Yu Xiang, He Mingde, Zhang Qicheng, and Fu Gui all changed their expressions.
Zhang Qicheng was the first to speak: "Brother Xiang, what do you mean by this?"
Zhang Qicheng's face looked ugly. He wanted the villagers of Yanlong Village to buy a big ship and wanted Xiang Yang not to stop them, but he never thought of asking Xiang Yang to sell the ship.
He Mingde's face was not very good either, "Xiaoyang, do you want to change your career?" In recent years, it is not uncommon for fishermen to change their careers after making money. Even many who did not make money have changed their careers. They usually sell their boats and then use the money to rent a piece of sea area on the shore for aquaculture.
Xiang Yang smiled and shook his head. "I'm fishing well, why would I change my career?"
"Yes, you are catching fish well." Yu Xiang pretended to be relaxed and said, "Why do you suddenly mention your boat? I thought you were going to sell it."
"I want to sell the boat, otherwise why would I ask you if you are familiar with my fishing boat?" Xiang Yang said to Yu Xiang and the others.
"Didn't you say you wouldn't change your career?" He Mingde asked confusedly.
"You sold your boat and you're good at fishing?" Zhang Qicheng rolled his eyes.
"Captain, be careful!" Fu Gui also said.
"Actually, I want to buy a bigger fishing boat. I think my current fishing boat is still too small. I want a real large ocean-going fishing boat that can go fishing in the distant sea. The reason I didn't say it before is because I don't have enough money, and I haven't figured out what to do with my current boat." Xiang Yang said.
"To the distant sea?"
"A real large ocean-going fishing vessel?"
Hearing this, He Mingde, Zhang Qicheng and the others took a deep breath. They had never imagined that Xiang Yang's ambition would be so big.
"Think twice, think twice!" He Mingde urged hurriedly, "Xiaoyang, go and look at those fleets out there. Who would buy a large ocean-going fishing vessel right away? Don't they all start by getting a small fishing boat and slowly save money, then when they have more money, they add another fishing boat, two fishing boats to trawle and fish, and then slowly consider a big boat?"
Yu Xiang also looked solemn.
Even Zhang Qicheng opened his mouth, but in the end he licked his lips and said nothing.
In fact, Zhang Qicheng also thought that Xiang Yang was a little impulsive at first, but after thinking about it carefully, Zhang Qicheng felt that Xiang Yang's idea was not impulsive at all, and it was inevitable. Even if he were Xiang Yang, he would make the same choice as Xiang Yang.
As a result, Qinglongwan’s geographical location is actually extremely awkward.
After leaving Qinglongwan and heading south, you will reach Haikou. The fishery resources in the sea area there are almost completely monopolized by people.
If you don't go south, there are large ports to the east or west, which are also not good places to go.
In short, the Qinglongwan waters are surrounded by several large ports. If you want to catch fish, you must break out of this circle and go to the farther sea, or even the high seas.
But if there is no ship big enough, how can we go to the open sea
From a geographical point of view, if Xiang Yang wants to continue fishing for a long time, it is imperative to buy a larger boat. The sooner he buys it, the better.
Secondly, it has become a trend for fishermen in Yanlong Village to buy large boats to go fishing in the open sea.
If Xiang Yang does not upgrade his boat to a bigger one now, he will lose his market advantage compared to other fishermen in Yanlong Village and will gradually become a small fisherman who competes with the villagers of Yanlong Village for fishery resources in the near sea.
Whether from the perspective of Xiang Yang's personal development or from the perspective of the development of the entire Yanlong Village, it would be more beneficial than harmful for Xiang Yang to replace it with a larger ship at this stage.
Thinking of this, Zhang Qicheng sighed. He couldn't help but think of what Li Chao said to him not long ago. 'Don't think that guy only has one fishing boat now. But what if he becomes bigger and develops into a fleet in the future? By then, there will be so many seafood merchants in the market scrambling for his goods. Why would he sell the goods to you?'
Zhang Qicheng didn't take it seriously at the time and didn't take Li Chao's words to heart. Unexpectedly, the joke he made became a reality in the blink of an eye.
"I've been thinking about this for a long time." Xiang Yang smiled and asked He Mingde, "Uncle, what do you think is the most abundant fishery resource in the ocean at this season?"
He Mingde's face changed slightly, "I don't know."
"No, you know? You just don't want to say it." Xiang Yang shook his head and smiled, "Because we can't catch that kind of fish here, and our ships can't reach the sea where that kind of fish is abundant, so you said you don't know."
In the current season, sturgeons are available until the beginning of spring, when the meat is at its most delicious.
But sturgeons are a school of fish that live in cold waters? It is impossible for Xiang Yang to drive a fishing boat with a displacement of 100 tons to such waters.
First of all, the supply cannot keep up.
Sailing all the way from the South China Sea to the North China Sea? The amount of fresh water and food consumed along the way would be enormous.
He Mingde smiled bitterly and said, "But sturgeons are not expensive. Can't we just not catch sturgeons? Horsehead fish, grouper, and even stonehead fish all live in warm waters."
Xiang Yang smiled and said nothing.
There are indeed many horsehead fish in the southern waters, but there are very few groupers. As for the stonehead fish? That is an even rarer seafood, and it is not so easy to catch.
He Mingde sighed, "If this ship is sold, what should I do?"
He Mingde owns 10% of the shares of the fishing boat that Xiang Yang is currently driving. If he sells the current boat, He Mingde will not be able to come up with more money to buy a bigger one.
Xiang Yang frowned, "I can pay you 600,000 yuan to buy your shares. After I buy a new ship, I will continue to hire you as the first mate and chief engineer on my ship. You don't have to sell them to me and keep them. I will only sell my own shares and compensate you an additional 100,000 yuan. Then you can go fishing with Grandpa Yu and the others, but you can't take Chen Qingsheng and Xu Fang with you."
He Mingde was somewhat tempted. He had just heard from Yu Xiang that it was not just one person who wanted to buy the boat, but more than a dozen households in Yanlong Village, including Yu Xiang.
He Mingde already held 10% of the shares. He made a lot of money by following Xiang Yang to sea recently, so he could definitely acquire another 10% of the shares of the ship. By then, he would hold 20% of the shares of the entire ship. He was also the only veteran crew member on the ship, so he could definitely take the position of captain.
He Mingde smiled awkwardly, his eyes were a little hot, "Xiaoyang, are you sure you really want to sell that boat?"