Back to the small fishing village in 1982

Chapter 1276 Another Grand Plan
Li Shouquan walked out happily with Ye Yaodong.

"This looks so standardized? They even give out membership cards? It looks like it's pretty reliable? It's pretty good. I was nervous when I came here, wondering what it would be like. I didn't expect it to be so good."

"It's OK. Now I can do it myself. Once it's done well, the government will have to get involved. Then I'll have prestige."

By then it won’t be a small organization anymore, it might become a big chamber of commerce.

"Can the government still get involved in a small organization like ours?"

"Don't underestimate it. If we want to manage the docks well in the future, we may have to rely on these small non-governmental organizations."

"That's right. I heard that there are all kinds of small groups or gangs on the dock."

"Okay, there's nothing else to do. You can go out to sea. Remember to come over after dinner in a week for a small meeting and get to know more people. We are all from the same place, so you can keep in touch with each other. Once you are familiar with each other, you can help each other with anything."

"Okay, thank you very much. We'll be leaving first. Also, we have eight boats. We are out to sea now. You should come to collect the cargo before tomorrow night. You should come once every one and a half to two days. Otherwise, the cargo will be piled on the deck."

"no problem."

"Then it will be a pleasure to cooperate."

Ye Yaodong exchanged a few words with him with a smile, and then the two went their separate ways.

After he returned, he went to see the landlady again, chatted with her and asked about the house. The landlady happily said she would ask more questions for him.

He was free at the moment anyway, and it was almost time for dinner, so it was not suitable to go out, so he continued to chat with the old man.

Listen to the old people telling stories about Zhou City’s past and the strange things that happened there.

Sometimes the stories told by the elderly are quite interesting. You can listen to what happened in the era before you were born.

The old man was talking happily and he listened with great interest, which made him even more satisfied.

In the afternoon, he went to the shipyard again, not only to check the progress of his cargo ship, but also to learn more about other steel fishing boats.

The network of contacts he has expanded now is enough to support his fresh-food collection boats to go out and collect goods every day.

There is nothing to worry about at sea except what Pei's father caused.

This is not a big deal. Pei's father still has to stay in bed for two days to recuperate. This is just enough time for him to get through this awkward period and relax.

The interest-free loan cannot be rushed, and he needs to find out about the house first. As for the land, he has his eyes on a small piece of land.

It’s not far from the pier and very close to here, just about two or three acres.

It seems that that piece of land should have been a wasteland, but because it is close to the dock, nothing can be grown there. Now it is filled with residents' domestic garbage and garbage from the dock.

Although it can be said to be a garbage dump, it is close to the pier!

So there is no planning. After planning, what about the small garbage dump?

If you just leave the land here and do nothing, its value will naturally increase over time.

Moreover, he also thought that this place could be directly turned into a rental house, which would be more profitable.

Or you can set up a small market. There are too many people and vendors on the dock, which provides business opportunities.

But he has no capital now, and he doesn't want to stay here for a long time. Even if he buys it, he can only leave it there for the time being.

I've heard people say before that the government is going to set up a trading market, but I don't know how it's going.

He had mentioned his desire to buy that piece of land two days ago, and now he was waiting for them to weigh the matter and then make an offer.

He didn't know what to say or what price to offer, so he planned to wait two days before asking. Otherwise, if he was too hasty, what if he was ripped off?
He just saw that there was a garbage dump over there and the land was not very big, so the price would definitely not be expensive now, as the place was in ruins everywhere.

When he went to talk, he also showed his certificate as vice president of the Vancouver Fisheries Association. Everyone had a good attitude, so he felt that there shouldn't be any major problems.

It's just there anyway and it's a garbage dump. He also said that he wanted to do something with the land so that he could better develop Zhou City.

He would say whatever sounded nice to the person, first to make him feel comfortable so that he would buy the land.

This way he could use the money to get a loan. He had the land anyway, so at worst he could just hire a few people to deal with the garbage.

Anyway, the solutions are all thought up by people.

His current family background is strong, but that doesn't mean he has money on hand. He will still take out an interest-free loan if he can, and he will definitely pay back what he owes. If he can get a boat for free, he will definitely not miss it.

By then, using the excuse that the house and land have been mortgaged to the government, no one will dare to occupy them. And no one will want to occupy the garbage dump either. It will be a win-win situation for him, as everything will be his.

Ye Yaodong has been running around in recent days and has not given himself any time to rest. He has arranged everything that needs to be arranged and understood everything that needs to be understood. Now he just has to wait for news.

