The harvest this time was really too big. Li An was very excited. It would be great if he could get such a harvest often. However, this was obviously not possible. How could it be so easy to get gold and silver treasures? This time, he could only be considered to be very lucky.
Because there were too many treasures, the soldiers took a few hours to count all the treasures and put them back into the boxes according to their categories.
The next morning, the fleet left Ghost Snake Island and returned to the Black Dragon Archipelago at the fastest speed. At this point, all the pirates in the Black Dragon Archipelago were eliminated. Next, it was construction.
Construction required money, materials, and manpower. The more prepared they were, the more convenient and faster construction would be.
The treasures were enough. If they needed materials, they could buy them. There was also a lot of manpower. These captured pirates were good coolies. Letting them work as coolies to atone for their crimes was undoubtedly the best way. Moreover, it had to be coolies that were easy to watch.
In the evening, the fleet arrived at Black Dragon Island. Most of the soldiers were also gathered here. As the largest island in this sea area, Black Wolf Island had the largest area. Naturally, its conditions were also the best. The best choice to start a business in this sea area was naturally Black Dragon Island. Black Tiger Island could also be done.
"Move all the treasures to the Dragon Palace. That place can be used as the garrison's headquarters in the future. There is no more suitable location than that."
Ang Lee said.
The Dragon Palace was ready-made. It was very convenient to use it directly. If they were to build a new garrison, it would be too troublesome and unrealistic. It was better to use the ready-made one. Who asked the Black Dragon to build the Dragon Palace so well? There was naturally no reason to abandon such an undamaged Dragon Palace.
"Assistant Minister Li, this Black Dragon Island is so big. Where are you going to build the fish processing workshop?"
Chen Long looked at the environment of Black Dragon Island and asked.
Ang Lee sighed and said, "There is no hurry. Black Dragon Island is so big. We haven't strolled around properly yet. We need to get a clear understanding of the Black Dragon Island's situation first. "
The highest point of Black Dragon Island was not the Dragon Palace, but the top of the cliff at the entrance of the port. That was the highest point of the entire island. Standing there, one could clearly see the basic situation of the island. If Ang Lee wanted to determine the location of the workshop, he had to go to the highest point of the island. That way, he could see clearly and determine the best location.
The cliff was more than a hundred feet high, and there was a three-story watchtower at the top of the cliff. As such, the height was even higher. The reason why such a tall watchtower was built was because there were trees at the top of the mountain that would block the view. Only by building a watchtower could one avoid the trees blocking the view.
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Li An looked at the empty ground that had been burned into ruins by the soldiers and said.
. This location was close to the port. It was very convenient for material transportation. In addition, the terrain of this area was very flat. It was very suitable for building a large number of houses and expanding the scale of the workshop at any time.
"Then I will let the soldiers start work now."
Chen Long said.
Ang Lee said with a smile, "Let the soldiers clean up the mess on the ground first. Cut down the unnecessary trees in the surroundings. As for the construction of the houses, it can only be done after I draw the blueprints. There is no hurry."
Ordinary soldiers didn't know much about the fish processing workshop. They also didn't know how to build it. Without Ang Lee's blueprints, they couldn't build it. Only when Ang Lee took out the blueprints, they could start construction.
After walking around the island a few times, Ang Lee came to the Dragon Palace and saw dozens of young and beautiful women imprisoned there. They were all forcibly taken by the Black Dragon from outside. The oldest was in her thirties, and the youngest was only thirteen or fourteen years old. They were really very young.
After these women were captured by the soldiers of the Tang dynasty, there was no time to deal with them. After all, these women were taken from different places by the Black Dragon's pirates. It was really difficult to send them back one by one. Moreover, some of them had been with the Black Dragon for too long and became the Black Dragon's accomplices. These accomplices had to be dealt with.
Since they were captured, these women were very scared. They didn't know what the soldiers of the Tang dynasty were going to do. They all huddled in a room, feeling very nervous.
"Assistant Minister Li, these are the women taken by the Black Dragon. They only belong to the Black Dragon. It can be seen that the Black Dragon knows how to enjoy himself. He took so many women for his own pleasure."
The captain of the Tang dynasty said.
Ang Lee looked at these women and nodded gently. He looked at one of them and said, "What's your name? When were you taken?"
The woman said with trepidation, "I'm Little Moon. I was taken half a year ago."
"Oh, half a year ago? Where was your home?"
Ang Lee continued to ask.
"Sir, I'm from Yangzhou. I went to Nanyang with my relatives. When I passed by this sea area, I was robbed by those pirates, and I was taken here."
Little Moon said.
Ang Lee nodded and didn't say anything. Then, he continued to interrogate the other captive women. From this, he had a further understanding of the Black Dragon's crimes. The Black Dragon's crimes were much more serious than those of Black Tiger and the others. This guy not only robbed money but also took women. The most outrageous thing was that he took so many women to serve him alone. This was too much. He really regarded himself as an emperor. Such a person must be severely punished. He must pay a painful price. The best way was to make him work, a lot of hard work and dirty work, so that he would know what it was like to complain.
After generally interrogating these captive women, Ang Lee went to a room and asked his soldiers to bring him the four treasures of the study. Ang Lee was going to start drawing drawings.
Black Dragon Island will develop the deep processing industry of fish products in the future, and the one who is more familiar with this industry is naturally Ang Lee. These soldiers won't touch anything, so Ang Lee must leave behind the technical materials. Among them, the first step is to build the factory. Although building the factory is not difficult, it is very difficult for these soldiers.
There are many factors to consider in the construction of the factory. Some extra space must be set aside to facilitate the expansion of the factory in the future. The interior of the factory must be well drawn. Every step must not be omitted. The technology of fish product processing must also be left behind and handed over to trusted soldiers.
