Xinhua Port, which is in the rainy season, has a rare sunny day...

Mr. Zhu sat in a tavern next to the dock, blowing the refreshing sea breeze, drinking the famous local "Faicai Wine" (i.e., the 108 drug, which has a certain inhibitory effect on malaria in the early stages of liver cells. The drug was extracted after soaking in alcohol, with a stronger effect and can effectively reduce the chance of malaria. See Chapter 217 of this volume for details), but his eyes were staring at a team of returning sloop fishing boats in Xinhuaxia Bay.

These fishing boats are built by the local Xinhuaxia Shipyard. They are built with extremely rich high-quality wood such as red sandalwood, yellow sandalwood, and red sandalwood on the back mountain. The tonnage is not large or small, and they are about 100 tons. Currently, there are more than 30 such fishing boats in Xinhuaxia Bay, each with seven or eight fishermen. During the fishing period, they go to the fishing grounds formulated by the government to catch fish. The fish and shrimps caught are uniformly purchased by the government and processed.

The fleet in front of me had 5 fishing boats and 1 processing boat. Looking at the head of the boat, I knew that the harvest must have been quite good this time. Sure enough, these ships skillfully used the currents in the bay and the southeast wind blowing over the bay to get on the dock. The boat owner jumped onto the dock first, and then shouted loudly: "Old Sun, die soon. This time I was lucky. I caught a fish, by the way, it was called a big-eyed tuna! Good luck, this time I caught it. This is the first time I caught it. I caught it at night. It is said that this thing is very deep during the day and is not easy to catch. It is better to fish for longline fishing. You can also fish at the same time when catching shrimps. It kills two birds with one stone. Hey!"

"Where is it?" The owner of the tavern wrapped in an apron was cooking fish for Zhu Heng in the kitchen. At this time, he heard the yelling on the dock. He was still holding a kitchen knife in his hand and rushed out. Behind him, two little kids with snot noses were also following. They were wearing coats that were smaller with adult clothes, stuffing the shrimps in their hands into their mouths, and rushing over to watch the fun.

Although Zhu Heng respects his identity and is embarrassed to squeeze over to see, he is actually quite curious. He is a rich man in his local area, but he can't eat this tuna, which is not that he can't afford it, but that he can't buy it! It's not that he can't sell it in the market! I used to hear that the Xinhua area is rich in tuna. However, because the focus of local fishermen fishing is spotted shrimp, pink shrimp, lobster, eagle claw shrimp and other shrimps, the occasionally caught tuna is pickled or air-dried and exported to the local area as a "tribute", and is exclusively for high-ranking officials (travelers).

Mr. Zhu was concerned about this fish at that time because he vaguely heard that the nobles in the capital were flocking to this fish and even spent a lot of money on it. Under such circumstances, the fishermen in Xinhua Port have actually been more concerned about this big fish over the years. This can be seen from the fact that they catch shrimp during the day and longline fishing at night.

"You kid is making a fortune. If you sell it to the factory, you can earn at least hundreds of yuan." Boss Sun looked at the big-eyed tuna that had a total of hundreds of kilograms. He said with a sigh: "You kid is so lucky. You can only catch a few in previous years. You can catch up."

The boss of the ship laughed and directed his subordinates to quickly deliver the pickled tuna to the seafood processing factory not far away, saying, "This time I went to sea for good luck. In addition to those shrimps, I also caught a lot of precious things. Well, according to the picture catalog on the hair, it should be called sea cucumbers, sawn blue crabs, and hehe, they are all scarce goods for local demand. This day can finally be relaxed, and my luck was too much before!"

"Hehe, the fishing moratorium will soon enter (November to March of the following year). You kid can also stay at home and be a member of the staff. I can't do it anymore. I'm guarding such a broken tavern and pulling two young grandchildren. I won't have to eat if I don't work for a day. Oh, I'm busy." Old Sun shook his head and said in an envious tone. His son and daughter-in-law were both from the Ming Dynasty. After coming to New China from Shandong, they both died in an epidemic, leaving behind two grandchildren.

After hearing what Lao Sun said, the boss of the ship who was from Dengzhou with him patted his shoulder to show comfort, and then changed the topic and said, "By the way, you bring me 6 bottles of wealthy wine later. Everyone has been going to sea for so long, so drink a few sips to satisfy their cravings. When you finish your work, you can make a table of dishes for me tonight. Don't fuck them all. Everyone is about to vomit. Just beef and mutton, I'll treat the entire fleet to you in the evening. This time I'll get so much harvest. Everyone will have fun together."

"No problem." Old Sun said with his head patted his chest. After he finished speaking, he seemed to remember something. He walked to Mr. Zhu Heng and said helplessly: "I have sinned and sinned. Seeing that I caught rare fish outside, I forgot that the crucian carp that the guest officer wanted to make was still in the kitchen. Don't blame him, the old man will do it now."

