Chapter 33: Compromise!

The sonar with a detection range of 9500 meters is very large. But in the sea, this distance is really nothing.

Zhao Tian went to sea this time and bought a new tuna purse seine. It's a big deal.

Su Ming and Xu Yan looked at the equipment prepared by Zhao Tian, walked to the fishing boat, and took down the freezer from the fishing boat.

"Do you want to disassemble the stabilizer?" "When you run to the South China Sea, you should bring more oil. ”

"Don't. The sea is heavy and there are no stabilizers. On such a small ship, you can't sleep at night. Xu Yan hurriedly stopped Su Ming.

He worked in the shipyard until the evening, and then went to Zhao Tianjia for dinner. He arranged personnel for the trip.

"Master......" Xu Yan looked at Su Ming and shouted, "How big is your tuna purse seine?" ”

"1,700 meters long, 270 meters high, a total of 26 knots."

"How much?"

"21 tons."

Su Ming scratched his head and said, "Only 21 tons? ”

"Where you can lose weight, you can save. A fishing net is so expensive, I will lose money. If I couldn't find tuna school, I would be laughed at all year on the island. ”

Su Ming smiled and said, "You didn't tell me when you bought tuna purse seine nets. Truth be told, it's horrible to surround a tuna with your fishing boat. ”

"You're not going to help catch fish." Zhao Tian rolled his eyes.

Su Ming's face twitched slightly: "Use wool to chase ...... I also have a strong belief in your two assault boats. ”

"How can you talk to Master?" Zhao Tian was not happy.

"I'm not saying...... Your fishing boat is too small to get netted. By the way, the sailors are all skilled workers, aren't they? Su Ming said.

"They're all skilled workers, they're all old fishermen."

This time, two large fishing boats with a length of 38.7 meters, auxiliary boats, the Su Ming fishing boat, and two assault boats. The Storm is 7.6 meters long and is equipped with two 60 hp outboard engines

After Su Ming saw this configuration, his scalp was numb.

Zhao Tian's fishing boats used to surround the sardines and seine nets with lights.

This time, Su Ming and Xu Yan gave Zhao Tian courage. He did not discuss it with Su Ming and Xu Yan. He bought himself a tuna purse seine.

Tuna purse seine nets are big and expensive. A net costs hundreds of thousands of yuan.

"With such a large net, can you lower your boat?" Xu Yan also said.

"You can put it down."

The ocean will open on the 12th of next month, with 18 days to go.

Zhao Tian has a lot to prepare.

Zhao Tian's two fishing boats needed to be fitted with high-power refrigeration equipment, which took a lot of time. Install the slide bar at the same time

Tuna purse seine nets, 1700 meters long, depth... That is, the width also reached 270 meters.

This is a custom-made purse seine. The fence is worth more than 400,000 yuan.

This net weight, excluding the weight of the sinker, is 21 tons. The folded volume should be about 200 cubic meters.

Zhao Tian's fishing boat is not an advanced modern purse seine fishing boat. It is cumbersome to put purse seine nets into the net compartment. Therefore, it was necessary to install a slide bar in the middle of the vertically horizontal aft deck

Slide bars, also known as lifting slide bars, can be used to set and close nets.

The boom on the aft deck, the boom, had to be replaced.

……

"I will bear 40% of all expenses and get 40% of the profit from this trip," Zhao Tian said.

Zhao Tian said these things before, such as capital contributions and dividends. Now let's say it again and make sure.

Now it is difficult to make fishing boats.

There are fewer fish in the offshore area, so it is easy to lose money if you don't do it well.

However, in the first month of the opening of the sea, the probability of losing money is very small.

Find Su Ming and work with them. Zhao Tian was very interested in Su Ming's ability to discover fish.

How to find schools of fish at sea is not only a science, but also requires special attention to sight and observation.

In the previous fleet, Su Ming was the best fish hunter, and his luck was particularly good.

Zhao Tian sent two fishing boats, fishing nets and other equipment, and then invested 40% and took 40% of the profits, which was very generous.

Su Ming nodded and said that there was no problem.

Xu Yan looked at Su Ming and said, "The remaining 60% of the expenditure is half of our income, you account for 60%, and I account for 40%, how about it?" ”

"I'm 20 percent more than you, and we'll contribute 50 to 50 percent. Do you feel unbalanced? Su Ming looked at Xu Yan.