For the processing of fish products, the simplest way is to dry them and add salt. Drying them means to dry them under the sun. There is nothing to say. Adding salt means to sprinkle salt particles on the fish meat. This way, it is easier to preserve it and it is easier to obtain a longer shelf life. However, it is impossible to obtain fresh fish meat in this way. Whether it is marinating or drying, only dried fish products will be obtained. Fresh fish products undoubtedly taste better, but fresh fish products are not easy to preserve and are easy to rot. How to preserve fresh fish products is a technical job.
As for the preservation of fresh fish products, it is not so difficult. It only needs to be canned. Tianguang Port, which is hundreds of miles away, sometimes has the soil to make pots. There is no problem to build a pot workshop there. As long as there is a pot workshop, preserving fresh fish products will not be difficult.
The transportation of pots is also not so difficult. Ships are fast and can be transported on a large scale. They can also transport the clay directly to Black Dragon Island and then build a pot workshop on the island. This is also an idea and can save transportation costs. After all, transporting clay is easier than transporting finished pots. However, Black Dragon Island is an island. Building a pot workshop on Black Dragon Island will undoubtedly increase the population of the island. The food production capacity of the island is not high enough and it is not a good thing to have too many guards on the island. Therefore, it is more suitable to build a pot workshop near Tianguang Port. This can greatly reduce the manpower pressure on Black Dragon Island and reduce the logistical pressure on Black Dragon Island.
It took a few hours for Ang Lee to draw dozens of drawings and prepare all the materials needed for building a fish product processing workshop. These low-level techniques are not difficult for Ang Lee. For ordinary people, it is also not difficult for them to learn. It is just canning, so it is not difficult. For canned food, the biggest problem is the pots. Ordinary people are reluctant to use pots to hold fresh fish. In coastal areas, they can eat fresh fish directly. There is no need to be so wasteful. Therefore, canned fish products must be sold inland. Only in this way can they be sold at a good price.
"Come, distribute these drawings. The construction of the fish processing workshop must start immediately. At the same time, we must start recruiting as soon as possible. We must be able to start work as soon as the workshop is built."
Ang Lee said.
Hearing this, the soldiers under his command immediately began to prepare. The construction of the fish product processing workshop will begin immediately. On the basis of sufficient labor, the construction of the workshop will progress very quickly.
In addition to some soldiers of the Tang Dynasty, the captured pirates must also participate in the work, especially Black Dragon and the pirates under his command. They must work, and they must work more.
There are a total of 500 laborers on the site, 300 soldiers of the Tang Dynasty, and 200 captured pirates. The captured women were not released. They were also responsible for cooking and washing clothes to reduce the pressure of the workers.
"Assistant Minister Li, is it too much to ask Black Dragon and the others to work 16 hours a day?"
Chen Long asked with a smile.
The soldiers of the Tang Dynasty and the captured pirates worked together. However, the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty worked in three shifts, and each shift worked for eight hours. The pirates, on the other hand, did not work in shifts. They worked 16 hours a day, twice as long as the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty. It was indeed very hard. However, they deserved it. Who told them to do so many bad things? In particular, the Black Dragon was too bad. He must be severely punished.
"Why? Do you feel sorry for the pirates?
Ang Lee said with a smile.
Chen Long replied with a smile, "Why would I feel sorry for the pirates? I'm just worried that the pirates will be tired to death. In this way, there will be fewer people working. It's the most cost-effective way to make a long-term profit. "
Li An said, "There's no need to worry about that. It's only sixteen hours a day. It won't tire these guys to death. Giving them eight hours of sleep is already enough. In any case, their only task is to work and sleep. As long as they don't do anything else and rest in time, sixteen hours a day won't be a problem at all. They can work for a few months without any stress.
Ang Lee was not very sure how long a person could work in a day, but 16 hours was definitely not a problem. In the American plantations of later generations, enslaved blacks had to work for 18 hours a day. Ang Lee was very merciful to give the pirates 16 hours. As long as the pirates finished their work and rested, they could maintain their bodies for several months without any pressure.
Although a pirate's body could withstand working for sixteen hours a day, pirates usually didn't work so hard. Suddenly working so hard, they naturally complained incessantly. However, they were sinners. If they wanted to atone for their sins, they had to work even harder. If they dared to not work properly, what awaited them would be an even more severe punishment.
"Your Majesty, when will this kind of life end? Working for sixteen hours a day, you're going to tire me to death! "
A trusted subordinate frowned and said before going to sleep.
"Well, don't make trouble for Your Majesty. We are now atoning for our sins by meritorious service. The more work we do, the shorter the time we will spend in prison. You'd better work hard!"
"I know, but this is really not a life for humans. This life is too painful."
"You've been captured. Do you still want to live comfortably? What are you thinking? It's good enough that you can survive. "
The Black Dragon looked at his trusted subordinates and scolded, "Shut up and go to sleep. Otherwise, tomorrow's work will be more tiring."
After saying that, he fell asleep. He didn't let his trusted subordinates speak and asked everyone to have a good rest.
In the Dragon Palace, Ang Lee was still drawing drawings. This time, he was drawing the drawings of the pottery workshop. There was pottery near Tianguang Port. It was the most convenient to build a pottery workshop near the pottery.
"Assistant Minister Li, these pirates are quite patient! I can endure it for sixteen hours. "
Chen Long said with a smile.
"What else can they do? So what if they can't endure it? Do they dare to rebel? They are all prisoners. More work is the only way to atone for their sins. "
Ang Lee said.
If some of these captured pirates behaved well, they could become craftsmen in the fish processing workshop in the future. They could live as ordinary people and wouldn't have to go to prison. As for the pirates whose crimes were not too serious, Ang Lee didn't mind showing mercy as long as they behaved well.
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