Chapter 47: Retreat!

"After installing the freezer and the power pulley mast, there was no money. I still owe fuel for the trip. The main engine of the open car machine was not replaced, but with a large wheel. When the open cart is stowed away, it cannot be pulled. Zhao Tian looked at Su Ming and them with regret.

"If you don't have the money to tell me, it's not expensive."

"It's okay." Xu Yan saw Zhao Tian's sad face and said with a smile

Su Ming also smiled and said, "After I go back this time, I will make the equipment better." The next time we come out, there will be hundreds of tons of that net. ”

"Good fellow, you say, a 100-ton net." Zhao Tian still felt heartache, but he still smiled

It was Zhao Tian's responsibility to escape.

Losses at once will amount to millions, which is difficult for anyone.

Since leaving the Jiangnan Fleet, Zhao Tianyi's catch is worth more than 200,000 yuan at most.

At this point, millions of fish are caught

"A 100-ton net is nothing. That's how we used to fish. At most, a net of more than 300 tons could not fit on our fishing boat and that of Zhang Laosan. We just waited around the net for a day and a night, and then the mother ship came. Xu Yan said with a smile.

Zhao Tiandao said: "I remember that this is also a school of fish found by Su Ming. ”。

"With Su Ming, it's easy to find fish." Xu Yan smiled and said, "Don't be angry about this. Let's hang out next time. ”

"Go away, I'm not as fragile as you say. Fishing isn't the only way to catch fish. Zhao Tian said, "Do you want to eat tuna sashimi?" ”

Su Ming waved his hand: "The tuna you just caught is not delicious, and the tuna you caught yesterday is as hard as an iron rod." ”

"You don't need to thaw slowly." Zhao Tian rolled his eyes.

"I'll take one with me when I go back."

"Not full, is it?" Zhao Tian said.

"It's almost full."

"Another net." Xu said, "Bottom net." Your ship is still empty. ”

Zhao Tian looked at Su Ming.

Su Ming was looking forward to Xu Yan

Su Min didn't want to fish underwater. Bottom fishing requires diving

Su Ming had participated in bottom fishing before and dived more than 200 meters underwater. I remember Su Ming's dive team almost having an accident the first time they were fishing underwater.

"It's too dangerous to fish underwater." Zhao Tian shook his head.

"What's at stake?" Xu said.

Su Ming used to think that fishing on the bottom of the sea was dangerous. Now, with Su Ming and Xu Yan's abilities, there is no problem at all.

Su Ming said: "Let's go out tomorrow to see if we can find a good location." If the location is good, we surround it. If we can't find a good location, we go back. ”。

All right

"The bottom circumference is fine, but the water depth cannot exceed 200 meters."

At the bottom, a depth of more than 10 meters to more than 100 meters is best, and there are many fish at this depth.

Su Ming asked, "Have you brought out all the fish collectors you bought before?" ”。

"Take it out," Zhao Tiandao said.

"We're going out tomorrow to explore the location."

It's getting late. Liu Bei and his family were ready to eat something to rest.

Su Ming went to call them, and then got on the fishing boat.

"Is there any alcohol on board?" Liu Bei said with a smile.

"Yes, white drinks?"

"Drinks, preferably frozen," Mr. Li said, twisting his waist.

Su Ming walked into the refrigerator, opened the refrigerator, and took out a drink and a piece of thawed beef.

The beef was taken from the fishing boat: "Hot pot? ”

"Okay," Xu said.

"Spicy?" As a native of Jiangnan, Liu Bei is a fisherman from a family. He was really afraid of Su Ming.

Most of the local fishermen eat light food, and in any case, cauterization is enough.

Just as Li Qiang complained to Liu Bei, the pig intestines should be blanched and authentic.

Su Ming said: "It's a little spicy. ”

"It's a little spicy." Xu Yan also smiled and said, "Our hot pot is delicious. Do you want to ask Master to come down with them to eat hot pot? ”

"Ask me."

Xu Yan picked up the walkie-talkie and said, "Master? ”

After a while, Zhao Tian replied, "What are you doing?" ”

"Let's get on board and eat."

"I'm eating. I'll recycle the nets later. You can eat it yourself. ”

"What about my father?"

"They ate and went back to sleep."

"Okay. We'll go out early tomorrow morning to look for fish, and your nets will be collected soon. ”

"Okay."

Xu Yan took out the hot pot base, butter, a handful of dried chilies, a handful of pepper and other spices.

