Huang explains that Penghu's people sought to develop unique local products for trade, just as people do today with local specialties. The General No. 1 expedition raised so many ceramic jars because Penghu imported jars in which to ship their distinctive salted fish to Taiwan and the southeast coast of the mainland.
黃永川解釋，就跟現在所說的「土產」一樣，澎湖人為了開發具有當地特色的經濟價值，早期就把傳統風味醃漬的漁貨，運到台灣或大陸東南沿海販賣，這就需要用到陶罐來裝盛醃漬品，依此，可以解釋何以從將軍一號出水大量陶罐。