"It's a little bit unbalanced." Xu Yan spread his hands. "Who made you a technician?"

"You are also a technician...... Su Ming said with a smile, "I am 5.5 years old, and you are 4.5 years old." I will do better than you ... I'll take 20% more. If you can't find the Big Fish School, you won't explode. “

"Am I as stingy as you say?" Xu Yan said with a smile: "Okay, you can't repent. ”

"During this time, we can resume physical exercise," Su Ming said. This time we were able to go out to sea without diving. ”。

"I know. Don't you know my skills yet? Don't worry...... I'll give it to you easily. ”

"There are at least three underwater operators." Zhao Tian looked at Su Ming.

Su Ming nodded: "There are no three people underwater, so let's go down with Xu Yan......"

Zhao Tian thought for a while and nodded: "It's okay, this time I brought 3 tons of Antarctic shrimp and 3 tons of small fish to the sea, is it enough?" ”

"Enough. Not too far. So much, are you going to sell fish at sea? Su Ming asked.

"Look what fish you've caught. If they were cheap, they would be sold at sea......"

Xu Yan said with a smile: "The tuna purse seine has been bought, so I'm sure I'll get the tuna out this time." ”。

Zhao Tian also laughed and looked forward to it: "I will list the people who will go to sea in the next few days...... I used to pay 400 yuan a day, I was an acquaintance, and I knew the truth. If the fish is good, there will be some bonuses. What do you think? ”

The wages of fishing boats at sea are generally not high, 400 yuan a day is very good.

Many boat owners now don't make much money, and there are even cases of subsidizing fishing boats... Sailors will not be paid very much.

Not to mention at sea, even Jiangnan shipwrights are not all well-paid.

Su Ming and his crew worked in the Jiangnan fleet of a large Jiangnan fishing company... Only with an extra share of the fishing can they get so much money.

In the case of private Jiangnan fishing boats affiliated with the company or independent fishing boats of small companies, the remuneration is usually not high

Zhao Tian did this for a reason. After all, he gives a salary that is slightly higher than the market price. Every time the fishing boat returns to the port, as long as it earns money, it also gives some bonus to the workers.

Zhao Tian is looking for all acquaintances and acquaintances, some of whom are neighbors and relatives. Either a neighbor's neighbor's neighbor, or a relative's neighbor.

Like Zhao Tian, he also left the Jiangnan Fleet because he was stabbed.

Working on a fishing boat is hard. Many people who work on ships in a hurry can't stand it and become very irritable

Su Ming also liked Zhao Tian's sailor configuration. Everyone knows the truth and is skilled. It will be easier to do so.

Although the South China Sea is not a distant sea, we should be prepared to stay on the ship for more than ten days, or even a month or two.

If we put together a team on an improvised basis, it's okay to run overseas, but it's far away... The main reason is that we spend a lot of time at sea, which can easily cause problems.

Just like Su Ming and Xu Yan, they also worked on the company's offshore fishing vessels for more than half a year before entering the Jiangnan fleet.

Su Ming nodded and said, "There is no problem with the salary. If you get more fish, you can give more bonuses. But to be honest, as far as I know, the probability of spotting large tuna in the South China Sea is not high. ”

"In November last year, a fishing boat caught 117 tonnes of yellowfin tuna in the South China Sea." Zhao Tian glared, and then said, "But there are no ultra-low temperature freezers on the ship." These tunas are not fresh when they return to port. The price is only 25 yuan per kilogram. ”

"117 tons of nets?" Xu Yan said excitedly, "Really? ”

"Really. I also know the owner......"

"Why not sell it at sea?"

"The sea offer was 35 yuan, and he sold some. But he thinks it's cheap, and he also keeps some ......" Zhao Tian shrugged and said, "I was also stimulated by him and just wanted to fight for the tuna." ”

117 tons, as long as the size is slightly better, and the storage is appropriate... The price per kilogram may even be a few hundred yuan. This is properly stored and disposed of in a timely manner, followed by ultra-low temperature freezing at minus 60 or 70 degrees.

Let's put it this way, as long as tuna is not kept at ultra-low temperatures, it is worthless. It's good to sell it for 25 yuan per kilogram.

In the South China Sea, it is impossible to catch 117 tons of tuna.

