Mao Gengxin said that Han Tuozhou was not easy to fool. It seemed that he had to let him share more of the interests of whales before he could take substantial actions. In fact, he had the intention to share the benefits of him, but he was smart. Judging from this situation, he would definitely not show any rabbits or eagles.

Well, let’s talk about the treasures of whales. To attract investors, you should generally draw a blueprint for profit, and this is also true for Han Tuozhou:

"This whale is full of treasures, such as whale oil. A whale can even boil more than 10,000 kilograms of whale oil. Whale oil can not only be eaten, but also lights the lamp. It is much brighter than tung oil, and is not much worse than candles."

After looking at the reactions of Han Tuozhou and Yu, what's interesting is that Yu couldn't help but settle the accounts:

"If you sell fifty cents per pound, wouldn't a whale be more than five hundred stale!"

Mao Geng thought that his main purpose was to produce soap, and the wholesale price of whale oil should be less than 40 meters, but this is a later story. As for now, mobilizing Han Tuozhou's enthusiasm is the first priority.

"Secondly, whale meat is a good delicacy. A whale can cut 10,000 or 20,000 kilograms of whale meat. The bones of whale are good materials for making bone glue. There is also a kind of whale that produces ambergris in the stomach. If you happen to catch this kind of whale, you will get rich."

When Doctor Yu heard this, he opened his mouth and said:

"Is such a precious ambergris really like Chief Executive Mao said that it was actually from the stomach and intestines of whales? This is really incredible!"

Mao Geng thought that the production of ambergris was originally a bizarre thing, because sperm whales feed on fish such as squid, octopus, and other fish. These fish have hard and sharp horny beaks. Not only can the sperm whales not only cannot digest them, but their stomachs will also be rubbed, causing the sperm whales to suffer in great pain. So it had to secrete a special substance to wrap these horny beaks to relieve pain. This special substance is the precious ambergris. For a long time, this secret was not known to the world. It was not until an oceanographer revealed this secret that he found out the true source of ambergris. In the Song Dynasty, of course, no one could know the truth. He told it today, because he was afraid that whaling would be popular in the world in advance, and whales were afraid that they would suffer in advance.

After thinking about this, Mao Geng had to vaguely say:

"I also heard from Master, and I don't know if it is true. However, if a stinking grayish-white foreign object is found in the whale's stomach, it must not be discarded easily. After being sunburned, it may really turn into ambergris. However, if this matter is true, it seems that it should not be easily leaked. Lord Han, right?"

"It is precisely this principle. I think I am afraid that I will not talk too much. If I can keep my mouth shut, I will not treat you badly. I wonder if I am willing to keep the secret?"

Ambergris is almost equivalent to gold. If Mao Geng's words are true, they undoubtedly pointed out a golden road leading to the gold mine in the sea. This secret is worth tens of thousands of gold. Han Tuozhou is unwilling to share with others, so he naturally wants to enfeoff the mouth of Doctor Yu.

"It's better to do this. If Lord Han catches whales in the future, remember to sell whale liver oil at the price of whale oil and use it with Doctor Yu as medicine. It is said that whale liver oil has the effect of improving eyesight and warming and nourishing. Doctor Yu might as well put some effort into this medicine. How about it?" The whale's liver can extract high-quality cod liver oil. In addition to improving eyesight and promoting the body's absorption of calcium, cod liver oil can also improve the body's immune function. Let cod liver oil be released as soon as possible. It should be considered a good deed.

Han Tuozhou had something to say first. Even if Mao Geng didn't say what happened later, Doctor Yu could not refute Han Tuozhou's face, so he had to nod.

Han Tuozhou's eyes shone brightly, and his mind had already flown to whaling. A whale was a pile of gold. Imagining that there were swimming gold mines everywhere on the sea on Xiayi Island. Han Tuozhou wished he could fly to Xiayi Island immediately.

Han Tuozhou's action was first-class, and he immediately studied how to advance to Xiayi Island, and Mao Geng was naturally among the planners.

Mao Geng pointed to an island near Goryeo on the sand table and suggested:

"If you go east to Essay Island, you must have a supply transit along the way. The island here can be used as a supply. I wonder if it is feasible to rent a concession from Goryeo?"

