Chapter 19 Good News, Bad News
"Oh!!!"
A scream caused everyone to look at each other. One person screamed loudly, and he kept crying and hurting. He was "hanging" a big crab on his hand, and he couldn't even pull it off. Others wanted to come forward to help, but they didn't know how to start.
The crab is very big, with a foot size as a sea bowl, and long legs. It keeps moving. It looks like it is a big spider than a crab.
The chef reacted quickly, took a kitchen clipper, looked at it, and "clicked" at the crab claws, and used a quick knife to cut the mess.
The saved chef sucked his fingers and listened to the chef's scolding with a bitter face: "Where is the ear? What's the use of growing up? Didn't you say you should be careful? Is it broken? If it doesn't break, I will cut it for you!"
On the side, other chefs carried baskets of sea crabs and walked towards the stove. Today's "night food" is inseparable from these local seafood. There are so many people in the fleet, so I'm waiting to eat sea crabs tonight.
The chefs picked up crabs one by one, cut them into two pieces, then cut off their long legs, pliers, and threw them into the pot of boiling water. After a while, the crab was cooked, and the shell was red, which looked very beautiful.
Take it up and put it on the plate. It is not so hot. I just pick it up and put it in my mouth. If I bite it hard, the shell will rot. The fragrant crab meat is eaten in my mouth without any condiments and tastes as delicious.
On the stove lined up, more than a dozen large iron pots were placed, baskets of sea crabs were thrown in, and pots of delicious food were brought out. The chefs were busy, and the people queuing outside were eating and eating.
This time, as the fleet arrived at the bay, many of them were the people on the coast of Qingxu. They had no land at home and could only rely on doing things for the ship owner to support themselves. This time, the Beiyang Trading Company recruited personnel to "pioneer" and they were the recruiters.
Although I was mentally prepared and came here to endure hardships, I didn't expect that the food was unexpectedly good a few days after I arrived.
Not to mention anything else, the number of crabs alone is large, enough for each person to have a big appetite, and you can still get it again. The number is not limited, so you can only get enough.
This is much better than being hungry in my hometown.
Many people can't help but feel grateful when they think of this.
Of course, the risk is great when going to sea. If you are not careful, you will disappear. But in order to survive and to take a try, you have to go there.
Today's sailing is safer than before. Although it is also risky, the coastal people have seen many people making money by going to sea and significantly improving their lives, and they can't help but "forget their lives when they see profits."
Under the leadership of the Maritime Bureau and under the organization of the Beiyang Trading Company, the sea has now become much more peaceful. As long as private sea ships join the trade fleet and sail along several fixed routes, they have reliable berthing along the way.
After walking around, as long as there is no shipwreck, the profit will be considerable.
A busy route means that there are many ships, so if the sea boat you are riding in accidentally sinks, everyone will float on the sea and be rescued by passing ships.
More and more people are going to sea, more and more people are applying for recruitment. In order to change their destiny, they take a long boat to seek wealth and danger.
They came to build a city on the coast of the East China Sea, which was far away from the ocean. In fact, they were unsure. They were worried about the poor living conditions, were caught and eaten by local savages, and were worried that the city would fail and could not survive the first winter.
Now it seems that everything is overthinking.
The company's arrangements are well organized, and the city is well prepared. It has already established a relationship with the local savages...the people of the Marines. Now the village has been successfully established. Next, it is to follow the steps and start the expansion.
Everyone's accommodation conditions are pretty good, not to mention the diet. There is fresh water source near the village, and there are seafood for every meal. Over the past period of time, everyone has become a little tired of eating big crabs.
I also rely on the sea to eat the sea. How can I eat big crabs like this in my hometown?
Looking at this bay that looks like a paradise, the expanding village, the busy "company employees", and the boat full of various local specialties, many people were excited.
They thought about waiting for a while, and when everyone has safely passed the cold winter of this year, they would write a letter to their hometown and tell their relatives and friends the good news, so that those who are unwilling to be full and hungry will come to Vladivostok to make a breakthrough.
Everyone is illiterate and of course they won’t write letters, but the “company” has documents that can write for everyone for free, and then take the letter back when the fleet returns and delivers it to their relatives.
The company said that everyone is welcome to actively participate in the pioneering and build Vladivostok together, and to explore this new world. As long as you have hands and feet, you will not have to worry about not being able to support yourself when you come here.
Not to mention anything else, it is better to return to the old business to fish than to be in my hometown. Being a fisherman in Vladivostok and providing food to settled people is a good thing to kill two birds with one stone.
In this bay, in addition to sea cucumbers, there are also sea fish and sea crabs. There are also "fishing grounds" for fishing, and crab farms. Of course, outsiders do not know the specific fishing grounds and crab farm locations, but it is not a problem to be guided by local fishermen.
For example, crab fishing, nowadays, crab fishing teams can return with full load, because of the help of local fishermen. In fact, the best season for crab fishing is in autumn. At that time, sea crabs were big and fat, and had enough crab roe and tasted the most beautiful.
As for other seafood, let alone, many people are full of confidence in the future of Vladivostok. While eating sea crabs and looking at the sea view, their mood is getting better and better.
Several large sea boats were moored on the sea surface. Because the pier had not been repaired, the deeper draft could not be docked, and personnel and materials could only be "ferryed" by small boats.
Now, many small boats are coming and going between the sea boats and the temporary docks on the shore, like busy ants, constantly carrying goods.
Several other small boats came from the opposite coast, crossed the bay, and came here. It seemed that several lords who temporarily lived in the village of Marine were back.
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In the Vladivostok meeting room, Lu Wuji, who had not yet dissipated, looked around and nodded in praise. The construction team's construction progress was good, which made him very satisfied.
Seeing Xie Wending looking at the order, Lu Wuji smiled and said, "Don't worry, the hyacinth will not arrive at the next day."
"It will be too late to find that the order is wrong tomorrow." Xie Wending replied, his eyes staying away from the order.
"Hehe, even if you find that the order of goods is wrong now, it's too late. Now Beifeng Fengxin is finally coming. You can't let the fleet wait for restocking here, right?"
"That's the reason, but the attitude must be correct... Lao Lu, you have drunk too much, this is not good. If you make a mistake and choke on water, it's not a joke."
Lu Wuji smiled and shook his head, sitting aside: "Don't worry, this time I will definitely not miss the purchase. After all, the quantity I agreed with the other party last fall is now over-completed."
"If you don't want to say anything else, you will have to sell the sea cucumbers in a basket after basket to Chang'an."
"Old Lu, where is the news?" Xie Wending suddenly asked, and Lu Wuji laughed again when he heard this: "News? Should you listen to good news or bad news."
"You're here again, this is not a bad problem."
"As the old rules, the news is good or bad. Which one do you want to listen to first?"
"Bad news." Xie Wending replied.
"Bad news...that is, at the beginning of the year, Goguryeo, summoned various tribes to send troops. As for where to use troops next, the tribe here doesn't know."
"Call the Marine tribe to send troops..." Xie Wending murmured, his face becoming solemn: "If Goguryeo attacks Baekje and Silla, there is no need to let the Marine tribes in the North send troops to assist in the war, so..."
Thinking of this, he blurted out: "Is Goguryeo going to invade western Liaoning?"
Chapter completed!