Liu Jin looked at the behemoth in front of him, thinking about how to maximize its value. As for the melon-eaters in the port, they were also eagerly waiting to dismember the big whale and see if they could.
Buy some whale meat and take it home to try it.
"Everyone, make way, everyone, make way, we are going to dismember the whale soon. If you want to buy whale meat, whale skin, whale oil, etc., don't rush out."
Soon, the steward of Tianjin Port came to the port terminal with a group of butchers. Some of these butchers killed pigs, cows, and sheep. Each of them brought his own meal, and there were also people carrying them.
Huge chopping boards.
"Haha, I, Liu Yidao, am also lucky. I have the opportunity to kill such a big fish. I won't be able to boast about it in the future."
A tall butcher took over a bone-cutting knife from his apprentice's hand. This bone-cutting knife was curved, one meter long, and extremely sharp. It was used by Butcher Liu to cut cattle.
Although the killing of cows was prohibited in the Ming Dynasty. In the early Ming Dynasty, these cows were more valuable than people. However, now in the middle of the Ming Dynasty, these cows have been reproduced from generation to generation and their numbers are already large. Although they are still not allowed to be slaughtered at will, as long as they find a
If you report the reason to the government, you can still slaughter a small amount.
Butcher Liu is the most famous cattle butcher in Tianjin. The bone-cutting knife in his hand is even more famous. It is said that it can cut a cow in half with one knife. Of course, Butcher Liu's meat-cutting skills are also very accurate.
No matter how much you cut it, it will be accurate with one cut, hence the nickname Liu Yidao.
"Liu Yidao, can your bone-cutting knife cut through this big whale with one blow?"
An acquaintance said to Liu Yidao with a smile.
"Not to mention one sword, even a hundred or a thousand swords can't cut it open."
Liu Yidao smiled and replied.
"Haha, you also have times to be humble~"
"How can this be immodest~"
With the arrival of more than a dozen butchers, preparations for the dismemberment of the whale have begun. The entire Tianjin port has become more lively. More and more people have received the news. Everyone has come to watch the excitement and want to see what is needed.
How big was the whale that was dismembered by more than a dozen butchers at the same time?
"Everyone make way, everyone make way~"
Liu Yidao said to the people watching the excitement around him. When everyone made way for a small space, Liu Yidao took off his shirt and was shirtless, revealing his strong muscles.
Then he held the bone-cutting knife in his hand and began to move his body continuously. This was a tough battle, and he had to be prepared for a protracted battle.
"Wine~"
Liu Yidao shouted, and his apprentice immediately brought a porcelain bowl of wine. Liu Yidao drank the wine from the large porcelain bowl into his mouth, then raised his bone-cutting knife and sprayed the wine on it.
This is called a sacrificial knife, and it is the same as when an executioner performs an execution. It has the meaning of exorcism, because it is said that this drink can exorcise evil spirits and avoid taboos. If you spray it on the knife, you will not have any unclean things to bother you.
Liu Yidao used to kill cattle. These cattle were very spiritual and they were all farm cattle. They worked hard for the people, so they had a very high status. But slaughtering cattle was not something that could be done casually. There was also a lot of preparation before slaughtering.
Ritual.
Everyone on the sidelines watched with gusto, and even Liu Jin was full of interest. The ancients had various taboos in many aspects. They would ask gods and Buddhas to do anything, or do some strange things.
Ceremony or something.
"Okay~"
Soon, Liu Yidao's ceremony was completed. He was considered a representative of Tianjin's butchers, so naturally he was the first to make the first cut.
He was seen circling the huge whale twice, and kept tapping on the whale with his hands, as if looking for a place to strike.
"This is it~"
Liu Yidao pointed to a location in the belly of the whale, and then motioned to the people behind him to step back, and soon a large open space was left beside him.
At this time, everyone's attention was focused on Liu Yidao, and everyone was waiting for his next move.
"Open~"
I saw Liu Yidao take a few steps back, his eyes widened, and he rushed towards the whale quickly. The bone-cutting knife in his hand flashed with a cold light, and at the same time, he shouted loudly.