The crucian carp that Zhu Heng pointed out is naturally African crucian carp. All these African crucian carp are artificially farmed, and the ones raised in a large area of ​​rice fields in Xixiang are the ones. This fish is highly adaptable and can eat mosquito larvae in rice fields, so it is farmed in large quantities. However, fish farmed in this rice field may be rare in the future, because the New China Development Team has officially decided not to plant rice in the next year - because the rice planting area has grown a large number of mosquitoes, which has caused many people to get sick - and switch to corn.

"It's okay." Zhu Heng said with a smile. After seeing Lao Sun turn to the kitchen behind, Zhu Heng turned his gaze to the group of fishermen who were still talking loudly by the dock, but his heart gradually became alive.

A big-eyed tuna weighing hundreds of kilograms was sold to a seafood factory for hundreds of yuan? It’s really unaware of the country people. If this fish was sold to Dongfang Port, it could be sold at least 300 yuan. If you meet someone you like, you can buy it for 500 yuan. By this calculation, this business is really profitable!

Thinking of this, Mr. Zhu Heng and Mr. Zhu thought about it carefully. He had long heard from friends from the Ministry of Agriculture that the northwest of New China Island from Marenga to Bei Island, around Saint Mary's Island in the northeast, along the coast of Xinhua Port, and 100 nautical miles southeast of Tacheng Port in the central region. Among them, the shrimp resources in the north of Marenga in the west are extremely rich, commonly known as the "shrimp reservoir". Even La Plata, which produces red shrimps, cannot compare with it. I heard that the local natives have backward shrimp-catching skills, and they all took off their shrimps and dived to the bottom of the sea to catch sea cucumbers and lobsters with their hands. They still have a lot of harvest every day, which shows how rich the resources here are. It is okay for those ordinary spotted shrimps, but the sea cucumbers, saw-by blue crabs, big lobsters and other things are indeed in short supply in the local area, and it is worth doing it.

In addition, there are many shrimps around St. Mary's Island, which are worth catching. However, the most famous one in the place is not shrimp, but grouper, hairtail, eel and other fish. These are also warm-water fish that are not locally available (mostly cold-water fish are locally available). According to observation, the market sales have always been very good.

Of course, the most famous tuna in New China Island is of course. This kind of fish that swims all year round and is huge and has been very popular among high-ranking officials and nobles for some reason. Whether it is made into dried fish, salted fish or canned fish, the tuna caught can be quickly bought by them by agents, which is shocking.

The entire area around New China Island (including Mauritius, Seychelles and the coastal areas of Tanzania) are famous big-eyed tuna and yellowfin tuna fishing grounds. If there are two boats and fishing more than ten a year, it will be thousands of yuan, and you will make money no matter what. Thinking of this, Mr. Zhu began to nervously consider the investment needed for this industry.

First of all, a tuna fishing boat equipped with steam power is a must. Well, it is best to modify it. The hooks should be more diverse and you can catch squid here in normal times. After all, whether you can catch tuna depends on luck. In many cases, it may not be caught in ten or half a month when you go out to sea. This is a common thing. There are so many hooks for fishing squid. When you have nothing to do, you can also subsidize them to reduce costs. However, this is not something that ordinary people can't get if you don't have three or five thousand yuan. You also need to prepare fishing gear and supplies, and you also need to maintain the boat. Oh, this is really not something that ordinary people can afford.

Secondly, I have to obtain a fishing license issued by the government. I am not a local, so it is a bit difficult to get this license, but it is not impossible to start a relationship, it just takes a lot of trouble.

Finally, recruiting sailors is a headache. Although the government has now relaxed the ban on private capital in some industries, it has also set up some unspoken rules to limit private capital. Take the fishing industry for example. You can apply for a license to fish, and ships can also be ordered in China - even the government has discounts (because you can train reserve sailors), but it prohibits fishing boat owners from recruiting sailors in China, because this is obviously a scramble for business with the state-owned South China Sea Fisheries Company and even the navy. Therefore, if Mr. Zhu Heng really wants to start his own ocean fishing business, it is necessary to recruit sailors from abroad, and this is obviously a difficult problem, which tests their relationship network and background.

This fishing business must be started! After thinking for a long time, Mr. Zhu made up his mind that he still had a lot of money on hand. If he went back and took a shameless person to get a loan, mobilized a few village parties to raise some money, and it would be no problem to buy two steam tuna fishing boats. The remaining money can also be held in Xinhua Port to create a fishing product processing workshop, and use the raw materials ordered from the local area to make canned fishing products. Selling them back to the local area will definitely make a big profit.
Chapter completed!