Chapter 49: Make Money!

"Hey, fourth?" Zhao Tian contacted Luo Laosi.

"Roger."

"How's last night's harvest?"

"There were seven or eight tons of fish in one net, and I caught a dozen tuna." Luo Laosi smiled and said, "How long are you going to fish this net?" ”

"We've just started collecting outlines."

"Need help."

"Not at the moment. Help me catch fish tomorrow. Zhao Tian smiled and said, "Is your fish tank full?" ”

"No, only a third."

The fourth Luo smiled and said, "If the fish tank is not full, it will be fine." I think when I netted it, it would burst. Please help me pack some back. ”

"Gan, I also said another net. How much does your net cost? ”

"Estimated at more than 100 tons."

Luo Laosi took a deep breath: "So much? ”

"There should be 100 tons." Zhao Tian could see the density of fish in the nets.

"Alright, let's go together and lift the net." Luo Laosi said with a smile. Last night's net harvest was good. The fish tank of his fishing boat is an ordinary chilled fish tank. These six to seven tons of rockets are either sold at sea or immediately. Otherwise, it will take a long time, and those fish will be worthless when they come back.

1,700 meters of purse seine nets, nets made up of hundreds of tons of fish, are not much.

There are three fish tanks of 20 cubic meters, 25 cubic meters and 30 cubic meters.

Xinhai has a 35 cubic meter fish tank.

Ultra-low temperature refrigerated tanks, converted from old fishing boats, are so large that the space in the freezer compartments is even smaller.

Judging by the pictures of the fish finders, if the nets are lifted correctly, the two fishing boats will not be able to load.

……

Su Ming and Xu Yan had already dived to the bottom of the sea.

The purse seine is full of fish, schools of various snappers, yellowfin tuna, shrimp, sandtip fish, etc. There are groupers, stonefish, sandfish, and reef fish on the bottom.

Su Ming and Xu Yan came to the seabed rubble area to sort out the seine net. Drag the purse seine to the middle

If the fence is difficult to close and the fence is hung on the rocks, it is not possible to collect large rocks of different shapes in the littered area.

In addition to the rocks, there is also a coral reef area, which requires manpower.

The whole process is very slow. With the fishing rigs on the fishing boat, Su Ming and his crew were able to recover hundreds of meters of nets with only one dive.

Each dive is 40 or 50 minutes long, plus time to return to the pumped cylinder, one hour at a time.

It's already dark.

Su Ming and his team picked up the underwater searchlight and prepared to dive again. Zhao Tian contacted them with a walkie-talkie. When they couldn't reach them, they drove the assault boat and said, "Take a break." No, we'll go tomorrow morning. ”

"No rest, there will be a big tide tomorrow." Su Ming said as he pointed to the buoy

"Can you take it?" Zhao Tian

He frowned, worried about Su Ming and Xu Yan's health.

At a depth of nearly 200 meters, the two dived back and forth many times.

"If we can't bear it, we'll rest," Mr. Xu said.

The job of underwater diving is not that hard. Especially since there are only two

If it weren't for the physical mutation, the physical fitness was much higher than that of ordinary people, which would be too much for them.

"The camera is dead," Mr. Xu said.

Su Ming looked at Li Xuebin and said, "When we come out of the water, we can stop the net." ”

"Charge your camera and bring it with you when you come back next time." Zhao Tian told him, "Be safe...... If you feel unwell, stop. You've dived many times. ”

Su Ming smiled, made a good gesture, and looked at Xu Yan. Xu Yan also smiled and made an OK gesture.

The two men checked the equipment, launched again, and went to the bottom of the sea.

A fish crashed into Xu Yan. Xu Yan dragged Su Ming. He was excited and grunted a few bubbles.

The light can see schools of fish that gather, especially many of them.

At the bottom of the sea, the two men came to the edge of the purse seine and continued to sort out the nets, constantly shrinking the fence at the bottom of the seine net.

Four-fifths of the purse seine nets cover the rocky reef area.

There are no fish in the clear water, and there are not many fish on the flat bottom of the sea.

Su Ming and their purse seine nets, but they saw a lot of groupers and groupers.

The largest grouper is estimated to weigh seventy or eighty pounds.

Su Ming made a gesture to Xu Yan and told him to take care of the gateway and not to fish for bottom fish.

As long as the net is reeled, all the fish in this area will be caught in one net.

