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There are white sails everywhere on the Yangtze River.

This big river has become the busiest highway in the Tang Dynasty, with ships coming and going endlessly.

The boat is sailing on the river, but you don’t have to worry about eating.

There is no need to moor on the shore, there is deliciousness while sailing.

The water of the Yangtze River is so clear that Zhang Chao sighed that the Yangtze River water in later generations, especially the middle and lower reaches, was not so good. Unless you go to the stream in the tributary of the Three Gorges upstream, you can see the clear river water.

When sailing, you can easily fish on the net.

A hand throwing net was scattered out with force, and then put it away, and there were fish.

You can also hang a net behind at night, which can also cause a lot of fish. If you are interested, you can also sit on the boat to fish.

The fish and shrimps in the Yangtze River are rich and diverse, with all kinds of fish.

There are even puffer fish this season.

It was raining for several days in a row, and the water on the Yangtze River also rose a lot.

As the saying goes, fish that rises and shrimp falls into the water.

When the water rises, the most fish are.

If you rely on the mountains to eat the mountains and water to eat the water, you will naturally eat the Yangtze River.

Nowadays, the shipping of Datang is developed, and there are many boats running on the Yangtze River. Many boatmen who run boats are fishermen who fish on the Yangtze River before.

Day and night, wind and rain, put the nets in the wind and rain, fishing and selling fish. Fishing seems simple, but in the past, the lives of fishermen were very difficult. Most of these people were people without land and could only make a living by fishing. Some people, even without their own boats, were fishing for the owners.

There are a few young men on the boat that Zhang Chao was riding in who were fishermen and an old fisherman.

The old fisherman named Yang Heiyu. He has been fishing for decades and is over fifty years old. In the past, he helped the owner catch fish, but later the owner bought a larger ship to run cargo, and he also arrived on the cargo ship.

Over the years, I have been making a living in the river.

“Fishing is very hard.”

During the chat, Yang Heiyu showed his hands to Zhang Chao, which were covered with calluses, peeled everywhere and cracked, and were rough.

This is because I have been working in the water for a long time and I have grown like this.

After staying on the river boat for many years, the old fish has become accustomed to the boat. No matter how big the wind and waves are, no matter how bumpy the boat is, he will be steady.

The old fish head not only knows how to fish and sail, but also knows how to make fish.

Lao Yutou proudly talked about his past fishing experience.

"In recent years, everyone has lived a good life, especially the river is full of merchant ships, and the big market towns and cities on both sides of the river, so fish are easy to sell. Especially the fish caught on the Yangtze River, which are even better sold. In some markets by the river, some fish raised in mermaid ponds cost only 7 or 8 cents per kilogram, and the fish we caught in the Yangtze River are 15 cents per kilogram, and people are rushing to ask for it."

Li Shimin was reading a book in the cabin, but when he heard Zhang Chao chatting with an old fisherman, he couldn't help but join in.

"They sell seven or eight cents per pound, but you sell fifteen. Who else wants it?"

The old fish head was used to staying on this boat, and was not as restrictive as it was at the beginning.

He replied, "The fish grows differently in different places and prices naturally vary. Usually, the fish raised in the pond grows fast, and the fish will have a fishy smell. The fish we fight are all wild fish in the Yangtze River. This fish grows freely in this river, and the water is clear and the fish will naturally be sweet."

He said that people who love fish can usually make a difference at once, so their fish never have to worry about selling. Every morning, sell a little on the dock first, and then send the rest to the old customers who booked it.

Li Shimin asked, "What fish do you usually catch?"

"There are all kinds of fish. There are many fish in the Yangtze River. There are bream, grass carp, carp, chain fish, domestic fish, red-eyed guy, pomfret, etc."

"What kind of fish is the Red-eyed man?"

"It just looks a bit like a grass carp, but its eyes are red."

As he said that, he also went to the bucket and caught one. Zhang Chao recognized it. It turned out to be a red-eyed trout. This fish is thinner than grass carp and has a fresher and tenderer taste, which is more popular.

Grass carp like Yanghei fish is sold for fifteen cents per pound, while this kind of red-eyed guy costs twenty cents per pound.

He also told Zhang Chao that there is another type of croaker that sells for fifty cents per pound. If it can be eaten to make fat croaker, the price is even higher and it can be sold for 150 cents per pound.

"This season, pufferfish is more popular. If fresh live pufferfish can be caught, people will be charged high prices at all docks by the river. It is said that there are merchants from Hanjing who come to collect them, which are specially provided to the palaces and nobles in Hanjing, and the prices are even higher."

Yang Heiyu has been fishing for half his life and has caught countless fish of all kinds.

But he always fishes for others, and he gets wages.

In the past, fishing for others was basically just a meal, and I couldn’t get much food all year round, so it was difficult to support a family.

The wife also had to wash clothes and weave nets for others. The children were very young and started fishing and weaving nets.

When it comes to the changes in recent years, Lao Yang is very happy.

He said that life is better now. Although the price of fish has dropped, the fish is easy to sell. Moreover, the owner has given him more money and food. He said that his sons are now running boats on the river. With the loan from the bank, they bought the boats themselves, some fishing and some running goods.