The night before going out to sea to collect dried shrimps, he went to find several merchants from Wenzhou and asked them if they wanted the goods the next day. Everyone thought about it and placed an order.

Several thousand kilograms of fresh dried shrimps were also booked. Although it’s not much, it’s still pretty good.

This kind of dried one can be stored longer and is more popular.

Since this time he not only had to collect the dried shrimps, but also had to collect the goods from several ships of the Dongsheng, they set out at night instead of waiting until daytime as usual.

Ye Yaodong also told the boatmen in advance that they had to collect two loads of cargo before they could rest.

No one had any objections. The work was considered easy for this group of people. About 20 people took turns on the Dongsheng, and the rest of the people either killed fish at home or took turns going out to sea with the fresh fish collection boat.

Compared with other fishing boats, it is so comfortable that there is no objection.

After Ye Yaodong had sailed for a distance, he tried to call his father and told him to go over to Shopee in the afternoon while his father's goods were weighed first.

After he entered a channel, Ye's father asked hurriedly: "Dongzi, what's going on with your in-laws? Oh, we are so worried. If you didn't come out today, we would probably go back during the day."

His eldest brother and Zhou Laoer also hurriedly asked similar questions.

Ye Yaodong said calmly: "Why are you in such a hurry? He is a living being, he also has his own subjective consciousness, it's not like there was any natural disaster or man-made calamity that caused him to lose contact."

"You can all see that he took the initiative to return the fishing boat he was operating. What else is there? If there was a problem with the boat, would he still be able to leave?"

"If the ship was fine and there was something wrong, wouldn't he come over to find you? It's obvious that he just left on his own and deliberately didn't respond to you."

Everyone else in the channel was puzzled and surprised, and asked immediately.

"What is he doing?"

"Did something happen? Why is it like this all of a sudden?"

"All right, what is he doing? Did he go home that day? Is he at home now?"

Ye Yaodong explained the whole story to them.

"He's probably lying at home right now. He must be feeling embarrassed and ashamed. He probably won't go out to sea in the next few days. If he wants to save face, he should let Guang take over next."

Everyone was silent for three seconds after hearing the reason.

Then Father Ye said, "Alas, why are you so thoughtful? You have already taken good care of everyone. The freshwater boats at the dock are now selling a lot of fish, especially hairtail, at 4% off, and most other goods are also around 5% off."

Ye Yaopeng also said: "You are so generous, but he still wants to increase the price. He is too greedy and too much."

Father Ye continued, "I saw him drive away without saying a word the day before yesterday. I don't know what happened."

"When we noticed it, we immediately contacted him urgently, but there was no response at all and we couldn't get through to him."

"We wanted to chase him by boat, but the fishing nets were still in the sea. By the time we pulled the nets up, he had disappeared with the boat."

Zhou Laoer also agreed, "Yeah, everyone was so worried at the time. We chased him but he was nowhere to be found, and we contacted him but he didn't respond. Everyone wondered if he had something urgent to do and had to go back."

Ye Yaopeng said: "He had just received the goods the day before, so he shouldn't have gone back that day. It turned out that he waited until the warehouse was full of goods the next day before going back."

Father Ye added: "No one thought much about it. No one knew he had a plan. And you didn't care about him. You took his goods and he had to go back by himself. What kind of thing is this..."

Everyone talked for a long time.

"What should we do now? Will the ship just ignore them? The Harvest also has 30% of Dongzi's shares..."

When Father Ye heard what Ye Yaopeng said, his mind raced, "Does this relative think that you earn too much and is not happy that you still have 30% of the shares in Harvest? Not only does he take 30% of the goods he receives at sea, but he also wants another 30% of the remaining shares from the fishing boats?"

Ye Yaodong said, "Maybe that's also the reason. He thinks that I have so many ships, and the Harvest still occupies 30%. It's ok for them to take so much of the harvest at sea, but the rest has to be shared with me. He thinks that all the hard work he has done is for me, right?"

"Alas... this partnership has only been in place since the beginning, so I don't see you making any money. That's it..."

"Yes, seeing that the cost of the Harvest has been recovered, and I am still taking a lot of money, while they only get two or three tenths, they must have been unhappy for a long time, right?"

Ye Yaopeng said: "They were the ones who came to find you at that time..."

"That was then. Now that I've made more money, things are different. Forget it, forget about it. I'm not the one who's embarrassed anyway. In a few days, Guang will have to take over the ship."