Liu Bei looked at the handful of red peppers and said, "Isn't this a little spicy?" ”

"Just a little, mainly the taste of chili peppers."

Liu Bei looked at him. He laughs and says, "You should eat more chili peppers to remove water from your body." ”

Su Ming said: "If you feel hot, make your own pot and eat it yourself." ”。

"It doesn't matter. Whether he likes to eat or not. He's not used to it. The hot pot was hot, and he boiled the water. ”

"." Liu Bei rolled his eyes, took out a cigarette and handed it to Su Ming, saying, "Didn't he say that he was going back to find fish?" ”

"Tomorrow we will see if there is a suitable spot around the nearby reef. We will build a fish trap and put a bottom net around it," Xu Yan said.

Fish prices near coral reefs are generally good. Around a circle with a diameter of about 500 meters. The area of this circle is about 300 acres.

Such a large area, as long as it is done well, will be completely annihilated, and the number is considerable.

Su Ming was cutting beef slices, and the Lixia headlights in the distance went out. The Shinkai was still brightly lit, and the boatmen on the back deck were busy retrieving their nets.

The lights on the top of the fishing boat's cabin are also on. In the cabin, the hot pot is already cooked.

There are beef, potato chips, bean sprouts.

After a long time on the boat, I wanted to eat some vegetables.

Liu Bei too. This sprout is particularly spicy. It tastes crispy and spicy.

Su Ming felt a little spicy when he ate it, but it was spicy and delicious.

Liu Bei inhaled and drank a cup from time to time.

Xu Yan likes to eat meat the most. He rinsed chunks of beef: "Fantastic. We should get some fish to eat hot. ”

"Have you ever eaten tuna hot pot?" Li Qiang asked.

"Yes."

"What does it smell like?"

"Tuna belly meat is better. It has more fat and tastes great when it's hot. The meat on the body is like tender chicken. ”

After a meal, Liu Bei's mouth was swollen and red.

When Li Qiang saw this photo, a ruthless smile appeared on his face

It's late at night.

Liu Bei and Li Qiang work the night shift tonight.

Su Ming and the two of them went back to the hut to sleep. Tomorrow morning, they will go out to find the location of the bottom net and dive to explore the terrain.

It's the job on board. It's hard.

"How many fish can you catch in one net?" Xu Yan asked.

"The most commonly used purse seine nets are more than 2,000 meters long and more than 70 tons," Su Ming said. ”。

"So much?"

"The bottom fence is troublesome."

The bottom nets are all shallow water, so you can make a fishing net first. Otherwise, make bait on the bottom of the sea in advance

The range of fishing nets is hundreds of acres. If the surrounding fish are attracted again, if not particularly unlucky, the net will be less than ten tons.

The Spratly Islands are an archipelago of more than 200 islands, reefs, sandbars, sands, and shoals, surrounded by many sunken seamounts and coral reefs.

This topography often results in localized upwelling, which carries abundant nutrients from the bottom to the surface, and many reefs provide ample food, suitable habitat and an environment for fish to hide from predators.

The fishing grounds of the Nansha Islands are rich in aquatic resources and fish.

Truth be told, the fish here are perfect for bottom nets

dawn

Liu Bei slept on a bench in the cabin, and Li Qiang moved outside.

Su Ming said: "You were very uncomfortable last night. Are you going back to the cabin to sleep or to the fishing boat? ”。

Li Qiang looked at the fishing boat and said, "We went back to the fishing boat and slept soundly on the fishing boat." ”

If the fishing boat is sailing, it will be a little uncomfortable to sleep.

Xu Yan also stood up and took out the induction cooker to boil water.

We finished eating the cheeks, chili sauce and some lard.

Once the noodles are cooked, throw some bean sprouts into them and have some lard and soy sauce for breakfast.

After dinner, Su Ming launched a fishing boat to take Liu Bei and them to the fishing boat, and then turned the boat to a nearby island and reef to find a suitable place to release the nets.

Find a seabed that is suitable for fishing, and look for fish along the way.

Nansha is rich in fishery resources. Su Ming launches drones, which often pick up signals from swarms of marine life.

One morning, Su Ming found three kinds of fish worth fishing.

It's worth it, but not a big school of fish. However, it is also quite acceptable for such densities.

There are more fish in Nansha than in Xisha.

However, the underwater topography of the Spratlys is more complex, full of seamounts, coral reefs and submarine canyons. Under the influence of these topography, upwelling can often be seen.

There are also a lot of fishing boats in Nansha, and it is not particularly easy to find a good bottom purse seine area.

