Chapter 1102 Fishermen's Life and Tian Hong's Questions

All the fish caught by the fishing net were piled on the deck, most of them were still jumping around.

The sailors adjusted the course of the fishing boat, cleaned the net a little and prepared to cast the net again.

The rest of the people were not idle either, everyone was quickly sorting the first catch.

The catch compartment of this trawler is divided into several parts, some are specially for ordinary small and medium-sized fish, some are specially for storing large fish, some are specially for storing crustaceans, such as turtles, crabs and lobsters, and finally there are special compartments for storing soft fish, such as squid and octopus.

Some of the remaining corals and giant clams will also be sorted. Some can be used as decorations and can be sold at a good price. If they are really worthless, everyone will throw them directly into the sea.

The fishing boat quickly turned its head and came along the route just now again. The first catch on the deck had already been cleared away, and the fish went into whichever compartment it should go.

With the two sails raised, the fishing boat quickly accelerated again, dragging the fishing net behind it and sweeping the seabed again.

After working back and forth for a whole morning, the crew finally filled all the catch compartments, and then the captain ordered to adjust the course and head straight for Yashan County on Qiongzhou Island.

At noon, everyone gathered on the deck to grill seafood, simmer seafood hot pot, eat rice, and drink light rice wine, which made Gu Ji and Tian Hong, the two guys who saw the sea for the first time, eat very happily. It was the first time for both of them to experience the free and easy life of fishermen at sea.

Countless meat can be caught casually, and all seafood is delicious. Although fishing and cleaning the fish are also very hard, for such a harvest, that little hardship is nothing.

Gu Ji took a lobster with its head removed and dipped it in red chili oil to eat. The juice overflowed, and he asked the captain while eating.

"Captain, is this boat your own? Or is it for the tribe?"

Hearing this, the captain drank a sip of rice wine and said, "I used to be from Liuyang County of the Han tribe. At that time, I was a sailor for the tribe's fleet. Later, the tribe expanded its territory in the south and needed many sailors to move to the south. I moved to Takuhai County with my family. Now my household registration is also in Takuhai County.

"When I first came here, I also worked for the tribe and did transportation. But after moving here, I became the second mate with my good skills and two years of sailing experience. At that time, I worked on a three-masted ship.

"Later, I don't know why, the tribe suddenly implemented fishing boat loans, saying that people could borrow money to buy boats, and the boats became private.

"At that time, I was running the long-distance route from Weishan County to the cross-sea bridge for the tribe. The transportation was cement, steel bars and other things. It was also for this reason that I was familiar with the manager there. They said that their construction site needed a lot of meat. If I could send them fish steadily, I would definitely make money. So I thought about quitting my job and working alone. "

What does it mean to take out a loan to buy a ship?" Tian Hong asked in confusion.

Upon hearing this, the captain of the ship said again, "It's because the ship is too expensive. Not only do you have to cut down wood, but you also have to process planks, make keels, lay decks and planks, and finally seal and waterproof them. You also have to launch it into the water for outfitting. There are a lot of processes that require a professional shipyard and many workers to complete. No one can afford it privately.

"For example, my boat is just a small to medium-sized boat that is more than 20 meters long and has two masts. But even such a small boat needs a high price of 3,000 yuan to buy it, and this does not include the price of fishing nets and other hired sailors.

"With such a high price, even if the tribe is willing to sell the boat to a private individual, no one can afford it. So in order to encourage fishermen to go out to sea to fish, the tribe came up with a loan method, which is actually borrowing money.

“Anyone who wants to buy a boat by themselves should first go to the shipyard to order it, then go to the government office to apply for a loan, and finally take the loan application from the government office and the ship deed issued by the shipyard to the bank to borrow enough money.

“However, in order to prevent people from borrowing money and not paying it back, the bank must also go to the government office to sign a contract with the borrower. The bank will withhold the ship deed and return it to the borrower when the money is paid off. If the

borrower has not paid it back by then, they will take the boat away. “The government office will also issue a fake ship deed to the borrower, which is a kind of ship deed that is used to prove that the ship is mortgaged to the bank and who actually owns the ship.