There is not much gas in the cylinder again. Su Ming pulled Xu Yan up, returned to the fishing boat to change the tank, and dived again with the camera

And so it continued until after three o'clock in the morning, when the bottom of the fence finally shrank into a flat area of gravel.

Over time, Zhao Tian became restless.

Su Ming and his team have been diving for too long. I'm really worried about their accidents.

After waiting for Su Ming and them to surface again and board the fishing boat, Zhao Tian immediately contacted Su Ming and said, "Are you ready?" ”

"Just right, now we can collect the outline." Su Ming picked up the walkie-talkie and said.

"Okay."

Xu Yan felt tired, so he got on the boat and lay on a folding chair panting.

Su Ming looked at him and said, "Are you okay?" ”

"I feel a little tired." Xu Yan smiled and said, "I haven't felt tired for a long time, except that you pulled me to do physical exercise before." ”

Su Ming said, "Rest for a while, and then dive." ”。

"Give me a cigarette."

Su Ming went back, took out a cigarette, and threw it to Xu Yan.

They lit and smoked.

The surge tonight is very large. You can feel the flow of water at the bottom of the sea.

Zhao Tian was shrinking the outline. After feeling the resistance, he quickly stopped the machine, loosened some wires, took out the walkie-talkie and shouted, "Su Ming? ”

"Roger."

"The bottom is dangling."

"Okay. Let's go down and see. ”

"Stay safe."

Su Ming and them went into the water again.

Luo Laosi has been accompanying Zhao Tian and said, "Your two apprentices are really cowhides. ”

Zhao Tian shrugged his shoulders and said, "Don't look at whose apprentice it is. ”

"The memories of our youth are not as difficult as they are now."

"How big was the purse seine at sea at that time? How big is the net now? Zhao Tian looked at his phone, and Su Ming and them went deeper and deeper. It took a while to reach the bottom of the sea.

Looking at the picture of diving, Zhao Tian was nervous, and Luo Laosi was also nervous.

Now the mesh is getting smaller and smaller, and the fish inside are getting denser.

Bottom purse seine nets, using fish traps and bait

There are a variety of fish in the nets.

They seem to have seen sharks before, but that's not a big reminder. In addition to sharks, there are more dangerous sailfish.

The two managed to dive to the bottom of the ocean and found most of the circle along the purse seine net. The fish in the middle saw where the bottom of the boat was hanging, and the boat sank.

Fishing nets hung from the mast of the wreck.

"Is there a shipwreck down there?" Luo Laosi took a deep breath.

"Hmm." Zhao Tian looked at him warily and said, "When we shut down the network, we will report it." ”

"Was that the mast of a shipwreck?" Luo Laosi said in a low voice. "It's probably an ancient official ship."

"So, do you want to go fishing?"

Luo Laosi smiled and shook his head: "If you find these things, you must report them to the state." ”

He salvaged the ancient shipwreck himself, which was done by a person Luo Laosi knew before. Now he is still squatting in prison.

However, if you want to talk about the heart, that's the real heart too.

An ancient official ship, if well preserved, is worth it

Su Ming and Xu Yan went around the bottom of the net and found two places hanging at the bottom of the net. After completing the fishing net, Su Ming looked at the camera, signaled to continue collecting the net, and then left the bottom of the net.

Zhao Tian continued to collect the net and soon discovered something.

In this way, after five o'clock in the morning, the sky was already bright, and the encirclement was finally completed.

When Su Ming and Xu Yan returned to the fishing boat, they also took a long breath.

The rest of the work is simple.

Luo Laosi's fishing boat helped pull the nets here, and after a few minutes, the lower part of the net was pulled out of the water.

By this time, the sky had already begun to clear.

In the haze, Su Ming took out the fresh beef in the refrigerator, and then took out the potatoes to make potato beef stew.

"Holy, we're never going to participate in the bottom fence again." Xu Yan looked at Su Ming and said, "How many divers have you participated in the bottom seine before?" ”

"At least seven or eight of them. There were more than two fishing boats together, and more than a dozen people were working underwater. Su Ming shrugged. The fastest time to collect the bottom of the net is more than 20 hours. We collected the bottom of the net in less than a day, which is already fast...... Beef stew with potatoes. Do you want to eat spicy? ”

"Put more dried chili peppers." Xu Yan said, "It tastes delicious. ”

The potatoes were put into the pressure cooker, and Zhao Tian's voice came from the walkie-talkie: "You are out." ”

"Now."

