Five hundred and ninetieth eight chapters trawling
Li Zhi met with several regimental leaders and deputy regimental leaders in the third hall of Jinguo Palace.
Zheng Kaicheng said: "My lord, the recruitment of 10,000 new soldiers has gone very smoothly. We have selected 10,000 honest and disciplined soldiers. The new soldiers will enter the camp next month, and we will have 40,000 soldiers."
Li Zhi nodded and said: "With 40,000 soldiers and horses, our Huben Division will no longer be called Huben Division, but will be changed to Huben Army. The original four regiments each have 10,000 troops, and they will no longer be called regiments."
, changed to division. Now we are called the selection division, the bandit division, the bandit division and the formation division."
Everyone was very happy when they heard what Li Zhi said. As the number of soldiers and horses increased, the status of these officers also increased. Now they are division commanders. Not only do they have greater power, but their monthly salary has also increased.
Although Li Zhi was very strict about discipline and work style, and did not allow officers to engage in corruption or bribery, the monthly salary given by Li Zhi was quite generous. When Zheng Kaicheng and others became division commanders, they could receive more than 120 taels of silver per month, and a year
There are only one thousand five hundred taels of silver. This kind of income can support a large family.
There is also a bonus after each battle, and the reward for officers is twice that of ordinary soldiers, which adds up to a lot.
Zheng Kaicheng and others followed Li Zhi and gained prosperity and wealth.
Zheng Kaicheng added: "It's just that there are fewer people applying this time, only 70,000. Compared with the previous large scenes that often attracted 100,000 people, the recruitment tent this time is not as lively as before."
Li Zhi took a sip of tea and asked, "What's the reason?"
Zheng Kaicheng said: "I went to the countryside of Tianjin and asked, and this time some young people with families did not come to apply. The main reason is that the per capita cultivated land area in Tianjin has increased rapidly in the past two or three years, and people's income has increased rapidly. Some married people
A man with a wife has to take care of the family, and he can earn a good income even if he works at home, so there are many soldiers of the right age who did not apply."
There are only more than 2 million people in one prefecture, two states and 20 counties in Tianjin, of which only one million are young adults. In the past few years, Li Zhi recruited more than 200,000 young adults to develop in Taiwan, and nearly 100,000 soldiers.
, workers and various administrative personnel, which is equivalent to draining one-third of Tianjin's young people.
There are fewer people, but more land. Tianjin's farmers are prospering.
Li Zhi nodded and said: "The income of ordinary people has increased and they are thinking more about their families. This is also a good thing. It is enough to have 50,000 people to choose from. In the future, we will recruit soldiers not only in Tianjin, but also in Shandong.
In this way, our military resources will be more abundant."
Lu Hu said with a smile: "Farmers' incomes have increased, but fishermen are still the same. Now when fishermen hear that the fleet is recruiting sailors, they rush to sign up. There are fewer and fewer fishermen in fishing villages, and the seafood sold in the market is getting more and more popular."
They come less and less.”
The production methods of fishermen have not changed over the years. Fishermen still use the old-fashioned method of casting nets to catch fish, and the yield is low. The income of fishermen is very low compared to farmers. When fishermen heard that the fleet was recruiting people, they naturally signed up enthusiastically.
The reduction in the quantity of seafood has not increased the price of seafood. Many private pig farms and chicken farms have been established in recent years. There are many meat options on the market, and there is no way to increase the price of fish products.
Basically, fishermen were the poorest people under Li Zhi's rule.
Lu Hu grinned and said: "Fishermen are still too poor now. In recent years, farmers' income has been catching up with factory workers, but fishermen are still struggling to have enough to eat. Even girls in fishing villages cannot get married, and farmers
They all despise fishermen for not knowing how to farm and look down on fishermen’s girls.”
Tianjin was prosperous under Li Zhi's rule, but the fishermen were always poor. When everyone talked about this topic, they felt a little heavy for a moment.
Li Zhi thought for a while and said: "Let's develop trawl fishing technology to increase the income level of fishermen and enrich the supply of seafood on the market."
When everyone heard that Li Zhi had a new invention to come out, their eyes lit up.
Nowadays, Li Zhi's subordinates have become accustomed to Li Zhi's new inventions, and they don't even bother to ask how Li Zhi came up with these inventions. In short, the Duke of Jin has countless good ideas, and he can take out any of these ideas at will. It is a great invention that can change an industry.
Jin Guogong is so magical, there is nothing to ask, just follow Jin Guogong.
Li Xing laughed and asked loudly: "Brother, what is trawling?"
Li Zhi said with a smile: "It's easy to say, just make a large cone-shaped net or a basically cone-shaped bag net, and use a ship to drag the large net in the water. During the towing, the catch will enter In order to achieve the purpose of fishing, this kind of net is called a trawl net."
Li Xing thought for a while and said, "This thing sounds very powerful. If you drag the net away, wouldn't all the fish in the sea be caught in one fell swoop?"
Li Zhi nodded and said: "The fishing efficiency of this kind of trawl is extremely high, and it can greatly increase the income of fishermen."
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On June 18, Li Zhi transported the first trawl net to Dagukou, loaded the net on the boat with the fishermen, and installed the first trawl net of this era.
Compared with the general fishing method of casting a net, the trawling operation places high demands on the strength of the net. Li Zhi used steel wire ropes on the main net ropes to strengthen the strength of the entire net, so he called a blacksmith to draw and twist the ropes. The material of the wire rope is selected from the best crucible steel, which can reduce the weight of the rope while ensuring strength.
The trawler requires a certain speed from the tugboat, and the horse power of the vessel has a great influence on the final fishing effect. So Li Zhi installed a paddle wheel and a steam engine on the first trawler of this era. The original tonnage of this sailing fishing vessel was about 200 tons, and after being equipped with Li Zhi's steam engine, the maximum speed can be twelve knots, and it can drag a large net forward quickly.
Trawlers can be divided into double tow operations and single tow operations. Double tow operations are more efficient, but require higher technical coordination. Single tow operations require a truss to be installed on the ship to allow the net to expand at the stern. Li Zhi considered So far, this is the first time for fishermen to use a trawl net, using a single-tow operation method.
A trawl ship transformed from a sail fishing boat sailed out of Dagu Port. It entered an open water area. The fishermen followed Li Zhi's instructions and lowered the trawl net into the sea from the stern of the ship.
The boss of the fishing boat repeatedly looked at Li Zhi's big net and asked: "Master Guo, why is the mesh of your big net so big? So many fish are going to escape through the mesh!"
Li Zhi smiled and said: "With this trawl fishing technology, in the future you will not only consider how to catch more fish, but also how many fish are caught for you in this sea area. The larger the mesh, the smaller the fish will be missed. Only then will the fishery resources in the sea be endless.”
The boss of the ship didn't believe that Li Zhi's trawling net had such a terrible effect, and he didn't say anything when he heard Li Zhi's words.
The trawl net was put into the water by the fishermen, and the ship moved quickly. After towing for half an hour, Li Zhi shouted: "Raise the net!"
The fishermen turned the winch designed by Li Zhi and pulled up the large net that was tens of meters long. After the large net was dragged up, the fishermen's eyes were all bright.
With just one net, the trawl net caught hundreds of big fish.
The fish in the net were all big fish, jumping around in the net, desperately trying to get out of the net, turning the entire deck of the ship into a dancing stage.
If we catch fish for one day, wouldn’t we have to harvest several thousand kilograms of sea fish?
