Back to the small fishing village in 1982

Chapter 1549 Return to a Ship
While the fishing boats were operating, Ye Yaodong had some free time and called a few more boats.

I explained to them that after all the goods were collected, everyone would gather together and reintegrate the workers from the fresh fish collection ship and ship No. 5, and temporarily assign them to other ships.

When I return, I will inform Ye's father and ask him to redeploy more personnel to replenish the team.

Of course, emergencies must be dealt with urgently, and now we can only make temporary arrangements to solve the current problem of insufficient manpower first.

The other ships had no objections. They wished they had more manpower, otherwise they would not be able to handle the work.

The people on the two boats were actually very curious about how much catch they had, as they had so many people and were not even able to handle the catch.

It was the first time for deep-sea fishing. In addition to the fear of the unknown waters, everyone was actually a little bit excited in their hearts, wanting to see what they could catch.

After Ye Yaodong notified everyone, he asked several ships to be mentally prepared. The fresh-collecting ship and Ship No. 5 also had to notify the boatmen what to do in advance.

There are still two hours before the net is collected. I estimate that by the time the net is collected, the sun will have set.

Lao Xiao said, "When we get back, you'll have to ask your father to assign more people. I don't know if we can arrange for them at the last minute..."

"I'll try my best. I'll write a letter later, and when the fresh-collecting ship returns in a few days, I'll ask my father to mail the letter."

"Will writing help?"

"Just give it a try. What else can we do? Now we can only let everyone work harder."

He could only do it at the last minute and write a letter and ask his father to send it to Lin Guangyuan, asking him to arrange more people as soon as possible.

I can’t make phone calls now, so I can only write letters. Otherwise, I’ll have to wait for him to come back for two months, which will be even later.

The next trip he could only ask his father to arrange as many people as possible for him, including A Guang and little A Zheng.

Every one counts. They have hired extra people anyway, and it doesn’t matter whether they can get on the boat themselves or not. They can just pull one over to help him.

By the way, let's see if we can recruit a few retired soldiers from the processing plant to fill the staff. If they are short of people, we can recruit them temporarily.

We can only think of solutions in these terms. Who would have thought that we could double our money online?

Perhaps it could be due to the fact that they were located near the ocean currents, but it was also a fact that they were short of manpower, and changing locations would not necessarily prevent the net from exploding.

Today's technology is not so advanced. The transfer can be completed in 35 minutes only through the combination of a slide and a fish suction pump. In the future, the sorting line can be equipped with AI recognition, saving 40% of labor.

In the future everything will be high-tech, but now it can only be done manually.

His boat is quite efficient, and is equipped with a slide and fish suction pump combination.

Lao Xiao whispered again: "Now that the fishing net is gone, I don't know if it's the right time..."

"Hehe, I don't mean anything else, I just thought we were short of manpower..."

After saying this, Lao Xiao felt a little embarrassed and added with a smile.

Ye Yaodong didn't mind, "It can only be said that it was an accident."

"The release of Ship No. 5 was just in time. Otherwise, there would be a shortage of manpower and the round trip would take too long. The freshwater ship would not be able to handle so much cargo."

"Ah."

"It's such a pity for that fishing net. Thousands of dollars have just been wasted, and it sank into the sea. This is a new net, it's such a pity."

"It's nothing to be sorry about. It's just a small loss. Nothing is always smooth sailing at sea. It's good enough that we have been safe and sound for the past few years."

Modern fishing boats are equipped with lost net beacons to facilitate later salvage. This year they don’t have them, but it’s not a big problem and costs little money.

He was very open-minded about this point. As long as there were no casualties, everything else was a small matter.

What is lost can always be earned back.

However, there are not enough fresh fish collection ships, which is a long-term problem.

He planned to go to Shanghai to urge Jiangnan Shipyard to deliver his thousand-ton fishing boat as soon as possible after docking. He also wanted to order two more, one of which would be made into a thousand-ton seafood collecting boat.

As for the first thousand-ton fishing boat, it can only temporarily serve as a fresh-water fishing boat to carry goods. After all, this boat has the largest load-bearing capacity and is the largest, so it can hold the cargo of their ships.

