In the summer, more than 2,000 miles east of the East China Sea, 600 miles southeast of Chikushi Island, the "militia" fleet began the hunting of giant whales in the new year. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoThe average minke whale does not hunt at this time, and three to four minke whales are able to spend a safe summer vacation in a family unit.

However, their close relative, the finwhale weighing 140,000 catties, is about to face a persevering pursuit of thousands of miles. From the westerly wind belt all the way down the currents of the eastern ocean, these sea monsters, every piece of flesh and bones, will be worth a lot of profits.

Fin whales are fin whales, and if it weren't for eight years of building a big boat, they wouldn't have been able to tow it at all. And the speed of the giant whale is much faster than that of the boat, and the "militia" fleet needs to be encircled, ambushed, waited, and even waited for the wounded giant beast to glide past the bottom of the ship......

"Full sails—"

"Full sails! Full sails! Full sails! ”

Dangdangdang......

The bell was poured and the hammer was quickly shaken, and in the distance, the water surface rose and turned, and a giant beast's narrow and well-developed back could be seen like a dome, flipping and gliding over the water. And above the back, there is a whaling fork with a broken cable. In the case of minke whales, there is no need for a whaling fork at all, and they can be wrapped around a blended trawl and then dragged to the dock, or slaughtered directly near the big boat.

"Summoning the sixth king!"

"Yes!"

Bang!

A flare shot into the sky, exploded with a snap, and after a few breaths, a fire also rose in the distance, and a wreath also exploded.

"Wang Lao Liu received it!"

"Chase! Don't let this giant kun run away! ”

Whoa......

What are the waves crashing, the sailors have cloth towels wrapped around their heads, beards one by one, wearing short beaters and holding sharp spears, and at the critical time, the experienced "mixed river dragons" must immediately take the opportunity to jump into the sea with their disciples and grandchildren to kill whales.

This is years of experience, but also years of courage.

Fighting, fighting, fighting, fighting, the vast sea, wild men.

……

I don't know when, the weary sailors hurried to the northwest, the fleet was lit up, and in the darkness, the sea and the sky were all sparks. It's beautiful, but it's still tired.

"Chun Yu Twelve Lang, did you use the nautical chart star map compass correctly? Is this really Tsukushi Island? ”

"That's right. Even if it's not Tsukushi Island, it's near Tsukushi Island. ”

"Rammed! Keep your dog's eyes open and see that the mountain can only be seen in the northwest sea of Iyo Island. What the hell should you say to Lao Tzu? Let's go west! ”

There was a lighthouse built on that mountain, and it was a single road that really made people go to Iyoshima to repair it. The local chieftain of Iyo Province accepted the favor and agreed to the request of the Upper Kingdom.

"The Koshichi clan has a dock nearby, which is used to exchange supplies with Tsukushi Island. However, it will be a part of the voyage to the northeast. ”

"You're such a rammer. Everyone knows that we are going to attack Iyo Island this year, and the Yue Chi clan has already gathered more than 10,000 people, just waiting for us to fight over! ”

Iyo Island was the future island of Shikoku, and at this time it was indeed divided into Shikoku, but because the island was mountainous and hilly, and the grain production was quite low, it was possible to gather 200,000 people if you count the savage tribes.

The account of the Northwest Iyo Country, the Yue Zhi clan boasted that there were 90,000 to the outside world, but in fact, when Wang Banzai led people to encroach on Chikushi Island, the garrison force of the Iyo Country was only about 500 people, and this was because the Iyo Province was quite hostile to the Yue Chi clan.

"Captain, you forgot? Previously, the Suzhou ship had traveled to the northeastern part of Iyo Province, where it had acquired a group of Japanese maidens, and then returned with a few stones. ”

"Copper Mountain Ore?"

