1983Fishing and Farming between Mountains and Seas

Chapter 438: The Qingyan Fresh Ship at a Low Price
Du Ziteng himself also agreed with the chef's words, and then picked up the plate of brown pepper and black bean curd.

"The meat is firm and tender, but it seems to lack that flavor..."

The fat chef savoured the food for a few seconds before speaking.

"Is it because of the black pepper that covered up the original flavor?" Liang Ziqiang asked.

"It's still that reason. Brown-banded grouper is supposed to taste better than blue grouper, but for some reason, it's indeed missing something. This brown-banded grouper is not much different from the ones we usually catch on the reefs!" Du Ziteng savored the flavor carefully.

Liang Ziqiang understood immediately. All the brown bands caught this time were indeed different. The blue grouper and tiger grouper were caught from his uncle and his wife on Wuming Island, while the brown bands were caught specifically from the cages in the atolls of the deep-sea wintering grounds.

This means that the grouper farmed in the deep-sea wintering grounds can indeed be almost comparable to the wild grouper caught in normal waters, but it is not as good as the grouper farmed on the nameless island.

This judgment is consistent with Liang Ziqiang’s own judgment when he tasted the food.

Of course, the real value of the wintering grounds is not in breeding, but in winter fishing. Being able to raise this flavor is already an extra bonus.

While we were chatting here, the waiter soon brought feedback from a regular customer in another private room.

According to the waiter, the guests at that table praised the plate of steamed grouper so much that they even finished the soup and said they would order this dish specifically next time they come.

Liang Ziqiang was not particularly surprised by this. After all, the steamed blue stone grouper in the kitchen was so delicious, and the tiger grouper was also from the Wuming Island cage, so it must taste better than the blue grouper.

Du Ziteng was always straightforward. Since the taste was no less than that of wild grouper, and the cost of deep-sea grouper was definitely higher than that of pond farming in Jinhao Town, Du Ziteng didn't care about "semi-farming" and immediately agreed to buy it at the price of pure wild grouper.

After paying the bill, he discussed with Liang Ziqiang:
"Since you raise it yourself, it seems that you can have a stable supply in the future. But don't get too much at once! Let's distribute it evenly. If it's once every two weeks, I guess you are not as free as before. How about once a month?"

"Okay, Brother Teng, I always go to the deep sea now. You know how to haul fish. This is my dad, my father-in-law, and my uncle. From now on, I will ask them to bring the goods here every month. Anyway, they are all trustworthy, just like me coming here myself!"

What he said was all true. Now he focuses more of his energy on deep-sea fishing, after all, that is the big deal.

After the deal was made, they came out of Yuehai and headed to the county fishing port while there was still time.

In fact, there were still quite a few groupers on Liang Ziqiang's boat, even more than those just sent to Yuehai Restaurant.

He knew that although Yuehai was a terminal channel and could sell at a high price, the demand from a single restaurant was still very limited.

The next thing he did was to go find Wei Pan. When he got to Wei Pan's place, he did the same thing as before, asking Wei Pan to pick out two strips for him to taste.

After tasting it, Wei Pan also said that the taste is as good as that of wild grouper and he is willing to pay the same price as wild grouper.

But the so-called wild price here is not the same as Du Ziteng's. Du Ziteng is the terminal receiver, but he is the middleman after all, so the price of each grouper is much lower than that of Yuehai Restaurant.

But there is no other way. The volume sold by Wei Pan can surpass that of Du Ziteng's single channel.

Wei Pan also mentioned the farmed grouper in Jinhao Town, saying that although both are farmed, Liang Ziqiang's is indeed much better than that of Jinhao Town.

After drinking a few sips of tea, Wei Pan escorted the five of them out the door. Not far away, two familiar helpers came from the shore of the fishing port. They were obviously workers in Wei Pan's shop.

The two men knew Liang Ziqiang, greeted him, and then turned to Wei Pan and asked:

"We've received cargo from several fishing boats. Shall we unload it now?"

"Unload it, go to the store and call a few more people!" Wei Pan instructed the clerk while smiling at Liang Ziqiang, "Thanks to the help of Boss Liang, the scale of my purchase point has expanded and I have added a lot of manpower. By the way, I have also thought of a way to take the initiative to collect more fish from those scattered fishermen at sea!" Hearing what he said, Liang Ziqiang laughed and asked him with interest, "How do you take the initiative?"