As for the renovation... that's not possible. How long will it take to renovate it before delivery? And it will cost more money. It's better to rush the delivery and use it as a fresh food collection ship temporarily.

Lao Xiao nodded in agreement, "Yes, safety is the most important thing."

"You can watch this." Ye Yaodong picked up the telescope and walked out, intending to look at other fishing boats.

When the sun was setting and was about to go down, he looked at the time and shouted to everyone to prepare to cast the net.

The winch began to rumble and the steel cable was retracted inch by inch.

It takes more than three hours to drag a net. The preliminary preparation work also takes time. Three hours is just the time it takes for the fishing net to operate in the sea.

It takes more than half an hour to collect the fishing net.

Then the workers have to use a long pole with a hook to hook the fish collecting bag's lead ring and let the fish fall to the bottom of the bag. After a bag is hoisted up, they continue to repeat the action and continue hoisting.

This process took quite a while. It took more than an hour in the morning to hoist all the goods up.

After all the goods are hoisted up, it is time to collect and sort them out.

Although it takes three hours to drag a net in the sea, it still takes five or six hours to catch a net, which is still tight.

Sometimes if something is not matched properly or there is a small problem, it will take more than this amount of time.

After he started to collect the nets, several other fishing boats also started to move one by one.

The sea was filled with waves, and as the fishing net slowly floated to the surface, the fish inside moved more violently, creating even bigger splashes.

However, the splashes from this net are a bit unique, they are black.

Lao Xiao said happily, "They are all squids. Even the waves are stained black by the ink, and it has never dispersed."

"That means there are a lot of squids in this net. The waves are all blackened by ink, so we can't see how many fish are in it. But judging by the big waves, there should be a lot of fish."

"This squid is valuable. Although it is small, its price is no less than that of mackerel."

"When the time comes, keep some back to the processing factory for drying, and also make more varieties. This one is high-end and easy to sell."

It is also a mid-to-high-end seafood product and can be used as a gift during festivals.

The factory has also arranged a sales department, and when the time comes, we will ask the sales department to visit each unit and arrange purchase orders for New Year gifts.

He has taken in so many veterans for the army, so the army has to provide him with some benefits, and the army also has to help with the products produced by the factory.

"We produce and sell our own products, and we make all the money ourselves."

"It's a huge investment, man. Just the machines in the factory cost so much money. And the boats, the labor and fuel costs are all money."

"Haha, earn more and spend more, earn less and spend less. For example, we don't spend the money we earn, we save it!"

"I'll go down and take a look and give some instructions."

"Ok."

The sea water that was dyed black by ink could not be cleared for a long time and remained ink-colored. It was difficult to see how much cargo there was and we could only wait for it to be loaded.

The workers were also talking about it.

"This is the first time I've seen the sea water so dark..."

"It was only dark for a moment before it was washed away. This net must be full of squids."

"This net must be very valuable..."

"I don't know if it's worth the money, but it's definitely very convenient. They're all squid, so you don't have to pick them out. You just have to pick out the groceries, and it's quick to do."

"Yeah……"

"Oh, there are too many goods online. My hands are numb. I just finished and took a break, and now it's coming again."

"My hands holding the knife are still shaking..."

"The goods are here, the goods are here, get ready to work..."

Ye Yaodong watched a package of goods being hoisted up, and the workers quickly took their positions and waited.

He comforted everyone, "We can rest after we finish this net, and then rush to our destination. Have a good rest at night. We will probably start fishing tomorrow night."

"I have just arranged that before we start fishing tomorrow night, we will redeploy the workers from the freshwater boat and boat No. 5. We will then add more people to the boats and lighten everyone's workload."

"Then wait for the seafood boat to return. I will ask my father to arrange for more people to come over. Let's hold on for a while."

Everyone should cooperate.

"Okay, we're all doing it anyway, it doesn't matter, we're just afraid we'll be too late and waste those good products."

"Yes, but I'm afraid I won't be able to finish it in time. These goods are all money, and we can't waste them."