Su Ming and his team set off after seven in the morning and did not find a place to lay their nets on the outskirts of an archipelago of islands and reefs and dark beaches until after four in the afternoon.

There are a number of conditions that need to be met to set up a bottom seine fence.

The most important condition is that there are fish here, and it is possible to collect them in some way.

This requires particularly high seabed topography.

Just like Zhao Tian's fishing boat, a net must ensure that more than 30,000 yuan of fish is caught without causing losses.

At this time, Zhao Tian was chatting with the captain of Luo Laosi's fishing boat.

Old fishing boat No. 4 is also a fishing boat coming from the lock slope. It has been open to the sea for more than half a month. The old fishing boat No. 4 enclosed a total of 5 nets, and after deducting the cost of oil and labor, it has already made a small profit. But if you go back now, you might lose money if you add fuel fees.

"Rowan, how are you? How many nets have you hit? Luo Laosi asked.

"There are only two nets," Zhao Tian said with a smile.

"How much did you get?"

"There has been no cabin explosion yet."

Luo Laosi listened, "Gan, yes." I don't know what's going on here. I've been here for ten days, and all I've found are schools of small fish. I didn't find any big schools of fish. ”

"Make a fish trap. There are a lot of fish in Nansha. You can use a fish trap. Zhao Tiandao.

"There are no fish traps."

"I have a fish collector here. When I'm done, I'll leave it to you. ”

"Rowan vibe."

During the conversation, Su Ming contacted Zhao Tian: "I found a position. ”

"Where is it?"

Su Ming reported his location, and Zhao Tian rushed to Su Ming at full speed.

More than 50 nautical miles away, the Lixia was the first to arrive.

The fishing gear, which weighed more than 20 tons, was on the Lixia number.

The fish trap has several buoys, ropes, and oyster shells with strings

The two kayaks were first hoisted, then the buoys were hoisted with a string of oyster shells. The workers are busy

Su Ming on their fishing boat.

Xu Yan is now at the bottom of the sea, carrying a diving tank and wearing a diving tights, and has been diving at a depth of more than 170 meters for several minutes.

Su Ming drove a fishing boat and a fishing probe and had been tracking Xu Yan's movements.

After a while, Xu Yanfu came up and swam to the boat.

Su Ming reached out to help him.

After boarding, Xu Yan took it out

Hand a piece to Su Ming, and then take off his tights.

Su Ming looked at the ceramic fragment attached to the barnacle shell in his hand: "Is there a shipwreck down there?" ”

"It should be a shipwreck. I also saw rotting wood. The ancient shipwreck ......" Xu Yan was very excited and said, "We are going to get rich." ”

"Make a fortune." Su understood what Xu Yan meant, and said, "It is illegal to salvage ancient shipwrecks on the seabed without permission. ”

"Let's go fishing quietly." Xu Yan said, "I've heard that antiques are very valuable. This is much more profitable than fishing. ”

"High-profit industries are basically written in criminal law. Salvaging a shipwreck, I think it is very criminal. Su Ming is not interested in salvaging undersea shipwrecks, but he is a little curious about undersea shipwrecks.

Frankly speaking, Su Ming is not without the ability to make a lot of money.

If the wreck is on the high seas or in foreign waters, it can be salvaged. But in domestic waters, fishing without a permit is certainly not feasible. If it's not good, it has to be planted.

Xu Yan smiled and said, "I'm just joking, I'm not used to you being so serious." ”

"That thing can't be touched."

"I know." Xu Yan shrugged and said, "I just observed that the scale of the shipwreck below is not small. How much reward will I receive if I report to the relevant authorities? ”

"Hmm...... I do not know. Su Ming smiled. At least one small red flower. How big is the wreck? ”

"There is a bulge on the bottom of the sea, which is covered with sand and stones from the bottom of the sea. It's not small. Xu Yan said, "I don't have any research on these. ”

Su Ming put the ceramic shard in his hand. It has been unknown for hundreds of years. There are attachments on it and no color is visible. "Did you find this on the surface of the seabed?"

"There's a lot more to it. Do you want to go down and have a look together? Maybe we can pick up a few pieces of gold...... Let's not bring anything else. If we find a gold ingot, it should be fine to keep it as a souvenir. Xu Yan said with a smile.

Su Ming started the fishing boat and leaned on the canoe. "Brother Guo, help us control the fishing boats. We both need to go down again. ”

"Very well," Guo Run replied.

