Iron Dynasty

Yang Chengye was waiting outside the line with a fish basket.

In the fish basket are the Long Island abalone that the fishermen have just caught from Long Island.

Before the barbarians entered the customs, Long Island had always been a fishing area for Dengzhou fishermen, but after that, Long Island was often visited by Korean mariners because of the Long Island abalone here.

The abalone in this ocean has always been famous for its delicious taste. Abalone caught along the coast are often sent to the palace as a tribute. Previously, Long Island abalone was often selected as a royal tribute and sent to the palace.

The emperors and concubines of the Great Yu Kingdom liked to eat, as did the kings and concubines of Goryeo. Before that, fishermen from both sides often clashed near this Long Island, but Goryeo became a barbarian vassal state and never again. Concerned, he directly sent sailors to drive away and kill the fishermen of the Great Yu Kingdom.

The fishermen in Dengzhou are sad but have no choice, because there is not a decent sailor in this land of Dengzhou, and until now they have finally seen Long Island abalone again.

The fishermen who went to sea this time followed Yang Chengye. After delivering the abalone to the government office, these people must follow Yang Chengye to thank King Qi.

These fishermen have been living very aggrieved these years. The door is the sea, but they are either bullied by Japanese pirates or Koreans. Today's battle at sea made these fishermen burst into tears, and now they finally feel a sense of being protected .

Inspector Yang, please. The servant returned from Xiao Ming and said.

At this time, Yang Chengye said to the crowd: Everyone, come in with me, His Highness is inside.

The fishermen nodded and followed Yang Chengye into the temporary carriage, where he saw Xiao Ming who was waiting by the water of the carriage.

See Your Highness, Your Majesty.

I kowtowed to His Royal Highness King Qi.

When Yang Chengye bowed and saluted, the fishermen were about to kneel and kowtow. At this time, Xiao Ming stepped forward and helped the old man in front of him, and said, Although our country of Great Yu has been repeatedly humiliated by foreigners, and now it is gradually weakening, but we have established our country since our ancestors. The people don't need to kneel to the royal family, everyone should get up.

The old man standing at the front was born with a thin body, his skin was a little dark due to the sea breeze blowing all the year round, and his wrinkled face had a hint of sadness. At this time, he looked excited, Your Highness, I will wait for you. I sent Long Island abalone. In the past, this Long Island abalone was a tribute to the imperial court. We haven’t dared to go to Long Island for many years. Thank you, Your Highness, for venting your anger for us, Dengzhou fishermen.”

The old man's words are out of the question. It is the duty of this king to protect the people of the fief and allow everyone to go fishing freely at sea, so why should I thank you? Xiao Ming said with a smile.

The old man's thin palms rubbed each other, That being said, only His Highness can give us fishermen shelter. Now everyone is very grateful to His Highness, and we have to thank His Highness in person to express our hearts.

Your thoughts are taken by this king. It is the responsibility of the doctor to protect the family and the country, down to the ladies. If you don't send your sons into this navy, how can this king's soldiers control the warship, so I want to thank you, and this king also wants to thank you. Xiao Ming seemed approachable, and these words filled the faces of the fishermen with simple smiles.

The old man looked relieved, he turned his head and said to the people behind him: It is said that His Highness loves the people like a son, and it is true when I see it today, and everyone will have a good life in the future.

The other fishermen nodded when they heard this.

Yang Chengye's eyes flashed with excitement. In Dengzhou, these fishermen were the most sturdy group of people. They fought against Japanese pirates at sea and sold illicit salt. They were very courageous.

These fishermen were the most troublesome to him during the years in power in Dengzhou. When he recruited these fishermen for the sake of fishing, many fishermen still sneered, and some even said that the fishing boat was not good enough.

Now, seeing with their own eyes that the fleet of Dengzhou was chopping melons and vegetables to clean up Goryeo's warships, these fishermen almost jumped up with excitement one by one.

Master Dong, I have seen your Highness. Now it's time for His Highness to taste this Long Island abalone. Yang Chengye laughed at this time.

Yes, yes. The old man known as Laozhang Dong smiled and said, Your Highness, so I won't bother you any more, and leave.

Everyone, walk slowly. Xiao Ming smiled and cupped his hands. The people had a steel scale in their hearts. They could come to thank Xiao Ming in person, which showed that Xiao Ming became more and more popular in Dengzhou.

The response of the people is itself a barometer of the effectiveness of its governance.

After the people left, Yang Chengye said to Xiao Ming, Congratulations to Your Highness for winning the heart and getting the abalone.

When Xiao Ming heard this, his face was weird, and he always felt that this sentence was a bit weird. Looking at Yang Chengye's serious face, he said, Don't be flattering, it's your credit that Dengzhou has such an atmosphere today. Stay tonight and eat this Long Island abalone together.

Yang Chengye drooled when he heard the words, and his best was this one. Because of this, he chose to go to Dengzhou to be an official at the beginning.

Unable to resist this huge temptation, Yang Chengye nodded, His Royal Highness, besides this abalone, the fishermen have also caught a lot of fish this time, and they will be delivered right away. It is not easy for your Royal Highness to make a trip to Dengzhou, so let's enjoy it this time. This is delicious in the sea, but I would like to thank Your Highness for this. Without His Highness’s trawling nets, fishing boats would not be able to catch such fish. These fishermen admire His Highness very much for this. They say that if there is a large fishing boat with trawl nets, a The village does not have to worry about food and clothing.”

Xiao Ming nodded. This trawling is the modern way of fishing in the ocean. This trawling is a pocket-shaped fishing net, which he taught Yang Chengye.

This kind of fishing net is dragged on the sea by fishing boats. Now his fishing boats are all fishing nets made of this kind of rope, which can catch a lot of fish at a time.

Compared with traditional fishing, casting nets and other methods, trawling directly improves the fishing efficiency dozens of times.

That being the case, you can tell them that this king's merchant ships are clearly priced. If they want to buy them, this king can sell them to them. Xiao Ming pondered for a while and said.

Sell to fishermen? Yang Chengye asked in disbelief.

That's right, the development of Dengzhou's fishery relies on numerous fishermen. The power of the masses is strong. Otherwise, relying on this king's fishing boats will not be able to satisfy the market of the Great Yu Kingdom. Xiao Ming said.

For him, the next step is to revitalize the fief's economy, and to make the economy come alive is to open up private capital.

The fishing must be opened up, and the production of other commodities must be opened up. Only when it is profitable and obtains immediate benefits, the people will put all their enthusiasm into the business, and the business in Qingzhou will truly come alive, and the business will come alive. People will be rich.

Money can promote consumption, consumption will promote the further development of industry, and at the same time provide a lot of taxation for the fief.