Nine hundred and ninetieth chapters Xu Fu descendants
Chengen Island.
Thick smoke billowed, and countless large stoves burned red.
Pieces of cut whale meat were thrown into the cauldrons placed on these large stoves.
Each of these cauldrons is extremely huge.
It's big enough to hold several pigs.
Three or five naked Japanese slaves stood on a high stone platform, holding huge shovels, stirring the boiling meat in the pot.
On both sides of the large stove, dozens of Japanese slaves were shuttled back and forth, carrying firewood one by one.
On the entire Chengen Island, there is no forest now.
Almost all the trees were cut down and turned into fuel.
Now, the entire island is full of stoves near the beach.
On the beach, two whales that had just been killed were dragged to the shore.
Hundreds of Japanese slaves, holding large knives, cut into pieces of whale meat sweating like rain.
"Be careful!" Jia Jinwang held a whip and patrolled these slaves: "Don't hurt the fish brains and livers!"
In the past two years, Jia Jinwang has grown into a skilled whale expert.
Now he only needs to see the back of a whale on the sea to tell what kind of whale it is? What is its most valuable part?
Therefore, he became a rare talent in Chen Jiao's whaling team.
He was promoted to be the director of Chengen Island.
Responsible for cutting, refining, and classifying whales across the island.
Now, for most whales, the most valuable parts are the oil in their brains and their livers.
The essential oil extracted from the oil in the whale's brain is the best and the best of all whale oils.
It only requires simple processing and can be sold to wealthy businessmen and nobles at high prices.
As for liver oil extracted from whale livers.
This is to be sent to Chang'an as a tribute to the emperor, the emperor's concubines and the two empress dowagers of the East Palace.
Especially the eye disease of the Empress Dowager of the East Palace needs this magical liver oil to relieve it.
Behind Jia Jinwang, Kang Kai held a booklet and kept writing some words.
In a corner of the beach, a dozen Mohist disciples were directing a group of slaves to dismember the whales and transport the remaining whale skins, sinews, and baleen to the distant dock.
There, there is already a transport ship converted from a building ship waiting.
These by-products of the whaling industry will be transported to western Liaoning, and then transported back to Chang'an through the straight road in western Liaoning, and sent to the Moh Garden, where they will become valuable raw materials for Mohist experiments.
As for the extracted whale oil, after cooling, it is put into wooden barrels.
These wooden barrels are piled up in the open space of Chengen Island.
Countless slaves and workers, like ants, shuttle back and forth.
This deserted island, which was still uninhabited a few years ago, has become one of the busiest islands in the Far East today.
Everything on the entire island has a clear division of labor.
The Japanese slaves captured by Chen Jiao from the Japanese Nu Islands were mainly responsible for cutting, transporting, refining and other tedious, heavy and dangerous tasks.
They are the lowest workers.
It takes eight hours of work every day.
From the time the sun rises until midnight that night.
They are like ants, working hard.
Use your life, blood and sweat to work for your masters.
However, they are still enjoying it.
Because, under the master's hands, although it is hard work, although it is dangerous.
But I can have a full stomach, especially meat.
The unwanted internal organs from the whale carcasses and the oil residue after refining the oil became their food.
These foods are rich in nutrients and have high protein content.
This makes these slaves very strong even in such heavy work.
What's more, Chen Jiao and the supervisors still have consciences.
Slaves also had days off.
Every five days, you can take one day off.
Let them soothe the nerves and cleanse the body.
Of course, this does not mean that Chen Jiao's moral character has reached its peak all of a sudden.
In fact, he didn't bother to care about the life and death of the slaves!
only……
Slaves are valuable property. If one dies, there will be one less person to exploit.
In the eyes of Chen Jiao and the island's supervisors and garrison, Japanese slaves cannot die casually.
Both Chen Jiao and others on the island need the work of these slaves to make money for themselves.
Above the Japanese slaves, there is the aboriginal Japanese slave tribe on Cheng'en Island, called the "Beigou" tribe.
Their status is higher than that of Japanese slaves.
He is the manager and supervisor among the Japanese slaves.
They play a role similar to that of translators.
Chen Jiao, Jia Jinwang and others were also happy.
For China's scholar-bureaucrats and nobles, dealing with Yi and Di, especially Yi and Di slaves, would be a disgrace.
The Beagle people are easy to distinguish on this island.