“In short, it is very troublesome, but this way, it gives people who want to buy a boat an opportunity, which is actually not bad.”

“This boat costs three thousand dollars?! My God, it’s so expensive! "Gu Ji exclaimed in surprise.

"Three thousand is nothing. Don't forget that this is a boat. When placed in the water, it is a movable house, a mobile dock, and a dock that can transport goods, fish, and make money. In fact, it is not expensive." The captain of the boat immediately spoke after hearing Gu Ji's exclamation.

"With so much money, the ordinary monthly salary of a skilled worker in the Han tribe is only 30 yuan. Three thousand yuan means 100 months, which will take seven or eight years. In other words, an ordinary skilled worker has to spend all his monthly salary for seven or eight years, and use all his family's food, clothing and other expenses, before he can afford a boat!" Tian Hong quickly calculated the accounts and said.

"Almost, your math is good! Therefore, the time it takes to borrow money and repay it from a bank is relatively long, generally between five and ten years. The shorter the borrowing period, the less interest, and the longer the borrowing period, the more interest." The captain of the boat introduced the situation again.

"Then how long did you borrow it for, and can you earn so much money to pay it back? "Gu Ji asked curiously again.

"I borrowed for five years, the interest is relatively low, of course I can pay it back, because I have connections, I can send fish to the cross-sea bridge construction site steadily, as long as the construction site is not completed, I can continue to send them fish, so I don't have to worry about paying back the money." The captain spoke again after hearing this.

At this time, Ye An, who had been silent, suddenly interrupted, "Captain, but I heard that the bridge is about to be completed, at most in two or three years, it should be almost built, then where will you send your fish, there is no place to pay steadily, then fishing and selling in the market may not be so stable. "

The captain of the ship smiled and said, "Don't worry about that. With these two or three years, I will work harder and make more trips, and then I will have everything. Even if there is still some shortage, it won't be too bad if I sell it in the market. At most, I can still do some transportation!

" "But these are all worst-case scenarios. I heard that the chief came to the south a few days ago, and he brought his family with him. I heard that he will not go back after coming to Takumi County. I tell you, this is really great news.

"Look at how the chief has developed the north in just a few years. As long as the chief is there, there will be great development. When it develops, there will be more opportunities. Are you still afraid that you won't make money?

"I tell you, even if the cross-sea bridge is completed, now that the chief is here, I don't know how many new construction sites will be built in the next two years. By then, which construction site doesn't want cheap and stable meat? There is really not enough chicken and pigs to eat. The pigs in our tribe need to be raised for one or two years. But my fish are different. As long as I am not lazy, I will return home with a full warehouse every time I go out. I can get as much meat as I want. "

Gu Ji, Tian Hong and Ye An looked at the captain in surprise. They didn't expect that this man had such a forward-looking vision, so they listened to Tian Hong.

"Captain, you are very powerful. When we were with the Han leader and the governor of Takuhai County these days, we often heard them talking about some construction matters. It seems that there is also some food industry. It is said that all kinds of food will be made by machines in the future. Maybe there will be a factory specializing in fish. If you can take on this job, you will never have to worry about food and drink for the rest of your life!" "

Really? Hahahaha, you see, I was right, the leader of our Han tribe is just like a god. As long as the leader is there, there is nothing he can't do.

"It was only a few years since I joined Liuyang County. Look at what our tribe has become in just a few years. I don't know what others think, but as long as the leader wants to do it, it will definitely work."

The captain of the boat was immediately happy when he heard the "inside news" that Tian Hong and the others said. He didn't care whether the leader would build a factory that used machines to cook fish, but as long as there was a factory, he would definitely have the opportunity to make money. Which factory didn't need a construction team during the initial construction? He could find a way to get the meat of those construction teams.

