Bows and arrows are very expensive to make, and as for the bed crossbows used for whaling, they are even more expensive. Bows and crossbows use elasticity to shoot arrows out. Among the natural materials, there are not many that are both elastic and tough. The most commonly used one is beef tendon and horns. An excellent recurve bow requires the use of two-foot-long buffalo horns.

Not every cow can grow such long horns. A pair of good horns is even more expensive than a plowing ox!

As for the bowstring, you need to use the beef's back tendon. After air-drying, smash it bit by bit and tear it into thin threads. A little negligent can destroy a beef tendon.

It is so difficult that you can imagine, and the cost is also chilling!

No wonder it is difficult to raise soldiers, and even more difficult to violent soldiers!

All dynasties have regarded cattle as strategic resources and are not allowed to be slaughtered at will. It is definitely not as simple as cattle being able to plow the land. Cow tendons and horns are precious war materials, and they can even affect the rise and fall of a country.

But compared to cows, whales are like pies falling from the sky!

A baleen whale has 262 to 473 whiskers. Each whisker is made of keratin. After taking it off, it is moistened with castor oil and then tear it apart. Each whisker can get more than a dozen or dozens of bowstrings. The rest are not long enough, but they can be rolled into ropes. The toughness is much stronger than hemp ropes. It is most suitable to install it on a bed crossbow. However, there is no problem in making a trencher... In short, there will be no waste.

A brief calculation shows that a fin whale can not only support hundreds of fat pigs, but also the tendons of hundreds of cows!

It's simply a super treasure house!

Even the internal organs of whales will not be wasted. They can be cooked and dried and ground into meat powder as concentrate feed to feed war horses. How many people and livestock can a whale be fed?

Wang Ning'an was extremely excited, but Su Shi circled around the other sperm whale for a long time, looked at the teeth in his mouth, and kept shaking his head.

"Mr. Wang, this whale is different from that one, it has teeth!"

The current meaning is that the bowstring cannot be made, and the value must be greatly reduced.

Wang Ning'an didn't think so. He forced himself to smile. The value of sperm whales is only larger than that of baleen whales, and it will definitely not be smaller! Don't look at the fact that there are no baleens, but there is something in your stomach!

Wang Ning'an asked someone to search in the stomach of the sperm whale for a long time and picked out a few huge pieces of things, which were black and smelly. Don't dislike it. This thing has a name called ambergris!

It is very simple to buy and sell ambergris. Put a piece of ambergris on one side and put red gold on the other end of the balance. Once balanced, you can trade. In other words, this thing is equivalent to gold!

Su Shibo heard about Qiang Ji, of course he knew ambergris, but no matter what, he didn't believe it was whale feces.

What a joke, ambergris is the saliva of a dragon. When you sleep, it flows into the sea. After a long time, it turns into ambergris.

Dragon, such a magical thing, dragon urine can cure diseases, not to mention dragon saliva!

"This thing is ambergris." Wang Ning'an roughly interrupted Su Shi's beautiful association, "I don't know what the dragon is like. The sperm whales swallow squid, and their hard foreheads and mouths cannot be digested. The intestines will secrete mucus and wrap them up. Sometimes the sperm whales will spit it out, and sometimes they will go out with the feces, and of course they may stay in the intestines. By the way, the principle of pearls is similar. When sand enters the body of the clam, the clams will also secrete mucus and wrap them up. After a long time, they will become pearls."

After saying that, Wang Ning'an took the ambergris and went to dry it happily, preparing to make spices and make a fortune. And the child Su Shi was in a bad mood.

Ambergris is the feces of whales, and pearls are sand... What a joke, how could such a beautiful thing happen?

Su Shi was depressed in the following days. He lay in his father's study, flipping through various ancient books, asking Ouyang Xiu, asking Mei Yaochen, and looking for various evidence. The little guy got thinner and thinner day by day, and his cheeks were shrinking.

He could no longer hold it back to seeing Su Xun so much that he felt distressed and bleeding.

"Wang Ning'an, what did you tell my son?"

Su Laoquan sprayed Wang Ning'an's face, "If he had a few things, I would never end up with you!"

Wang Ning'an was so amused that the father and son were so twisted. Go and ask Su Shi, forget it, why are you here to roar? But in order to protect the poet who is more precious than a giant panda, Wang Ning'an went to Su Xun's study and lit a pinch of powder in front of Su Shi.

