Xianyu Infrastructure, I have a lot of troops in my hands

The eight-slot ship was originally a warship, in which the hull is divided into eight independent watertight compartments. This design improves the stability and safety of the ship. Even if a single compartment is damaged and flooded, it will not affect other compartments, thus reducing the risk of the ship sinking due to damage.

This is also the origin of the name of the Eight-Slot Ship. When Xie Xian boarded the ship for the first time, he admired the advanced shipbuilding technology of the ancients.

The three-story ship is slightly narrow in overall width and shuttle-shaped. Its bow is not as wide as the Fu ship, and it already has the prototype of a sailing warship from the Central European period.

Xie Xian was drooling at the sight. If the entire ship was dyed black and a statue was added to the bow, it could be renamed the Black Pearl.

It is still a bit difficult to trawle the net with a single boat. At the beginning, a small boat is needed to help unfold the fishing net. The depth of the net may cause it to get caught on the reefs on the seabed. It has been more than a month since they went into the water, so everyone is naturally careful.

But once the eight-slot ship picked up speed, this would not be a problem. The impact of the seawater stretched the net bag open, and the floating bamboo tubes crossed the water, forming a semicircle of white waves.

As the speed of the boat slowed down, the smiles on everyone's faces became brighter.

"This net is great. It has caught the boat. There must be a lot of fish!" Everyone ran to the stern of the boat and through the clear blue sea, they saw a black shadow falling behind it more than ten feet away in the water.

"Thank God, Mazu! This one net is worth as much fish as more than a dozen of our nets." Someone murmured.

"Aren't you talking nonsense? Who would be willing to use such a big boat to fish?" They really had a great time today. This one net alone would be enough for them to brag about for a year.

Yongji smiled reservedly and secretly breathed a sigh of relief, as if the person who had been worried about the empty net was not him.

He thought to himself, fishing is prohibited in the Huai River, but it is allowed in the sea! This small fishing boat is not allowed to go to sea, so his big boat should be fine. I heard that the bigger the wind and waves, the more expensive the fish.

Everyone worked together to lift the trawl using the zipline.

"Wow, there are so many fish, big and small yellowtails, and even knife-head fish..." The bulging fishing net was hoisted onto the deck, and everyone gathered around. Some of the fish were familiar to them, while others were new to them.

The most eye-catching thing is that there is a shark more than one meter long inside.

"Wow, King Shark, look, it's King Shark." Sharks are a headache for fishermen in the sea. They usually use spear guns to catch fish, and when there is a little blood, these guys will smell the scent and come. Sometimes when they encounter a school of sharks, it is possible that both the people and the boats are in danger.

A group of Black Stone Guards were also sticking their heads out to look at the scene. Even though they were unrecognizable, they all looked like fish.

"Wow, that shark king has a mouth full of sharp teeth. Is he a meat eater?"

"This shark can even eat people," let alone meat.

Another guard asked curiously, "This fellow is so big, he can eat several meals."

As soon as he finished speaking, the villagers from Zhaojia Village who were dividing the fish nearby had strange expressions on their faces.

"Uncle, the meat of the king shark is not tasty. My grandma said it smells like urine!" The eldest kid next to them couldn't help but speak up.

These words were indeed somewhat humiliating. The old woman standing behind Da Wa's face suddenly changed slightly. She slapped him over and pulled him behind her, fearing that the guards would get angry and was ready to beg for mercy at any time.

"Hahaha, you're a foodie. You want to eat everything you see!" The guards laughed madly and mercilessly.

When this word was passed to the back, the Black Stone Guards laughed so hard that they bent over. The round-faced man knew he had said the wrong thing, but he didn't get angry. He continued to ask, "Then what's the use of this shark?" He glanced at it with regret. It would be a waste if such a big fish could not be eaten.

Seeing that the soldiers were humbly seeking advice, the fishermen naturally became more talkative.

"The only edible part of this thing is the fin on the back, called shark fin. Some merchants specialize in buying this. I heard that the nobles are very rare!"

