Sinan is located on the sea, and the people live off the mountains and the sea, so it is not difficult to find fishermen who can go out to sea to fish.
The civil servants worked very quickly and gathered a group of very experienced fishermen, about two hundred people, in the afternoon.
Xie Ling took them to the salt field.
The salt field is much colder than ordinary places in winter. The sea breeze is so strong that it makes the plastic greenhouses tear and it hurts like a knife when it blows on the face.
The salt workers all knew Xie Ling and they vied with each other to greet her.
"Thank you, sir. The down jacket you gave me is so warm."
"Thank you, sir. We don't need so much honeycomb coal here."
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Gao Wanhua was the person in charge of the salt field. When she heard the news that Xie Ling was coming, she wrapped herself in a big coat and went out.
From a distance, Xie Ling saw a round bear-shaped creature running towards her. When she got closer, she saw a girl with red, cracked cheeks from the cold, and bright eyes. She took her hand and walked away, chattering all the way.
"I followed your method and improved some salt-making methods. The output has increased a lot. According to this output, I carefully calculated that the income from three months can be equal to the tax revenue of Beijiang in one month. The income from one year can almost be equal to the tax revenue of Beijiang in half a year. This is rich enough to rival a country."
Xie Ling shook her head. "Your calculation is incorrect. The price of snow salt was high at the beginning because it was scarce. Scarcity makes things valuable. Once snow salt is sold on a large scale, the price will definitely be lower."
Gao Wanhua's eyes widened. "Yes, Xie Ling, you are so smart. I will go back and recalculate. I have almost finished reading the microeconomics book you gave me, but I don't recognize some words."
"So fast?" Xie Ling took out two books from the bag around her waist. "Here is a dictionary for converting simplified and traditional Chinese. If you don't understand, use the method I taught you to look it up.
The other is a math book. If you have nothing to do, go to the school and help me with math lessons. The school is in great need of teachers. I will give you a centimeter and include lunch.
Gao Wanhua's eyes suddenly lit up.
"Thanks. I'll go find Fengjian Qingli tomorrow and ask him to arrange a course for me."
As soon as Gao Wanhua saw the book, she forgot everything. She turned around and left, completely forgetting about taking Xie Ling to visit the warehouse.
Xie Ling laughed and went into the warehouse by herself.
She drew a simple blueprint for the warehouse and let Shi Yue build it freely. It was about the same size as the warehouse she had in the apocalypse, but the materials were different.
It is five stories high, with twenty rooms on each floor. Each room can hold about one hundred stones. Now the fifth floor is full, which is much higher than Xie Ling expected. It is like a small snow mountain.
After a quick look, Xie Ling went out and led the fishermen to the beach.
From afar, one could see a magnificent and vast sailing ship, which was probably as high as seven or eight stories high. Its deck was wide enough to accommodate seven or eight horses running at the same time. The sea breeze made the wide sails rustle.
All the fishermen held their breath involuntarily, their eyes moving up and down with the rise and fall of the sails. It seemed as if their hearts were blown by the sea breeze, flying to the highest point of the ship, overlooking the vast sea.
They had never seen such a tall sailboat, it was almost as tall as a hill.
In comparison, I feel so insignificant.
At the thought of being able to stand on such a majestic ship and fish in the sea breeze, everyone's heart started beating wildly, almost jumping out of their chest, and a fiery emotion swept through their entire body.
Some people have involuntarily run under the boat and stroke the thick nanmu wood hull.
As a fisherman, being able to ride on a sailboat like this in my lifetime is worth dying for.
When Xie Ling saw the fishermen's expressions, she thought they were afraid.
"I know this trip out to sea is going to be very cold and dangerous, so it's 20 centimeters."
One fisherman's eyes widened. "We gave the government 20 centimeters? 20 centimeters is 20 centimeters. I, Chen Laosan, will go! A boat like this is worth just looking at."
"How is that possible?"
Xie Ling laughed and quickly interrupted him.
"The government gave you 20 centimeters. The boat is big. I hope you two hundred people can bring back enough fish and shrimp. We depend on these fish to survive the winter this year. Thank you for your hard work."
When these fishermen heard this, their sense of responsibility instantly exploded.
As fishermen, their position in Sinan was already awkward.
Whether it is road construction or coal mining, they have almost no part in it.
Now that they had something to do, and it was such an important thing, their faces were all beaming with joy, and they promised to bring back enough fish.
These fishermen are experienced fishermen carefully selected by civil servants. Even the youngest is in his thirties. They go out to sea at least ten times a year. They are basically sea warriors who have struggled on the brink of life and death.
"Who among you has the most experience? Can you recommend a captain to each other?"
As soon as Xie Ling finished speaking, everyone looked at a middle-aged man with a square face, and some even called out his name directly.
"Brother Sun! Brother Sun has the most experience. I nearly died when I went out to sea last year, but it was Brother Sun who pulled me back. If it weren't for him, I would have lost my life."
"Brother Sun has been going out to sea since he was seven or eight years old and has been at sea for more than 30 years. This is him."
A man came out amid the fishermen's shouts. He was tall, with skin tanned from the wind and sun. He was not afraid of the cold even in a single layer of clothing. His muscles were knotted under the cloth, and it was obvious at a glance that he was very strong.
He made a simple salute, his face calm, "Thank you, sir. Even if no one recommends me, I will still shamelessly recommend myself. You can call me Sun Dahai. I have lived on the sea since I was a child. No one is more familiar with the situation on the sea than me."
Seeing that he had a calm temperament and could convince the people around him, Xie Ling nodded, "Okay. This mission is time-sensitive, so I'll have to trouble you to be the captain, five centimeters more than the others. I hope you can bring everyone back safely."
"You are too polite." Sun Dahai frowned. "I just have a question. Who can drive such a big ship? None of us have ever seen such a big ship, and no one can drive it. If we learn now, I am afraid it will be too late."
Xie Ling's eyes widened, thinking that she finally had a plan in mind.
She really hadn't considered this issue and simply assumed that the fishermen would drive the boat.
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