"This island is now called Jeju, which is the Danluo in the past. However, Goryeo has almost no contact with me, the Song Dynasty, so I am afraid that Goryeo may not rent it."

The person who spoke was Tao Wenfu. His ancestors had gone to Goryeo to do business in Japan. They wanted to make a name for themselves, but failed many times, but they were caught by Han Tuozhou.

Han Tuozhou naturally understood the embarrassment about the relationship between Goryeo and the Song Dynasty. Goryeo is now complacent to the Jin Dynasty. When Emperor Gaozong was in power in the fifth year of Shaoxing, a diplomatic misunderstanding between the Song Dynasty and the Song Dynasty, causing the relationship between the two sides to deteriorate.

Just because the envoy sent by Emperor Gaozong Wu Dunli heard that there was a rebellion in the northern part of Goryeo, he made a voluntary statement that the Song Dynasty could send 100,000 troops across the sea to help quell the rebellion, but how could the King of Goryeo lead the wolf into the house? He refused at that time. But after Wu Dunli left, Chen Shu came the Song Dynasty's sea merchant Chen Shu, who was also a bragging man. After his mouth, Wu Dunli's previous statement was given a new meaning. Chen Shu's version of cowhide was wanted to use Goryeo to attack gold, so that Wu Dunli would have

In fact, the Song Dynasty had no help to suppress the rebellion, and there was no plan to attack the Jin Dynasty. However, as a diplomatic envoy, Wu Dunli bragged first and Chen Shusheng made up for the future. Goryeo Renzong believed it was true, and there was a lesson in the precepts of the Heavenly Dynasty destroying Guo. Goryeo thus determined that the Song Dynasty had ulterior motives. Although the misunderstanding was clarified by explanation, the Song Dynasty and Goryeo had almost no diplomatic relations since then. Despite this, it did not affect the private trade between the two sides.

Mao Geng never expected that there would be such a diplomatic episode between the Song Dynasty and Goryeo, and thought to himself that the diplomacy of the Southern Song Dynasty was really messy.

There was a Jin Kingdom in the middle of the relationship with Goryeo. The Song Dynasty and Goryeo didn't want to make a big noise to punish the Jin Kingdom, so they kept a low profile in diplomacy, which is understandable. However, the relationship between the Song Dynasty and Japan was difficult to reflect the honor of the Celestial Empire. The private trade between the Song Dynasty and Japan was in full swing, and even the Song Dynasty merchants bought property in Hakata Port, Japan. Since then, the Song Dynasty merchants gradually gathered, and gradually formed a Song Dynasty merchant who was called "Haramacho" to live in.

The merchants of the Song Dynasty themselves did not call it "Zhen Town", but called it "Da Tang Street". Unexpectedly, in the Song Dynasty, shrewd merchants were already playing the Tang Dynasty brand, and there was no way! Who said that the Tang Dynasty is famous and the Song Dynasty is weak and bullied! Compared with the hot trade and trade between the people, the official performance of the Song Dynasty was not good. It can be said that the Song Dynasty court, especially the Southern Song Dynasty court, had no achievements in diplomacy against Japan, let alone show the majesty of the Celestial Empire.

It is said that Japan was in power at this time, and I don’t know if the Shogunate Age had arrived. Fortunately, as long as the Yuan Lai Dynasty had money to make money, it not only could not help but trade with the Song Dynasty, but also provided many conveniences for the merchants of the Song Dynasty. Therefore, there is now a political and economic hot spot between the Song Dynasty and Japan.

After listening to Tao Wenfu's introduction, Han Tuozhou believed that the Song Dynasty merchants who had a Tang Street in Japan could rely on it, and perhaps there was no need to set up another supply land. But Mao Geng thought that Japan could not have complete jurisdiction over the surrounding islands at this time, and perhaps there were many islands similar to the "detention" situation of the Song Dynasty. So, it was just right to rent a concession with local local snakes for a long time, such as Tsubasa Island in the Tsubasa Strait, and you could try it.

After combining the opinions of Mao Geng and Tao Wenfu, a plan to take into account both the sea trade and the northward entry into Xiayi Island was basically formulated. The first step was to lead a small fleet of ships to carry cargo in the Zhoushan Islands, as a pioneer in the exploration of the way, heading to Jeju Island and Tsushima Island to test whether the local base could be established.
Chapter completed!