As the communication became more and more frequent, the villagers of Zhaojia Township came to know that it was their military discipline to not harm the common people in the slightest. Besides this, there were many other rules that they did not understand. However, it was difficult to find a boss who was so friendly to the common people.

I also learned that these soldiers had to read and write on weekdays, and there was a special primary school in Heishiwei for the boys to study.

This made them envious, and they were even more excited about their future life. Zhao San supported his mother and looked at the people working hard on the deck, and said with emotion: "I don't hate my brother that much anymore!"

The old woman looked at the big boy running wildly in the crowd, and some soldiers took out dried fish from their pockets to feed him from time to time, which meant that her family was rich.

Listening to his son's words, he felt mixed emotions. Indeed, if it weren't for Zhao Gen's plan, they would have moved away from Nanwan and they wouldn't have known what kind of life they would have lived. How could they have met their current employer?

Xie Xian had already taken the girls off the boat. As soon as the boat docked, Li You was picked up by the guards from Prince Xiang's mansion who had been waiting there for a long time.

The Wang, Ma, and Qian families also received the news and naturally sent people to pick them up. They said goodbye to Xie Xian at the dock, "Thanks to Madam Xian this time. If Madam Xian has anything to do, you can come to the Wang family to find me at the foot of Kuaiji Mountain."

The governor of Kuaiji County is an old friend of the old man of the Wang family. As the legitimate daughter of the Wang family, Wang Yu does have the confidence to speak with this opinion.

"And me, and me. The Ma family has several restaurants here." Ma Rong had just wanted to arrange a restaurant for Xie Xian to stay in, but Xie Xian repeatedly declined. The accommodation fee in Kuaiji was definitely high at this time, and she couldn't take advantage of others.

Qian Yuanxiang frowned and looked unhappy. She was young and it was the right age for fun. She heard that although Xie Xian's White Snake had strange views and many problems, she was also the most innocent.

"Sister Xian, I haven't finished talking about that yet. What happened to White Snake and Xu Xian? Sigh!" She was reluctant to leave. In the end, Xie Xian left her address to the others, and they could get together again if they were free.

After everyone left, Qing Dai beside her handed over a small bamboo tube. Xie Xian opened it and saw, "Hey, there really is a treasure!"

In the letter, Yongji mentioned that the people of Zhaojia Village were willing to surrender, and that trawl nets deployed in the sea were not much different from fishing in the river, and their boat full of fish also needed to be processed.

"Where is the head of the cabin?" Xie Xian thought for a moment and asked. She looked at the busy pier on the river. They went upstream from the mouth of Qiantang River, entered Neijiang River, docked at the riverside, and then had to change to a small boat to reach the foot of Kuaiji Mountain.

Xie Xian glanced at the girls behind her who looked a little tired, and thought to herself that she had had enough of the hardships of traveling in ancient times.

I just asked someone and found out that it will take more than a day's boat ride to reach the foot of Kuaiji Mountain, but the most important thing now is to find a place for everyone to rest.

The address of the manor given by Lu was in Yudi, Shaoxing. It was a bit remote, but it only took half a day to get there by boat. In response to the request of everyone, they went to the manor in one go and it would not be too late to make repairs there.

Xie Xian thought about it and agreed. Most of the people in their group were girls, and it was indeed inconvenient for them to go out. It would take half a day to get to the destination, so they just had to endure it.

Arrange Qingdai to take a few guards to find a boat, and take everyone to a teahouse to rest.

Not long after, the captain of the Cui family's boat came looking for him.

Xie Xian asked about the fish selling matter. He had been on a ship for many years, so he must have his own ways.

Xie Xian promised to give Cangtou 5% of the profits and asked him to help connect with Yongji to deal with the catch.

The warehouse manager knew immediately that it must be the work of the trawler. He had originally planned to take a break, but when he heard that there was some profit to be made, he was naturally happy to accept the offer.