In 1983, a small island started from a large farmer

Uncle Zhuang stood aside and learned for a while, then started to help grill the squid strips. This did not require any technical skills, it was just a matter of controlling the heat. Any cook could learn it after watching a few times.

By the time the sun rose, the crew members were exhausted. This time of trawling for squid was much more tiring than the previous trawling.

Previously, trawl nets were mostly pulled up by winches, and they only had to be responsible for picking them out.

When fishing squids, you often have to pull them manually. Plus, this thing can spray a lot, so the whole body of the squids becomes sticky, which is really uncomfortable.

After finishing their task, several young crew members took off their swimming pants and splashed sea water on their bodies.

However, there is a strict rule on fishing boats that prohibits the use of soap near the boat, because there was actually a crew member who stepped on this stuff and fell into the sea.

As for the newcomer Li Sande, while everyone was washing themselves, he was cleaning the deck of the boat with a brush.

He was all sticky and kept cursing. When Chen Liang heard him, he snorted, "What are you talking about? Even our Mr. Yu went through this the first time he got on the boat."

After everyone finished washing up, they lined up for breakfast. Compared with before, the crew’s meals are now quite good.

Since they were doing physical work, the crew members did not have porridge for breakfast, but ate rice directly.

Nowadays, rice is relatively soft. Generally, after cooking porridge in a big pot, the rice grains are taken out and steamed separately. The remaining porridge water can be directly used as soup.

The side dishes for this morning meal are quite rich. There are pickled mustard tubers, dried fish, pickled vegetables, as well as shredded kelp and anchovies in fermented black beans provided by Li Duoyu, and now a dish of grilled shredded squid has been added.

After eating this thing, the hungry crew members praised it highly and looked at Lao Zhuang in disbelief.

"What is this made of? Why is it so delicious?"

Uncle Zhuang rolled his eyes and said, "You guys spent the whole night catching fish and you don't even know what you're eating. This thing is made by Duo Yu. It seems to be called grilled squid strips. I don't have the ability to make it."

After hearing this, everyone suddenly realized: "No wonder it smells like squid when you eat it."

"Mr. Yu, how come you have time to make breakfast for us?"

After taking a few bites, Chen Liang immediately realized: "Boss Yu, this couldn't be the new product of Minlong Company."

Li Duoyu smiled and nodded: "How does it taste? It's okay."

Chen Liang grinned and said, "It's delicious, it smells delicious, this thing will definitely sell out, I am a seaside person and I also enjoy it very much, let alone those inland areas."

Chen Liang had finished his breakfast and was picking his teeth, but Li Sande, who had not yet finished cleaning the deck, was already starving.

"Hurry up, it's just a small job, why do you have to work so long? If you are any later, Uncle Zhuang will have to close the stall, and then you won't be able to eat anything."

Li Sande's teeth were chattering, but he didn't dare to talk back. He could only endure it and wait until he finished cleaning the deck without even taking a shower.

I rushed to the kitchen and found that the grilled squid shreds had been eaten by them long ago, leaving only some pickles and dried fish.

"Salin's."

Li Sande was so angry that he cursed. He was several years older than Li Duoyu and felt so aggrieved that he almost cried.

My second uncle, who was smoking not far away, sighed and shook his head. He had seen everything these days. Since he couldn't teach the children well, he could only ask others to help teach them.

This time, we only trolled for squid, and it took only three days before the fishing boat started returning. The fish hold was filled with baskets of squid, and it seemed that there was not enough crushed ice.

If it were in the previous life, the fishing boats responsible for fishing would not have to go back and could have continued fishing in this sea area.

Because there will be special transport ships to pick up, this can save a lot of round-trip fuel costs and also save time costs.

This is also the fundamental reason why a fishing boat takes several months or even half a year to go out to sea.

In the past, the entire fishing industry chain was quite complete, and many seafood transport ships simply acted as fishmongers.

At sea, they directly buy the seafood caught by the fishing boats, so when this type of transport ship arrives at the dock, it has already become a middleman.

After passing the three vendors at the dock, and finally the transportation, to the four vendors in the vegetable market.

In other words, when most people buy seafood, the seafood has already been passed on several times. This is also the fundamental reason why fishermen tell you that seasonal seafood is very cheap, but ordinary people cannot buy cheap seafood.

