"Oh?" Xiang Yang looked at Chen Qingsheng with some surprise.
This time, the fishing boat was almost always sailing south, and the harvest was quite good along the way. Xiang Yang thought that Chen Qingsheng would say without hesitation that they should continue sailing south, but unexpectedly, Chen Qingsheng said that he wanted to go west.
"What's the reason? Tell me your specific ideas." Xiang Yang had looked at the southward route last night, and there were indeed not many sea fish. Xiang Yang was not sure about the westward route, but the catch would not be worse than sailing south. Xiang Yang wanted to see whether Chen Qingsheng really had experience or was just guessing.
"Captain, do you remember the catch we caught the day before yesterday?" Chen Qingsheng asked.
Xiang Yang nodded.
Chen Qingsheng said: "The marine fish we encountered before were basically tropical marine fish that swam against the cold current towards the equator. Now that the cold current is gone, do you think the fish will still migrate towards the equator?"
"So you have ruled out the south direction? What about the east and north directions?" Xiang Yang asked.
"This is just one of the reasons why I ruled out going south. Now that the weather is getting cooler, there are definitely the most tropical fish near the equator. It's impossible not to catch fish if we continue to go south. The main reason why I don't support going south is that we are already far away from the shore. Our fishing boats are not equipped or supplied enough to support us to continue sailing too far south. As for the east and north, going east is Hainan. There are too many fishing boats there and any fish would have been caught long ago. As for going north, wouldn't that mean we're just going back?" Chen Qingsheng said.
Xiang Yang nodded slightly, "I'll think about it."
"I'm just saying it casually, don't take it seriously. The specific direction of sailing depends on where you want to go, Captain." Chen Qingsheng said immediately.
Xiang Yang narrowed his eyes slightly as he looked towards the sea level. In fact, he had never considered which direction the fishing boat should sail in.
If Xiang Yang had not discovered the coral reef peak, he might have carefully considered Chen Qingsheng's words, but since he had discovered it, Xiang Yang would not be able to turn a blind eye to it.
What Xiang Yang is thinking about now is how long it will take for the fishing boat to sail south to reach the sea area with Christmas tree worms, and what excuse he should use to make the fishing boat stop exactly in that sea area after arriving at that sea area.
Soon He Mingde, Zhou Wang and others also got up. Several old crew members saw Xiang Yang and Chen Qingsheng chatting on the deck and walked over here.
"Lao Qing, Xiao Yang, what are you talking about?" He Mingde asked loudly while stretching his arms.
"Just chatting." Chen Qingsheng answered quickly.
"You guys are so free to chat so early in the morning." He Mingde yawned, "You might as well get some sleep instead of this."
"I was thinking about which direction the fishing boat should go today. I happened to meet Master Chen, so I chatted with him for a few minutes and asked for his advice." Xiang Yang said with a smile.
"What opinion can he have?" Xu Fang said with a smile: "The fishing boats have all arrived here. They can either go south or east. Where else can they go besides these two directions?"
"It's true that we can only go in these two directions, but there won't be much catch going east, so going south is a good choice." He Mingde also interjected.
"Oh?" Xiang Yang looked at Xu Fang and his uncle. Like Chen Qingsheng, they were also veteran sailors. Logically, veteran sailors on the same ship should have the same experience. Why did Chen Qingsheng say they wanted to go west, but Xu Fang and He Mingde both said they wanted to go east or south
"Brother De, Hainan is to the east." Chen Qingsheng also reminded.
"I guess you must have suggested to the captain that we should go west." Xu Fang said with a smile.
"Is there something wrong?" Chen Qingsheng asked doubtfully.
Xiang Yang also listened carefully.
Xu Fang lit a cigarette for himself, took a long puff and then said, "There's nothing wrong with that. You've been on the deck for a long time and only care about the catch. If we only talk about the catch, the chance of catching more fish is definitely higher if we go west. However, from the perspective of the income and expenditure ratio of the entire fishing boat, going west is the least cost-effective."
Xiang Yang: "If we go north, it's like we're going back home. Whatever we catch on the way is pure profit, which is definitely more cost-effective than going west. If we go east, we can rest in Hainan and clean up most of the catch on the boat, which is also a good choice. How about going south?"
Although Xiang Yang was determined to sail south, he decided to sail south because he discovered Christmas tree worms in a certain sea area in the south. Xiang Yang did not believe that He Mingde and Xu Fang chose to sail south because they also knew that there were Christmas tree worms in a certain sea area in the south.
"Have you ever heard of refueling offshore?" He Mingde asked.
Xiang Yang nodded. He had heard of this word before, but it was not taught in the textbook. Xiang Yang saw it on the Ocean Forum. However, Xiang Yang did not understand what it specifically was.
He Mingde: "Many ocean-going vessels refuel in the open sea. As we continue to go south, there are more and more fishing boats on the sea. If we are lucky enough, we can see oil tankers moving on the sea. The oil price of fishing boats moving on the sea is much cheaper than that of gas stations on land."
Xiang Yang immediately thought of the word "oil thief" after hearing what He Mingde said, but he quickly rejected this guess. Are you kidding me? Which fishing boat doesn't spend an astronomical amount of money to refuel? How could there be such a rampant oil thief
"When refueling at a gas station, the price of gas is calculated on a retail basis. The retail fuel also includes vehicle toll surcharges, such as the length of the journey. The gas station will allocate these costs to the unit price of gasoline, plus the freight of the gas station itself. Therefore, the price of gas at a gas station is generally higher than that in the ocean. Of course, there is also some fuel of unknown origin, but that is none of our business." He Mingde said.
Xiang Yang nodded, "So there is such a saying about refueling on a fishing boat. No wonder you two said you want to continue sailing south."
"I've learned a lot." Chen Qingsheng also said.
"Xiaoyang, you are the captain. It is up to you to decide the specific direction of sailing. We just provide some suggestions." He Mingde said with a smile.
"Of course I have no objection, Master Chen. Go and notify the crew on the lower deck and have everyone get ready. In half an hour we will check the equipment on the ship and then set off south." Xiang Yang said.
"Yes, Captain!" Chen Qingsheng immediately ran to the middle of the deck.
After Chen Qingsheng left, Xiang Yang continued, "Master Xu, we will set off south in half an hour. Don't sail too fast. We will drag the net along the way."
"No problem, Captain." Xu Fang nodded immediately. "Then I'll go get ready first?"
"Well, remember to eat breakfast. If nothing unexpected happens, you will have to stay in the cab for the whole morning." Xiang Yang said.
"Okay." Xu Fang nodded in agreement.
Xiang Yang looked at He Mingde.
He Mingde immediately said: "I'll go check the power equipment and the unit, Lao Zhou, go check if there is any problem with the winch."