The seawater was dyed red and lives were lost one by one.
The onlookers were full of anticipation and did not show the slightest bit of pity. There were even children who clapped and cheered.
The Winged Knights took a small boat or a bamboo raft and cautiously approached the dead sharks from the periphery.
They did not wear life jackets and only wore swimming trunks. They bit on their weapons and tied hooks to the bamboo poles in their hands.
The old man agreed to take on the responsibility of a big family and watched from the shore. "If they accidentally fell into the water, wouldn't it be safer to have a bamboo life jacket?"
Fan Fan looked at the life jackets piled on the shore. "If the shark is not dead, brothers, we have to compete with sharks in diving. Floating on the surface is the most dangerous."
"When in the water, the shark can't see below?" The old man did not understand sharks.
"The shark's eyes have always been bad. Dongzhu said that sharks can sense weak electric currents and fresh blood. Look, the living sharks in the sea are biting each other. "
Fan Fan explained to the old man. This was called knowledge. How could ordinary people know about it?
"Oh!" The old man believed him. Li Yi's words could not be wrong.
The sharks were dragged ashore one by one. The teeth in their mouths were a mess. It was terrifying to look at.
The Winged Knights on the shore took over. They first checked whether the sharks could still move. After confirming that they were dead, they cut off the fins and then skinned them.
They tried their best to keep the damaged shark skin intact. The skin could be used to make clothes, scabbards, and food.
Next, the internal organs, lips, flesh, and bones were not wasted.
The liver would be sent back to the Li Family Zhuangzi to be frozen and used as medicine. The flesh would be given to the people to taste and the rest would be sent back.
In theory, the catching of sharks had nothing to do with the people. The teeth and bones were not given.
Other than the internal organs that needed extra processing, the flesh and cartilage could be eaten without worry. There were not many poisonous elements and the sea had not been polluted by humans.
"What's the use of shark teeth?" The old man looked at the Winged Knights patiently processing the teeth and was full of questions.
"It can be made into jewelry to ward off evil spirits. It can also be ground to feed livestock or poultry and used as bone powder." Fan Fan knew that shark teeth could be sold for a high price.
If they found a craftsman to make it and then put it in Wen An Lan Xiang Pavilion, one tooth could be sold for dozens of dollars.
A shark had at least a thousand teeth, and tens of thousands of teeth.
Whether it was valuable or not depended on the convenience of obtaining it. Whoever had the ability to provide a large number of shark teeth would not be able to sell it at a high price.
In the Sea State, it was estimated that it would take many years for more than a hundred sharks to appear at the same time.
When ordinary people saw a shark, they would try to avoid it. How many of them would try to catch it?
It was similar to using a large net to catch prawns with a large navy ship. A lot of prawns were caught in the net. They should not be valuable, but ordinary fishermen could not catch them.
In Chang 'an City, the price of sea dried goods was never affordable for ordinary people.
The seafood that was raised and transported back by boat was eaten with status.
"Brothers, eat as much as you can. It won't be easy to eat after we return to Chang 'an."
When Fan Fan thought about how the Yu Li Family Zhuangzi would occasionally eat a little, he hurriedly told the others not to stand on ceremony.
"Got it. Don't eat it when we get back. It's worth a lot of money. Ask Dongzhu to sell it and send Baggage to the soldiers at the border."
"I don't think it's delicious. I'm tired of eating it."
"They say there are records of whales here. They don't expect the whales to be stranded. It's okay to meet them in the sea. Let's kill one. Dongzhu says the oil is good."
"The fish in the sea are bigger than the fish in the river. The key is that it's easy to catch. We can catch a lot of them in one net."
"Hurry up and fix the train and the tracks. Then the people on the road from Haizhou to the Imperial Capital will have plenty of meat."
"The cotton and linen mixed net is stronger and lighter than the single linen net."
"It's not good to soak it in the water for a long time. I'm afraid it will catch on the reefs."
The Winged Knights were busy and the topic was extended. After a while, the topic was skewed to the ends of the earth.
The elderly, women, and children listened to the Winged Knights' conversation and felt that it was interesting. Occasionally, they would even be amused.
They used bamboo poles to help hold the shark back. It didn't matter if it was alive or dead. They just didn't want it to move.
The people had a very close relationship with the Winged Knights. They were not afraid that the other party was a soldier.
It was said that the bandits were like combs, the soldiers were like scissors, and the officials were like scrapers. This was not seen in the Winged Knights.
The soldiers helped with the chores. Occasionally, they would roast fish and make bamboo rats. When the children went over, they would get a lot of meat.
They would also use shells and bamboo to make toys for the children.
The key point was that when the children went over to play, they did not learn how to be a soldier. Instead, they learned how to read, write, calculate, be a person, simple fighting moves, and archery.
How was this a soldier? He was clearly an elegant scholar who could fight several people.
"It's alive. It bit my bamboo pole. Quick, beat it to death."
The bamboo pole in a child's hand was bitten by the shark. It almost broke.
He was so scared that he trembled. He grabbed the bamboo pole and shouted.
The Winged Knights next to him suddenly jumped up and slapped the shark's head. With a bang, the shark stopped moving.
"Wow! Big brother is amazing! "The child was very happy.
He had seen the big brothers hit the rocks by the sea with their palms. The rocks broke when they hit them. It was painful to look at and their hands hurt.
However, the big brothers did not hit the reefs. They only hit the big cobblestones. They did not hit those that were too thick.
"Ice, quickly send some ice. Good luck to Chang 'an." The old man suddenly remembered something and ordered his people.
It was impossible to store ice in Haizhou during winter. Some rivers could form a thin layer of ice, and then it would not freeze.
They could only use saltpeter to make ice. As it could be recycled, the cost of the materials was not high.
They dug a cellar and made some ice. They put it in. Ice was not good, but it was better than nothing.
The Winged Knights prepared a horse and bucket. They put the fish liver and ice inside and rode the horse to the north. They did not go directly to Luoyang to return to Chang 'an.
In the north, there was ice stored in the winter ice cellar. This ice was cold enough. They loaded it and went to Luoyang.
When they arrived at Luoyang, they would send the ice to Chang 'an in the carriage.
The fish skin could not be eaten. The fish bones were not afraid of the hot weather. The fish meat could be pickled with salt. The fins could also be dried and soaked.
"Everyone here, take one or two jin of meat back." Fan Fan looked around and sent the shark meat.
Everyone had not eaten it before. Try it. Otherwise, how could they refuse those eager eyes?
… …
"Let's eat carp slices. They are the carp raised in Zhuangzi in winter. Brother Yi picked the fish and raised it according to the method. There is no need to be afraid of eating parasites."
On the 15th of February, Li Longji invited the officials to eat fish slices at the Li Family Zhuangzi.
Assistant Minister, Physician, all of them were present. All of them were officials of the fifth rank and above.
The villagers were in charge of handling the fish. The imperial kitchen did not come as they were worried about them.
The imperial chefs could be bribed, but the village master did not have this problem.
The villagers' homes were in Zhuangzi. Their relatives were also there.
The fish meat was cut into neat transparent slices and placed on the ice.
Beside the slices were chili oil, sesame oil, sesame paste, mustard, soy sauce, aged vinegar, onion, ginger, garlic, coriander, salt, black silk, rose silk, steamed yellow rice, and other things.
Other than chili oil, everything was the standard for eating fish slices in the Tang dynasty. There were dozens of things to choose from.
It was not a joke to say that one could not be tired of eating fine food and not be tired of eating fine food.
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