Fishermen make money by fishing, but there are more people who make money by relying on fishermen.

There is no shortcut to buying cheap seafood. The best way is to have a relative who often goes fishing at sea, and this relative must be the captain of a boat.

As for the so-called direct sales on the Internet, they are all scams. Almost every fishing boat has a corresponding "agent".

Even if there aren’t any, there are always various fishmongers conducting intensive “patrols” at popular docks.

To put it bluntly, even a local like him finds it difficult to compete with these fishmongers.

After another three days of sailing, the fishing boat finally returned to the waters belonging to Rongcheng. They did not go back to Dandan Island first, but went straight to Qingkou Wharf.

The fishing boat docked directly at the exclusive berthing point of the Minlong Aquatic Products Processing Plant. The boat had just docked and the captain Li Niantian wanted to organize people to unload the cargo.

Unexpectedly, the employees of the processing plant immediately gathered around and prepared to help unload the goods.

In the past, such a thing would be unthinkable. The processing factory was the "master" and the employees were superior to others, so this job had always been a sinecure.

The employees responsible for unloading only need to stand there and shout, directing the ship captain to unload the cargo.

But this time, after Li Duoyu's reform, things are completely different. The processing plant has taken off the label of "master".

At the beginning, some employees disagreed, but after firing one or two of the ringleaders, the rest all became obedient.

After all, he was a serious "grandfather" before, and it was quite troublesome to fire people. But after it became a private enterprise, firing people was just a matter of signing a signature.

From another perspective, the power of these department leaders has become even greater, and those factory idiots soon find that they can no longer make it.

After the squids were unloaded, Director Yang, who was in charge of workshop management, immediately organized a group of employees to slaughter the entire batch of squids as soon as possible according to General Manager Li's request.

This time, when making grilled squid shreds, Li Duoyu only wanted the squid body and tentacles, as the eyes and head had to be discarded.

Nowadays, processing plants produce a lot of seafood scraps and offal every day.

However, because this thing smells so fishy, ​​even pigs don't like to eat it. Besides, people of this era don't have the concept of environmental protection.

The scraps are often discharged directly into the sea, resulting in large-scale pollution.

This summer, Li Duoyu discovered that the probability of red tide occurring at Qingkou Wharf is at least five or six times higher than that at Dandan Island.

Li Duoyu collected all the scraps, packed them and transported them to the Qixingwan Feed Factory to be processed into lower-end fish meal.

This fish meal can be used to feed ordinary fish except eels and shrimps without any problems.

In addition, the enthusiasm for freshwater tilapia farming is very high during this period, and this fish meal can be processed into tilapia feed and sold to some freshwater fish farmers.

After all the squids were unloaded, Li Duoyu directly told Director Yang the recipe and technology of grilled squid strips. But he did not tell him the whole thing. According to the company's latest regulations, the production formula of each food can only be mastered halfway, not all.

As for the formula and taste, they are all handled by a dedicated department. After all, if a product is to be differentiated from others, in addition to the packaging, it really depends on the taste.

If all the information is controlled by the same person, it would be very easy for the other party to run away and work on his own. We can only say that we should always be on guard against others, and it is better to just set the rules directly from the beginning.

As for the machine for pressing squid shreds, Li Duoyu asked the only eighth-level fitter in the factory to connect with Rongcheng Machinery Factory.

If everything goes well, Li Duoyu will be able to produce grilled squid shreds in about two months.

The products are available now, and there will be more and more in the future. However, Li Duoyu feels that there is still something lacking in packaging. The current mainstream method used by processing plants is canning.

To put it bluntly, all aquatic products can be placed in glass jars and iron cans, and this is the fundamental reason why aquatic product processing plants have always been called canneries by outsiders.

As for canning, the whole process is indeed simpler, but to be honest, the cost is too high. A glass jar costs a lot of money, and an iron can is even more expensive.

Also, it is not very convenient to transport. There are no asphalt roads now. Almost all of them are dirt roads, and there are various shell holes on the roads.

When the car is driving, it is very bumpy, with many bumps and collisions along the way, and the damage rate is also very high.

Li Duoyu always felt that things had developed too fast recently, and that he was, after all, still a rookie.

He was really good at breeding, but as the company grew bigger, he found that he was unable to manage it.

