Fu Youde said directly: "Five thousand navy, fifty net shuttle ships, twenty each eagle ship and sand ship, twenty chain ships, twenty mother and child ships, thirty fire dragon ships, twenty four hundred material blessing ships, five hundred materials Ten lucky boats, five lucky boats with eight hundred materials..."
"..."
Guo An's eyes were dizzy after hearing this.
After taking a look at Zhu Di, he found that Zhu Di did not explain, so Guo An had to ask Fu Youde: "I am stupid, I dare to ask Duke Ying, how many of the ships are longer than eight feet in length?"
"Hahaha, I didn't think it through!"
Fu Youde smiled warmly and introduced directly: "The four-hundred-material blessing boat is nine feet four feet long, nine feet two inches deep, and one foot nine feet five inches wide; the five-hundred-material blessing boat is twelve feet two feet five inches long and one foot deep. One foot five inches, three feet wide; Eight Hundred Materials Sea Boat is twenty feet three feet long, two feet one foot two inches deep, six feet three feet wide...
As for the rest of the warships, they are all less than eight feet long. "
"Thirty-five ships, that's enough!"
Guo An nodded slightly and began to say: "The sea is vast and there are many fish. If you want to catch fish faster, you have to use trawl fishing, two boats drag one net.
The lower official boldly guessed that since His Majesty sent Ying Guo Gong to lead five thousand navy to fish, it was to ask Ying Guo Gong to catch the most sea fish in the fastest time.
Therefore, the lower official’s suggestion is to plow the sea and net fish! "
"Plowing the sea and netting fish?"
Fu Youde, Zhu Di and others all looked puzzled.
"Exactly!"
Guo An said: "Plowing the sea to fish is just like plowing a field. Thirty-five ships are lined up in the sea, dragging a net between two and moving forward at the same speed.
In this way, no matter how vast the sea is, with thirty-five large ships and thirty-four nets, it is enough to quickly find schools of fish and catch them. "
"Thirty-four nets?"
Zhu Di, Fu Youde and others looked confused again.
However, Zhu Di just stood aside quietly and did not ask any questions.
However, as the commander-in-chief Fu Youde who was ordered to catch sea fish, he had to ask.
"Guo Changshi, why are there thirty-four large ships with thirty-four nets?"
Guo An directly stretched out a palm and gestured: "Please see, Duke Ying, for example, the five fingers of Xiaguan are five boats, then these two fingers directly drag a sword net, and the two sides of this finger You can still drag another net with the big ship on the right...
In this way, after trawling down like this, thirty-five ships can drag up thirty-four nets. "
This time, Fu Youde, Zhu Di and others all understood.
Looking at Guo An's hand, Fu Youde's eyes widened.
"With thirty-four nets, wouldn't it take just a few trips to plow the Bohai Sea? Wouldn't it take us at most half a month to catch all the fish in the entire Bohai Sea?"
Guo Andao: "Don't be anxious, Lord Ying. These are just speculations by the official. I don't know whether the speed of the thirty-five warships can be consistent?"
Otherwise, if any warship is too fast or too slow, it will drag down the two nets.
It would be better to disperse all the ships, form a group of two warships, and drag a net to catch fish in the sea! "
Fu Youde directly said arrogantly: "Guo Changshi must not underestimate the flag force of our navy. Not to mention thirty-five warships, even three hundred and fifty warships, they can use their fingers like an arm!"
"My navy general of the Ming Dynasty is indeed brave, and I admire you."
Guo An didn't say anything more, but just flattered him casually.
Even if the navy's flag force cannot keep thirty-five warships sailing at the same speed, it will only tear down two fencing nets.
If it's broken and then fixed, it has nothing to do with him, Guo An.
Fu Youde nodded with satisfaction, then looked at Zhu Di aside, "I wonder if His Highness King Yan has enough nets?"
"Nothing."
Zhu Di shook his head, "Don't worry, Duke Ying, we can send craftsmen to teach the navy soldiers how to weave the nets!"
"Thank you, Your Highness!"
Suddenly, Fu Youde remembered something, raised his head, looked around, and asked, "I heard that the people who went to the sea to fish for His Majesty King Yan were two Baihu members of His Majesty King Yan's bodyguard. I wonder where these two people are?"
"It disappoints Duke Ying. Zhu Liang and Xu Xiang have gone out to sea to fish again!" Zhu Di said.
"I see!"
A trace of disappointment flashed in Fu Youde's eyes, and then he said: "I also heard that the big boats used for fishing need to undergo some modifications, so I am going to ask about it."
Guo Andao said: "Gong Ying is relieved about this matter, it is easy to refit a big ship.
Most of the large ships used for fishing are equipped with several sets of winches and pulleys on the ship to facilitate the soldiers on the ship to pull and drag the net.
In addition, the cabin of the big ship was converted into an ice cellar and refrigerated with saltpeter. In this way, the caught marine fish can be directly bled and then put into the cabin to be frozen.
In this way, marine fish can be kept fresh for at least several months without becoming smelly! "
"What about refitting the ship?"
"Don't worry, Duke Ying. When Duke Ying renovates it, I will send experienced craftsmen there!"
"So good!"
"But there are not enough craftsmen in Prince Yan's palace..."
"His Royal Highness King Yan and Guo Changshi can rest assured about this matter, I can recruit enough craftsmen!"
"In addition, the lower official also suggested that Duke Ying prepare to board some more cargo ships. He can directly convert the cargo into ice caves, follow the warships, wait until the warships catch the sea fish, and specially transport the sea fish caught by Ying Guo Gong."
"This is a great thing to say!"
"Guo Changshi has any other good ideas?"
"You're welcome, Duke Ying. I have read some miscellaneous books. After catching a sea fish, you can clean its internal organs and dry it in the sun. This way it can be preserved for a long time.
Of course, if you want to preserve marine fish for a longer period of time, you can pickle the marine fish with a large amount of sea salt and dry it in the sun.
However, this method requires too much sea salt..."
"I will inform Your Majesty of this matter. I wonder if Guo Changshi has any other suggestions?"
"Mr. Ying, the sea environment is ever-changing. I can only remind Mr. Ying to pay attention to safety. In particular, there are heavy rains and strong waves in the sea, which can easily capsize warships.
Moreover, the sea is so vast, and the sea fish in it are not necessarily weak and gentle. Even some big fish are as ferocious as jackals, tigers and leopards, and some sea fish are also highly poisonous.
The lower officials may not necessarily know the full picture of these poisonous sea fish, so I also ask Duke Ying to bring some local veteran fishermen with him when catching sea fish..."
"..."
As Guo An gave more suggestions, Fu Youde, who was just asking some polite questions at first, became more and more solemn.
Because what Guo An said, he, a veteran who has been in the army for more than 30 years, never thought of it.
It seems that Guo Changshi is more experienced than Fu Youde in catching sea fish.
However, Fu Youde also knew the details of Guo An.
Guo An has definitely never caught sea fish, or even caught fish in rivers and lakes!
"Is it possible that there are really knowledgeable and talented people in this world?"
On the boat heading to Dagukou, Fu Youde still couldn't help but said with surprise and doubt on his face.
"Don't be surprised, Mr. Ying Guo. Maybe Guo An had already found a group of coastal fishermen in advance to inquire about it when he learned that His Majesty sent Mr. Ying Guo to go to the sea to catch fish!"
A navy commander said with disdain.
"Exactly. Guo An is just a young man with a weak head and a beard on his chin. How can he know so much?"
Another general also followed suit.
These generals were very dissatisfied with the young Guo An.
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(End of chapter)