They wore cyan uniforms and had a black cloth band wrapped around their heads.
This is to cover up the features they once had.
Moreover, many people usually hold a short stick in their hands.
The Han people on this island usually wear black clothes and crimson robes, wear feather crowns on their heads, and carry swords around their waists.
The Beigou Man fully proves the truth that the two Japs are more vicious than the Japs.
They were extremely cruel to their compatriots, punching and kicking them at every turn, and even tied up those compatriots who were trying to be lazy and hung them on the dock on the island.
On the contrary, Han people have much more conscience.
Japanese slaves are often punished by humble dogs, such as not being allowed to eat, or being hung up to blow the sea breeze.
There will always be some compassionate Han people who will pardon and rescue.
This made the Japanese slaves burst into tears of gratitude. When they saw the Han people, they all groveled, just like lap dogs.
However, the Japanese slaves and the Bedog people are not part of the changes on this island.
On this island, they are just like the slaves and retainers of noble families in the heart of China. Their status and rank will not change throughout their lives.
They are always exploited and enslaved.
In addition to thousands of Japanese slaves, there are now hundreds of craftsmen, sailors and supervisors stationed here on Chengen Island.
In addition, the Anton Protectorate and the Louchuan General Yamen both established a Yamen on this island and stationed troops there.
A port was built in Louchuanjiangyamen and even in a harbor east of Chengen Island to serve as a supply point for the patrol fleet.
However, these soldiers generally do not and do not bother to participate in the affairs of the island.
They will only be loyal to their duties.
As for the army, they came here only with orders to supervise and monitor the Japanese slaves and workers on the island.
Generally speaking, as long as there is no unrest on the island, the troops always stay in their barracks.
That is to say, they will occasionally go out for routine patrols.
Apart from the military, there is no government power on this island.
The army usually doesn't do anything.
What is even more troublesome is that the ruler of this island, the Longlihou of the Han Empire, Chen Jiao, the northwest captain of the Andong Protectorate, only visits the island a few times a year.
Chen Jiao is too lazy to care about things on this island!
He only cares about the whaling fleet and catching Japanese slaves.
The rest was left to other subordinates and retainers.
Now, among the Han people on this island, there are people like Jia Jinwang who are responsible for directing the slaughter and classification.
There are also people who are responsible for going out to sea to hunt whales.
There are also craftsmen who are responsible for processing those precious whale tissues.
And among these groups, people from the same hometown and ethnicity gradually become united.
Just like the military, the Chinese people have a strong sense of rural clique.
Compatriots are always more trusted than others.
Today, on this island, some special subtle changes are slowly taking place.
Certain industries, mainly technical ones, began to be monopolized by workers from certain regions.
For example, the extraction of whale brain oil and liver are monopolized by township party organizations from two different regions.
Outsiders want to learn and practice both trades.
It is difficult to reach the sky.
Even if someone learns it by himself, he will still be squeezed out and squeezed by others.
As for sailors who go out to sea to hunt whales, they have almost become Qilu's forbidden favorites.
It is impossible for people who are not from Qilu to board the ship.
Even if you get on the boat, you will be kicked off.
Jia Jinwang was the man who was kicked off the ship.
But there was no anger in his eyes. He looked at the ocean in the distance and had his own plans in his heart.
"When I take a rest next month, I will go back to Incheon Port to contact the Zhang family..." Jia Jinwang's abacus rattled in his mind.
He has decided to do it alone.
Moreover, the sponsor has also been found.
It is Zhang, a big businessman from Jiangdu State.
Zhang was willing to join forces with him to hunt whales together. He would provide his strength and manpower, and Zhang would pay to rent several whaling ships from Lou Chuan Yamen and apply for permission.
In the beginning, you don’t need to rent any big boats, just a few medium-sized stern boats.
There are many whales in this ocean.
Especially in summer, there are so many whales in Yuanhai that it is impossible to kill them all!
As a result, the ambitious whaling fleet only kills whales that swim slowly.
As for those who swim very fast, they don't bother to pay attention to them at all, and they will let them go if they see them.
But he is not so naughty.
No matter what type of whale, once you see it, you won’t let it go.
However, this matter will not be resolved until at least next year.
Now, he still has to work for Chen Jiao honestly.
Even if he breaks away from Chen Jiao's command in the future, he must still respect Chen Jiao.
