A Day In a Japanese Fishing Village

   (Thanks to Su Zhou for the reward of 3500 starting point coins for the quick decision, and thanks to your father, Shen Cai, for the 500 starting point coins!)

   In the next few days, Shuichi Minano will go back to the coast for a walk after breakfast every morning, and check the movements of peony shrimp, king crab, etc. by the way.

   On the fifth day, he tragically found that half of the peony shrimp died, either eaten by fish or died on the seabed and killed by other crabs and fish. A week passed, and finally there were more than 400 peony shrimps left. By this time, their surviving numbers have finally stabilized, and there is no more death.

   "I hope this batch of peony shrimp can survive, and then continue to work hard to produce more peony shrimp." Minami Shuichi prayed in his heart.

   As for king crabs, hairy crabs, flower crabs and other survivability is not covered, at least a week has passed, most of them are still alive. Due to the large number of plankton and small fish and shrimp in the Beiwan fishery, they all eat their mouths full of oil, and they are either full to rest or play every day, and they live happily.

   It was already late February, it was late February in 1951. Unknowingly, Minano Shuichi went from 50 years to 51 years. In the past six months, the development of Hokkaido's fishery has been much better than before. With the entry of many foreign fishing companies, some vitality has been injected into the fishery that was originally stagnant.

   Minamino Shuichi knows that in the next few years, Hokkaido's fishery will definitely develop rapidly, and in the 1960s, it will enter the golden age of fishing. In the 1970s, it will enter the era of decline! Because in the 1970s, the fishery resources of Hokkaido fishery will be greatly reduced.

   He vaguely remembered that the Newfoundland fishing grounds, one of the four major fishing grounds in the world, died out because of heavy fishing in the 1950s and 1960s!

  Newfoundland Fishing Ground: It is formed by the intersection of the warm Gulf Current and the cold Labrador Current. It was once one of the four major fishing grounds in the world, but after centuries of indiscriminate fishing, especially after large mechanized trawlers began to operate in the fishing grounds in the 1950s and 1960s, the Newfoundland fishing grounds gradually disappeared, and after the 1990s, they disappeared. visible. The Newfoundland fishing grounds of later generations are history!

   However, Hokkaido fishing grounds, as the first of the four major fishing grounds in the world, have not disappeared in later generations, but the fishery resources are also very scarce, and they are all supported by the proximity of marine aquaculture and ocean fishing.

  Speaking of large-scale mechanized trawlers, they were used in the early 1950s and began to be widely used in the mid to late 1950s. By the 1960s almost every fishing fleet was equipped. Why is the 1960s said to be the golden decade of ocean fishing, that is, the use of these large mechanized fishing boats can maximize the catch of more fish.

   For example, the fishing team under the name of the American Imperial Ocean Fishing Company is now equipped with large trawlers, and even advanced vertical fish search instruments are used.

   With such advanced equipment, at present only the fishing team under the name of such a deep-pocketed fishing company can afford it.

   "Looks like I'm going to buy a few large trawlers." Minami Shuichi thought to himself. Now he finds that fishing boats with a tonnage of 2 or 3 hundred tons can no longer satisfy his abilities. First of all, the fishing speed is slow, the fishing range is small, and the tonnage of fish loaded is also small. Like the last time he went to catch tuna near the equator of the Pacific Ocean, if there were several transport ships to help bring the tuna back, it is estimated that he would not be able to complete such a task at all.

   For example, if you only own a few fishing boats to go out to sea and hire transport boats to help transport the fish in the future, the cost is too high and it will not be worth it. Only those who go out to sea with more than a few dozen fishing boats will choose to hire such professional transport ships to help pull the goods.

  Professional fishing transport ships are not cheap. Nothing compares to an ordinary cargo ship. Fishing transport ships must be equipped with large refrigerated warehouses. The cost of sailing ships with refrigerated warehouses is several times that of ordinary cargo ships! Of course, the price they charge for helping to deliver the goods is higher.

   "This time I want to order at least two large trawlers of 500 tons!" Minami Shuuichi has already planned. He now has more than 10 million yen left, and he only needs to leave a few million to fund the tuna canning factory. The remaining 10 million will be used to buy fishing boats!

   "The 500-ton trawlers these days should be considered first-class, unlike the trawlers of the later generations that can be thousands of tons at every turn!"

   He remembered that the city where he lived in his previous life was also a coastal city, and the whole city was developed by fishing. The city's largest fishing company owns a 7,764-ton super-large trawler. Even in the whole country, it is a large fishing boat with a ranking!

   At the beginning, many news reported on this fishing boat, because every time this fishing boat came back from the ocean, it was enviable and crazy!

According to reports at the time, this large-scale trawl processing vessel 'Dawning', with a total tonnage of 7,765 tons, a total length of 120.7 meters, a width of 19 meters, a depth of 12.22 meters, and a main engine power of 5,300 KW, has a daily processing capacity of 200 tons. The blank of the large trawler project!