Life is pretty good, and his children say he is old and let him enjoy a peaceful life. He has heard of it, but he can't stay there for less than half a year after he stays ashore.

I feel that life on the shore is always uncomfortable.

Now he is not fishing on this boat. This is an official boat. He is equivalent to an advisor on this boat. With decades of experience on the Yangtze River, he gives the crew guidance. It is difficult to get five jin of money in a month, and there is also food and accommodation on the boat.

He has been fishing all his life and stayed on the boat for most of his life, and liked to stay on the boat.

Li Shimin asked him, "Does your family have no land?"

Old Yang smiled.

"I've divided it, why don't I divide it? Several of my eldest sons in my family have separated and established a household. I have lived with my younger son, and the family has been divided into four families. In the early years, the government encouraged us to go to the border and said there are many fields there, but I didn't agree to go there. Later, many nobles and masters also came to persuade us, saying that we would go to their territory to settle down. Not only did we share the land, but we also paid for the travel expenses to settle the house. I am used to this place and didn't want to go there."

"Later, the people who stayed behind us were divided into land for the people who stayed there. That time, our father and son's family divided into 100 acres of each. The four families of our father and son had seven people, so we divided into 700 acres of land. However, some of them were mountainous land and could only plant trees."

"There are quite a lot besides the mountains," said Li Shimin.

"It's quite a lot."

Lao Yang and his son were four families, with seven people in total, and divided them into seven acres of land. Many of them were the land of the people who immigrated to the border. After the imperial court recycled it, they distributed it to the people with few lands left.

Speaking of which, Lao Yang was still very grateful. Although the land distributed to them by the court was not the best, it was indeed quite a lot, and it was free to be distributed and the money was confiscated. After that, the court no longer distributed the land, and the people had to buy it from others if they wanted to buy it.

The 700 acres of land of Lao Yang and his son were later sold one after another. Now there are still more than 100 acres of land left in the family, which are all good paddy fields. These lands are left for the women and children at home. During the busy farming season, their grandfathers also came back from the river to help.

Li Shimin heard that Lao Yang's family had 700 acres of land, but only about 100 acres were left. He was so angry that he was so angry that he was so angry that he was staring at him.

Lao Yang thought this was also good. They took the money from selling land, then borrowed some from the bank, bought boats for their sons, fishing or running goods, and now the income is quite good.

He said that the income from running a boat is much higher than that of farming, especially after having your own boat, the money earned is all his own. The family has about 100 acres of land, which is completely enough for food. Anyway, if the land is sold, the land tax will be reduced, and the two taxes are levied on the acres of land.

As for paying additional taxes on the boat, he also thinks it is very reasonable.

On the outside, Lao Yang is indeed very satisfied with his current life.

Li Shimin felt that Lao Yang's family had let down the court's good intentions.

Zhang Chao smiled and said to Li Shimin, "This is the choice of the people. Lao Yang's family has been running for a boat all their lives. They can't plant land for them. They are more expert in running boats and are more profitable to do this. Why should we stop it? The court did not suppress the annexation, and the sale of their land was in accordance with the system and laws. Moreover, the court also collected eight deeds from the buyer."

In fact, this is also a microcosm of the current social characteristics and is no longer solidified.

The class is not solidified, and the occupation is not solidified.

Farmers may become fishermen, fishermen may become shipping, and sons who run shipping may become readers, then become officials and even serve as soldiers.

People have more room for choice.

The court last time equalized the land ten years ago, and gave land to Lao Yang, who had no land, 700 acres of land. However, Lao Yang did not choose to be a farmer or a landlord after he had land. They sold land and bought boats, then became fishermen and freight.

Just like Lao Yang now has five stagnant money for food and accommodation on the boat every month, and there is still some grain and oil production during the holidays. It is definitely much better than farming himself. Farming is hard, but he can't make so much money in a year.

Seeing that it was noon, Lao Yang smiled and said he wanted to make a fisherman's dish.

Zhang Chao agreed with a smile.

The boat was very big, but the crew members were running on the river, but they all made fires and cooked on the boat. The big boat was dragged behind and Lao Yang went down to the boat.

Zhang Chao also joined in the fun.

The boat is used for communication and sometimes for fishing.

There are also guys who cook on it, including a small stove and a wok. In the small cabin, there are seasonings such as oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and other seasonings.

There is also a bucket of water on one side.

The water was very clear and was directly brought from the river. It was placed on the boat and settled for a long time.

Everyone on the boat drank the Yangtze River, and only the water supplied by noble people such as Li Shimin was the barrel of mountain spring water or well water transported from the shore.

For Lao Yang and the others, the river water is very clear and delicious.

Just wash vegetables and cut vegetables with the river water.

Lao Yang's craftsmanship is very rough, but it has a fisherman's style.

Fish are freshly caught, and there are all kinds of fish, such as crucian carp, red-eyed man, carp, grass carp, etc., and they are all big and small.

Lao Yang poured the water into the bucket, and while cutting the stomach and scraping the scales, he asked Zhang Chao to help burn the fire.

There is a coal ball stove on the boat, so use wood chips to start the fire first.

After the heat is ready, pour oil into the wok. As soon as the oil is smoked, Lao Yang has already killed the fish there.
To be continued...