Maybe if A Guang uses the interest-free loan to buy another boat, they will probably just give up this boat and rent it out. They won't have to work so hard and can just wait for the dividends.

The new interest-free fishing boat will completely belong to their Pei family.

He had a share in the Harvest from the very beginning. Why should he quit just because people disgust him?
Why would he give away the money I earned for him?
Even if he really wanted to cash out all the shares, it wasn't now. Why would he do a business at a loss? He had done nothing wrong.

Even if you are jealous of him earning a lot, you can only bear it because he has the channels.

When the Harvest is rented out and not in the hands of any one person, people will probably feel happy because they can share the money without having to do anything.

By then, there would be no point in selling it. Why would he sell his shares? Who would complain about having too much money?
In short, he was right.

He also did his best.

No matter who says anything, he can't find fault with it and can only be praised with a thumbs up.

Father Ye was still there, sighing, "How embarrassing it will be for such a good thing to be turned into this?"

"Why are you embarrassed? As long as he's not embarrassed."

"I think this time, after you collect the goods, we will stay at sea for two more days. When the warehouse is full, we will go back to the shore. We are all relatives. Since he is sick, I have to go visit him. It will be fine if we talk a few words then."

Ye Yaodong rolled his eyes in the cockpit. His father would not be able to match up with Pei's father.

We are all brothers...

We are all friends...

They are all relatives...

They are from the same village...

They are not outsiders...

Everyone has to be humane.

But a father like his can indeed reassure more people and make them more trustworthy.

"It's up to you. Just go back and rest. It's been a few days since you came out."

"I think so too."

Ye Yaodong chatted with them as he drove along the way, telling them about the latest situation at the dock and telling them that everything was fine at home so that they could feel more at ease at sea.

It is inconvenient to receive news at sea, so he is the only one who can bring news from the shore to everyone, allowing everyone to fish at ease without any worries.

This is something that no other fishing boat can compare to.

The sense of security is something that other fresh-harvesting ships cannot provide.

When Ye Yaodong found their ship to receive the goods, Ye's father suddenly remembered to ask.

"That's not right. Why are you out collecting goods in the middle of the night? Isn't it usually during the day? And after collecting the goods, you can go to the shore and sell them in the evening."

"I know a few people whose fishing boats are used to catch shrimps, and they also collect the goods from me..."

"Who is that person? He asked you to accept the goods just after you met him. Isn't it unsafe? You should find out more and ask more questions. Don't think that he is giving you money..."

"I know my limits. I know more about this on the shore than you do. Don't worry."

"There is no such thing as a pie falling from the sky..."

Ye Yaodong explained to his father, who then felt relieved, but he still repeatedly reminded him to be more careful.

"Or when you come out again, come to me first and I'll collect the goods for you?"

"Don't worry, it'll be fine. They don't know you, so don't scare them when you go over to receive the goods. You'll end up paying for it. They only recognize me."

"Oh, well, let's meet more often on the shore sometime, and then we should get to know each other."

Ye Yaodong agreed casually, and after moving all the goods on the ship, he went on to take over the next ship.

There are only three boats in total, so the speed will be faster.

However, he saw that there was still space on the ship after collecting the goods. Although it was not a waste to return like this, if he could not collect all the goods from Li Shouquan and others on the next trip, he would have to make another trip, which would be a waste of fuel money.

So after receiving the goods, he tried to call Li Shouquan on the VHF channel. After getting in touch with him, he went over to receive the goods from their two ships.

Wow, before he got close, he saw the entire deck covered in white with a hint of light pink, which is the color of shrimp skin.

There were a bunch of workers squatting around, picking up other fish, and some were holding dustpans and filling them with shrimps, which they then poured into the baskets.

"Brother Dong, you can have fried celery with dried shrimps tonight."

"Okay, and then make a bowl of shrimp and soy sauce soup."

"You are useless. You should eat shrimp and winter melon soup. Add some clams to make it more delicious!"

"Stop talking. I'm hungry."

"Can I take a handful of dried shrimps back when they are delivered to the factory? I will prepare them in the evening."

"I also want to eat dried shrimp with rice wine."

Ye Yaodong looked at them one by one with a smile, "Okay, there are so many dried shrimps, you can eat as much as you want."

His fishing boat had already docked not far away, and he had informed Li Shouquan in advance, so he was just waiting for them to raise the net and then come over.

At this time, the fishing boats over there were also picking and moving towards him, and the workers on the boats over there were also looking at them curiously.