"Don't those small wooden boats that cast nets in the shallow sea have refrigerated compartments? If they had to buy ice on board every time they went out to sea, it would be troublesome and expensive, so they would rush back to the shore after fishing for half a day or so, and sell the fish to the buyers in their respective villages before they spoiled and became smelly.

What I am thinking of now is to buy a fresh fish collection boat and sail around in the shallow sea. Any fisherman who is willing can sell the fish and shrimp on the boat to me on the sea. After I purchase the fish, I will put them in the cold storage of the fresh fish collection boat. When I have received fish from many fishermen, I will come back to unload the goods.

After a few days of initial testing, it worked well. It also saved the fishermen time and allowed them to cast more nets. Not to mention, my business is like opening a purchasing point directly to the sea, which not only allows me to collect more fish, but also ensures that the fish I collect at sea are fresher than those from other places!"

"Boss Wei, you are great. You are so smart. You deserve to be rich!" Liang Ziqiang couldn't help but praise him after hearing this.

Of course, there are costs for the seafood collection boats to go out to sea, but as long as most fishermen feel the convenience of Wei Pan's approach and choose to cooperate with him, the scale can really grow rapidly.

Of course, there are also disadvantages.

Liang Ziqiang thought about it and felt that Zheng Liu would probably cry to death.

Isn't this method specifically aimed at fishmongers like Zheng Liu in the village? It's a precise interception!

After a long time, how many fishermen are willing to go to Zheng Liu and others in various villages?

It is estimated that Zheng Liu's "donate love" activities that are in full swing in other villages will be affected. He wants to do good deeds, but there is not enough donations!
How can you continue to invest hundreds of millions of dollars in projects but not be able to come up with a few coins?
"What a good thing! Otherwise I wouldn't be able to afford such a huge amount of money to buy a fish-collecting boat. I stumbled upon an opportunity and bought a second-hand fish-collecting boat. I asked about a brand new one, and Fengshou Shipyard wanted 25,000. Who would be willing to buy that? I bought this one for only 11,000, which is less than half the price!" Wei Pan said.

"It's so good, only 11,000?"

Liang Ziqiang also considered buying freshwater vessels last year. Indeed, Xiao Jin from Fengshou Shipyard said that one vessel would cost 25,000 yuan. The reason why it is twice as expensive as a large steel trawler is that their freshwater vessels are more than 30 meters long, much larger than the "Ziqiang" and "Zhongqiang", and are equipped with more refrigeration equipment, and the area of ​​the refrigerated compartment is many times that of the "Ziqiang".

"Is it the one parked there? It doesn't look that old."

Liang Ziqiang looked up and soon discovered that Wei Pan's helpers were walking towards the shore somewhere in the fishing port, where there was a seafood collection boat that was estimated to be more than 30 meters long.

"That one. It's been used for about five or six years. It's not new, but it's not old among second-hand ones. Anyway, it's worth the price of 11,000. Isn't this Dai Qingfu who was secretly engaged in smuggling? I heard that this fish-collecting boat was also a tool of crime. It was confiscated, so it has to be dealt with, right? I asked someone to buy it for me!" Wei Pan revealed.

"A second-hand ship from Qingyi Group?"

Liang Ziqiang was startled for a moment, but his expression returned to normal in an instant.

Yes, it has been more than five months since Dai Qingfu's incident. In a blink of an eye, it has been almost half a year. The freshwater vessels of Qingyi Group were used to load fish during the day and smuggle smuggled goods at night. They were definitely criminal tools and they must all be confiscated.

There should not be large-scale "judicial auctions" these days, but even if there are no court auctions, these things that have been confiscated have to be dealt with, so people like Wei Pan buy second-hand fresh fish collection boats.

"Is everything in the boat working properly?" Liang Ziqiang took another look and asked Wei Pan.

"It's very useful. You know what, the Qingwei Group maintains those boats very well." Wei Pan replied, "Are you in a hurry to go back? If not, why don't you go on board and take a look? I guess you will have to buy a fresh-harvesting boat sooner or later when your business grows. Let my guys on the boat tell me what to pay attention to when operating a fresh-harvesting boat."

"Okay, it's not too late, I'll go up and take a look!"

Liang Ziqiang immediately asked his father-in-law, uncle and three brothers to wait here, and he and his father went to the fresh fish boat...

(End of this chapter)