Su Ming's fishing boat was still in the purse seine, and now it was time to shrink the net.

"Bring a pressure cooker." Su Ming started the fishing boat and roared.

"Why are you so loud? I'm not deaf. ”

"Look at your listlessness. Are you really tired? Su Ming said.

"After repeated dives, I felt a little sick. I'll be fine after the break," Xu said.

"If it's serious, say it."

"I know." Xu Yan smiled and picked up the pressure cooker. "After this time, will the broadsword go?"

"Your sister's broadsword..."

"I mean going for massages, regular massages, spas."

Su Ming slowly pushed the throttle stick. Liu Bei and Li Qiang, along with their two kayaks, pressed the purse seine outside the purse seine net. Su Ming drove a fishing boat past them.

Go out and park the boat. Su Ming picked up the pressure cooker and placed it on the LPG stove. Fix it.

All the fish traps, cages, and other things in the purse seine have been collected. Now start shutting down the network ports

Liu Bei and his family have nothing to do now. They came to Su Ming in a canoe and asked, "Are you making breakfast?" Li Qiang asked.

"What's delicious," Liu Bei said.

"Beef stew with potatoes." Su Ming is cooking rice.

There were two people on the canoe, Liu Bei and Li Qiang, and they also brought a sailor. Most of the sailors were in their forties. Liu Bei introduced them.

Zhao Tian's two fishing boats totaled more than 30 people. Su Ming and Xu Yan rarely go to fishing boats. There were many boatmen on the fishing boats. Su Ming and Xu Yan don't know each other.

The mesh ring is constantly closing. Zhao Tian contacted Li Qiang, and they went back to eat, and then left to return to the fishing boat.

"Su Ming." Zhao Tian's phone came from the walkie-talkie.

"Roger."

Zhao Tian said: "I have contacted the coast guard, and they are coming. ”。

All right

The reason for contacting the coast guard was, of course, the discovery of a wreck at the bottom of the sea.

Coast guard ships came to their waters at eight o'clock.

A white man, looking at a particularly large coast guard ship. Two speedboats disembarked from the boat and approached the fishing boat. Then a speedboat came to Su Ming and his side.

Su Ming and Xu Yan handed over the ceramic fragments and silver ingots found on the seabed. Ceramic shards had no value in Su Ming's hands, and ancient silver ingots had no value. It's not a pity.

Su Ming and them also took some photos of the wreck and handed them over to the coast guard.

I don't know if it's or not

A complete shipwreck. This sea area is not far away. There are often fishing boats here

After watching the underwater video, the coast guard immediately took it seriously and then reported it to the relevant departments.

The rest has nothing to do with Su Ming and them.

After the purse seine was closed, Zhu Ming shouted, "Fish." ”

Su Ming launched a fishing boat to approach the Lixia, climbed aboard, and saw that Zhao Tian was still being interrogated by the coast guard.

There is nothing to say about the sinking of the submarine. It was just a serendipitous discovery. After routine questioning, Zhao Tian smiled and said, "Comrade policeman, did we find that there is no reward for the sinking of the submarine?" ”

"If it's a worthwhile wreck, it's definitely going to be rewarded," the coast guard laughs.

After the coast guard left, Su Ming looked at the mighty and domineering coast guard ship not far away, and his heart was full of a sense of security: "The coast guard ship is estimated to be several thousand tons? ”

"Ten thousand tons." Zhao Tian said proudly: "10,000 tons of coast guard ships." ”

Su Ming also took a deep breath: "10,000 tons, coast guard ship? ”

There are many countries where the largest warships are under 10,000 tons, and now our country's coast guard ships have reached 10,000 tons?

Zhao Tian grinned: "That's not true. Our country has several 10,000-ton coast guard ships. ”

"Bullying people," Su Ming said.

"Powerful." Zhao Tian said with a smile, "Without these coast guard boats, it would be difficult for us to fish here safely." ”

Su Ming smiled and took out a cigarette and lit one.

I don't know what it's like to work on a 10,000-ton coast guard ship

The Shinkai's crane also lifted the fish. Zhao Tian saw him trotting over and shouted, "Eat less fish." ”

Only one last crane remained of the fishing boat. If it fails again, it will be difficult to do the following.

Small purse seine nets are hung up and the bottom of the net is opened. With a loud bang, tons of fish fell and scattered on the ground.

Su Ming and Xu Yan's father sorted out the fish here.