But Zhao Tian said it shouldn't be fake.

Xu Yan looked at Su Ming and said with a smile: "A 100-ton net, you need to refuel." As long as we catch a net, we can take a walk in the young model club. ”

"Dream," Su Ming said as he looked at Zhao Tian.

The big yellowfin tuna school doesn't have to think about this, it's all luck. You can bet on mackerel, sardines, and shrimp.

For their part, the fishing season for offshore purse seine operations should be from December to April, with February and March being the peak season

But now there are too many fishing boats. When we open the oceans, tens of thousands of fishing boats go out to sea... Think about that scene. Now it is not good to purse seine in coastal waters. We should set out to look for fish, or catch fish with lights.

Zhao Tian found Su Ming to cooperate with them. First, he was stimulated by last year's 117 tons of yellowfin tuna. Second, Su Ming can find the fish and share the risk.

Tuna purse seine nets, which are cumbersome to operate.

It takes luck to find the tuna, but if you have luck, you need command and cooperation.

Only a handful of the boatmen he was looking for could handle 270-metre-high fishing nets.

If you're lucky enough to come across a school of tuna, you'll regret it if you don't do it properly.

In other words, a fishing net with an investment of hundreds of thousands of yuan can bring the opportunity to get rich overnight. But this opportunity requires luck and strength

Zhao Tian also knew that there was little hope of finding a large tuna school, let alone a 100-ton net. As long as a net can catch a dozen tons of tuna, it is also quite beautiful.

It was already late at Zhao Tian's house.

It mainly talks about the preparations for the opening of the sea and the division of labor between them.

Su Ming and Xu Yan are mainly responsible for searching for fish and underwater operations during the net collection process.

Purse seine netting is very simple and complex.

A simple purse seine net, a boat of seven or eight meters, can be operated by three to five people.

Complex purse seine operations, more than 1,000 meters of fishing nets, instead of modern professional purse seine vessels... There will be some troubles in the operation.

However, as long as they are skilled workers and cooperate with each other, it is also very simple.

It was past eleven o'clock when I got home. After washing my clothes, I went to bed.

Night, beautiful dreams.

In the dream, Su Ming saw the endless sea, the water was clear and blue, and a large school of tuna was circling in circles

Su Ming was excited. He used the walkie-talkie to ask Zhao Tian to open the seine net. He heard a "knock knock", which was a knock on the door.

"Dinner," Suna shouted.

Su Ming drank some liquor last night. After returning, he and Luna chatted for a long time on WeChat. He stayed up late. It's past 7:30.

After getting up and washing, Su Ming changed his clothes and went out: "It's so early." ”

"We usually eat at this time." Suna said, "What did you do last night?" Look at your sleepy face. ”

"Last night, I slept late."

In the morning, one serving of tomato and egg soup, one serving of sautéed shredded potatoes with vegetables

They are all vegetarian.

After dinner, Su Ming called Xu Yan, and then received Luna's WeChat: "I have time in the afternoon, go out to catch the sea." ”

"I don't know. I'm going out to work today. Su Ming replied: "Is it four o'clock low tide today?" ”

"At half past six, the tide is dry."

Dry tide means that the tide recedes to its lowest point

Corresponding to the dry tide is the high tide, where the sea rises to its highest point. At different times, the height of the tidal fluctuations is also different.

"Let me think about it. If the weather ends early, I'll go out and chase the sea. ”

"Okay." Luna then sent a text message: "The dried fish you gave me was eaten by the big oranges. I'll go fishing with Suna later to see if I can catch some cat food. ”

Su Ming said: "Pay attention to safety when you go out, and wear a life jacket when fishing. ”。

"Okay. It's time to open up the oceans. Will you be busy in the future? ”

"It's just a preparation to go to sea. Not too busy. ”

"Oh..."

Su Ming came to the underground parking lot and waited for Xu Yan.

Before breakfast, the boy drove to the long-established candy store. Su Ming ordered a rock sugar papaya and snow fungus.

Xu Yan ordered some food

Sugar water shops have breakfast, such as Sichuan tangyuan, which is called soup bowl here. There are also glutinous rice cakes that Sichuan people say. It's here too, but it's under a different name

After eating a bowl of rock sugar papaya and snow fungus in the morning, I felt much better.

