As the ship stopped moving forward, the huge sail was lowered from the mast.
A dozen carefully selected strongmen stood in front of the pulley block, shirtless. All of these strongmen were carefully selected from the Shaofu. Each of them had the ability to pull the big yellow crossbow.
These strong men groaned and pulled the ropes wrapped around the pulleys, bit by bit, slowly pulling up the trawl net that had sunk to the bottom of the river.
As the net was pulled out of the water bit by bit, a blood-curdling scene suddenly appeared on the river.
In the middle of the river, which is a hundred feet long and about ten feet wide.
Countless waves splashed up.
It was thousands of big fish struggling desperately after sensing the crisis.
However, their actions are destined to be in vain.
When the pulley block starts to pull, the net mouth is already above the water surface.
Except for a few lucky big fish, who escaped from human traps by taking advantage of the fleeting opportunity, the other fish schools were doomed to be doomed.
Watching the big fish rolling and jumping in the giant net.
Bo Shi and Xu Yan both had expressions of joy on their faces!
"What a great harvest!" Xu Yan smiled and congratulated Bo Shi: "Brother Ziren, congratulations!"
"Same joy, same joy!" Bo Shixiao's eyes came together.
Because Bo Shi knows that this is not only political achievements, but also a huge wealth!
From now on, as long as he is still the Xinhua Order and the Protector Commander, some of the fish in the black water river in front of him must have the surname Bo!
A quarter of an hour later, with the joint efforts of the pulleys and the strongmen, the fishing net in the water began to slowly leave the water.
Bo Shi and Xu Yan stood side by side on the deck, looking at the fishing nets coming out of the water.
From the perspective of the two of them, the giant net that was partially filled with water looked like the mouth of the Taotie in myths and legends.
In the huge fishing net, countless big fish are struggling and jumping in it.
At this time, the two large-scale boats that were originally towing trawls separately, at some point, were traveling closely side by side.
These two giant ships surrounded the giant net in the middle.
With the pulling of the pulleys and the strongmen, the mouth of the giant net in the water was lifted up.
"Start fishing!" Xu Yan waved his hand and ordered.
Dozens of soldiers who had already been armed with fishing nets, harpoons and other tools immediately swarmed up. On the lower deck, large and lively fish were fished out of the giant nets using various methods.
Throw them onto the deck. The soldiers on the deck collect all the fish thrown up into several cabins located on the lower deck.
"What a fat fish!" Bo Shi admired as he looked at the big fish that were caught one by one from the net.
Obviously, most of the fish that were caught were of the same species.
Before today, Bo Shi had also seen these fish.
Their bodies are covered with tiny scales, and their meat is fat and delicious, perfect for making fish fillets!
What's even better is that the females of these fish all carry belly full of bright red fish roe.
The history of making caviar and meat sauce in China can be traced back to the Yin and Shang Dynasties, and it is called mince.
Up to now, glutinous rice has become an indispensable condiment in the diet of nobles.
And those fish roe, in Bo Shi's opinion, can indeed become a very good raw material for glutinous rice paste.
Bo Shi's only doubt is, where did these fish come from?
As far as Bo Shi knows, this kind of big fish has never been found in any of the major rivers in China.
Even in this black water river, they began to appear sporadically after April in summer, and by June in summer, they began to appear in groups in the black water, heading upstream. Regardless of life or death, regardless of dangers.
By March 1978, it reached its peak.
Ju Hao people said that when the fishing season is at its peak, in some sections of the river, Hao people can even cross the river on the backs of fish.
Even if you catch them with your hands, every adult man and woman can catch thousands of fish from June to September every year.
But as soon as September passes and winter has not yet arrived, this fish disappears quickly.
Just as they come.
The Hao people called this fish 'tiger fish'.
It is said by old people that this kind of tiger fish comes from the distant sea.
But why do they go along the black water to the source of the black water upstream every summer and autumn, regardless of life and death and dangers? What do they do there?
Nobody knows.
Bo Shi is very interested in exploring this issue.
He decided to send a capable team to a fighting ship and sail up to Shuoyuan to take a look at the source of the Blackwater River. Maybe they could find the answer.
While Bo Shi was thinking wildly, the fishing work on the lower deck had already reached its climax.
There are too many fish in the fishing net to count.
Even if two large boats each sent dozens of people to fish together, they could not catch all the fish in the fishing net in a short period of time.
As for the option of using a pulley block to hoist the fishing net and drag it to the deck of the ship, it did not exist from the beginning. It was too expensive and no one dared to risk damage.
Therefore, some soldiers may feel that by standing on the deck to catch fish like this, they may have to catch fish until dark.
So they all jumped into the net, grabbed the fish and threw it on the deck.
Some smart guys even called their companions to throw down several basket-like bamboo utensils equipped on the boat.
Then, this guy was in the water, catching fat fish one by one into his basket. After the basket was full, he and a few friends lifted the basket and sent it to the deck.
Of course, there are also some disharmonious scenes in this process.
Because these fish caught in trawl nets are very fierce and have sharp teeth. If you are not careful, you will be bitten and even bleed.
However, when it comes to food, Chinese people are never afraid of any challenge.
Not to mention the food has sharp teeth.
Even if the mouth is full of fangs, in order to eat it, the Chinese will find a way to make it roll onto the dining table obediently.
The puffer fish in the Yangtze River are a good example of this.
On the deck, the ship's chef is already preparing today's dinner.
Eating fish has been Zhu Xia’s specialty and talent since ancient times.
Foodies never tire of fine food, and foodies have even elevated diet to a cultural and philosophical level.
Sashimi is originally a famous dish in Qilu.
The soldiers and sailors on the building ships were basically from the Qilu area.
Therefore, the chefs on the upper floors do not need to be very skilled in making sashimi and whole fish feasts.
The large, fresh fish were quickly killed, bled, and their internal organs removed. Except for the larvae, all other internal organs were thrown into the river.
Then, skillfully cut it into thin pieces of fish fillet, add some sauce and some dogwood, and it will whet your appetite.
After these sashimi were prepared, they were quickly brought to the sailors who rowed the oars and the warriors who pulled the pulleys to fill their stomachs and replenish their physical strength.
Bo Shi and Xu Yan were naturally given a copy.
Pick up a piece of fish fillet with your hands, put it in your mouth, and bite it hard. Immediately, the delicious fish meat and the slightly spicy dogwood will bloom on your taste buds.
"It's delicious!" Xu Yan gave a thumbs up and praised. (~^~)