When the blue smoke rose, a intoxicating fragrance came to his nose, and the smell penetrated deep into his head from his nostrils, breaking through the numerous levels, and unobstructed in his head, just like a supreme skill that opened up the eight extraordinary meridians. Su Shi suddenly opened up, and a bright smile appeared on his little face.

"I understand, I figured it out!"

Su Shi danced with joy: "Dad, you are all wrong. I believe in books and the sages. I think what they said is right. When I encounter problems, I will turn over the old papers! Little do I know that knowledge is right in front of me, and ambergris is the whale dung fragrance! From this point of view, sages and ancestors don't know how many mistakes there were! Later generations may not be inferior to those of predecessors, and sons may not be inferior to those of me..."

Da Su's Gao Lu got Su Laoquan's stick, and even Wang Ning'an was angry. It doesn't matter if you have a big mouth, but I'm still pointing at ambergris to make a fortune!

Ambergris, ambergris, what a nice name, how poetic it is, just this name is worth it!

If it is changed to whale dung, which fool will bring it to him? Isn’t this a mess?

Not only did Wang Ning'an not care, but also added fuel to the fire, making Su Laoquan beat Da Su hard, beating his parents so hard that he screamed. Su Baniang and Su Che who were eavesdropping outside were scared to their faces pale...

After this time, Wang Ning'an thought Su Shi would turn against him. Who knew that Da Su not only did not hold grudges, but became Wang Ning'an's follower. Su Shi wrote down everything he mentioned, and then asked the bottom line, which made Wang Ning'an collapse... He had to use the excuse of being unwell and leave the task of teaching mathematics to Su Song and Liu Yi, and go home to rest for a few days.

When Wang Ning'an returned to Tuta Village again, he obviously felt different. The Wang family's ancestral hall was almost done, and the village wall was working.

Dig a deep foundation one meter, carry stones, and build them carefully. This is to build a city wall!

Every man's muscles swelled and his face was red. Even if he was tired of working, they could hold on, and everyone was talking and laughing.

Since whaling began, Tuta Village no longer has to worry about meat.

Whale meat is not delicious, but no matter how bad it is, it is also meat, which can provide valuable energy and protein. The muscles damaged by heavy work will recover after sleeping for a night and can become stronger! If there is no meat supplement, heavy work will be easily injured. There are elderly people in the village who were young when they were young, vomiting blood in order to build a house. They were injured and could not recover for the rest of their lives.

Now I am finally not afraid. Many foreigners and refugees who have lost their homes have all gone to Tuta Village to work. A large bowl of rice, a spoonful of braised whale meat, a full amount of fat, a few green vegetables, and a pickle lump can make them feel happy only during the New Year.

They don’t have to pay wages, they can eat and get a piece of bacon every day, so they can satisfy them and want to keep working.

...

"Yesterday, 50 kilograms of bacon were lost." Uncle Wu reported to his father, and Wang Ning'an also listened.

Wang Liangjing's face was as deep as water, "Have you counted it? Did our people calculate it wrong, or did someone steal it?"

50 kilograms of whale meat are nothing, but Wang Liangjing understands one thing: a thousand-mile dike is destroyed by ant. Everything in the Wang family is in the process of being invented. At this time, the rules are the most important. The saplings will be planted in a crooked manner. Don’t expect to grow into towering trees.

Uncle Wu's face was also bad, "Fourth brother, don't worry, I must have found out. Who dares to do anything wrong? Twist his head!"

...

"No, not bad, very strong, very strong, come on!" Wang Ning'an clenched his fists and compared his father.

Wang Liangjing was so angry that he blew his beard and glared, "It's big or small, go and practice qigong quickly. Just know how to draw the sword. I don't think it's embarrassing, but I don't think it's embarrassing!"

Wang Ning'an paid the price for his humble mouth. Uncle Wu checked quickly. Because the next day, the bacon was lost, Uncle Wu rushed up with his people and pressed down a thief.

This guy is named Wu Shicheng. He is a refugee who has followed Wang Liangjing to Cangzhou. Because he can write a few words, he is responsible for keeping accounts.

"You are not open to your eyes. Your lord is so proud of you. How dare you steal your lord's things! Come with me to see you!"

Uncle Wu carried his collar and arrived at the Wang family hall and threw it hard.

"Fourth brother, I've caught the thief!"
Chapter completed!