Chapter 575 Visiting the Shipyard

Along the way, Ye's father wanted to use a handkerchief to wipe their noses and block their mouths. He didn't know what to say, and he could talk all the way to the destination without feeling thirsty.

I don’t know why there is so much nonsense!

As soon as Aguang stopped the bicycle, he quickly took a sip of water from the bamboo tube, then slurped it down, and then he took another sip.

"I thought you weren't thirsty."

"He's so annoying, dad. It's a good thing you don't live with him."

"Okay, stop talking and save your saliva. Listening to you talk makes my head hurt."

"Then I have to say one more thing." Aguang glared at Ye Yaodong, "You will ride when you return to the city later."

Ye Yaodong glanced at him and said, "I know, I know your legs are weak."

"Hey, why don't you give it a try later? Cycling for two hours to see if your legs are weak?"

Father Ye left the two behind with a headache and headed to the shipyard first.

The two people behind him stopped talking and quickly followed.

This shipyard looks a bit dilapidated, and the iron gate at the entrance looks rusty. The wall is not bad, it is just made of simple stones. The iron gate is opened on one side, which does not restrict people's entry and exit, but most people will not run away. Come here, and there are people working in the factory day and night.

This is the only shipyard around their county.

It can be said that most of the large ships in the county come from this factory, and the other half may come from other places, or they may come from the city.

After all, after the fishery brigade was disbanded, not only the original fishing boats were returned to the original fishermen, but also those built by the subsequent brigade were circulated at low prices after the disbandment.

There are also some people with good connections who go to other places to buy them.

At present, some of the twenty- to thirty-meter large ships in the town were commissioned to be built by shipyards in the city.

As soon as Ye Yaodong followed his father into the iron gate, he saw several semi-finished boats scattered in the open space in front of him, along with various equipment, machines, and workers coming and going.

He visually judged that the open space in front of him was about an acre in size. There were sheds on both sides of the open space, and there were also a few half-built boats scattered around inside.

As soon as the three of them walked into the shipyard, they felt that their eyesight was not enough. It was their first time here and they had only heard about it before.

That's why Aguang was so interested. When he heard that they were coming to the shipyard, he followed them eagerly.

The workers in the factory were all busy there, surrounding a boat in twos and threes. Some were welding, some were knocking, and some were moving and lifting.

After walking a few steps and just sighing a few times, an old man came over and asked what they did.

After Ye Yaodong explained his purpose, the old man asked them to take a casual look or go inside to drink tea and sit for a while while he went to call the factory director.

"Let's take a casual look first and be sure not to touch randomly."

"Okay, then you guys wait a moment, I'll call Director Wu."

There are so many workers in the factory busy there, so there is nothing to worry about.

Ye Yaodong and the other three looked here and there. Although some workers wondered who they were, no one cared about them. After all, people from their factory often came to check on the progress.

Aguang touched his chin and sighed, "Tsk, tsk, tsk, so many ships are being built at the same time? How much money does this factory make a year?"

Father Ye shook his head, "It takes time to build a boat. Didn't you see that none of these boats are less than ten meters? It means they only accept motor boats above ten meters."

"Originally, you can hire a master to build a small wooden boat yourself. If you are in a hurry, you can just go to some master craftsmen and buy ready-made ones. You can wait in line at the shipyard to death." Ye Yaodong also said.

"Yes, it takes more than half a year to build a boat like this. Although they have a lot of people working here, they really can't build a few boats in a year. It takes a lot of time."

"For a larger ship like this one, some equipment may need to be ordered from a larger place. It will take time and may need to be deployed." Father Ye pointed at the ship in front of him and said clearly.

At this time, the old guard came over with a middle-aged man with a Chinese character face and a somewhat muscular build.

"The old comrade should be an old fisherman, he knows a lot."

"Haha, it's Comrade Director Wu. He's so young and really capable!"

"Where are you? Do you want to go inside and sit down for a while to chat, then drink some tea and warm yourself up?"

Father Ye looked at Ye Yaodong, wondering what he would say?

"Should we take a look around first, or sit down and chat?".