Su Ming said, "Dad, Uncle Zhou, be careful. There are a lot of stonefish and moray eels in the nets. ”。

"We wear gloves," Dad said.

"Don't worry, let's see." The workers who worked together looked familiar with their father, smiling.

There are many snappers in the fishing nets, such as sea bream, sea bream, sea bream, and brown sea bream. There are also plenty of groupers and eels here

There are a variety of fish on the bottom wall.

There was also a turtle hidden among the fish caught.

Zhao Tian saw that he hurriedly fished out the turtle, cleaned up the barnacles on the turtle's back, called Su Ming over, and the two of them put the turtle back into the sea together.

"Is there a grouper here?" Zhao Tian said.

"There are a lot of them," Su Ming said, "and yesterday Xu Yan and I poached a grouper of more than 300 kilograms. The fish head is for you. ”

Zhao Anqi shook his head and said, "Eat more than 300 catties of grouper by yourself? You don't care. Do you have baby groupers? ”

"There was also a 60 kilogram one inside. I don't know if I should run ......," Su Ming said.

"Let's eat 60 kilograms." Zhao Tian smiled, "You are working hard this time. After closing the net, we will go back. Do you want to go back first? ”

Su Ming said, "Wait for you to finish your work." The oil on the fishing boat will run out. Top up with gas before heading back. ”。

Now everyone is busy and doesn't have time to refuel Su Ming's fishing boat. In addition, Su Ming and Xu Yan hadn't slept for a long time. They have to sleep.

Zhao Tian said "um", and looked at the full fish harvest in a good mood: "You go back and rest, and leave the fish harvest to us." ”

"Satellite phones," Su Ming said.

"Take the captain's room, take it yourself." Zhao Tian smiled and said, "We can go home tonight." When we come back, we will have a banquet and invite your girlfriend to come over for dinner. ”

"Okay." Su Ming smiled and walked to the captain's cabin, which is the driver's license. He finds his companion on the ship, takes the satellite phone, and calls Luna

"Hey, are you still in class?"

"Just got out of class."

"Our fishing boat is coming back tonight. Come and play. Su Ming said, "When we come back, we are going to set up a banquet to eat." ”

"Which day?"

Su Ming looked at the time. Before he knew it, today was the 22nd.

"It will take some time for the fishing boats to return. Our fishing boats will return first. It is expected to arrive at the port on the 26th. Su Ming said, "The fishing boat will be two days late." ”

"National Day is just around the corner. How is our National Day? Luna also counted the time and said, "Where are you in Nansha now?" ”

"In Nansha."

"What fishing boat can go that far?"

"You can refuel at sea."

"Be safe on the way back," Luna said.

"Okay."

"How many fish do you have?"

"There's a lot of fish here, otherwise there would be no banquet." Su Ming took the phone outside the cabin, and then said, "How many days do you have to rest on National Day?" ”

"It's been 8 days in total. Are you still busy? I heard someone shouting. ”

Su Ming looked at Zhao Tian and said, "My master, he is directing the capture. When the wind blows on the sea, his voice is loud. Too small to hear. ”

"Listen to the voice, he's too fierce." Luna laughed and whispered.

Su Ming smiled and said, "He's fine." ”

Su Ming chatted with Luna for a long time on the boat. Breakfast for the fishing boat was ready. Xu Yan shouted, "Su Ming...... It's time for dinner. ”

"Right now." Su Ming replied to Xu Yan and said on the phone, "I'll call you when I come back." ”

"Okay. Call me as soon as you get back. ”

All right

Dinner was ready. Beef stew with potatoes.

Su Ming took out the last dozen drinks, opened them, and handed Xu Yan a can.

"Take a walk." Xu Yan picked up the drink.

Su Ming touched him with a smile and took a big sip.

"How many fish do you get?" Xu Yan asked.

"The length of the ship is estimated to be more than 100 tons."

Su Ming knew that there were a lot of fish in the purse seine net. The exact number of fish is not visible from the equipment on the fishing vessel. Radar fish on fishing boats are clearly visible. Zhao Tian estimated that more than 100 tons, that would be eight to nine tons.

Most of the fish in the nets are worthless trash fish, such as sand tips. Depending on the size, the price of the best sandtip fish is more than 30,000 yuan per ton. The cheapest is more than 10,000, more than 20,000.

Xu Yan looked tired, didn't talk much, ate beef, and drank drinks.

"After eating and sleeping, we will go back." Su Ming opened two more cans of drinks and said.