I was a fan in ancient times [Transmigration Book]

Chapter 168

As the saying goes, there are still three nails in a broken boat, and Han Yi felt that he would lose if he could find even one nail in the boats in front of him!

He walked around the boat twice, and couldn't help but said, "This...this boat...does it look different from a canoe?"

"Uh...bigger than a canoe?" Mo Qiu was also pondering beside him.

Han Yi nodded convincingly. Indeed, it is true that the boat is a little bigger than the canoe, but the canoe was dug out of a whole tree anyway, and the tree must not be too thin.

These boats... add up to the amount of wood of two or three trees.

When they were surrounding the boat in amazement, a child's voice suddenly sounded behind them, speaking very fast.

But because he was speaking in dialect, Han Yi didn't understand.

When he looked back, he saw a young gentleman watching them nervously with a harpoon in his hand.

That little gentleman was dressed very coolly, at most it looked like it covered the important parts.

His skin was dark and he looked very strong.

Han Yi asked Duntuo, "What did he say?"

Dun Tuo said quickly, "He asked who we are and where we come from."

Han Yi looked at the young man and asked, "Are these ships yours?"

The young gentleman on the opposite side stared blankly for a long while without saying a word, Mo Ning was a little unhappy: "Hey, my gentleman asked you something."

The little man was shouted, and nodded blankly, but before Han Yi could ask again, he suddenly turned around and ran away, talking very quickly while running.

Han Yi was stunned for a moment: "Is he... frightened? What did he say?"

Duntuo said with a smile: "He went to find his father and mother, and he said that a fairy came to the sea."

In fact, what the child said was that a beautiful fairy came to the sea, but Duntuo didn't dare to say that directly, what if the county magistrate is not happy?

Han Yi:? ? ? ? ?

Not to mention that the child's voice is really loud, he can call out all the adults who are working in the village.

Han Yi saw a group of people coming, but did not leave. He happened to want to ask about the situation here.

It's just that the villagers didn't dare to get close to them after they came over. They looked at them curiously, and then a strong man who looked about fifty years old suddenly said something, and then a group of people knelt down for them. What is still muttering in his mouth.

It's no problem for these ordinary people to kneel before him. Originally, ordinary people also kneel when they see officials, but after kneeling, they kept kowtowing and muttering something, which made Han Yi feel strange.

It's a pity that he really doesn't know Wu dialect. It seems that he has one more course - learning dialects.

Han Yi turned to look at Duntuo, and Duntuo said with a smile: "These people regard you as a god, please bless you for a smooth and prosperous year ahead."

Han Yi laughed when he heard this, raised his chin and said, "Go and explain it to them."

Duntuo responded and walked over and said a few words loudly. Han Yi listened sideways and found that he could vaguely understand some words.

When the people heard that it was not a fairy but a county magistrate, they became even more frightened.

Since ancient times, the attitude towards gods in this land has been that I ask you, you do me a favor, and I will make offerings to you. If you don’t help me after I make offerings, I’m sorry, then we need to ask for an explanation.

But officials with power are different. No one dares to discuss with officials, so these people are more afraid of county magistrates than gods.

Han Yi told these people to disperse, leaving the village chief to answer.

Of course, Dunto should be used as an interpreter in the middle.

The first thing Han Yi asked was about the boats. He originally thought that the two or three broken boats belonged to the child's family, but he didn't expect that these broken boats were the property of this village.

Not to mention him, even Mo Qiu, who was next to him, thought he had suffered, and couldn't help being stunned for a moment after hearing this answer.

Han Yi's heart sank, and he asked a few more questions about his fishing harvest.

The village chief was a little confused, not knowing whether he should tell the truth.

If the truth is told, would this good-looking county magistrate think that they didn't want to pay taxes?But if you don't tell the truth, what can you do if you increase taxes?

Duntuo knew what the village chief was thinking when he saw the embarrassment on his face. After all, Duntuo used to be a commoner.

During the time he followed Han Yi, he knew that Han Yi had been working hard to reduce taxes for the people. Although the higher-ups had not agreed, but let Han Yi know how miserable the people here are, and he had a factual basis. Maybe the court would agree. Woolen cloth?

So he whispered a few words to the village chief, telling him to tell the truth.

The village chief told the truth.

The fishing harvest in this village is actually very poor, and the wind and waves are too strong to dare to go to sea. Going to sea is a terrible rhythm.

But who can guarantee that it will always be sunny and sunny?What's more, even if the weather is sunny, it may not be possible to salvage seafood.

Listening to Duntuo's translation, Han Yi was not surprised. These small broken ships probably couldn't go beyond the continental shelf, so what else could be salvaged?