"As long as Brother Dong has made the arrangements, we are of course hoping to have a good harvest and a full warehouse of fish. I was already heartbroken when I saw so much fish being dumped back just now. We don't want to waste good fish."

"Yeah yeah."

Ye Yaodong smiled and said, "Well, don't worry, just hold on for a few days, and things will get better once more people are sent over."

At this time, a large bag of black squid was put down, and then the conveyor belt was sent to the sorting table, and everyone hurried to move.

“They really are all squids…”

"It saves trouble. There aren't many small fish..."

"No need to choose the size..."

Now is the squid season. These are basically the same species, and are about the same size. Most of them are in the spawning period, and their bellies are bulging with seeds.

There is no need to sort them, just scrape them and they will be in a pile. All you need to do is pick out the impurities and fish, which saves at least 70% of the time.

Ye Yaodong watched as they each cut their hands, sleeves, chests and faces were already black after just two scratches, and they were still laughing at each other.

Fortunately, we were all wearing nylon sailor suits, so we were clean after just a rinse.

He smiled and said, "Pick out some nice ones and cook them for dinner later. Pick them now and I'll have them cooked. After you sort them, you can eat."

"Here, these... done... almost..."

A worker made a move with his hand, and a bunch of squids fell into the basket with a clang. He then shook it twice and checked that the number was about right before handing it to Ye Yaodong.

I just shook it twice and the basket was dyed black. I don't know where so much ink came from.

He handed it to the chef, who rinsed it and cooked it first.

This is the advantage of being on a boat. You can take whatever you want to eat, and it’s always the freshest.

The crane continued to lift, and each package of cargo was pitch black. Only when it fell down could you see the other fish and shrimp cargo, which were basically also dyed black.

All these goods have to be rinsed before they can be put into the freezer, and the same goes for squid.

You can't just put it in the freezer when it's still black, how can you sell it? You have to rinse it once before putting it in the freezer.

It doesn’t matter if black liquid comes out during this period. It’s impossible to have no ink at all because there is so much of it.

After waiting for more than an hour, all the goods were hoisted up and waiting to be sorted.

He kept staring at the command, and the catch was just as expected, 60% of it was squid, and the rest was some miscellaneous fish or other fish and impurities.

This ratio is already very high, thanks to this large group of squids, the number is too huge.

Several of his boats headed for this huge group of squids, and they were able to catch so many. It was obvious that there must be hundreds of millions of troops underneath, and they were caught in the act.

He just went to the cold storage and saw that the last batch of goods that had been sorted weighed about 10 kilograms in total. The rest were processed and dumped back into the sea for sustainable development.

The number caught in this wave is not as large as the total number of goods caught online, but this net contains more squids, which are more valuable, and fewer miscellaneous fish.

If we compare the value, this network is better and more valuable.

The key is that it is easier for the workers to sort the items. Everyone is in high spirits and they can eat and rest after finishing this round of work.

"This net is really impressive. We caught 21 bags, which is kilograms."

"A little worse than the last one..."

"After all, we have changed our location. Shangyiwang is right in the center of the ocean current."

"This catch may not be worse than the last one. There are a lot of squids, so they are valuable."

"Yes, they are all squids, and there are not many small fish. I dumped tens of thousands of pounds of small fish into the sea in one net. I was so sad that I caught so much in vain."

"This net originally discovered a school of squids and was heading for them."

"This large group of squids must be heading offshore to spawn. They just happened to run into us and haven't dispersed yet."

Yes, such a large school of fish is migrating towards the near sea. They will slowly disperse along the way and then gradually look for something to attach to and lay eggs. Even if their numbers are slowly diluted, they can still form a large wave.

Ye Yaodong estimated that there were about 50,000 to 60,000 kilograms of squid, so he could easily sell this net of squid for 20,000 to 30,000 yuan. With other miscellaneous items, he could get another thousand yuan.

I made a lot of money, which was equivalent to the goods caught in two or three nets in the fishery. It was worth it. The fishery mainly had a lot of worthless or cheap seafood, and the quantity was also different.

As expected, the resources here are abundant. If he were to fish for squid near the coast, how many nets would he need to make so much money?

