Chapter 18 Soilless Cultivation
"Owner, it's been so long. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info Why hasn't the fish bitten yet! Did you run out of fish in this area yesterday? Lin Min asked impatiently.
On the 'one' shaped deck of the pier, Zhao Kang and six tourists each sat under a parasol with a fishing rod in their hands. Put the fishing rod on the stand, and the idle people are either nibbling watermelon or drinking juice, chatting and laughing.
Only the little girl Lin Min couldn't be still, asking questions for a while, and moving the fishing rod for a while.
In fact, Zhao Kang rarely fishes, and fishing is a sport that requires time and realm. I often see people fishing on the seaside, lake, and riverside, either retired cadres and employees, or idle and boring big bosses. Ordinary people are running for life, how can they have time to calm down and fish, a leisurely and elegant sport.
The hook has been thrown for half an hour, and not a single fish bite has been seen from several rods. Zhao Kang was also very embarrassed, fishing was proposed by him, wouldn't it be very shameless if he couldn't catch any of them.
"The environment of the pier is not suitable for fishing, and the underwater construction and the noise of the fishing boats in the past few days may have scared away the surrounding fish. So, it appears that there are very few fish around. What's more, fishing requires patience, and if you wait a little longer, the fish will bite the hook. Zhao Kang explained.
"It's moving, Brother Sheng's fishing line is moving." Lin Min threw the hook into the sea in the distance again, and exclaimed when he saw Chen Dingsheng's fishing line suddenly tightened.
Seeing that the fishing line was tight, Chen Dingsheng immediately put down the watermelon in his hand and picked up the fishing rod from the stand.
As the rod moved, Chen Dingsheng pulled the fish out of the sea, took the fish off the hook and said, "Is this a hairtail?" It doesn't look like it. It's a bit wider than the hairtail we saw in the supermarket. ”
Zhao Kang and the others also observed around the bucket in an instant, this fish was 30 centimeters long, and its body was like a long knife. Zhao Kang had seen this kind of fish before, so he explained to everyone: "This is not a hairtail fish, it is a saury fish." This fish is common in both the Indian Ocean and the Western Pacific Ocean, so don't touch its mouth. The saury is a carnivorous fish with teeth on both palates, so don't get bitten. ”
The person who was about to touch it instantly retracted his hand.
With the opening of Chen Dingsheng, everyone has been hooked one after another. They are all common fish, hairtail, sardines, mackerel, and pomfret. Lin Min also caught the only silver pomfret.
When Zhao Kang learned from Zhao Kang's mouth that the silver pomfret was the most expensive fish among the fish caught, he was so excited that he didn't even want a fishing rod, and put the silver pomfret he caught in a bucket alone, which was very precious and showed off to everyone from time to time.
In the evening, Zhao Kang had to eat a whole fish feast again with the tourists.
On the third day of the tourist's visit to the island, the wooden houses and power supply on the island were fully completed. Five detached two-storey wooden houses sit on the sea, connected to each other by a trestle that leads to the island's sand dunes. Four wooden houses are in the back, and one pub wooden house is in the front. There are also two platforms that extend to the left and right of the chalet bar for visitors to drink and have fun looking at the sea.
It's just that the bar is still empty now, and Zhao Kang will slowly replenish the alcohol and recruit a salesperson. The bar is the only item in the entire island that can make additional profits in addition to the entrance ticket to the island in the early stage.
Once the company is up and running, Zhao Kang will change the time limit for tourists on the island to three days. I reduce the cost to about 500 and still provide food and accommodation. This is also the helplessness of the early promotion, and I can only lose money and make money. After reaching a certain level of popularity, some of the island's facilities may be opened for free, and at that time, food, lodging and transportation will be charged, and it may be possible to break even.
"Lord, what are you doing here? How do you wander around the beach here every day? Chen Dingsheng poked his head out of the sea, took off the oxygen mask and said.
Diving to visit the marine world near the island is one of the tourism projects planned by Zhao Kang. The splendid and magnificent underwater world has always been the most curious place for human beings to explore.
In order to prevent tourists from diving too far unconsciously and being pushed away by the currents on the bottom of the sea, Zhao Kang also provided a 1,000-meter rope for each set of diving equipment.
To prevent Chen Dingsheng and his six tourists with no diving experience from having an accident, Zhao Kang only allowed them to put the rope up to 300 meters.
Zhao Kang saw Chen Dingsheng surface and said, "What is the situation in this sea area?" ”
"There are a lot more fish in this area than there are on the pier, and there are more algae and kelp plants on the seabed. As a result, there are many species of fish, shrimp and crabs. Three hundred meters away, there seemed to be a bumpy reef. You make the rope a little longer and let me see it. Chen Dingsheng suggested.
The situation under the sea is complex and changeable, and Zhao Kang does not dare to let these curious tourists move freely on the bottom of the sea.
"Forget it, in a few days, I will ask a few diving professionals to find out the surrounding sea conditions, so that you tourists can rest assured that you tourists can wander freely on the bottom of the sea." Zhao Kang refused.
"Well, it's better to be cautious. If you get stuck in a crevice in the reef, it's really over. Owner, do you need help? Chen Dingsheng saw Zhao Kang writing and drawing in a notebook and asked.
"No, I'm recording the coastal conditions and wind and waves in this area. I'm going to build some facilities in this place, by the way, there will be boats to pick you up at night, and the shrimp and crabs around this small island are not small, you can catch some and give them as gifts. Zhao Kang said.