Su Ming started the fishing boat and returned to its previous position, told Guo Run what to pay attention to, and then went back to get the diving suit.

They wore rubber wetsuits to dive to depths of more than 170 meters and less than 200 meters. After Xu Yan filled the gas bottle, he looked at Su Ming

Su Ming checked his equipment and made an OK gesture. Then, two people leaned back and went into the water side by side.

Visibility in the sea is high today.

Su Ming and Xu Yan didn't dive very fast. It took seven or eight minutes to dive to the bottom of the sea.

There are rocks, gravel, and some dead corals on the seabed.

At a depth of more than 170 meters, visibility is not very good. Luckily, there is a large rock near the wreck as a marker. Xu Yan and Su Ming quickly found the shipwreck.

The Hainan shipwreck may have occurred in the Ming Dynasty. Hundreds of years later, the wreck was covered with gravel, but there was a slight uplift in this area.

In the center of the ridge, a piece of wood covered with barnacles may have been the mast of an ancient shipwreck

There are a lot of fish in this area, especially some lying on the beach.

Su Ming was watching the fish, while Xu Yan was looking for something at the bottom of the sea.

"Woo...... Xu Yan picked up a heavy object in the sand and bubbled with excitement.

Su Ming stretched out his hand and took it, it was dark and heavy.

This thing doesn't come naturally at first sight. It looks like a silver ingot with dense honeycomb holes underneath.

Visibility on the seabed is estimated at 35 meters.

Su Ming returned the silver ingot to Xu Yan and also lay on the ground to look for it.

At the bottom of the sea, the occasional ceramic shard tells of a thrilling shipwreck.

The ship sank in the gravel area.

The ceramic fragments are mainly at the bottom of the rock layer, where there are many corals.

There may even be more than one shipwreck here.

Su Ming and his team went around in a big circle. Several pieces of ceramics were found, which Su Ming also collected.

There was only one silver ingot that Xu Yan had just discovered.

After a few minutes, the gas in the gas cylinder ran out. Su Ming went to pull Xu Yan and wanted to go up.

Xu Yan spit out a few bubbles and pointed to a trench. There was a huge grouper lying in the ditch

The porphyry is about 2 meters long.

Su Ming glanced at the grouper and spread his hands. They didn't bring spearguns this time

Xu said: "Goo, spit out a big bubble, pick up a stone from the ground, and wave it twice. ”。

Well?

Su Ming also picked up a stone, looked at the shape of the giant grouper, and dragged Xu Yan hard, and they began to float.

After coming out of the water, Su Ming and his crew climbed onto the fishing boat and said, "Are you sure about the grouper below?" ”

"Come on," Su Ming said.

Xu Yan smiled.

"Is there a grouper down there?" Guo Run said.

"A giant grouper," Xu Yan said, removing the gas cylinder and starting to inflate it.

Su Ming went back to get the speargun and assembled it.

The speargun is 1.75 meters long, with an alloy tip and a total weight of 1.7 kg.

The speargun used by Su Ming did not have a firing device. This is a hand-held bayonet gun. The weight is right, Su Ming and they are more powerful than rubber band spearguns.

Assemble two spearguns, then tie them to a rope.

Xu Yan also pumped up the gas cylinder and launched it again. Marked by the large rock next to the wreck, it took Su Ming and his team a few minutes to find the underwater canyon.

Up. It's been more than twenty minutes.

The giant grouper is gone.

The two did not separate, but searched along the submarine canyon. The water here is too deep. It is dangerous to go down alone. Usually, two people have to act together.

After searching for more than 20 minutes, Su Ming finally saw a giant grouper hidden in a crack in the rock.

Su Ming pulled Xu Yan and pointed to the huge grouper.

Xu Yan is spitting bubbles.

Su Ming motioned to stab the head of the fish, and Xu Yan stabbed the tail of the fish.

Xu Yan made an OK gesture.

The two were very close, and there was still a distance of three meters. Giant groupers spot them and try to escape.

Su Ming stabbed the fish with one shot, and the speargun pulled a string of bubbles in the water, and hit the fish head with one shot.

"I'll plug it in." Xu Yan said two clear words. His spear hadn't been shot yet. It's over

The grouper struggled violently and kicked up a lot of dust.

Su Ming pulled the rope, and the grouper struggled a few times before stopping.

Xu Yan raised his thumb and pointed.

Su Ming tugged at the rope hard, but couldn't move. Groupers get stuck in cracks in rocks.

Waiting for the dust to clear, the two swam to fish out the grouper and drag the rope upstream.