Xu Yan's way of eating is really ink. "I also don't think the tuna around the South China Sea is reliable," he said. You've been on Zhang Laosan's boat and participated in the bottom purse seine. If we work together, can we do it? ”

"It's not a big deal," Mr. Su said.

Zhang Laosan is also a captain. His personality is very similar to Xu Yan

Mr. Zhang's fishing style is wild, but it is also dangerous. Three years ago, he was fired from the company for multiple illegal operations. Su Ming stayed on his ship for more than half a year

"Don't always stare at tuna, but also at big-eyed snapper, snapper and snapper," Xu said. ”。

"What you can do depends on the situation. Hurry up and go to work after eating. Su Ming urged, and saw a car parked outside, it was Xu Yan's car.

Zhou Lan, Suna, Luna, and Ferdinand are not there.

"Brother......" Suna and Zhou Lan shouted.

"Su Ming, Brother Zhou," Luna shouted.

Su Ming nodded: "Did you go fishing so early?" ”

"The early bird has fish," Suna said with a smile.

Su Ming said: "It's still early, and going out is a blank check." ”。

"We went to Jianggang Bridge to fish for sea bass and then came back for black sea bream and yellow sea bream," Suna said.

"Yes, Shin Shin is now a fishing expert." Xu Yan said with a smile.

Every time he heard Xu Yan call Xinxin, Su Ming wanted to beat him: "Eat quickly, you have been writing to his mother for ten minutes." ”

Xu Yan looked at Suna pitifully and said, "Xinxin, your brother is too fierce." ”

"Kill you." Suna said fiercely.

Luna smiled and picked up the menu and ordered some desserts.

Su Ming didn't want to look at Xu Yan's face, waiting for Luna to order a good meal with her and go to the checkout: "Hurry up." ”

"Well, after dinner...... You should hurry up after dinner. ”

"I had breakfast for more than ten minutes."

"Chew slowly."

"I know Cui Zi, you have a dumpling ......"

After arriving at the shipyard, Zhao Tian was disassembling the winch on the ship, and several workers were helping.

The cabin of this fishing boat is in the bow. The entire fishing boat abandoned the foredeck in favor of a spacious aft deck.

Previously, there was only one lifting pole on board. The lifting rod is used to lift the fish

Winches are mainly used to collect contours in purse seine operations.

Wire ropes are usually made of steel wires and are used to close the bottom of the net when lifting it. At the same time, it accelerates the settling velocity, including the length of the grid, which is usually 1.3-1.5 times the length of the grid.

Zhao Tian was in the engine room, making one last check of the engine before going to sea.

"The engine was dismantled again." Su Ming walked in and said with a smile.

"How did you get here?"

"Come over here and help," Su Ming said.

"It's been a long time since I've disassembled the engine with you," Mr. Xu said.

"You hang your hair, I'm taking care of it."

It is taken apart for repairs. I understand.

Su Ming smiled and said, "You carefully remove it and install it again, there are still extra parts on the ground." ”

Zhao Tianbai glanced at Xu Yan and said, "Come here." ”

"I'm here to help. It's been a long time since I've worked with you. ”

"You two cobblers, one plus one is one less." Su Ming looked at Xu Yan and said, "Let's do it separately." ”

Zhao Tian was previously a marine engineer.

Zhao Tian's favorite is disassembly and assembly machinery. At sea, occasionally engines inevitably fail, which require maintenance.

Zhao Tian is good when he is alone, but if he and Xu Yan work together, they will talk and laugh. After disassembly and assembly, there are often spare parts on the ground

"How do you talk to Master? You're also a hanger. Zhao Tian looked at Su Ming, and Xu Yan smiled.

It feels good. It feels like they're back in time. They work and play together.

Zhao Tian is an interesting person and a playful person.

In the middle of nowhere, there are several people who brag about their heights together, so they won't be particularly boring.

Xu Yan went to help. Su Ming walked around the boat to see the configuration of the fishing boat and the newly installed large refrigeration equipment.

The refrigeration equipment is still being installed, and the former fresh ice tanks have been converted directly to ultra-low temperature freezers.

Depending on the size of the freezer, it is estimated that it can hold more than 30 tons if it is fully stacked. However, the ultra-low temperature freezer needs to leave some space for maximum capacity...... More than 20 tons.