I remember that I spent a lot of time at home using tree branches as egg containers, but I could only sell a few thousand during the entire flood season.

The difference is huge. Now I can earn more with just one net than I did during the entire flood season at home. It's like taking advantage of the whole pot.

He estimated in his mind that the two products he had caught online today could probably be sold for 3 yuan. It was a great harvest, a full warehouse of fish, and he made a profit, especially if he came across a large school of valuable fish.

He was a little excited. "Thank you for your hard work. Now we can take a rest after sorting."

Everyone quickly responded politely, "It's not hard, it's not hard, it's what we do..."

Ye Yaodong returned to the cockpit in high spirits, and Lao Xiao also congratulated him.

"We caught another 21 bags of squid, most of which were valuable. We made money again."

"It's a good chance for me to recover some health. I lost a fishing net in the last wave, and I can't drag the net, so the loss is huge."

"Other fishing boats have just reported that they have caught around 20 bags, and half of the nets are full of squid. This wave of fish is really big."

"Well, it's the peak of the flood season. Such a large group of fish are going to the near sea to spawn."

Lao Xiao thought for a moment and asked, "Now that the goods have been collected, should we go directly to the next destination? When do you plan to deploy personnel?"

Ye Yaodong tapped his forehead and thought, "Let me think about it."

The two nets together collected about 170,000 to 180,000 kilograms of cargo, and the other three ships probably collected around 160,000 to 170,000 kilograms.

It is almost reaching the critical point when all the goods are loaded onto the fresh-collecting ship or ship No. 5. The best way is to wait until the sorting is completed, then gather several ships together, move all the goods onto the fresh-collecting ship, and then send the ship back directly.

After all, it takes one or two days to drive back, and two or three days to get here. The two ships that are specially responsible for receiving the goods have to be staggered to avoid delayed delivery.

We haven't reached our destination yet...

"Do you want the fishing boat to return with the cargo now, or wait until it reaches the destination?"

"Yes, I'm thinking about it, but I think it's better to let the fishing boat go back now, otherwise I'm afraid that the return trip will not be connected and the delivery will not be timely. And if we go back earlier, we can arrange for people to come earlier, and it can also give my father one more day."

Lao Xiao nodded, "Yes, you are right to worry."

"You think so, too?"

"Yes, that's how it has to be arranged. It will take time for your father to arrange for people, and the fishing boats won't be able to come out right away after unloading the cargo."

"Well, let's notify them, and report back once the goods have been sorted. Then we'll have several ships move together to transfer the goods and arrange for the personnel."

"Okay, I'll notify the other ships now."

Ye Yaodong thought that the sun was about to set, and by the time he finished sorting, it would be dark.

At night, fishing boats should not move too fast, so this is a good time to move the goods without worrying about any delay.

After Lao Xiao informed him, he came over and asked him, "Which ship do you plan to let go first?"

"Ship No. 5, this ship can't carry as much cargo as the freshwater ship after all, so let this ship return with the cargo first."

"Okay, I'll go and notify them too."

After making the decision, he pondered it over in his mind and felt that theoretically there shouldn't be any big problems.

However, it is hard to say what unexpected changes may occur at that time. We will have to fight against the enemy with our soldiers and block the water with earth.

Ye Yaodong also went to inform the workers on the ship of the results of their discussion, and there was no need to rush to put the newly sorted goods into the warehouse.

It will only take an hour or so to carry it in now and take it out again. It won’t become stale in such a short time.

It was gradually getting dark, and the workers went to eat after finishing their work, while he went up to the cockpit to contact several other ships.

"Report on your sorting progress."

"Ship No. 2 is expected to arrive in half an hour..."

"Ship No. 3 has been sorted..."

"Ship No. 4 is expected to take about half an hour."

Ye Yaodong said: "Ship No. 5 will stop and stay put. With Ship No. 5 as the center, other fishing boats will move closer to Ship No. 5 and deliver the sorted cargo to Ship No. 5 first."

"receive."

I can’t finish writing because I’m too sleepy. I’ll leave it like this for now.