"Whales!" Princess Yongmu, who was eating, saw more than one jet of water spurting out from the sea through the window.
Li Yi turned his head. "A group of gray whales. The jet of water is small, and if you look carefully, it has two forks with two air outlets. It's about three to five feet long. Compared to the blue whale, the difference is huge. "
"How much meat is there?" Princess Yongmu couldn't estimate the weight of three to five feet long whales.
"The three feet long ones weigh more than 20,000 pounds. I'm not sure about the meat yield unless we kill a few more to collect data."
Li Yi didn't consider protecting the whales at this time. If the conditions allowed, he would let people catch whales, dolphins, and other marine creatures in large numbers.
It was obviously not worth it to kill whales and dolphins for the sake of oil.
Eating meat was fine, provided that it didn't take too much time. Otherwise, wouldn't it be better to set a bottom net and catch more herring and cod?
"One whale is enough to feed 10,000 people for a day. It's just that it's tiring to transport it back. The fishing boats are still too small."
Princess Yongmu also considered eating. Sometimes in the Tang dynasty, whales would be stranded.
Wherever a whale was stranded, the local people would report it to the government, and the government would send people to deal with it. The skin would be peeled off as much as possible and the meat would be cut.
Whale oil was good stuff. The local people would intercept it layer by layer and give the last part to the emperor.
"When the number of big ships increases, we can go fishing in the open sea and hunt whales when we encounter them.
Also, sharks. When I have time, I can fish for sharks. Shark skin and meat are good. There's also fins, called shark fin. You don't have to eat only the skin and lips. "
Li Yi licked his lips as he spoke. He was a little nostalgic.
Princess Yongmu's eyes were full of yearning. "I haven't eaten anything. Is whale and shark meat delicious?"
"No, it's fishy, but it depends on how it's prepared. If I handle it, the taste will be good and the nutritional value will be high."
Li Yi wasn't very picky about the raw materials of food. Fish fiber was thick and hard to eat.
Wouldn't it be loosened before cooking? Of course it was hard to fry it.
In addition, shark meat had a pungent smell and the smell of carbamide. This could be soaked out.
Ming Tai's dried fish was even harder to chew, but wasn't it still made into a dish?
Princess Yongmu nodded. "Let's get down to business first. It doesn't matter if I eat less. It's more important for the people to eat more food."
"After we reached the shore, we went to collect things while fishing. I have something that automatically catches sharks.
Now that the boat was moving too fast, the sharks would not chase after it. Otherwise, if the boat slowed down, there would be a chance to see the dolphins following behind.
In two or three years, we can build an aquarium in Zhuangzi to raise smaller fish, dolphins, and penguins. It's just a matter of money. "
Li Yi was thinking long-term. Now, there were red pandas, giant pandas, parrots, and other animals for people to watch.
In the Tang dynasty, there were not only animals but also people. Short people were treated as ornamental objects.
"Not too much. Just bring it back for others to try. Otherwise, it will take up space."
Princess Yongmu wanted to give her family a bite, so she didn't even care about the village.
…
When Li Yi was talking about fishing for sharks, there was still a group of Winged Knights in Haizhou who did not know about the situation and were waiting for him to return.
The Winged Knights were not idle. They were fishing in the sea. Some were given to the people, some were sold, and some were sent to Chang 'an.
The leader was Fan Fan. He was running around all day. Previously, when he was in Tubo, he led the team and took a detour to come back.
Now, he was commanding the team to go out to sea. The money he earned from selling things was distributed to the Winged Knights and sent directly to their homes.
The people would come to collect fish every day. They did not ask for much. The big fish would be divided among several households, and the small fish would be enough.
A few days ago, they asked for a lot of fish. They were poor and wanted to eat meat.
After eating for a while, they realized that they could eat less.
Also, they had to work and did not have time to wait. They did not know when the boat would return.
In the beginning, the Winged Knights went into the sea to catch fish and had a hard time.
So they weaved a net and asked for three navy boats. Those who did not go out to sea would throw a spinning net at the beach.
They would help the people repair their houses and build walls with stones. Some of the widows even helped carry water.
"Battalion Commander Fan, when will Li Dongzhu be back?" Fan Fan had just swum ashore from the sea and was doing his daily exercise.
When he was resting, one of the local elders came over and sat beside him.
"It's a secret." Fan Fan refused to reveal the time of Li Yi's return. In fact, he did not know either.
"Yes, yes. This old man was rude. I'm afraid that someone knows and wants to harm Li Dongzhu." The old man was sensible.
After apologizing, he asked again, "When will you leave?"
"Aren't you asking the same question?" Fan Fan looked at him as if he was an idiot.
"Battalion Commander Fan, you don't know. Last year, 16 people were eaten by sharks. It was around this time.
I'm afraid that there will be a group of sharks coming this year. How would we dare to fight sharks in the sea?
If it's a single shark, it's fine. If it's a group, we'll die. "
The old man finally revealed his purpose. He did not care when Li Yi would return. He wanted the Winged Knights to help him deal with the sharks.
If the sharks did not come, and Li Yi returned, the Winged Knights would return to Beijing, and the sharks would still be a threat.
"Oh!" Fan Fan suddenly understood, "That's easy. Even if Dongzhu comes back, we'll explain the situation to him. We'll leave some people behind."
"Then Li Dongzhu's safety is …" The old man was worried that there would not be enough people to protect Li Yi.
"Safety? We're in charge of moving things and being a ceremonial guard. Dongzhu doesn't care if someone tries to assassinate him. "Fan Fan laughed.
The ambulance was parked by the shore. There were hundreds of people around. Who could do anything to Li Yi?
Dig a hole dozens of feet deep? If other people and cars could not fall in, then how could the ambulance fall in?
Run to the mountain by the roadside to prepare a large rock and aim it at the ambulance? Did the Winged Knights not check on the road?
Find someone to pretend to be sick on the road and wait for Li Yi to come down personally? This method would not work. It would not work on real patients.
"I see. I'm relieved." The old man was afraid that he would become a sinner and was relieved.
He then suggested, "I've heard that sharks like to eat living things. I'll order everyone in the family to prepare a chicken and throw it into the sea to lure the sharks out."
"There's no need for that. When the fishermen come back, clean up the fish by the beach. When the blood flows into the sea, the sharks will naturally come."
Fan Fan had learned this from Li Yi. He had asked Li Yi before and Li Yi had casually said.
"Is that so?" The old man did not understand.
"Sharks, sharks, sharks, a group of sharks, there are small flags on the sea …"
As the two of them were talking, someone shouted and ran over.
"They're here. Let's go." Fan Fan was excited when he heard this.
He had been thinking about catching sharks for a long time. Li Yi had said that there was a possibility of encountering sharks here. If they saw them, they should kill them as long as they were safe.
He left the old man and ran over. As he ran, he called out to the others.
The Winged Knights who were swimming in the sea had already come ashore. They only had a military knife in their hands and were more dangerous.
There were spears on the shore. They used them to deal with the sharks. There were also boats and fishing nets.
The Winged Knights were the closest. They were plucking fish from the spinning net and throwing them into the water.
There were still some brothers who had not come up yet. They had to protect them.
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