Chapter 95: It should be possible

Andreev touched the back of his head when he heard Ethan's teasing, feeling a little embarrassed.

"Actually, I was shocked when I saw the school of fish before.

I have been dealing with fish all my life, and I have never seen so many fish chasing and biting the hook.

At that time, I was wondering if the people in the north were missing a string in their brains. With so many fish, just catching a few of them would be enough to eat.

But they have never considered this, really..."

Ethan saw that Andreev was going off topic, so he could only stop him: "Okay! Let's not worry about the people in the north for now.

You should tell me first, how can we salvage them as much as possible?"

Andreev realized that he had said something wrong, and quickly said seriously: "Although the school of fish here is extremely large, they are big and small.

If you use ordinary Fishing net, cast the net, it's probably just luck.

If you encounter those big heads, such as the big shark that Lord Ethan caught, the net will definitely be broken. "

"Of course I know this." Ethan smiled: "So, can you tell me the key point?"

"In my hometown, there is a kind of fish cage made of bamboo, with only one trumpet-shaped entrance, fish can go in but can't get out.

As long as we make the entrance into a suitable size and put some bait in the cage, we can catch the desired fish species.

However, using this method, it takes time to wait, and the harvest is not very stable.

Moreover, it depends on luck, after all, you can't see this kind of fish school every day. "Andreev replied.

Ethan thought this idea was good, but there was still a problem, so he asked: "If, I mean if.

If there are such schools of fish every day, how long will it take to fish out the fish cage you mentioned?

Also, how many can a fish cage hold?

Or, how big should this fish cage be?"

After thinking for a while, Andreev replied: "The fish cages used in my hometown are about the size of a watermelon, and it's good enough to hold one or two fish.

Obviously, this size of cage is not suitable for use here.

So, it may have to be made bigger.

However, it can't be made too big, otherwise the cage can't bear the weight and can't be lifted up.

I don't know what size it should be, so I can only make a few to try and then choose a suitable size.

As for what Lord Ethan said, how much can be loaded?

If there are such schools of fish every day, no matter how big the cage is, it can be loaded in a few minutes, there is no doubt about this."

When Ethan heard that the loading speed was fast enough, he immediately made a decision to use this method.

"Andreev, how about I give this to you?

You go get a few cages to test first, if it works.

You go to Barron Fortress with Tibers, firstly to ask people to make fish cages in large quantities, and secondly to ask people to catch fish together."

When Andreev heard this, he immediately became sad and hesitated.

When Ethan saw it, he asked, "Why? Don't you want to?"

"No, no!" Andreev waved his hands repeatedly: "Lord Ethan misunderstood, I'm not unwilling, but I can't do it!"

"What's the problem?"

"Lord Ethan! There are indeed some problems." Andreev straightened his face: "You can see that there is no bamboo here."

"Uh..." Ethan was speechless for a while. After thinking about it, he asked, "Is there no possible substitute?

Think about it carefully?"

Everyone fell into silence for a while.

Ethan was most troubled. If the fish cage problem could not be solved, he would have to wait until the spring.

This meant that everything had to wait until the spring, which he could not accept.

Moreover, even after the spring, it is impossible to let the precious cargo ship transport a bunch of fish cages here!

Things seemed to have returned to the starting point all of a sudden.

At this time, Tibers raised his hand and said embarrassedly: "Lord Ethan, I may have a way."

"What way? Tell me!" Ethan said eagerly.

Tibers cleared his throat in the eager eyes of everyone: "Aren't there a lot of rattan in the woods?

They are very tough. If they are used to weave fish cages, they are probably much stronger than bamboo.

The only problem is that they are too hard and difficult to weave.

However, this is also easy to solve, just do a softening treatment.

In my hometown, the rattan is usually soaked in warm salt water for a while.

Wait for the rattan to absorb enough salt water, and then use steaming to soften the rattan completely.

At this time, you can weave it however you want.

The baskets for loading goods in my hometown are all made in this way. They are very durable and will not break for several years."

Talent! After hearing this, Ethan couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

But he didn't know if it would work, so he turned to Andreev and asked for his opinion.

After hearing this, Andreev pinched his chin, thought hard for a while, and said:

"It should be possible, but the entrance may need additional treatment.

Because it needs to be softer, otherwise the fish can't swim into the cage.

I think if the vines there are thinned, it should be fine."

When Ethan heard this, he was overjoyed: "Then let's try it tomorrow.

Wait, I have another question.

Andreev, does anyone in your hometown grow kelp and seaweed?"

"Yes." Andreev nodded: "But I only know about growing kelp.

My cousin's family specializes in growing kelp.

Because I often went there to help when I was young, I know a little bit.

Lord Ethan asked this, but do you want to grow kelp? "

Ethan nodded: "I do have this idea. The land here is not good, so we can only rely on the sea to think of a way.

Do you think we can grow kelp here?"

Andreev shook his head: "I'm afraid not, Lord Ethan!

There are many requirements for growing kelp.

For example, the water depth is preferably 3-5 meters below the high tide line. This alone is not met here.

We are in a deep water area here, and the water depth is 30 meters when we step forward from the beach.

In addition to this, there are also bottom quality issues, wind and waves and water flow issues, light issues, and water quality issues to consider.

Except for light and water quality, we don't meet all other requirements here, so it is impossible to grow kelp. "

After hearing this, Ethan looked a little disappointed.

He never thought that there were so many things to pay attention to when raising kelp.

But he didn't give up and continued to ask: "It doesn't have to be at the gate of the territory. The coastline here is so long. Is it possible that there is a suitable place nearby?"

Andreev nodded: "Of course, what Lord Ethan said is entirely possible.

Deep water areas are not common. Maybe we can find a suitable place by walking along the coast.

However, this may require field investigation.

If the Lord is really interested in raising kelp, I can go and look for it.

If I really find it, let my nephew come to help in the spring. He is an expert in this area and can definitely give it a try. "