Feeling very busy every day, it is difficult to extricate oneself from trivial matters. Sometimes, Li Duoyu thinks that he really lacks a secretary in the true sense.

For example, Chen Yuansu has a Zhu Sulan who helps her take care of all the small things. She runs around for all the big and small things, while she sits in the office enjoying the air conditioning.

When he thought of this, Li Duoyu felt that it was time to be nicer to himself and hire a better secretary for himself.

Chen Xiaoyan is good and does miscellaneous tasks very well, but she probably won’t be very good at work that requires using the brain.

As for the others, they all have their own positions, and there is no way to ask them for help.

The eel factory that my second brother is currently managing, plus the financial aspect, is already at his limit. If he is given more work, I guess he will soon be unable to keep going.

Xiaochao is a practical person with excellent execution ability, but due to his cognition, it is difficult for him to leave the front line of breeding and become a decision-maker within the company.

Overall, this group of people coming out of Dandan Island are more suitable for practical work, that is, they are responsible for front-line work in breeding.

If I want to expand the market, I must recruit talented people. Alas, I am still short of people.

Li Duoyu finally understood why the bigger the company, the more distressed the boss would be, because there were really too many troubles.

When I was working, I often heard people say that when a factory would go bankrupt depended on how much work the boss did.

The more work a boss does, the closer he is to bankruptcy.

In the past, Li Duoyu did not quite understand it, but now after experiencing it personally, he finally understands it a little bit. This is called unclear responsibilities.

After unloading the squids, the fishing boat returned to Dandan Island, and the large ship could only dock at the new pier.

The ship had just docked.

Li Sande jumped over immediately and started cursing on the spot: "Fuck you, you are a bunch of idiots."

Someone on the boat laughed and said, “San De, if you scold us now, it will be a bit embarrassing the next time you get on board.”

"Get on the boat, get on your uncle, if I get on the boat again, I'll be a dog."

The uncle smiled and said, "San De, if you leave now, you won't get any wages. Wages are paid monthly."

"I'm not even going on board. I want the woolen wages. I'll give them to you."

After saying this, Li Sande turned around and left in a very cool manner.

But all the people on the boat looked at him with a smile, especially Chen Liang, who couldn't help shaking his head.

The person in front of me really looks like myself back then. I feel like Li Sande will soon become a real dog.

Li Duoyu couldn't help but smile. He knew this guy's situation. He estimated that in a few days, his relative would come running to the boat again.

After all, he owed a lot of money for smuggling. His second uncle helped him pay back some of it, but there was still a lot of money left to pay back.

It's true that people can be willful, but debt collectors will not let you be willful. Sometimes, after a couple of beatings, they will become completely obedient.

After arriving at the new pier, Li Duoyu looked around and found that there had been huge changes. Before, this place was just a wilderness.

There are already quite a few buildings there, and Chen Wenchao’s small villa has also started to lay the foundation.

The one that was built the fastest was the one in Chenjia Village. Because there was no pier in their village, many people parked their fishing boats at the new pier.

If you want to go back, you still have to walk a long way. Many people have directly applied for the land here. The fastest ones have already laid the foundation and bought the bricks.

Principal Chen of the Ludao Fisheries School has already confirmed with him that the campus here will be officially put into use next fall.

He was no longer a visiting teacher, but was directly promoted to vice-president of this branch school.

The shellfish research station of the Qie County Fisheries Research Institute here will also specially hire Li Duoyu as a consultant for the research station.

At this moment, Li Duoyu finally understood why some people have so many identities behind their business cards.

Because he is really no less now.

General Manager of Minlong Company.

Representatives of young entrepreneurs from Fujian Province.

Vice President of the Dandan Island Branch of Ludao Fisheries Science and Technology School.

Director of Mazu Temple.

If we really have to make up the number, Li Duoyu today might be able to get a dozen or so.

And it seems that the Rongcheng Fishery Association is planning to be established recently, and the organizers have already sent him an invitation, not to invite him to be a director, but directly to start as vice president.

A group of people were talking and laughing as they walked along the dirt road near the new wharf back to the village.

But when Li Duoyu returned home, he found no one at home.

It seemed like everyone had gone to the old house, and many neighbors were watching there.

At this moment, Li Duoyu heard the shrill cry of his second sister-in-law and felt a sense of déjà vu. He calculated the time and instantly understood what had happened. (End of this chapter)