At Huaikou Port, the Fisheries Guild Hall, a fierce discussion is underway. All the members here are practitioners, either driving fish shops or having fleets, dealing with sea fish or abalone (salted fish) all day long, full of abalone flavor.

Therefore, the fishery guild hall is nicknamed "abala shop", and the members are all "big abala".

At today's meeting, the members expressed their views on the issue of how to fish more effectively. The focus of everyone's debate is "dividing up labor and collaborating".

According to the new "fishing industry production" method that has been piloted, ship owners engaged in marine fishing should purchase new fishing boats (dual use of machine and sail) and carry out new fishing and processing operations based on new fishing boats.

This new fishery production process has indeed brought good results. Some ship owners represented by Wu Qianchong have indeed made great profits by purchasing new fishing boats to carry out fishing operations.

But other owners with old-style fishing boats and even fleets feel that there is a better way to expand their profits.

That is "dividing up labor and cooperation": the fishing boat is separated from the fishing boat that transports fish back to the port.

Such fishing operations are roughly as follows: fishing boats of different ownership gather together and go to a fishing ground to catch fish. Then several large sea boats cruising near the fishing ground as "floating islands", receiving sea fish caught by each ship and making relevant registrations.

The crew on the sea boat is responsible for salted sea fish, putting them in buckets, and new ships (called Clippers) that use organic sails to and from between these sea boats and ports, and transporting the caught sea fish.

In this way, the fishing boats responsible for fishing can save time from going to and from the fishing grounds and ports, concentrate on fishing, and improve fishing efficiency.

The supply of these fishing boats (food, fresh water and various essential substances) requires the supply of sea boats, and the supply on sea boats is always limited, so those "clippers" can carry supplies when they leave port, without having to run away in vain.

Such division of labor and cooperation can ensure that a large number of fishing boats can stay in the fishing grounds for a long time, or even go through the entire fishing season. There is no need for all ship owners to purchase new fishing boats, so that old fishing boats can make the best use of them.

Of course, fishing boats fishing in fishing areas may not necessarily find large sea boats as "floating islands" on the vast ocean. Similarly, the fast ships responsible for transporting supplies and fish catches are not easy to find the "floating islands".

In addition, if the crew members have been abroad for a long time, they have any headaches and fevers. It is best to go on ashore and rest. Therefore, you can choose a specific island near the fishing ground as a berth of the "floating island".

Temporary camps can be set up on the island so that the crew of each fishing boat can have a place to rest with peace of mind, or appropriately repair damaged fishing boats (provided that the damage is not very serious).

If there is a storm, the fishing boats will have a place to shelter from the wind.

In this way, whether it is a fishing boat or a full-time transporting fast boat, there is a fixed goal and will not run around in the vast sea.

Such division of labor and cooperation is indeed good, because everyone basically fishes in offshore fishing grounds, and small islands can always be found near the fishing grounds.

But it is not cost-effective for owners who have purchased new fishing boats.

They spent a lot of money to buy new fishing boats, and just earned their capital or loans, and were about to do a big deal, but they didn't want to be dragged down by those stingy people - they wanted to do it alone.

To put it more directly, it is to have "autonomy", self-accusation and sales, and not want to have a few extra transit links to increase expenditures and decrease profits.

Furthermore, fishing boats are wandering on the sea for a long time. If there is a storm, those small broken islands may not be useful. If the expensive new fishing boats are over, who will they cry?

The two opinions cannot be unified, and the Fisheries Guild does not mandate that members must cooperate and make a fortune together. It is difficult for everyone to break up, so they can only fight according to reason and fight red.

The owner who supports division of labor and cooperation and fishes together believes that such cooperation will not affect the fishing volume of new-style fishing boats. After all, new-style fishing boats also have to travel to and from ports and fishing grounds, which not only takes time, but also consumes a lot of coal.

Seeing that the two groups of people could not speak one place, the president and vice president who presided over the meeting quickly persuaded both sides. Officials of the Huaikou Branch of the Beiyang Maritime Mansion Company who attended the meeting quickly came out to say "fair words".

That is to make a suggestion (request).

That is, two types of fishing operations are used to compete, and the winner is determined based on the final fishing volume. The government allocates necessary large seaships and dual-purpose ships as "floating islands" and the fastest-distance race so that the competition can start as soon as possible.

Considering that new fishing boats are relatively few, the final result will be calculated based on the average catch of a single ship.

The game starts next month until the end of the fishing season.

As the referee, the Maritime Bureau will count the results of the competition. The Maritime Commissioner will write a letter to the court, suggesting what large-scale fishing operations should be adopted to increase the number of sea fish fish.

Of course, this does not mean that the government will force the "support" to force the owners of new fishing boats to cooperate with other owners.

As the official spoke, he began to emphasize the theme of the meeting: "The proprietors think that they know that the court wants to promote fishery, not for anything else, but for the people of the world to eat a few more bites of meat every month in the future."

"There are many kinds of meat, but most of them are not easy to get, so hunting is not good."

"The better way is to raise a farm, but it takes time to raise livestock and poultry, and you have to continue to take care of yourself. Otherwise, if you get an epidemic, you will die a large group of people."

"Everyone knows that it takes at least two years to raise a pig from a young person to adult slaughter. During this period, you have to keep feeding. If you don't feed it well, you won't get meat. It also takes time to raise other livestock or poultry and takes up space and feeding is indispensable, but the fish are different."

"The vast ocean is full of inexhaustible sea fish. These fish will not occupy grasslands, will not compete with people for cultivated land, and will not need to be cared for carefully, nor will they need to collect feed and feed them. As long as everyone goes out to sea to catch them!"

"How many pastures can we raise sheep in the world? How many fields can we raise pigs, chickens, and ducks? To fatten so many pigs, sheep, chickens, and ducks, how much grass and feed are needed? But in the endless sea, there are countless times more sea fish than pigs, sheep, chickens, and ducks, and they can't be caught."

"How to catch fish from the sea more and better is the most concerned thing for the court. Only when fish catches too much will the price of fish drop, and salted abalone can enter thousands of households."

"Now all salt farms along the coast implement salt drying methods, sea salt production has increased significantly, costs have dropped sharply, and transportation is convenient, so the salt price continues to decline, and more and more people can afford salt, and in the future, the price of fish must be the same!"

"Whether it is working alone or working in division of labor and cooperation, the court must strongly support it..."

After a long discussion, good news was needed to cheer up the members present. The official drank a cup of tea and said, "There is one thing that the Maritime Bureau will announce the announcement in a few days, so I said it in advance today, which is not considered a violation of the ban..."

This kind of beginning is obviously good news later. The owners are straightening their backs and listening with their ears.

"Last year's fishing season, everyone knew the total fishing volume at Huaikou Port."

"Now, Liangyang Shibo will place orders with major seaports to raise the military supplies of the Ministry of War next year in advance, that is, to acquire abalone, and the orders placed by Beiyang Shibo will be divided into several periods for Huaikou Port, and the total amount..."

When the official said this, he raised a finger and shook it. Before Wu Qianchong and others could recover, they heard the other party say: "The total amount is equal to the annual fishing volume of Huaikou Port last year!"

After the speech was over, the audience was silent. The owners stared at each other with disbelief.

This is expected, but the official didn't say much and pointed out the topic directly: "Others say that the fishery guild hall is a basilica, which is too much to avoid, but they don't know the changes in the current situation. A small abalone can also make a lot of money!"

"The abalone processed in Huaikou is not only sold well in both Huaihuai, but also in the west, in Jingxiang, Shannan, and in the hottest sales!"
Chapter completed!