Unexpectedly, the tiny fish swimming inside the transparent spheres were all healthy and densely packed. There had barely been any losses!
By a full count, there were probably fewer than a thousand.
Nagato was extremely satisfied with that number. "Wonderful. Now the aquaculture plan can officially begin. But just as Lord Torikaze said, we shouldn't place too much hope on the first year. We'll treat it as experience for ourselves."
"What the Rain Country lacks most right now is experience."
They lacked neither equipment, sites, manpower, nor materials. What they lacked was experience.
Perhaps someone in the Rain Country had attempted something similar before.
But it could not compare at all to their current professional methods. Still, it might offer some useful experience.
Nagato decided to summon representatives of the fish farmers at once, hand these fry over to them, and distribute them so every fish farmer could receive a share.
The Rain Country could be said to have mobilized its entire population. The newly renovated fishponds were not privately contracted.
Instead, they were jointly contracted by groups, villages, and towns.
That way, everyone would have food to eat and would not go hungry.
Later on, people would certainly leave the aquaculture industry one after another and begin working in other fields.
After all, as the Rain Country developed, there would be more and more opportunities, such as exporting goods to other nations.
People from other countries could also visit the Rain Country as tourists, driving the development of many professions.
Nagato believed this was an excellent thing. A country should develop in diverse ways. Although aquaculture was the main focus, it was impossible for everyone to throw themselves into it all at once.
There was no other choice in the early stages. The Rain Country's previous way of life