Ye Yaodong looked for a long time and saw that no one had any weapons in their hands, so he let the two boats line up side by side with confidence.

After saying hello, he asked the other party to carry the goods over for weighing. Li Shouquan also crawled over and took charge of the accounting.

He trusted Ye Yaodong, but Ye Yaodong was not so confident in him, so when he came over, he had already told the other party to come to his boat to check the scale.

Normally, when it comes to the fishing boats in his village, he would send everyone to help move the goods from the fish warehouse, sort them out, and then carry them over for weighing.

Anyway, all the workers on his ship were idle while going out to sea and had nothing else to do.

This is the first time I’m working with Li Shouquan, so it’s better to be cautious.

Ye Yaodong lit a cigarette for him, and the two of them gathered together, chatting while watching other people moving goods, weighing goods, and then recording the weights.

"Brother, your catch is great. I want to change my fishing boat and start catching shrimp instead of hairtail."

"Hairtail fish is valuable. I estimate that the shrimps on my boat are only about 3 kilograms at most, and I also carry several thousand kilograms of fish and shrimp. The shrimps are from the upper layer, and it is difficult to catch much fish. But we all say that shrimps can make money, and everyone comes here to catch shrimps, so there is no temporary change."

"Shrimp skin is still better, it sells well."

"You still tell the truth and don't lie for the sake of business, saying that it's not easy to sell. I didn't meet the last person, but if I do, I'll smash his mouth."

"Haha, tell the other fishing boats not to worry. I have already collected my own cargo on my boat and there is no more room. I can only go back first and come back to collect it next time, probably in the afternoon."

"No problem, just go into the channel and notify them when the time comes."

"it is good."

Ye Yaodong waited until all the goods had been weighed smoothly, asked them if they did not need to add ice and diesel for the time being, and then he paid in cash and went back.

Since the boat was not their own, they had to pay in cash on the spot, which was the same thing they did when they were trawling at home.

The invoice is only recorded if the villagers cannot escape and they have to go home to settle the bill. Normally, the fresh fish collection ship has to be paid in advance, so it is not certain to make a profit. There is also a high risk of loss due to natural disasters or man-made disasters.

After the two boats separated, the boatmen kept telling him that this time it would be reliable.

"It's really easier to make money from outsiders. They ask for whatever they want, but insiders still have to be considerate and ask for more."

"Yes."

Ye Yaodong also said: "It's a good thing to make money from outsiders. It's also a mutual consent. As long as we agree on it early, there won't be any big problems."

"Hehe, we have plenty of goods to receive now, so it doesn't matter if we don't accept his. It will make him anxious to death."

"You are stupid. Adong still owns 30% of the shares of Harvest. The loss of Harvest is also his loss."

"That's true. If I tell him about it when I get back, it will piss him off to death..."

"You don't have to tell him in person. We can just chat and tell him that after we lost one boat, we found eight shrimp boats and they were willing to sell them to us at a 5% discount."

"Hahahaha... I'll probably bleed from anger then. I'll have to lie down for two more days."

Ye Yaodong just listened to them laughing and their camps were clearly defined, so he ignored them.

Anyway, it's just a joke and some entertainment, but after we go back, everyone else will definitely know what they should know. With so many people, there's no way there can be any secrets. There are plenty of good things.

As for whether he would be so angry that he would have to lie down for two more days, he couldn't guarantee it.

His shipload of cargo, plus the two ships of cargo he just received from Li Shouquan, is almost enough for several Wenzhou fishmongers to share. The dried shrimps and hairtail can all be taken to the processing plant, which is very convenient.

After dealing with this ship, he took everyone to a local stir-fry restaurant for a big meal to celebrate the fact that the fresh-catch ship would make money every day from now on. By then, his income would immediately double.

By the time everyone finished their meal with their mouths full of grease and went out to sea, it was already afternoon.

Ye Yaodong also saw with his own eyes the scene of these small shrimps floating on the water to find food after nightfall. There are truly unique sights in every area of ​​the sea.

They are all from the same fishing ground. The surrounding area is full of shrimp catchers and is also where shrimps gather during the fishing season.

At a glance, there are dozens of ship lights flashing in the naked eye, distributed in all directions on the sea.

Some fishing boats use trawl nets, some use purse seine nets, some use gillnets, and some use float trawls. There are many different methods.

But in the same way, the benefits are huge in each way.