When the factory is built, there will be many workers working in it, right? There must be a canteen in the factory, right? As long as he can get the fish meat supply for a factory canteen, he will not be afraid of not making money at that time?

This is much more reliable than the factory that uses machines to cook fish.

The fishing boat was sailing on the sea. After lunch, everyone was busy again.

Because there was no ice cellar on their boat, the fish caught could not be kept fresh at all. What should they do if they can't keep it safe? That is to kill the fish and pickle it with salt directly. As long as they can hold on for three or four days, they can send the fish to the construction site of the cross-sea bridge.

Fortunately, it is cheaper for them to buy salt as a fishing boat. They can drive the boat directly to the salt field for wholesale, and the salt can be reused, which can reduce the cost to some extent.

This is also the result of the low requirements on the construction site. After all, there are so many people on the construction site. It is good enough to eat meat dishes made of salted fish every day. There is no need to expect fresh sea catches.

If you go to the market to sell fish in small quantities, it is different. People who buy in small quantities like to pick and choose. If you want to sell fish in the market, you have to go out to sea in the middle of the night, go back quickly after fishing, and sell it in the morning when the seafood is still fresh enough. If you can't sell it, you can only sell it to those who specialize in collecting fish and making salted fish, but the price is much lower.

The fishing boat soon arrived at Yashan County on Qiongzhou Island. The captain docked the boat at the Yashan County dock and sent Gu Ji, Tian Hong and his party ashore. Then

they continued to head westward and headed towards the construction site of the cross-sea bridge. After experiencing the life of fishermen and understanding the lifestyle of fishermen, Gu Ji and Tian Hong came to the big island hanging outside the mainland that Luo Chong mentioned.

Everyone walked and listened to Ye An's introduction.

"There are a total of six counties on this big island with a population of about 100,000. In the early years, it was controlled by a tribe called Xin Tribe. Our Han tribe had a good relationship with them. Who knew that the people of this tribe would later unite the forces on the grassland and send troops to attack our cities on the grassland.

"Later, in order to avenge the dead tribesmen, our leader sent troops to directly destroy the leader and elders of this tribe, as well as their army.

"Then, a few years ago, our Han tribe directly took over the territory of this island and all the people on it. The leader renamed it Qiongzhou Island and set up six counties. This is the current Qiongzhou.

"But there is a feature here. Because it was the other tribes taken over by the Han tribe, there are not many cities here. Most of the people on the entire Qiongzhou Island survive in the mode of villages. They are not willing to move to live in the city.

"If you are interested, I can take you to one of the villages to see how those people live after joining the Han tribe. Maybe you will know the benefits of joining the Han tribe." Ye An introduced the situation of Qiongzhou Island.

"What? Do you mean that the territory and population of this big island did not belong to the Han tribe before? Instead, the Han tribe sent soldiers to take the island back? Then the original population here, did they not resist? They were so willing to accept the control of the Han tribe?" Tian Hong asked in some confusion.

Ye An smiled when he heard this, looked at Tian Hong and said, "Why do you want to resist?"

"I just said that the relationship between the Han tribe and the Xin tribe was good before. We have helped the people of the Xin tribe and their leaders a lot, but how did they treat our Han tribe?

"The leader of their Xin tribe coveted the technology of our Han tribe and wanted to learn how to build cars and ships from us. He also wanted to seize the city we built on the grassland and join forces with the grassland tribes to attack us.

"They attacked us first, we were just forced to fight back, and when we attacked, we only targeted the high-level elders and leaders of the Xin tribe, as well as their army. We didn't touch any of their people, and instead helped the people a lot.

"Later, after we took over the entire Xin tribe and this big island, we brought a better life to the people here than before. Now it's just that the tribe has changed to manage them. It doesn't matter who is in charge, as long as they can live a better life, isn't it enough?

"If you don't believe me, you can go to the villages here and see how the local people view our Han tribe."

Gu Ji and Tian Hong immediately became interested. "Okay, we must see how those people are doing now."

(End of this chapter)