"These wheels must be taken down." Xiang Yang said firmly. Xiang Yang didn't want to keep something that had no practical use and posed a certain safety hazard.
To be honest, Xiang Yang was also angry about the shipyard's actions.
However, although this practice violates regulations, it is not illegal, and Xiang Yang has no way to go to the shipyard to say anything in the short term.
Of course, Xiang Yang would not just suffer in silence and do nothing about it.
If Xiang Yang finds an opportunity in the future, he will definitely find a way to teach that shipyard a lesson.
"Brother Yang, let me go and dismantle it." Fang Youqun volunteered.
"I'll go too." Xia Pengjie said quickly.
Xiang Yang shook his head. "If we have to dismantle it now, then Officer Chen and I would have dismantled it while we were underwater just now and then come up."
"Let's take it down after we get back." Xiang Yang said helplessly.
"Ah? Didn't Officer Chen just say that sailing like this is unsafe?" Fang Youqun said.
Xiang Yang looked at Officer Chen.
Officer Chen smiled and explained, "It's an empty ship. When encountering a typhoon, the wind resistance will drop a level. When the ship is empty, the draft will be about ten centimeters shallower than when it is normally empty, causing the center of the ship to be unstable. But now we have so much catch on board, the center will not be affected."
"The most important thing is that the weather is good during this period. From Qingguo Port to Qinglongwan Port, we will not encounter typhoon weather," Chen Qingsheng added.
"What about fuel consumption? Isn't it said that the instruments on the ship are very sophisticated and the pressure on the ship is increased according to the weight and draft of the fishing boat? Does that have any impact on fuel consumption?" Fang Youqun asked.
Upon hearing this, Officer Chen stopped talking. In this situation, the ship would definitely consume more fuel, and because of the double buoyancy, the speed of the ship would also decrease.
"Alright." Xiang Yang waved his hand, interrupting the conversation and said, "We've sailed out to such a vast sea area and returned. From here to Qinglong Bay, this little bit of fuel consumption is nothing. Don't worry, I've recorded all this on the shipyard's head, and I'll make them all return in the future."
"Then shall we return now?" Chen Qingsheng asked Xiang Yang in a low voice.
Xiang Yang nodded and said, "Okay, take Officer Chen to the dormitory to have a look. If you need anything, just tell me. As long as I can satisfy you, I will do my best to meet your needs."
Officer Chen said quickly, "Boss, I don't need anything, just a bed board."
Xiang Yang smiled, didn't say much, and turned to look at Xu Fang, "Master Xu, you take Fang Youqun and Wu Shiwen back first, I'll sit on this boat for a while."
Xu Fang nodded, "Okay." Then he told Zhou Wang and the others to go back. The fishing boat was sailing, and the captain was not on board, so the first mate must be on board.
Over there, Wu Shiwen also said, "Brother Yang, I'm leaving too. See you at Qinglongwan later."
Xiang Yang nodded, "Yes, see you at Qinglongwan."
Soon, everyone on the other two ships returned to their own ships.
The fleet also slowly set sail and headed towards Qinglongwan.
Not long after, Officer Chen came out of the cabin. He exclaimed, "Boss Xiang, your boat is really big. One boat is worth ten of the boats in my fleet."
At this moment, Xiang Yang felt a surge of pride in his heart. Yes, although his fleet did not have many ships, each ship was a large ship.
"Before you came, did you think that this was a small fleet?" Xiang Yang asked with a smile.
Officer Chen nodded. "Indeed, Chen Qingsheng told me that your fleet only has three ships in total, and one of them belongs to another boss."
"You don't regret coming to my small fleet, right?" Xiang Yang asked with a smile.
Officer Chen quickly shook his head, "How could I regret it? If I hadn't followed you, Mr. Xiang, I would never have been able to become the chief engineer of such a large ship in my lifetime."
Xiang Yang smiled and asked, "Are you satisfied with the dormitory?"
Chen Guan’s dormitory is slightly smaller than Xiang Yang’s own dormitory.
This does not mean that the chief engineer's status is lower than that of the captain.
In fact, the chief engineer's quarters and the captain's quarters are of the same style.
However, the fishing boat that Xiang Yang was sitting on was an ocean-going processing mother ship, while this fishing boat was a trawler. Its carrying capacity was far less than that of an ocean-going processing fishing boat, and the space on the deck was much smaller, so naturally, the dormitory was also a little bit smaller.
Officer Chen nodded and said, "This is a very nice and comfortable dormitory. My home is not even as luxurious as this one."
Xiang Yang grinned and said, "From now on, this will be your second home."
"Come on, I'll take you to visit this fishing boat first." Xiang Yang said.
"Thank you, Mr. Xiang." Officer Chen said politely.
Xiang Yang waved his hand, "You don't have to be polite to me. Actually, originally, when you first came here, I wanted to arrange a welcome banquet for you, but what happened just now made it awkward to hold this banquet. Not to mention the welcome banquet, I even cancelled the celebration banquet after returning. I hope you don't get upset."
Chen Guan said: "Everyone would feel ashamed if they were tricked, but this kind of thing is inevitable. If I hadn't encountered it by chance before, I would have been tricked by someone too."
Xiang Yang nodded and took Chen Guan to the back of the overtime work area.
Officer Chen pointed to a large iron frame standing tall behind the deck of the fishing boat and asked, "Boss, for such a large boat, the fishing nets must be at least a hundred tons, right? Why are you still using people like this to pull the frame?"
Xiang Yang took a look at the big iron frame.
This rack has the same functions as a car.
It’s just that one is mechanical and the other relies on manpower.
At the top of the big iron frame, there is a pulley. When the fishing net is being raised, a group of crew members pull the rope hard on the frame and then pull the fishing net up.
"When I bought this boat, there was no such rack on the boat. This rack was installed by Chen Qingsheng himself when the anti-pirate stingers were being installed. He said that we cannot use boats to drag nets every time. When we encounter small schools of fish occasionally, we have to use hands to drag nets. This is to exercise the strength of the crew and to save some fuel. He is the captain of this ship. He says what to do and everything is up to him. Except for safety issues, I will not interfere in anything else." Xiang Yang said.
This kind of thing is not something that should be told to outsiders, but Officer Chen later became the chief engineer of this ship.
Xiang Yang must show an attitude of delegating power to Officer Chen in front of him, otherwise, this capable chief engineer who is used to being a decoration might become a decoration on this ship.
Sure enough, Chen Guan was a smart man. As soon as he heard Xiang Yang's words, he immediately understood what Xiang Yang meant.
"Mr. Xiang, don't worry. As long as I stay on the ship, I guarantee that there will be no safety issues on the ship unless there is an irresistible natural disaster." Officer Chen said seriously. (To be continued)