After two trips back and forth, he could see clearly that when these dried shrimps were hung up, they really filled the net bag with several thousand kilograms.

The mesh of the fishing nets that everyone uses is very small, because shrimps are also small, but it can't be called a family-destroying net.

This fishing net only fishes in the upper layer of the water, which is targeted, unlike the family-killing net that drags at the bottom layer and catches everything in one net.

They successively pulled up several docked fishing boats, then stopped on the sea, waiting for the next boat to collect the nets.

Standing on the wheelhouse, he could still see the excited boatmen below holding hand nets, lying on the edge of the boat, with half of their bodies leaning out of the hull to catch shrimps.

Everyone was fishing excitedly, and two or three bamboo baskets were full. Some were even eating while fishing.

This was the spoils they salvaged in their free time while waiting for several ships to collect their cargo, and it was quite considerable.

"It tastes fresh and sweeter when it is freshly caught and eaten."

"It's so easy to make money. You can make money with your eyes closed."

"It seems like I have to work hard to make more money. I can buy one next year and just follow the boss here and have a bite of soup, which will be enough to make me rich."

"Who says it's not true? No wonder there are so many fishing boats here. There are really a lot of goods here."

"Next year I will have to sell everything I have to buy a ship."

Ye Yaodong stood on the wheelhouse, listening to their lively conversations below, and thought that since everyone was planning that, then next year his cargo ship probably wouldn't have to go out to sea to fish, and could be used directly as a seafood harvesting ship.

Collect all the boatmen's goods...

Anyway, after the renovation, the necessary trawl equipment will be available, as well as fish warehouses and cold storages. A larger ship means more space, and when the fresh-collecting ship collects only shrimps, there is no need to modify anything, and it can be used as is.

These are the people who have accumulated wealth by working for him. If they really follow him next year, the goods will definitely be collected by him. Regardless of whether there are other people who learn to collect goods from him or not, he will definitely be given priority.

Just think about it, it's perfect...

Or you can use the money from the interest-free loan to directly customize a fresh-catch boat, which is more profitable.

To be more straightforward, he could use both boats to collect everyone's goods, after all, he had a lot of boatmen.

To be more ruthless, if the boatmen who want to run fishing boats do not have enough funds on hand, he can invest half of them.

This system seems to have been cultivated for him...

In this way, the 20 or so people he brought with him this year can build 20 boats...

He has half of the shares in each ship, and he takes the remaining half after dividing it among the fresh-water ships, which means that these people can only earn 25%.

Moreover, all the goods have to go through his hands, so no one can fake them.

The shipping tycoon Dong is really going to become a capital owner!

Ye Yaodong suddenly became excited just thinking about it. Why didn’t his brain work so quickly before?

He looked at the boatmen below with his eyes shining, as if he was looking at banknotes. These people now seemed to be his wealth.

Moreover, he paid half of the money to support them in buying the boat and let them work with him. This was also helping them and leading the group to prosperity!
It is also of great benefit to them. It is nice to enjoy the shade under the big tree, and he knows some people now.

The cold wind made his mind clearer, and he thought again about the piece of garbage land he wanted to buy. Maybe he could just build a dormitory building there and accommodate all the villagers, or even people from the neighboring village!

What the hell!

His mind suddenly became more active, and he became excited just thinking about it.

These people are his wealth.

Ye Yaodong touched the saliva that was suddenly dripping from the corner of his mouth. He didn't know when, but his mouth was already split open and he was grinning foolishly.

He slapped the railing and said, "Go! We have to do it!"

"First, get the land, then get the interest-free loan, and then we'll do it when we get back tomorrow."

Li Shouquan's shipload of goods only carries about 3 kilograms, so it doesn't have to come every day and a half, two or three days will be enough.

It's just because they have so many fishing boats, and the amount of cargo that can be loaded and unloaded by the seafood collecting boats is limited, and their load-bearing capacity is also limited. If they collect all their fishing boats, it will be enough for one return trip.

That's why Li Shouquan said that he had to come out every day to collect their goods.

His goods have been collected by the factory anyway, so the dried shrimps do not need to be placed at the dock like other fresh-collecting ships. They can be delivered directly to the factory, saving a lot of time.

He could easily make two or three trips back and forth on the same day to collect cargo from several ships.

Ye Yaodong calculated the time in his mind and planned to discuss with Li Shouquan while he was not far away. He planned to make several trips back and forth in the next two or three days to collect all their goods.

In this way, he will have two days tomorrow and the day after tomorrow to deal with the land issues.