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Chapter 71 Announcement Part Two(1/2)

"I'll do it!" Wang Heizi pushed away the two people blocking in front of him and looked at the sea.

Finally found this cute "little guy"!

Huge columns of water spewed out of the sea, and an adult whale was swimming comfortably on the sea.

The sea breeze is not strong today and the waves are small, so it is so comfortable for this whale.

The same is true for this group of humans who are greedy for their bodies.

With the help of Li Shier, Wang Heizi steadily raised his strong crossbow and aimed at the big fish.

Others subconsciously stopped talking and held their breath, as if they were afraid of having a big breath, and they scared away the big fish.

Ships are floating and sinking on the sea, and whales are also floating and sinking.

"Huh!" The modified crossbow with a barbble flew out and accurately stabbed the big fish - uh, it's actually difficult to miss it.

"I'm hit!" The sailors burst into warm cheers.

"Put the fishing line, hurry up!" The old sailor Zhou Da ordered.

The sailors woke up as if they were dreaming, quickly rushed to the drum, shaking the handle, and extending the fishing line. Some people also took buckets and watered the thick and long fishing line to prevent them from rubbing and causing heat to catch fire.

The shot whale fluttered in pain on the sea, its tail fins swayed violently, and the sea water was beaten upside down.

Wang Heizi stared at him and muttered to himself. No one could understand what he was saying.

"Crack--" The big fish's vitality is very tenacious. Although a sharp crossbow was inserted into its body - more precisely, a small harpoon - it always churned, stretching the fishing line tightly, and the rollers that tied the fishing line also made an overwhelming sound.

"Don't panic, it can't run away!" Wang Heizi turned his head, grinned, and comforted everyone.

The ship only shakes at a certain extent.

But it doesn't matter. The bottom bay was filled with stones and the copper blocks they snatched from Goryeo, which was very stable.

"It's going to dive!" a sailor exclaimed.

Wang Heizi turned around and saw the big fish crackling on the sea surface and drilling under the water. At this moment, only a huge tail fin was left on the sea surface - and it soon disappeared.

"It can't run away!" Zhou Da shook his handle vigorously, put down a piece of fishing line, then patted the roller, and smiled, "How can the fish that has been hooked?"

Everyone was relieved. It was the first time everyone was catching whales, so it was normal for them to panic.

Sure enough, not long after Zhou Da finished speaking, the whale like a hill broke through the water again and floated up.

Obviously, it was penetrated deeply by a harpoon and could no longer dive freely.

Perhaps the sprint and diving just now consumed too much energy. At this time, the big fish slowly swam on the sea surface, spewing out a column of water from time to time.

"Buddha Ding, take people to take a boat and be careful." Wang Heizi carefully observed the movement of the whale and issued an order: "Zhou Da, please pay attention to the fishing line and close slowly, don't worry."

Everyone took the order one after another.

Soon, a small boat was put down, and Bodhisattva Ding held a special crossbow for cavalry that was only available in the army. Several outlaws, carrying short swords and spears, rowed the small boat hard and approached the big fish.

"Huh!" A sharp sound of breaking through the air sounded again. The whale spear shot out of the boat pierced hard behind the big fish's eyes. The spearhead with blood trough penetrated deep into the flesh. A large ball of whale blood spurted out from the wound, dyeing the nearby sea red.

The big fish, which suffered a second-degree heavy blow, flipped angrily, stirring up huge waves, but this instead caused more blood to flow out of it, accelerating its loss of life.

"It's over!" Wang Heizi held the railings of the ship and smiled: "Manage the ship well, pay attention to the fishing line, it's best to drag left and right to expand the wound."

"Get orders!" The sailors were excited and took action.

The sails that are driving the sails, the helms that are in charge, and the commanders are busy.

The big fish was still swimming on the sea, twisting violently from time to time, looking very scary.

But everyone knows that this is just the last struggle of this giant beast on the sea before it dies. Now, everyone just needs to wait for it to exhaust its once extremely vigorous vitality.

I don’t know how long I waited, but the life of the big fish finally came to an end.

"Boom!" The whale swung violently again, causing huge waves, almost overturning the boat of Ding Bodhisattva and others.

However, this is just its last struggle.

The two wounds on the big guy's body suddenly shot out countless blood rains. After making a scream of despair that was inaudible to human ears, the adult sperm whale finally landed weakly on the sea and floated in its own pool of blood.

Cheers that were more enthusiastic than before suddenly burst out.

The sailors howled excitedly, venting their emotions.

Yes, anyone who sees such a giant beast in the sea and mountain will be so excited that it cannot help himself when he sees it. Not to mention, it symbolizes infinite honor and wealth.

"Calling the fishing line!" Wang Heizi's hands were tightly clasped on the railing, his knuckles were already white, but his commands were still calm.

The sailors calmed down, shook the handle again, retracted the fishing line, and the big fish's corpse approached little by little.

"Put the boat!" The second boat was put down, and Wang Heizi crawled down the rope net and got off the boat.

The other sailors got off the boat one after another and rowed hard at the corpse of the big fish.

