And these people gathered here not mainly to see these ships, but to see the giant whales next to these ships.
Behind each of the four large ships was an extremely huge whale.
Even though the local people have watched it many times, they are still amazed every time a whaling ship docks. It can be said that every time a whaling ship docks, it is the busiest time here.
"This is the legendary Kunpeng? Isn't it too big!" A gold digger who had returned from the Japanese island and crossed the ocean looked at this scene in surprise.
He also heard people say that Kunpeng came here to watch the fun.
It's winter now, and it's snowing heavily on the Japanese island. The climate at this time is not suitable for gold mining, and there are no facilities in the area. There are just endless savages. There is no one person to live in, let alone these rich people.
They had worked hard for more than half a year, and now it was time to enjoy it. So they all crossed the ocean and returned to Lelang County.
Anyway, Lelang County is not far from Wo Island. After the spring flowers bloom, they can return to Wo Island by boat for at most one day.
The infrastructure of Lelang County is much better than that of Wadao, so a large number of gold diggers gather here.
And these gold diggers have a lot of gold in their hands. After adapting to the high prices of goods on Wo Island, when they return to Dahan, everything seems cheap. Even the expensive fur coats feel cheaper than the commoners on Wo Island.
I buy several pieces at once.
These gold diggers became nouveau riche one by one and bought whatever they saw. This naturally aroused the envy, jealousy and hatred of the local people. If they had the opportunity, they would laugh at them, and now they look like country people, which is naturally the best thing to do.
time of ridicule.
The local people said with a mocking smile: "This whale only looks like a few hundred thousand kilograms, not very big. Last year, a Kunpeng weighing more than 2 million kilograms landed on the shore. It was about the same size as this building."
It's like a small mountain, that's the big one!"
Then he said with envy: "This Kunpeng alone was sold for tens of millions of dollars!"
The gold digger couldn't believe it and said: "How could it be so valuable? This is not a fish made of gold!"
But the local people laughed and said: "This is a fish made of gold. Even the cheapest fish meat can be sold for 10,000 jins, which is 20 million jins. Not to mention that this whale is full of treasures, and the golden whale skin is
The best leather, wealthy businessmen from all over Hebei are rushing to buy this kind of leather, and whale oil is also very expensive. Whether it is made into candles, soap or sold as oil, a pound can be sold for dozens of dollars.
More than half of a whale is oil, which is worth tens of millions of dollars, not to mention that among goldfish there is ambergris that is worth as much as gold. A pound of ambergris is worth a pound of gold. Among whales alone, amber is worth more than half.
Xingxiang is also worth thousands of pounds of gold, you can calculate how much it is."
"It's better for the old man in power to choose a name that is considerate. This is not Kunpeng. Only the name Goldfish is considerate. This is a fish made of gold!"
Another person also followed up and said: "Look at this building, it took tens of millions of dollars to build this ship in three years. At first, everyone thought it was a waste of money to be in power. But now the whaling is done, and it only takes one year to get back the money. This
A large ship can be used for more than ten years, and it will be a pure profit after more than ten years. A whaling ship can at least make hundreds of millions."
Then a person next to him said with a smile: "Do you know why we don't go to Japan to dig for gold? It's because there is an active gold mine near our Lelang County, and we still have enough to eat and have nothing to do to go to Japan to dig for gold.
There is nothing there. I heard that the people who went there last year managed to dig back all the gold, but it was all used to buy food, and everything was used to make wedding dresses for other people. What is the point of such a life-and-death adventure?"
Although only separated by a sea, the price of goods in Wodao is dozens of times higher than that in Lelang County, so the locals ridicule the gold diggers on Wodao for taking advantage of them.
Now the gold diggers were dissatisfied and said: "The gold mines we dig belong to us. Even if this whale is valuable, if it has a half-money relationship with you, you can only look at it with envy!"
The local people immediately said: "Who said it doesn't matter? My son works in a goldfish cannery and often brings some whale meat for me to taste. In Relang County, the price of both meat and oil is much cheaper than in the mainland of Han Dynasty.
These are not all benefits. Now most of us here work for the whaling factory. Our income is higher than that in the mainland of the Han Dynasty, and we don’t have to go through life and death like you."
What this man said was indeed true. The whaling industry has become a pillar industry in Lelang County, and the gold diggers were speechless.
At the same time, Xian Yuping, who was on the building boat, ordered his men: "Tug the whale to a special slaughterhouse, be careful not to hit the surrounding boats!"
The size of the whale is so big that in this era, even Xu Wei could not drag a whale weighing more than one million kilograms onto the ship.
All everyone can do is drag the whale carcass to a factory that specializes in whale slaughter. This is why it is not often opened in Lelangjun, because only they can kill whales within a day.
After the whales arrive at the factory, workers quickly dissect and cut them up. The meat is sent to the cannery, and the whale's blubber is sent to a specialized rendering plant. The extracted oil is made into candles, soap or edible oil.
Because the whale is extremely large, it is regarded as a Kunpeng by most common people. Everyone thinks that its flesh and blood will bring benefits if used for a long time, and it may even lead to immortality. Anyway, everyone thinks that such a prehistoric beast can definitely be brought into the world.
Come to the benefits.
Therefore, even though whale meat tastes rough, many people buy it, and the price is extremely expensive. It is the most expensive among all dry meats.
But now only people in Lelang County can eat fresh whale meat.
But in other places, people can only eat barrels of canned whale meat. But even this greasy whale meat is already the best delicacy in Omae, and it is extremely popular.
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It is mandatory for whaling factories to keep half of the whale oil as cooking oil. I am afraid that the whaling farms want to make all the fat into candles because it is more profitable.
But Xu Wei can't just make money. After all, for today's wealthy people, what they need more is high-energy foods such as oil cakes instead of luxury candles and soaps made from whale meat.
"Captain, the four whales we caught this time are all very huge. Their combined value must be at least hundreds of millions of dollars. This time our bonus will be even greater!"
Xian Yuping said calmly: "Everyone should be able to get more than tens of thousands of dollars from this trip, but if you have money, you should save it and don't spend it everywhere!"
But the crew member smiled and said: "On this sea, who knows what things will happen. There is no tomorrow. So much money is left to others, why not spend it on yourself."
On the sea, there are rough waves and dangers. Even though the whaling ships built by Xu Wei are already considered the strongest and largest ships in the world, various shipwrecks will still occur. Putin has been developing this business for three or four years, but More than three ships have sunk in storms or other incidents. If you include other transport ships, there have been dozens of shipwrecks in the entire Daqian area. It can be said that the risks of operating at sea are extremely high. .
Therefore, maritime employees have relatively high incomes. In addition to their basic salary, they also have generous bonuses. For every whale caught, these crew members will receive 5% of the profit as a bounty.
Even a crew member with the lowest profession can earn tens of thousands of dollars a month.
And a captain like Xian Yuping can earn more than one million in a year. It can be said that this is one of the most prosperous professions.
Xian Yuping originally took a fancy to this high salary, so he signed up when the captain was recruited.
After Xian Yuping arranged everything, he asked the crew to go home and rest, and went to the director of the whaling factory to report the situation.
The factory director smiled and said to him: "You have a noble person to help you. The superiors have notified you to become the county magistrate of Yuyang County. You can take charge of a country so quickly. Even I am envious!"