Chapter 1423: Plan

Since Ye Yaodong had already said so, they wouldn't be polite. They made up their minds to check the weather in the evening, and if there was no problem, they would sail his new fresh-collecting boat home early tomorrow morning.

This was much more convenient than transferring by bus.

Ye Fu, however, kept frowning, but didn't say anything at this moment.

Manager Shen came over after a while. Ye Yaodong had already looked at all the boats under the guidance of the master, listened to the introduction, and was very satisfied.

Just waiting for Manager Shen to come over, they could push the boats into the water, and then sign the contract and settle the account after testing.

At first, the drawings were produced, and the contract was signed, but later he ran back and forth several times, and individual places were slightly modified. For example, he requested to expand the fish hold a bit more.

Now the price difference was also supplemented quite a bit, supplemented by more than 30,000, which was more than the original contract, but it could be considered relatively cost-effective.

At that time, it was also because it was acting first and reporting later, and a bit too many fishing boats were made at once. Thinking of limiting the amount, he just used the 200,000 bank loan, trying not to exceed too much, so the materials were referenced to the Dongsheng, all iron-hulled boats.

Even the 40-meter fresh-collecting boat was an iron-hulled boat, which was cheaper in construction cost. It couldn't compare with the Ocean-going No. 1, and the instruments couldn't compare either. It couldn't compare with the exquisite imported materials of the Ocean-going No. 1 at all, but for now, it was enough.

However, he could boldly order better ones when ordering fishing boats later. Anyway, it was all above board. That was all for later.

After he settled the final payment for the price difference, he happily went out and shouted for the workers to come in and help push the 5 big boats.

He brought many people, so he didn't need the factory workers to help at all. His own workers exerted force, and several boats were successfully pushed into the water. The sound of firecrackers also rang out, setting the scene.

"Too powerful, too awesome... Adong has 5 more big boats all of a sudden..."

"Tsk tsk tsk, really majestic, five boats lined up together, the red flags above are fluttering."

"We don't know if we can afford to buy one in our lifetime..."

"Really too powerful, how old is Adong this year?"

"30 years old, he's only 30 years old..."

"Damn it, Ye Laosan really has good luck, gave birth to such a powerful son, the eldest and second aren't bad either..."

Ye Fu was radiant, even happier than wearing his own big gold necklace.

Ye Yaodong led a part of the people to board the boats and follow the procedure, sailing to the sea.

Other workers could only visit here by themselves and then go back. His boats couldn't hold all the people.

It wasn't until after 1 o'clock in the afternoon that his boats tied with big red flowers successfully docked at the port.

And Ye Fu was also on the way home, telling him what he wanted to say in the morning but didn't.

"Dongzi, these new boats of yours just sailed back, you haven't even sailed them yourself, how can you directly give them to others to sail home."

"Ah? Do I have to sail the five boats in turns before I can hand them over to others? When they sailed back, the rest were you, Big Brother, Second Brother, and Aguang, everyone helped sail them back together."

"Helping to sail back together is nothing, helping you sail to the pier to dock is also normal, but sailing home is different. Your own new boats, you haven't even sailed them home to show your face, and you give others to sail your boats back? You lead the way, and let others sail the boats behind, that would be better."

Ye Fu explained a lot, and the summary meaning was that he couldn't give his own new boats to others to sail. His own new boats had to be sailed home by himself. At least the biggest fresh-collecting boat had to be sailed home by himself.

Ye Yaodong also frowned and thought. What his father said also made some sense. After all, they were new boats that had just arrived.

"Then I've already said it, the other boats aren't big enough, and it's not easy to fit so many people."

"How about this, anyway, I'm not at sea now, and following behind you isn't of much use. I'll sail that fresh-collecting boat of yours these two days and take them home first. They are all young, how can I be at ease letting them sail the boats home like this? It just so happens that sailing this boat of yours home can also be a good day, set off firecrackers, and ask for good luck at home."

"That's fine, it's just that I originally wanted to let them bring the people up while they were at it, saving me from running a trip myself, trouble. Now it's fine, we still have to go back."

"It's nothing, anyway, I'm idle here now, just treat it as going home for a trip. I can also bring some vegetables up. You have so many workers, they eat scarily every day. The radishes and sweet potatoes at home should be able to harvest a thousand catties. After a while, the vegetables planted here can also be eaten."

"Alright."

Ye Yaodong was wondering if he should build a canteen, and then directly contract it out, or build another spacious restaurant on the side and rent it out.

Otherwise, not to mention the hundreds of people here, just his workers were almost a hundred. Eating every day was like fighting a war, setting up several tables. Just buying grain and vegetables was enough to give them a headache.

Now they eat in turns, and bowls and chopsticks are used in turns.

