Ah-Can read out the calculated numbers and then asked, "Uncle Jun, am I right?"
Xiao Zhaojun nodded: "You've calculated it correctly, but we still need to deduct the wages for these two months."
"Oh, right, I forgot about that."
Ah-Can suddenly realized, and after scribbling on the paper for a while, he said, "That's the piece."
There were eight people on the Harvest ship, and each of them received a wage.
Xiao Zhaojun earns 200 yuan a month, while the other seven earn 150 yuan a month.
The wages for two months will be paid together, which will amount to a total of 2,500 yuan.
Upon hearing the number, Feng Ye quickly calculated in his mind that he would receive a share, and his face immediately lit up with joy.
Xiao Zhaojun turned to look at Feng Ye, frowning, "I heard that you also went to Haizhongzhou to fish for small yellow croakers, and that the boatmen you hired not only received a fixed wage of 150 yuan, but also a 1% commission?"
"Yes, that's true."
Feng Ye nodded, then the smile on his face slowly faded.
He realized that his actions had put Xiao Zhaojun in a difficult position.
I'd rather give them a commission; I can't bear to part with it.
This is a huge sum of money, and Xiao Zhaojun will have to pay the lion's share.
But if we don't give it to them, we're afraid the boatmen will object.
He understood perfectly well that Xiao Zhaojun, as the captain and the largest shareholder, naturally wanted the costs to be as low as possible, but he also had to take into account the morale and enthusiasm of the boatmen.
After all, the Harvest's excellent harvest was inseparable from the hard work of the crew.
Actually, according to him, you can't catch a wolf without risking your cub; you should just give it to them.
However, he didn't have the authority to decide on the Harvest ship.
Unlike the Rising Sun, who could say whatever he wanted without much objection from his brother and Ah Chan, he was different.
However, I would suggest you look into what Xiao Zhaojun means.
"Uncle Jun, are you considering whether or not to give them a commission as well?"
Xiao Zhaojun looked troubled: "Yes, what you've done has put me in a very difficult position. The key is that it hasn't been kept secret, and it's all out in the open, making it known to everyone."
"Then let's give it to them. It just means our profit will be a little less."
"It's more than just a little. 1600 yuan per person, that's 12,000 or 13,000 yuan gone. Don't you feel bad about it?"
Feng Ye did the math in his head and realized that he would have to pay nearly 4,000 yuan, which made him feel a pang of pain.
"How about we reduce the commission rate a bit?"
That was all the advice he could offer.
"That's something to consider, but how much would be appropriate?"
“Reduce it by half, give us 0.5%, that way it’ll be about the same as what we give out.”
Ah-chan suddenly interrupted and spoke up.
Feng Ye immediately agreed, saying, "I agree. After all, the Harvest is a large ship, so it's reasonable for the profit-sharing ratio to be a little lower."
Xiao Zhaojun turned to Feng Xuan: "Ah Xuan, what's your opinion?"
"I have no objection, you can decide for yourselves."
Feng Xuan shrugged indifferently.
Since he doesn't own many shares, he doesn't need to put up much money either.
Seeing that everyone's opinions were basically in agreement, Xiao Zhaojun gritted his teeth and nodded: "Alright, let's calculate it as a 0.5% commission. Ah Can, you calculate how much is left in the end."
"Oh, okay."
Ah-Can picked up the pen and scribbled on the paper again, "There's another piece."
“Let’s reduce it by another 800 yuan. As the boat captain, Uncle Jun’s commission will be doubled to 1%.”
After making the suggestion, Feng Ye immediately asked, "Brother, A-Can, you don't have any objections, right?"
Feng Xuan and A-Can both shook their heads, indicating that they had no objections.
Xiao Zhaojun shook his head and refused, saying, "No need, I can just be like everyone else..."
Feng Ye insisted, "Uncle Jun, you are the captain, you should take more."
Feng Xuan and A-Can chimed in, "Yes, Uncle Jun, please don't refuse."
Xiao Zhaojun was silent for a moment, then finally nodded, "Alright, that's settled then."
Ah-Can checked the calculations again and, after confirming that everything was correct, said, "So, the final net income is [amount]."
"Alright, now that the accounts are clear, let's start dividing the money. Ah-Can, calculate how much each person gets."
As soon as Xiao Zhaojun finished speaking, he immediately added, "By the way, set aside money for purchasing supplies before the next voyage."
"Is 1086 yuan enough?"
"That's enough, that's enough."
“In that case, we’ll divide it into blocks. Uncle Jun will have 60% of the shares, that’s one block, Brother Ye will have 30%, that’s one block, and Brother Xuan and I will each have 7600 blocks.”
"Wait a moment, I'll go get the money."
After Xiao Zhaojun finished speaking, he got up and went back into the room.
"Haha, this trip has made back the cost of the Harvest Ship, which is equivalent to making pure profit from the money distributed in the previous months."
Ah-chan's smile stretched so wide it almost reached the back of his head.
Feng Ye could not contain his joy either.
Although he had guessed that the Harvest voyage would be fruitful, he did not expect the net profit to be so high.
He can get a share, plus what his family has, that's 60,000 yuan.
With a little more effort during this month-long squid season and the profits from the dried fish business, I hope to raise 80,000 yuan.
In this way, when Fang Yi calls, they can acquire the 30-meter-long ship without using the post office's savings.
Xiao Zhaojun returned quickly, with three stacks of hundred-yuan bills in his hand.
One stack is very thick, while the other two stacks are relatively thin.
Clearly, he had already divided them up beforehand.
However, he did not give it directly to Feng Ye and the others.
Instead, he first picked up two thin stacks of bills, took 400 yuan from each, and then handed them to Feng Xuan and A-Can respectively.
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