Ye Yaodong smiled and said, "How about we watch and chat at the same time?"

Only then did Director Wu realize that the young man in front of him might be the leader of the three people in front of him. He thought they were father and son.

In fact, I guessed it right.

It's just a bit rare. The three of them are now sons and sons-in-law who are more capable than me. I am working for my son.

"Okay, I'll take you around and chat while watching. If you don't understand anything, I'll help you clarify your doubts."

"Director Wu, when is your delivery date now?"

This is one of his biggest concerns.

"In a year and a half, I can't say for sure. It depends on the size of the hull and the arrival of individual parts and machines. It may be earlier or later. I don't know for sure. We have several teams working on it at the same time. In case one team completes the job ahead of schedule, , then you can arrange it in advance. If you arrange it early, it will definitely be completed faster."

Father Ye breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this delivery date. If it was so slow, Dongzi wouldn't have to spend a lot of money to get it back immediately.

"It takes so long!"

He thought the delivery time would be one year at most, which was too inefficient.

However, considering the inconvenience of transportation these days, it is even more inconvenient to buy large items, especially machinery and equipment.

Father Ye quickly said: "Slow work will produce careful work. This ship is a very large piece of industry that will take decades to operate. It is not comparable to those electrical appliances. It must be built well."

Director Wu also nodded and said: "This is part of it. The other part is that there are a lot of customers coming to order ships this year. We have also expanded the scale a bit and recruited more than a dozen apprentices. Otherwise, the delivery date would be two years later." .”

Aguang interjected: "Maybe in the past few years, everyone has loose money and has some conditions, so they all have some ideas. They want to change to a bigger boat so that they can earn more."

"Yes, the living standards of our coastal generation have improved in recent years. The three-turn and one-ring has gradually entered every household, and even the countryside has gradually increased in number."

"Not only that, I heard that people in the city have now bought refrigerators!"

"Yes, some cadres' homes are already equipped with three new items, such as a TV set and a refrigerator."

"Everyone has some money, so they must improve their living standards. Of course, the same goes for fishermen. Now that they have money, they must change to a bigger boat, go to farther seas to catch more fish, and earn more. money."

Director Wu echoed, "That's why there are more and more orders now. The orders received this year are twice as many as last year. We have more manpower and the delivery date is still a year and a half away."

"I estimate that it may increase in the next year. Many fishermen have made some money in the past few years and are no longer satisfied so they fish along the coast."

"I heard no dad, we have to take a longer view!"

Father Ye smiled and said, "Don't let people laugh at you. You are still very young and not very experienced yet."

"It turns out there are really three fathers and sons."

"No, he can only count half of it!" Ye Yaodong pointed at A Guang beside him.

"Yes, I am just my son-in-law, and he is my biological son. Director Wu, if we book a boat of more than 20 meters now, how much will it cost?"

"This is hard to say. You have to determine how many meters it is, and then you have to determine the machine configuration you need, and then the requirements for the hull."

"Some people want a two-story building, some people just want a bigger cabin, and some people want a bigger fish warehouse. As for fishing equipment such as net winches, net reels, power pulleys, net hoisting booms, and guide pulleys, it all depends on How do you configure the size of the hull? Of course, if you don’t have enough money, it’s up to you.”

"Also, it is best to confirm whether it is a trawler or a fishing boat that doubles as a fishing boat. If it doubles as a fishing boat, check whether it doubles as a fishing net. It will require more equipment."

A fishing vessel that doubles as a fishing vessel mainly engages in trawling, but also serves as a seine, gillnet, fishing and other fishing operations.

Ye Yaodong nodded, "I understand this."

"You two are very young, but you both look like you. Your father will be blessed in the future."

"No, Director Wu is too polite."

"I'm a good judge of people. You two little comrades will definitely be very capable in the future."

Ye Yaodong was so happy in his heart that he really wanted to say something back to him, "You have a vicious vision!"

"Come this way, I'll show you some of the boats we're currently building, what equipment they have, and what their structures are like. You guys can get to know them first."

"OK."