He had three mu and two of land here, and built two rows of buildings along the wall, occupying a total of 30 rooms. There was actually quite a lot of open space, but everyone had pots, pans, and tables, all placed in the middle, which also occupied quite a lot of space.

And those small fishing boats wouldn't bring many people. How many people went out every day, and how many people came back in the evening. When they came back, they had to start pots and cook, and they wouldn't leave an idle person at home to cook specially.

It was actually quite inconvenient. The most convenient thing was to have a big canteen, and have food to eat when coming back.

Of course, they weren't as troublesome as him. The main thing was that he had many workers, and he had to be responsible for eating and drinking.

Now 4 people were left behind to take turns on duty at home. Besides buying every day, they also had to cook for thirty-something people, which actually wasn't easy.

If more workers were called up, the workload would be even greater. He had to set up seven or eight tables just for eating...

Not to mention cooking, just the amount of vegetables bought was very large.

Ye Yaodong thought of this and also mentioned the problem of eating to his father.

"Living is easy to say. The bunk beds bought some time ago, there are still a few left. It's fine to squeeze them in tomorrow. If there's not enough room, just sleep on any empty bed. But this eating is a big problem."

Ye Fu frowned again. "That's true, so many mouths, all strong laborers, eating is not ambiguous at all."

"I was thinking, either we don't be responsible for eating, and give them a meal subsidy every month besides their salary."

"Then we build a bigger canteen here and contract it out to others. Workers from other boats can also go to the canteen to get food. They don't have to cook, and they don't have to have pots, pans, and bowls piled up messily in the open space. It also saves them from being exhausted and having to cook when they come back."

"Or I go back and encourage Fatty to come up and build a branch here. With so many workers, they are all customers, so there's no fear of losing money."

"And if we build a bigger one, we can also earn business from outside. How much traffic is there here? The small restaurants outside are full every day and have to queue."

Ye Yaodong thought while speaking. The one who could understand him best now was his father, and the one he could discuss with was his father.

He wasn't a powerful person to begin with, and many things were taken one step at a time. This moment was also thought of when it was right in front of him.

"What you said also makes sense. With so many people, eating is also a big problem, and it's very troublesome. It really needs to be solved. If we can get a canteen and contract it out, it will be easy for ourselves. We don't have to spend effort to arrange for so many people to eat, and we don't have to keep accounts every day, buying how much grain and how much vegetables."

"Right, calculating accounts every day makes my scalp numb."

"Then you decide for yourself."

"Now it's only a month or so before going home for the New Year. Let's think about it after we've thought it through. It just so happens that we can get it done in these two months of the New Year, and implement the meal subsidy after the New Year. This way, workers with poor conditions can think about eating less, and can also save more money from their mouths to subsidize their families."

"That's fine."

"The main thing is that it's easy for ourselves. When the time comes, hand over this troublesome matter of eating to others, and our own family can also make money."

If he really built a canteen, could he also collect a contracting fee?

Ye Yaodong was also somewhat inclined to build a canteen directly. He had such a big place here, with so many workers, a canteen would be complete.

After he had more and more boats in his hands, when the policy relaxed, he would hang a Dongsheng Fishery Company sign at the door.

When the time came, he would arrange for people to send goods to other factories directly, and then go through the public account. He definitely wouldn't be busy in front and behind himself anymore.

Could he be considered to have taken shape now?

Setting up a canteen would also look more like it.

"Then the workers who left a few days ago, you go and call them back, and build a big canteen in these one or two months. Encouraging others to come up and open a restaurant outside is not that easy. People don't know the situation here, it's too troublesome, and you have to take risks for others."

"That's fine. It just so happens that the first floor will be a big canteen, and the second floor will add rooms, adding a 3-story building is also fine. It saves from not having enough room in two years and having to add rooms. Building directly upwards can also save some ground space."

When the time comes, he will move directly to the 3rd floor!

"Your money has been spent and hasn't been recovered, and there's another expenditure."

"Who said it hasn't been recovered? Didn't we just get a lot of rent yesterday? It just so happens that we can take it to build a house, no loss."

"Still no loss? 100,000 yuan spent and how much returned, now it has to be taken out to spend, you still have a hair recovered."

"Then after I finish building and contract it out, won't I be able to recover a sum? Don't worry, the more I build, the more money I make. What's more, the rent collected this year is more, next year I can collect more than 20,000, and the year after next I might be able to collect more than 30,000. Is this far from breaking even?"

Ye Fu shook his head. Anyway, everything he said made sense.

"Then that's it. After we get home, I'll tell Aguang and the others, there will be good weather tomorrow, so you sail the boat and take them back. I already called my mother to help call workers yesterday, and they should be able to be called together in these two days."

"Alright, anyway, there's nothing to prepare. Listen to the weather forecast in the evening. If there's no problem, just leave in the middle of the night."