"The people of Iyo Province certainly don't know about the ore, and they don't know that there is a copper mine there. We'd better send someone to take a look first, and if there is, after this year's fight, it's best to let Iyokoku cede that piece of land to us China Resources. ”

The captain licked his lips, obviously very moved, and suddenly turned his head to look at Chun Yu Twelve: "Speaking of which, you're afraid that you didn't mean to run here, right?" ”

"Hey ......"

Jun Yu Twelve-Lang also licked his lips, his eyes shining under the ship's lamp: "That giant kun happens to be sold in Iyo Province, and whale meat is also a delicious meat in the eyes of this group of natives." Captain, what do you think? ”

"Good! If there is really a copper mountain, there is no need to worry about it for the rest of my life. No, it's three generations that don't worry! ”

The sea breeze of the eastern ocean blows the hearts of the men on the water. At this time, it is already the season of wheat harvest, and the wheat between the hills in the sultry Jianghan Plain is already bright and yellow. The fields are all organized laborers. Countless people were crowded, and a large number of manpower threshing machines were put into use.

Well-planned villages have drying fields built by the Changshi Mansion, which are used to turn and dry wheat. Because of the use of cement, the cost is quite expensive for many villages. However, they are all paid in installments, and each year they are paid with 10% of the grain revenue after the tax is paid.

The amount of responsibility is not counted as the number of acres, but only the total grain output of the year. In other states, it may be difficult to implement it like this, but in Chuzhou, the land of two counties in this state, a group of local heroes were killed and exiled, and Zhang De was full of majesty even if he didn't say the same.

"Sect Chief, East China Sea Urgent. Chikushi Island. ”

"Huh?"

Lao Zhang was stunned for a moment, shook open the envelope, read the contents of the letter, and was a little surprised: "There is a copper mountain on this Iyo Island?" And the estimated yield will not be low? ”

"Wang Taishi's disciples, there are a few, and there is one who is very good at copper smelting, so he won't cheat."

"The letter says that it has an annual output of more than 500,000 guan."

"This ......"

There is a shortage of copper and gold and silver in the country, and for this reason, although the Tang Dynasty had a complete monetary system, it was not Kaiyuan Tongbao that served as the main currency, but silk cloth. Although in terms of financial reflection, Wude's financial settlement after four years is also calculated in terms of how much money is converted, but ten years ago, Zhang De still remembers that each copper coin has considerable purchasing power.

A Kaiyuan Tongbao, in the year of Wude, you can buy half a bucket of rice. In addition to the rise in prices caused by natural and man-made disasters, the purchasing power of Kaiyuan Tongbao under normal conditions is quite strong before there is no large amount of copper ingots imported.

However, with the massive trade and smuggling of copper ingots into the Tang Dynasty, in wealthy areas such as Luoyang, Chang'an, the price of a bucket of rice came to the price of fifteen wen again, and it was on the rise.

This time, the price went up, but I didn't feel anything. This is because a large number of copper ingots were melted and recast into Kaiyuan Tongbao in the Luoyang area of Chang'an.

Almost all grain merchants have concluded that the price of grain in Chang'an will definitely rush to 20 wen a bucket next year. In addition to the import of copper ingots from the Western Regions, Jiaozhou, and Tianzhu, more copper ingots entered the Central Plains through Denglai and Suzhou, which is a secret that cannot be said.

Although there is still a "money shortage" nationwide, between Chang'an and Luoyang, there is no circulation to lower-level states and counties due to the large amount of copper coins imported in a short period of time, forming an "inflation" in the region in the short term.

For such a big empire, it is completely impossible to solve the "money shortage" through mining. However, the discovery of such a copper mountain with a very high annual output on Iyo Island is not only the internal carnival of the "Tadashi Society", but also the peripheral alliances, and even the Austrian aid in the imperial court, will be like a shark smelling of blood, and will not stop squeezing every piece of copper juice out of the copper mountain for a moment.

"In this way, Shichiro, you have worked hard, go to Luoyang, and spread the matter of the abundant production of the copper mountain on Iyo Island to the singer of the land of 'Merry Yazawa', and you must also treasure it."

"Yes, Patriarch."