Yesterday, while diving, Zhao Kang caught some lobsters. Among them, there is a pair of king shrimp fighting against each other, and the length reaches thirty or forty centimeters. The lobsters that were eaten by Zhao Kang and the others were basically more than fifteen centimeters, which were rarely seen in the seafood market, and even if they were caught, they would be sent to middle and high-end restaurants.
"Then thank you, the owner. Rest assured, when I go back, I will definitely promote the island owner on the forum. Chen Dingsheng happily swam away.
If a person catches three or four catties of lobsters with more than two hundred grams, then the travel expenses will be directly earned. In addition, large lobsters over 15 centimeters are difficult to buy in the market, and they are also very suitable as gifts.
Chen Dingsheng immediately dived to the surface of the sea to find a few other people to catch lobsters together. I'm leaving in the afternoon, and time is of the essence.
Zhao Kang sent three technicians to SS City and contacted Zhang Qi, Zhang Liang, and Liu Wei. The three agreed to come to work at Zhao Kang's Ocean Country Tourism Development Company.
Liu Wei and Zhang Qi have found work as crew members on a 1,000-ton fishing boat. A 1,000-ton fishing boat goes to sea for almost half a month, which is much harder than on a 100-ton offshore fishing boat. When Zhao Qimin found them, they had just returned from the sea, and the shipowner gave the two of them a two-day vacation to rest.
heard that Zhao Kang would open a passenger steamer, and the two readily agreed. Although the salary on the distant-water fishing boat is slightly higher, it is too tiring, and if it were not for the fact that they have been working on the fishing boat for many years, the two would have been unable to help running.
This is also the reason for the shortage of Chinese ocean-going crews, who live in a small space for ten days and half a month, and have to work heavily every day. Most young people, after a period of time on a ship, will not be able to bear the temptation to give up a high salary.
Zhang Liang is at home and is ready to find a job at SY. received Zhao Qimin's notice and agreed to Zhao Kang's invitation.
And according to the conditions ordered by Zhao Kang, Zhao Qimin is taking the three of them to look for suitable second-hand ships in several major ports of HN. Zhao Kang transferred 500,000 yuan to his father, as long as the price of the ship was about 500,000 yuan for three or four years.
Yesterday, when Zhao Kang went to SS City to buy vegetables and drinking water, he received a call from his father. The passenger ship has been bought, and the seller is a shipping company in the provincial capital of HK City, and as the land traffic becomes faster and covers a wider area, the operating income of the shipping company is also declining year by year.
Zhao Qimin bought a five-year-old 500-ton passenger and cargo steamer for 450,000 yuan, which can accommodate 400 tourists and 200 tons of materials at the same time.
This afternoon, the ship will arrive at Jinquanyu. First familiarize yourself with the route, and then take Zhao Kang and this group of tourists directly back to SY City. Zhao Kang has sensed the urgency of time, and he can't build it so slowly, but must speed up.
The coastal information that Zhao Kang has now recorded is going to be used to build a soilless vegetable cultivation base.
With such a small area on the island, Zhao Kang didn't plan to cultivate vegetable fields on the island. The island is all sand, and it is not suitable for growing vegetables. However, it is said that the watermelon grown in the sandy soil has a very good taste and texture, and Zhao Kang is ready to have time to try it.
Considering the problems of resisting wind and waves, Zhao Kang planned to build several iron shelves two and a half meters high above the sea surface on this beach. The area of the single layer is 10m*4m, and an iron shelf has four layers, each with a distance of 50 centimeters. Then a soilless cultivation shelf can be cultivated with an area of 160 square meters. Zhao Kang plans to build five such soilless cultivation ponds in the early stage, with a total cultivation area of 800 square meters.
This nearly 1.2 acres of vegetable planting base can meet the demand for vegetables on the island and greatly reduce the island's dependence on foreign countries.
Otherwise, Zhao Kang's boat fare to buy vegetables in SS City every time is several times that of buying vegetables, which is not only a waste of money but also not very convenient. Once the connection with the outside world is lost, the living conditions on the island will become extremely harsh.
Zhao Kang believes that his jadeite beads not only have a great ability to improve animals, but also have a very good effect on plants.
The vegetables cultivated by mixing with jade beads not only have a high yield, but also have a taste that is many times higher than that of ordinary vegetables.
"Owner, we must give a discount next time we come." At the port of SY City, Zhao Kang and the six tourists were separated, Chen Dingsheng said.
Zhao Kang said with a smile: "The current entertainment facilities on the island are not very sound, and I believe that the next time you come, the island will definitely be greatly improved." Next time, we will definitely let everyone play with all their hearts and there will be a big gift package waiting for everyone. ”
Seeing off Chen Dingsheng and other tourists, Zhao Kang, Zhang Qi, Liu Wei, Feng Youjiang and others walked towards the parking lot of the wharf, where Zhao Qimin was waiting for them.
To Zhao Kang's surprise, at Jinquanyu Wharf this afternoon, Zhao Kang saw Uncle You Jiang and Zhang Qi arrive together. Unexpectedly, Uncle Youjiang, who has been tired for half his life, still can't stop. Due to his age, it is difficult for Fengyoujiang to be recruited by distant-water fishing vessels. When I have nothing to do, I often go to the docks of the town. saw that Zhao Kang was going to operate a passenger ferry, so he followed.
For the arrival of an old helmsman, Zhao Kang is still very happy. Zhang Qi rarely drove fishing boats, and most of the time they were under the command of Uncle Youjiang. The route from SS City to Jinquanyu has been far away from the mainland, and the sea situation often changes abruptly.
The island now needs to be stationed, so Zhao Kang asked Zhang Liang to live on the island for two days, and the island's supplies are sufficient, but it will be a little boring.