does not feel is cruel.
Humans are animals that exist for profit, and he is no exception, and he has also set the rules for hunting whales.
Female whales with calves are not hunted.
Baby whales are not hunted.
Whale pods that live in groups and number less than four individuals are not hunted.
Wait, wait, there are many more.
Each year, no more than 50 whales of the same species can be caught, and hunting can only be carried out in the waters again every three years.
Zhang Qi thinks it is feasible to ask for something reasonable.
Whales are a good source of oil.
The fat content of a whale is close to half of its body weight. Take the gray whale in front of you as an example. Although it has not been weighed yet, at 40 tons, this gray whale can produce 40,000 kilograms. of fat.
This is still a smaller gray whale. If it were a blue whale, its weight of two hundred tons could produce one hundred tons of fat.
No wonder in later generations, whales would be hunted by Europeans and driven to the brink of extinction.
Big oil producer.
One blue whale is equivalent to one to two thousand pigs.
Ancient.
Grease is in high demand.
Whether it is eating, using, or lighting, oil is inseparable.
Moreover, Zhang Qi's eyes were slightly stern, and the biggest function of whale blubber was to extract glycerin, which was incomparable to creatures like pigs, cattle, and sheep.
Although the role of whale blubber is still limited to lighting, lubrication and other aspects of daily life, there is no guarantee that one day Zhang Qi will use it on a whim.
The research on gunpowder in the world of riding and slashing has already begun. Black gunpowder, yellow gunpowder, and detonators are the technologies that he knows can be improved step by step.
As long as you dare to sacrifice your life, you will always gain something.
"Your Majesty! This Kun is fourteen meters long!"
Bai Xing ran back with excitement on his face, interrupting Zhang Qi's thinking. He was no longer as calm as before and a little more out of the ordinary. Zhang Qi actually liked Bai Xing like this better, lively, just like those on campus in later generations. Same as students.
"Fish! This is a fish, and it's not that big. It's fourteen meters. If I remember correctly, it's almost the limit of a male gray whale. The female is longer, and can grow up to fifteen or six meters."
He took the trouble to correct it again.
Looking at the several butchers who had started cutting it, he said calmly: "This is considered small. If it were a blue whale, thirty meters and two hundred tons, it would be called a behemoth, and it would be more in line with Kun's description."
Bai Xing opened her mouth slightly and looked at Zhang Qi in disbelief. In her opinion, a fish of thirteen or four meters was already big enough. She didn't expect that there were fish that could grow to thirty meters long in the sea.
What kind of creature should it be?
After watching the butcher dismembering the gray whale for a while, Zhang Qi called a few guards. Although he didn't know much about whales, he still had some knowledge based on the era of information explosion.
He came to Liaodong Bay Port this time, firstly to relax, and secondly, to take a look at the quality of Yinshan's silver ingots. This was the first time that silver ingots were sent back after the place went into production.
Naturally, the silver ship will not dock in this open port area where ships come and go frequently.
They have special berths at the naval barracks and are guarded and escorted by the navy.
The Liaodong Bay port was not small. Zhang Qi asked the port officials to fetch a few horses, and it took ten minutes to reach the naval barracks area.
After handing over his token, Zhang Qi entered the naval barracks under the excited eyes of the navy on duty.
The military camp is very large, but there are only about 3,000 people left behind. As for the navy, most of the time they are floating on the sea, and those who stay on land are usually during rotation.
"Greetings, Your Majesty!"
After receiving the news, several captains who stayed behind came in a hurry. The navy's armor had no armor and was lightly equipped. The style was the blue and white uniform designed by Zhang Qi.
"Get up and go to the silver ship."
"promise!"
Following these captains, Zhang Qi came to the coast of the navy. There were no cannons in the gun towers, but there were also eight-niu crossbows inside.
There is also a navy guard inside.
Outside the port, a lighthouse was built on a rock that emerged from the sea to point out the direction for the returning navy.
"A ship weighs three thousand pounds, and a total of four ships have been loaded, and they are all here."
The school captain led Zhang Qi.
Zhang Qi hummed and asked the guards to open them one by one.
A bright white light flashed, and the bright silver lay quietly in a box filled with hay and cloth.
Eye-catching.
(End of chapter)