  This boat was built in Germany and purchased from the UK and has the ability to fish for krill and icefish in Antarctica. The "Dawn" was the only ocean-going fishing vessel in the city that had the ability to fish to Antarctica, and it was one of the five largest ocean-going fishing vessels in Asia.

When it is fishing, it will lay down a giant fishing net with a circumference of 1440 meters, and the fishing net is stretched by two giant steel brackets weighing 4.8 tons, forming an oval net mouth with a width of 120 meters and a height of 60 meters, and trawls on the seabed. Operation!

   The fishing net needs to be set off by 8 to 10 people at the same time. After the net is set off, it is operated by machinery. Because the "Dawning" has strong wind resistance, even in the strong wind of magnitude 10 at sea, the "Dawning" can still operate as usual, but at this time, it has the most benefit.

   At that time, Minano Shuichi didn't understand fishing boats, but he just thought it was very cool. When he traveled to this era and came into contact with fishing, he knew that this fishing boat Dawn was simply a fish harvester! It's really the place where no grass grows.

   As long as you encounter a school of fish, the school of fish will never run away! When the 120-meter-wide and 60-meter-high fishing nets go down, those fish will be caught by the trawling nets without any chance of escaping.

  Minano Shuichi feels that if he is capable in the future, he must buy such a large-tonnage fishing boat. By then, it will not be a problem to traverse the Pacific Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean, the Arctic Ocean, and the Antarctic!

   The next day, Shuichi Minano went to the Kinto Marine Boat Manufacturing Company in Nemuro City. The 7 fishing boats he customized at this company are estimated to be delivered in a few months! It was Sakai Sakurako, the sales executive who received him.

  When Sakai Sakurako saw Minami Shuuichi, her face was full of resentment, and those big watery eyes were full of charm.

   "Nano-kun, you haven't come to see me for four or five months." In the VIP reception room, Sakai Sakurako personally handed Minano Shuichi a cup of hot coffee. Then he sat down beside Minamino Shuuichi with a sigh of relief.

   "Hey, I'm not here now!" Minami Shuuichi took a sip of coffee and looked at Sakurako Sakai's career line, secretly thinking that this girl is indeed a stunner.

   "Nano-kun, the seven fishing boats you ordered last time will be delivered in about 3 months!"

   "Okay, I got it!" In three months, he would have to pay the remaining balance of the seven fishing boats. With his current financial resources, it was paid in minutes. Even if he wants to continue to buy fishing boats, he will buy them according to the situation. Besides, he still needs ten kilograms of gold and has not sold it yet. The ten kilograms of gold were used to pay for the seven fishing boats. Use your 10 million yen to buy a new fishing boat!

   "Nano-kun, did you come here this time to continue buying fishing boats?" Sakai Sakurako asked coquettishly. When she was talking, she also deliberately leaned against Minano Shuichi, the perfume on his body filling his nostrils. She knew that Minami Shuuichi was not well-known in Nemuro fishing port recently, so she would be even richer at this time.

   "Yes, do you have a 500-ton trawler here, preferably mechanized!" asked Minami Shuichi.

   "A 500-ton trawler?" Sakai Sakurako's eyes widened after hearing this, and she took a deep breath. Obviously she was also frightened by the tonnage. These 300-ton fishing boats in Nemuro Fishing Port are all large fishing boats!

   "Yes, does your company have one, if you have one, it's best!" Nanye Xiu said.

   "I'm sorry Nanye-kun, let's not talk about ready-made ones here. Even if we order it, we don't have the ability to manufacture a large 500-ton trawler. We can currently manufacture a maximum of 400 tons." Sakai Sakurako said regretfully.

   "That's it!" Minami was a little disappointed after hearing this. Jinteng Marine Ship Manufacturing Co., Ltd. is also the largest shipyard in Nemuro's generation, and it has no ability to manufacture 500-ton trawlers.

   "Nano-kun, I believe that there are not many shipyards in Hokkaido that can manufacture fishing boats of this tonnage. Unless you go to Honshu, only the shipyards in Honshu have this capability!" Sakurako Sakai said.

  The island country consists of the four major islands of Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, and Hokkaido, as well as numerous small islands. Among them, heavy industries are located in Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu. Hokkaido is a relatively backward place in this era.

   "It's too far over there!" Minano Shuichi was a little depressed.

   "You can also choose to go to a foreign shipyard and ask. The foreign shipyards are generally good. It seems that there are two foreign shipyards in Hokkaido. One is in Sapporo and the other is in Hakodate." Sakai Sakurako suggested.

   "Foreign shipyards?" Minami Shuichi frowned, this can be considered. It would be great if there were existing ships. I am in a hurry to use it.

   During this time, the construction of the tuna canning factory was normal, and it was on the right track. He didn’t need to manage it any more. His staff can also help him with most of the problems.