They are very motivated.

Some people use a knife to cut the whale skin, while others use a hook to pull it hard to help cut it.

These skins will be applied with salt first and made into salt to hide the skin. They can be stored for a long time, which is enough for them to find someone to tan after returning to the port.

Some people cut fat carefully, which is the most valuable part of a big fish.

As for meat - are you kidding? What is the value of meat? I can't take it away.

Just cut some of them, marinate them, air-dried them, and take them back as seafood and sell them. It is impossible to take all the meat away.

In the end, Wang Heizi and the others took away the fish fins...

*******

The news that Wang Heizi caught a big fish instantly broke the tranquility of the small town.

Many people flock to the dock to watch the fun.

When they saw huge patterned whale skins hanging down, they all exclaimed.

When I saw a bucket of blubber being sent to the dock, I was jealous again.

But—that's it.

If someone caught big fish from the sea for the first time many years ago, it caused a sensation in the whole city, at the moment when whales are caught almost every year, this can no longer stimulate people's nerves too much - it's irritating.

Although Wang Heizi soared into the sky, this kind of myth is found every year. No matter how envied everyone, they will not lose their composure.

He can do it, so can I! Wait, if you have good luck one day, I will catch a big fish and come back.

After hearing the news, the people from the Office of the Interior rushed to the dock. After congratulations, they immediately checked the quality of the whale skin and the whale blubber, and started to argue about the purchase price.

Wang Heizi handed the matter over to his subordinates, and he went down to the shore.

There were more people on the pier than before going to sea, and the scenery changed - a huge windmill stood up.

The main body of the windmill was made of bricks and stone, and a notice was posted on it. More than a dozen people gathered there and were talking.

Wang Heizi walked over and looked closer and found that it was the news that the saint was given the title of "Supreme Emperor of Jianwen and Shenwu". He informed the world that all sent to know.

"Bote, your uncle gave the saint a title, are you convinced?" Wang Heizi hugged the shoulders of the person next to him and laughed.

"Bote" was a Jurchen person who came from Baolu's states. In fact, Wang Heizi didn't know which state he came from, but only knew that this person was named Wanyan Bote, and he was also considered a noble child in the north.

"You don't have to be so sarcastic." Wanyan Bote glanced at Wang Heizi and sneered: "In fact, I am convinced. When the Shatuo people rebelled, I followed the brothers in the clan to fight, killing those rebels to the death."

Wang Heizi quietly looked at Wanyan Bote's eyes.

Wanyan Bote stared at him without any weakness.

After a long time, Wang Heizi laughed and said, "What he said was the truth."

"Of course it's the truth!" Wanyan Bote said angrily: "Baolu, Heishui, Tielli and other states, what were they like before and what are they now? You have been there, and you understand how our Jurchen tribes are grateful to the saints."

"Yes." Wang Heizi nodded silently.

He has been to Baoluzhou, and a new city is built there, called "Baulu City".

The Jurchens originally made a living by fishing, hunting and animal husbandry, and basically did not farm. However, the court gave them rye seeds and sent people to teach the art of planting. Over time, some people from the Jurchen tribes began to farm.

Because the harvest is stable and fishing during the fishing season does not delay, the wind of farming swept across the Heishui Five Prefectures.

There is no doubt that this is a major event that truly changes the appearance of the Jurchen tribes.

Baoluzhou first built a small earthen city, and then opened up a large amount of farmland next to the city. Many people moved to live near the city, and naturally formed a village.

There were also shops in the city, mainly Han merchants who came to hear the news.

They started with the simplest restaurants. They cooked fresh meat, hot pot and pork slices, etc., and added various seasonings to open their eyes and the business was extremely hot. I heard that the Ministry of Internal Affairs has been distributing pepper to Heishui Provinces recently, which shows the degree of change of customs.

Seeing this, the court immediately selected a second-in-command official to assist the governor in running the city and opened a school to teach noble children how to learn writing and how to deal with people.

This is how the appearance has changed bit by bit.

"Wang Heizi, I'm not afraid of you going out and yelling." Wanyan Bote suddenly said: "If the court only shows off its power and uses force to force us to surrender, to plunder me, and to plunder my wealth, I will never be convinced. In ancient times, the Central Plains dynasty had such an arrogant attitude towards the so-called foreign tribes in the border and corners? They didn't treat us as human beings at all, so how could it be convinced?"

"But the saints are different. He really has the world's mind and regards everyone as a child in the Daxia. Hei Shui and Baolu are the people in the states of Hei Shui. He does not discriminate against them. He sent people to teach us how to farm, teach us how to read and write, and make military achievements. He can also become officials and gain wealth."

"Only such a saint can be called "Kingwen Shenwu" and worthy of the title of "Supreme Emperor". If he dies, I will wear mourning clothes. If anyone dares to rebel from the Shao family, I will chop off his dog's head and do what he says!"

Wang Heizi was silent for a while, and then laughed and scolded: "You are a slave dealer who catches your mouth and is full of great truths. I just want to laugh when I hear this."
To be continued...
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