"Wow~"
It was like the sound of a piece of back cloth being cut. This knife directly cut open the whale's belly, but it did not damage the fish's internal organs, so that dirt would not come out and make the surrounding area smell bad.
"Okay~"
I don’t know who took the lead in cheering, but suddenly there was a burst of cheers at the port terminal.
"You're showing off your ugliness, you're showing off your ugliness~"
Liu Yidao held a bone-cutting knife and responded with a smile with his hands clasped in fists.
After the first cut was made, the other butchers began to move quickly. Only a few people pulled up the fish skin, and one person kept sliding the knife along the bottom of the skin. Soon, a large whale skin was cut off.
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"The first piece of whale skin, everyone comes and has a look. If you want it, you can bid for it. Bid on the spot, and the one with the highest price will get it."
The whale skin was placed on the chopping board, and the port steward immediately spoke loudly to everyone.
"Let me see~"
It immediately caused a sensation, and curious people immediately went up to touch the whale skin carefully.
"This whale skin is completely different from ordinary fish skin. It feels like animal fur, and it even has fluff."
Soon, someone was surprised to find that the whale skin was very strange.
"No, if this whale skin is used to make clothes, it would be a good leather material."
The knowledgeable person nodded and said.
"I paid 500 yuan to buy this whale skin~"
Someone quickly placed a bid.
"I paid 1,000 yuan for this first piece of whale skin. It would be good to take it back and keep it in a good collection."
"I'll pay you a tael of silver~"
"I'll pay you two taels of silver~"
Soon, the price skyrocketed. There were many businessmen gathered here at the Tianjin port, including merchants from the fish industry, and businessmen who wanted to do business in North Korea. Tianjin is also a transportation hub, with all kinds of goods coming from the south to the north.
There are many businessmen, and naturally there are many wealthy people.
"Haha, I paid fifty taels of silver. It would be good to buy this whale skin to make a cushion. It's auspicious! This whale is the Kunpeng in the sea. Kunpeng has skyrocketed to ninety thousand miles. With a cushion made of this whale skin, no matter what you do,
You can do anything like Kunpeng, flying ninety thousand miles non-stop."
There was a fat-bellied businessman who didn't even blink, and directly offered a high price of fifty taels of silver. At the same time, he even told Kunpeng's story in a far-fetched way.
This made Liu Jin couldn't help but take another look at him. Sure enough, this has been the case since ancient times. Ordinary people can't imagine the happiness of rich people. Just for a so-called skyrocketing to 90,000 miles, they paid fifty taels.
Money to buy a whale skin.
But what surprised Liu Jin was that what he said turned out to be very popular. The people around him couldn't help but nod their heads. They seemed to agree with this idea, and they even started to ask for prices, and finally let the whale skin that had just been cut off be sold. The price was astronomical as more than five hundred taels of silver.
"Haha, admit it, admit it."
The person who won the lottery was surprisingly the same businessman just now, and he thanked the others around him for taking the whale skin.
On the other side, as the first piece of whale skin was cut off, there was a thick layer of fat under the whale skin. The butchers continued to cut off the fat, and soon a bucket was filled, and another bucket was filled. A bucket.
Someone brought a briquette stove and a cauldron, poured a bucket of whale fat into it, and soon oil came out. The fish oil from this whale did not have any peculiar smell. In later generations, it was mostly used as a lubricant, for food and for making soap, candles, etc. .
"Come on, whale oil, whale oil, let's take a look. It's still the old rule, the one with the highest price gets it~"
The oil is being boiled here continuously, and the steward at the port naturally did not forget to sell the whale oil. The boiled whale oil is also constantly displayed to everyone present.
"This oil is good, clear and translucent, without any fishy smell or any smoke~"
"It's very good, and the output is huge. Look at how thick the whale's oil is. It's impossible for hundreds of pigs to have that much oil."
"Isn't that right? The oil is packed in barrels, and there is only so much oil on a pig."
Everyone looked carefully at the oil scraped off the whale, and couldn't help but compare it with lard. They immediately realized that in front of the whale oil, the lard was really too little.
Soon, there was another fierce bidding, and every barrel of whale oil was sold out.
"Pa~"
A large piece of bright red whale meat was cut from the whale and placed directly on the chopping board.