Because, Chen Jiao is the Patriarch!
Without him, there would be no commercial whaling, nor the current system.
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At the same time, at Incheon Port.
Two lucky ships with huge sails spread slowly approached the port.
Suddenly, the entire Incheon Port was in shock.
The garrison at the port immediately dispatched, with bright swords, guns, swords and halberds, to protect the dock tightly.
Officials from the Shaofu and Lord Duwei Yamen entered the dock first.
Chen Jiao stepped off the fortune ship and greeted the two yamen officials with a smile on her face.
He waved his hand and asked someone to hand a thick account book to these officials and said: "Everyone, please review it carefully and then sign it!"
Chen Jiao is in a good mood.
Every time he returns to Hong Kong, he will be in a very good mood.
Because this means that another large amount of gold flew into his bowl.
Just from the whale oil purchased by the Shaofu, he earned millions of dollars every time.
Not to mention, every time he returns to Hong Kong, he will bring back other more expensive whale products.
But this time, he was undoubtedly in a happier mood.
Because, he not only brought back wealth this time.
He also brought back meritorious deeds!
He clapped his hands, and the ship's side was lowered. A group of fully armed soldiers escorted a dozen men and women with disheveled hair and a state of embarrassment, and walked down the side of the ship.
Captain Xu Ji of Incheon happened to drive over from the government office at this time.
He frowned slightly when he saw those people who were dressed as if they were from China, but looked miserable and were mumbling incomprehensible words.
"Your Majesty..." Xu Ji bowed to Chen Jiao, then pointed at those people and asked, "Who is this? So that your Majesty is like this?"
These people were all shackled and shackled.
He looked like a repeat offender.
However, Xu Ji knew that there were no criminals worthy of Chen Jiao's attention in this ocean.
More importantly - Chen Jiao has no law enforcement power.
All affairs on the sea are the responsibility of him and Lou Chuan Yamen.
It’s okay for Chen Jiao to catch his own whales and his own Japanese slaves.
Isn't it too arrogant for him to extend his hand into the jurisdiction of Lou Chuan Yamen?
If he hadn't thought about Chen Jiao's background, Xu Ji would have started complaining at this moment.
Chen Jiao smiled slightly, looked at Xu Ji, put her arms around Xu Ji's shoulders, and said: "Captain, I have made a great contribution this time!"
"Guess who is the queen of this generation?"
Chen Jiao smacked her mouth and spit out a name: "Xu Fu!"
The whereabouts of Xu Fu and his fleet have become a mystery since the fall of Qin.
It has even become a legend and a myth.
Some people say that Xu Fu encountered a fairy mountain on the sea and was pulled away by the fairy.
Some people also say that Xu Fu's fleet perished in the sea and went to be with the Dragon King.
But today, Chen Jiao found out the whereabouts of Xu Fu and solved the mystery.
Of course, this is not important. What is important is that finding the whereabouts of Xu Fu and his fleet is equivalent to finding the wealth that Qin Shihuang gave Xu Fu to go to sea and contribute to the immortals.
Gold and jade worth more than 10 million!
and various curios.
"I will write a memorial immediately to report this happy event to Your Majesty!" Chen Jiao said proudly.
This is a great achievement!
A real feat!
I will definitely be able to show off my face in front of the emperor, and let the world see how powerful I am!
Of course, more importantly - Chen Jiao heard the news that the emperor intended to transfer Bo Shi back to Chang'an in a few years.
And who will take over the post of Governor Anton?
It was precisely because of hearing this news that Chen Jiao went to sea after April and searched and inquired for a long time on the Japanese Nu Islands. Finally, she found the descendants of Xu Fu hiding on the Japanese Nu Islands.
As soon as these people saw the Han army's black dragon flag, they were frightened out of their wits.
It further proves their origin.
Later, gold, treasures and other utensils given by Qin Shihuang were found in the city he founded.
These evidences prove conclusively that they are the descendants of Xu Fu's fleet.
When Xu Ji heard this, he was stunned for a moment, and then he became happy.
Searching for Xu Fu's descendants is also one of the missions assigned to Lou Chuan by the emperor today.
Although Chen Jiao found these guys.
But this does not prevent Lou Chuan from taking a share of the pie.
After all, Chen Jiaochuan and others are all soldiers of Louchuan!