Thinking about it this way, the seafood brought by the fishermen who came back to talk that day may have been salvaged by their villagers who ventured out to sea.

After hearing this, Mo Yun couldn't help asking in a low voice: "But...if life is so difficult, how can they survive?"

No matter how they look at their harvest and paid taxes, it is estimated that there is not even enough food left for their own family, no, or even the tax is not enough.

It is basically impossible to farm near the sea, and it is okay to go further away. Anyway, the distance is so close that there is sand, so what can you grow?

Sure enough, seafood and other aquatic products are not the real survival of this fishing village. After all, these things cannot be transported, and they are all sold nearby. How can they be sold at a higher price?

What they live on is pearls.

Pearl hunting is their main source of income.

Pearls are valuable items in this era, and most people really can't afford them.

But even so, these people's income is not high.

Because the pearls they collect are all natural pearls, and they are not cultivated on a large scale, so the output is not high, and there are many strange-shaped pearls among the pearls collected, which cannot be sold at a price.

Since ancient times, the rounder and bigger the pearls are, the smoother and brighter the skin, the better. The whole family will be very happy if there is a perfectly round and large pearl in the beads picked by these villagers in one day.

Therefore, their life is less secure than that of farmers, at least farmers can still reap some of the land they plant.

And these people really eat by chance.

But... pearls, Han Yi thought, wondering if they can be cultivated?If it can be bred, this thing is a huge profit!

It's just that this needs to be put aside first, and he asked Duntuo to ask these fishermen about their skills in detail.

To be honest, it didn't meet his expectations. These fishermen didn't dare to go out, and those who went out basically couldn't come back, so they basically didn't know much about the open sea.

Han Yi originally thought that it would be enough for him to build the ice cellar, buy the seafood from these fishermen, freeze them, and then transport them away.

I never expected that the difficulty lies in the supply of goods.

The county magistrate expressed that he was a little tired and felt that he would not be able to hold on anymore.

And seeing the weather getting hotter and hotter, he remembered that there was a typhoon season in this sea area, and it was even more impossible to go fishing in the typhoon season.

So if you want the ice cellar to be useful, you must solve the problem of the ship. After solving the problem of the ship... then recruit sailors.

Han Yi has lowered the standard to only those who have been fishing in the sea. Anyway, experience is accumulated.

During the trip to the seaside, Mo Yun and the others had a good time, but Han Yi had another worry.

When he listened to the howling sea wind outside in the tent at night, his heart was even more tired - what kind of sea view villa, where is there any scenery in this wilderness.

So the idea of ​​sea view villa is stillborn.

Seeing that he was not in a good mood, Mo Qiu asked, "What embarrassing thing is there, Mr. Lang?"

After Han Yi talked to him, Mo Qiu smiled and said, "Although I haven't done shipbuilding, there are some blueprints handed down from my ancestors. I don't know if it's still suitable now."

After hearing this, Han Yi immediately held his wrist and asked, "What? Has the Mo family ever studied ships?"

Mo Qiu looked down at his wrist and paused before saying: "That's right, our previous giant was born by the sea. He wanted to go out to see the sea since he was a child, but because he didn't have a boat, he studied the boat for many years. It’s just that most of his research is hypothetical, after all...cough, there’s no money to make it.”

Otherwise, there are few people in the industry of Gewu. There are many ideas that need to be practiced. To practice, there must be materials. Many of these materials are not cheap. The Mohism is in such a state. Even the giants have to consider the needs of the people. Life issues.

Han Yi took a long breath and said, "It's fine if you have an idea. I'm still worried that I have to study it by myself. This is much easier. Does your family still have research on this? Let them help me build the ship then."

Well, by the way, build a shipyard by the sea.

Mo Qiu immediately said, "Of course there is."

The two hit it off almost immediately. Mo Qiu was worried that this part of the tribe would not have work, and had been thinking about how to find something for them to do. After all, Han Yi was hired, and only those who worked had food.

Well now, part of it has finally been solved, as for the remaining part of the problem... Forget it, let's look at it later.

Anyway, the gentleman of his family often has a sudden whim, and maybe he will use them for something else. Before that, it would be good for them who are rich to help out a little.

After solving a small problem, Han Yi felt much more at ease.

Although Mo Qiu said that the blueprints and so on belonged to the previous giant, but according to the development speed of this era, let alone the previous appointment, even five appointments forward, those things can still be used.

Han Yi came to the seaside, and finally went back after getting a lot of questions. He had just returned to the county government and hadn't done anything yet. Now Dumb, who has become the head of his guard, walked in and said, "Mr. Come to take over the military affairs of Furong County."

Han Yi asked, "Who is here?"

Dumb said, "Yan Fei."

Han Yi: Who is this?