Fisherman: Making A Fortune Starts By Reporting Spies

Conditions permitting!

One more manpower means more power.

The first two times I went to sea, although I was quite anxious when closing the net, it was definitely not as urgent as this time.

It was also this time that I became more aware of the shortage of manpower, and this shortcoming was completely exposed.

But if you really want to say it, there is actually no problem. Even now is the best, because this time the seine net will be an absolute bumper harvest. If there are enough people, fewer fish can escape, but it is not possible. It's useless, just because there are too many fish caught in this net, and many fish escape, which is not a bad thing sometimes.

"Such a large school of skinned fish is quite rare!"

Uncle Su had been impatient in the cockpit. As soon as the ship stopped, he took three steps and two steps at a time, and hurriedly ran to the deck. He only looked at the situation of the seine net in the sea, and he had a rough estimate: "This time the cabin exploded." It is certain that it may exceed the carrying capacity of the fishing boat."

"Boss of the ship...it is certain that the load has been exceeded."

Mate Liu handed over the stern cage to Lao Sun to operate, not for rest, but to come here specifically to talk about it. Uncle Su happened to mention it, which saved him trouble: "300 tons...definitely.~"

"The weather is good today, there is no wind on the sea!"

The third uncle became solemn and gave advice: "It can be loaded to about 330 tons, but it will not work if it exceeds 330 tons. You can't take risks for money. Even 330 tons - there are some risks."

"It depends!"

Su Xiangdong did not give a direct answer. He would make major decisions on his own. He did not want to make a decision so quickly: "Lift the fish up first, and then see how the draft of the hull is. If there is no problem, continue to install it. If the draft is If it’s relatively deep, don’t install it. You can just lower the net to release the fish. This is the best solution.”

"Yes!" Upon hearing this, Mate Liu just nodded and did not continue speaking.

Just for this matter!

The fish has been surrounded by the seine net, and now it can't escape even if it wants to!

He was just afraid that the boat owner would be reluctant to part with the fish he had caught, or he would be greedy, so he lifted the fish onto the boat with all his strength and loaded it with all his strength. In the end, the draft of the boat was very deep and there was a bigger wave. Come over and then sink the ship, then the lives of all their people will be lost in the sea.

The captain maintained absolute sobriety and reason, which was what he most wanted to see. Naturally, there was no need to say many things.

"Return to port?"

Uncle Su was also more tactful. In fact, there was no other choice in this situation: "It seems that my question is a bit redundant. I must return to Hong Kong. But the processing of skinned fish, such a large amount, I am afraid that the dock cannot digest it, and now there is no time." That’s not right, it’s early five o’clock, the drive back is expected to take nearly two hours, and it’s already past seven in the morning.”

"It would be a huge miracle to be able to return to the port at eight o'clock. How many have been hoisted up now? We can't get this net up in an hour or two!"

Su Xiangdong shook his head. Now he could relax and not be as nervous as before: "It's early to return to Hong Kong before nine o'clock. The fish market on the pier has already closed.

"It's not easy to deal with!"

Uncle Su could not help but frown, as if he was thinking about a countermeasure: "How about contacting Boss Qin and Boss Jiang?"

"They...forget it!"

Su Xiangdong refused directly, with some disdain: "It's still such a big quantity to deal with them. Do you believe that they charge us 1 yuan and 50 cents per pound? Not to mention the normal market price of 3 yuan, 2 yuan per pound. They may not even be willing to give it a pound, saying it’s because the quantity is too big.”

"Then what should we do?" Uncle Su was at his wits' end, and a big harvest was also a worry.

"Old Liu...you live next to the pier. Let me ask you something."

Su Xiangdong actually had an idea in mind. He had already thought about how to deal with these skinned fish before he even took off the net. But he still wanted to ask clearly first: "For 10 pounds of skinned fish, remove the head and tail, peel off the skin, and dry it." How much dried fish can be left?"

"What about skinned fish?"

Mate Liu just asked casually, his mind was already recalling that because he lived by the sea, many people had dried fish, all kinds of dried fish, including his family, and his mother-in-law also dried fish. Dried fish: "If there are no accidents, 8 pounds can be dried into 1 pound. This is still the kind of sun-drying."

"Some people who specialize in drying fish do not dry out all the water in the fish. I dare not say that it is dried to 80%, but it is probably dried to 60%. In that case, about 6 pounds can be dried to 1 catty.

"But if that's the case, it shouldn't be stored for too long. If it's not good, the weather is humid, or it's stored for too long, it will become moldy. Generally, dried fish that is 60% dry will be sold as soon as possible and will not be kept on hand. If it's been left in the sun for too long, it can only be stored for a long time if it's 80% dry."

...Please give me flowers...

Mate Liu said it in detail, and he had to be more detailed, because these are very critical, with different levels, weights and taboos. If the wrong information is given, it will cause great losses.

"Dried skinned fish?"

Uncle Su had already confirmed his nephew's plan, and this thought really made sense: "Even if it's 80% dried and 80% dried into a pound, there's still money to be made, but it's a little troublesome, no, it should be said to be very troublesome.

"It's worth the trouble!"

Su Xiangdong breathed a sigh of relief. When he thought about it, if he converted 10 kilograms into 1 kilogram, he would already be very profitable. Now if he converted 8 kilograms or 6 kilograms into 1 kilogram, it would be even more profitable: "The prices are different for each. A kilogram of peeled and dried fish that is 80% dry can be sold for a lot of money."

“In dry goods stores, dried fish are sold to other places. The retail price is 80 yuan per pound, and it is 80% dried!”

Mr. Liu is very knowledgeable in this area. Whoever lives next to the pier, there are too many dry goods stores, and he knows the prices without asking: "But dry goods stores also have to make money. If they charge, it will cost about 60 yuan per pound." .

“At this point in time, not only can’t we dispose of it when we return to Hong Kong, but the price that can be disposed of it is also shockingly low. Just 2 yuan is enough to thank God!”

Su Xiangdong made the final decision: "I will dry the skinned fish myself. Calculated based on 300 tons, 600,000 kilograms of fish can be dried to produce about 75,000 kilograms of dried fish, which costs 60 yuan per kilogram." The money is also worth 4.5 million yuan.

"It will definitely be more than that. If we get back 330 tons, we are guaranteed to produce nearly 80,000 kilograms of dried fish." Uncle Su corrected excitedly.

"Actually, prices also fluctuate!"

Mate Liu couldn't help but interject, explaining in particular: "If you choose to sell dried fish after the fishing moratorium, the price can rise even higher. For example, if the fishing moratorium starts in May, in June, it sells for 70 yuan per pound. Money is not a problem, as long as you can save it until then. During this process, I'm afraid you need to take it out to bask in the sun from time to time, and you have to take care of it, otherwise it will get moldy."

"This is even better!"

Su Xiangdong laughed out loud. The more expensive the price, the more they earned: "Based on 330 tons, fresh fish costs 2 yuan per catty, which is worth more than 1.3 million yuan.

"Drying fish... also has a cost!"

Uncle Su didn't lose his mind. He thought about it all and couldn't help but say such a sentence.

...Mountain....