"Fishing machine? This ship is not a net tugboat, but a fishing boat?" Xiang Yang asked curiously.
"Yes, this is the decision we made after market research. Mr. Xiang, you are a professional in this business, and you must have felt that the fishery resources in the sea are becoming increasingly scarce. Now, net tugboats are beginning to be gradually phased out." The shipyard owner said with a wry smile.
Xiang Yang did not nod in agreement with the shipyard owner's words.
However, Xiang Yang also agreed with what the shipyard owner said in his heart.
It turned out that the small and medium-sized fishing boats, drift net fishing boats, and net tugboats fishing along the coast of Longcheng were all grounded. There was little catch at sea, and it was often not possible to catch a single fish after five or six days out at sea. Many fishing boats had to stop fishing early.
“Net tugs are becoming less and less profitable nowadays, and many fishermen find tugs boring, so we have developed a world-class fishing machine that can catch fish no matter how deep the sea is, and there is no need to worry about damaging the environment,” the shipyard owner continued.
Xiang Yang pondered for a moment, and finally shook his head slightly.
Xiang Yang felt that he was still not very interested in fishing boats.
When the shipyard boss saw Xiang Yang shaking his head, he immediately said, "Boss Xiang, if you want to see the net tugboat, that's fine. Our company happens to have two large 1,000-ton fishing boats that have already been built. These two fishing boats are the latest iron-hulled fishing boats. The total length of each boat is 6.8 meters, the width is 10 meters, the power is 147 and 148 kilowatts respectively, and the designed speed is 10 knots. The cost of the hull alone is 10 million yuan, and the price of each boat including the supporting facilities is 5 million yuan."
Xiang Yang shook his head slightly and said, "This price is too high. If it was an ocean-going fishing boat, I would consider negotiating with you, but if it was an iron-hulled fishing boat, I would not even be in the mood to negotiate the price with you."
After saying that, Xiang Yang stood up and acted as if he was going to see the guest off.
"Mr. Xiang, Mr. Xiang, please wait a moment." The shipyard owner said quickly, "We have two super-large gillnet fishing boats under construction here."
"Super large?" Xiang Yang asked doubtfully.
The shipyard boss nodded and said, "Yes, it's super large. The ship is 77 meters long and 19 meters wide. It can catch up to 150 tons of fish with one net. It can carry up to 2,000 tons of cargo. It can reach a maximum speed of 13 knots and a full-load speed of 11 knots. It can also cruise for more than eight months. It's definitely an ocean-going weapon."
Xiang Yang blinked, "What about ice-breaking ability?"
"It can break through 50-centimeter-thick ice and can easily sail freely in 20-centimeter-thick ice floes." The shipyard owner said proudly.
Xiang Yang was immediately interested when he heard this, "What's the price of this ship?"
"The configurations of these two ships are so good that they can be considered giant fishing boats. Naturally, the price is not cheap. Forty million each, not a penny less. And it must be paid in full. We do not accept loans." said the shipyard owner.
Xiang Yang frowned when he heard this, "I can't possibly come up with so much money at once."
"There's nothing we can do. This ship was produced in cooperation with a British shipyard. If you can't pay it off in one go, then according to the agreement between us and the British shipyard, the two ships will be shipped to the UK after completion." The shipyard owner said with regret.
"Does this ship have a processing line? How many crew members does a ship need?" Xiang Yang asked.
"No, but you can install it if you need it. It's very easy to install a production line on such a large fishing boat."
"As for the crew, this ship is divided into six floors, two of which are dormitories. It can accommodate up to two hundred crew members. It needs at least thirty crew members for simple navigation. If it wants to carry out normal fishing operations, it is impossible without fifty people." said the shipyard owner.
Xiang Yang silently calculated that he now had more than seventy crew members on his ship. If Xia Pengjie could really call over more than twenty crew members, then he would have at least more than ninety crew members.
A distant-water fishing vessel must have at least fifty crew members to sail simply, which means that at most only twenty can be assigned to a driftnet fishing vessel.
With more than forty crew members, we can sail easily.
"Okay, let me think about it." Xiang Yang stood up and said.
The shipyard boss also stood up and said with a smile: "Mr. Xiang, please consider it first. I will wait for your news."
After seeing off the shipyard boss, Xiang Yang called Xia Pengjie and urged him not to mess things up.
Xia Pengjie on the other side also agreed readily and patted his chest to assure that there would be no problem.
In this way, Xiang Yang waited anxiously for several days.
A few days later, a bus carrying a group of young people arrived at Qinglongwan. These people were the ones Xia Pengjie called over.
This group of people have all received special training at the Maritime University. Each of them is an excellent expert and can be used directly on board the ship.
Seeing the arrival of these younger students, Xiang Yang was extremely happy and hurriedly brought Chen Qingsheng, Xu Fang and others to greet them in person.
Chen Qingsheng was actually very happy in his heart. He had heard that Xiang Yang was going to buy another big ship. Chen Qingsheng felt that he had the best chance of becoming the captain of the new ship.
"I recruited Xia Pengjie personally, and I am very satisfied with him. You are Xia Pengjie's classmates, so naturally I welcome you a hundred percent. Besides, you and I are also alumni. To be honest, you should call me senior. As for salary and benefits, Xia Pengjie should have told you that my salary is very high. The basic salary alone is 6,000 yuan a month, and there are various bonuses and welfare systems. Among every brother who follows me, no one actually gets a salary less than 20,000 yuan a month." As soon as Xiang Yang met these people, he gave them a shot of chicken blood.
Sure enough, these young people, who were originally a little nervous, became excited instantly when they heard Xiang Yang say that they could get at least 20,000 yuan every month, and many of them even blushed.
Although the basic salary of 6,000 yuan is not high, it can even be considered very low in the industry. Now there are many fishing boats. When going out to sea, the daily salary is 500 to 600 yuan, but they can not really go out to sea every day, and there are no other bonuses or benefits. The money they can actually get every month is actually only 7,000 to 8,000 yuan.
Seven or eight thousand a month is the income of most crew members. There are some who earn more, but definitely not many.
Seeing the excited smiles on everyone's faces, Xiang Yang changed his tone and said, "But working on my ship is not an easy task." (To be continued)