"Everyone took a look. This is whale meat. The meat is bright red, bright red, warm, and very fresh."
"Look at the texture and texture of the meat. It's the same as beef."
The steward at the port cut a piece of whale meat from the top and passed it around to the people around to watch.
"This meat is indeed very good, just like beef, and the key is that it doesn't have any fishy smell, which is very rare."
"This beef is a rare item. It seems that I can eat more whale meat in the future."
"How do you sell this whale meat? I'm going to buy some and go back and taste it."
In the port, everyone took turns passing around a piece of whale meat. They looked at it carefully and smelled it. Some people even cut off a small piece and ate it raw. Naturally, some comments were inevitable.
"Come, come, fresh whale meat is here. It only costs five cents a pound. Cut it into as many pieces as you want~"
Soon, the port steward started shouting.
"Give me ten pounds and try something new~"
"I want five pounds~to taste the taste of this whale meat~"
As soon as he finished speaking, a large number of people started shouting, and there was a rush of activity. Soon, the large piece of whale meat that had just been cut off was sold out.
But soon, another large piece of whale meat was cut off and sold on a quick chopping board.
"A pair of whale baleen~"
Whale meat and whale oil are sold in full swing here. On the other side, Liu Yidao and other butchers continue to dismember whales, cutting off long baleen pieces.
Naturally, whale baleen caused a fierce competition. Everyone seems to love baleen and other things, and it seems to have collectible value. This piece of whale baleen actually sold for more than ten taels of silver.
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Tianjin Port was very lively, with people lining up to buy whale meat.
This whale is really huge and has a lot of meat. Whale meat, which costs five cents per pound, is very popular, and many people buy it.
Not only ordinary people want to buy some and have a taste, but the merchants of this fish shop have also spotted the business opportunities here, and they have made big purchases, buying hundreds of kilograms, and buying thousands of kilograms.
He was also immediately sent to the capital, where there must be countless dignitaries willing to pay high prices to taste this giant beast in the sea.
In the same capital city, many seafood restaurants in Tianjin naturally have to buy some. Whale meat appeared for the first time, so it was necessary to develop several signature dishes related to whales.
More than a dozen butchers were sweating profusely from their work, and the people at the port were also very interested in watching.
It took more than an hour for the meat, whale meat, fish skin, etc. of this huge whale to be preliminarily cut, and a huge fish skeleton was initially revealed, which made everyone present couldn't help but repeat it again.
He widened his eyes, they were so big that the butcher standing next to the whale looked very small.
"A whale tongue~Old rule, the one with the highest price gets it~"
When the whale's huge tongue is cut off, each tongue is very heavy and requires several strong men to lift it to the chopping board.
Tongue, whether it is pig tongue, beef tongue, duck tongue, etc., has always been synonymous with fine cuisine. Naturally, this whale's tongue caused a fierce battle, and was finally used by a restaurant owner for 200 taels of silver.
Bought it back at a high price.
"Haha, this whale is actually a male whale. Look, this whale is so scary~"
When the whale's tail was dismembered, Liu Yidao seemed to have discovered something, and soon he was busy cutting off the treasure of the whale's offspring.
"Bang~"
Several strong men struggled to lift it onto the chopping board, which immediately stunned the crowd watching. Such a huge treasure had never been seen before. Some women in the port blushed with embarrassment and couldn't bear it.
I couldn't help but cover my eyes with my hands, but then I looked curiously between my fingers.
"I'll pay five hundred taels of silver~"
Before the port manager opened his mouth, someone immediately made a bid~
"I'll pay you six hundred taels of silver~"
"I will pay eight hundred taels of silver~"
Hearing the number rising, Liu Jin couldn't recognize it and was stunned. What's so strange about this thing?
It actually made so many people bid so crazily for it. Isn’t this money no longer silver, but copper coins?
Of course Liu Jin didn't understand this. Even though he was a man of two generations, he really couldn't understand what the use of this thing was, and why it was so popular. However, Liu Jin was still very happy listening to their constant quotations.
The higher the price, the greater the value of the whale, and more people will hunt whales in the future, and the whale industry will prosper.
