Zhu Chengdong was so anxious that his mouth was blistering. Nothing was possible. Recently, fishery resources were in short supply. Many fishery merchants in Luoqia Port could not receive enough goods and could only watch the business opportunities pass in vain. Isn’t it so anxious?

"Uncle Zan, what is the reason for the fishery production cuts in an all-round way this year?" Zhu Chengdong asked a little depressed on a flatbed track truck heading to the train station: "This time I received less than 25 tons of cod and smooth fish, which is much worse than last month. If this continues, the business will not be able to be done. The monthly business tax has exceeded 100 yuan (now the business tax of most companies in the East Coast negotiates a fixed amount with the tax department), which is 1,200 a year, but how many fish have they collected this year? It's so worrying, and the business is not easy to do!"

The flatbed track car steadily walked onto the roadbed covered with cinders under the drag of two batches of horses. Given that the roadbed paved by gravel can easily damage the horse's hooves, many horse-drawn track carriages should have relatively soft cinders or fine sand, but the roadbed of horse-drawn track carriages (called "business carriages" or "street carriages") in urban areas are still gravels or stone slabs, which are mainly for the sake of cleaning and aesthetics.

Speaking of the fact that the urban rail transit of several major cities on the east coast, such as Dongfang County, Ping'an County, Qingdao County and Zhenhai County, is becoming more and more developed. Local governments have invested in laying urban light rail transit lines of a considerable length. Cast iron light rail is used, and hardwood is not very financially. Horse-drawn rail cars are very brisk on these fixed lines, which brings great convenience to the people's travel. Now, the capital Dongfang County has established a county-owned state-owned enterprise called "Dongfang Street Vehicle Company". It operates rail transit business in the urban areas on both sides of the Dayu River. The income is quite good.

This new industry in the capital naturally led to the follow-up of several other cities. For example, Ping'an County, an industrial city that has always wanted to be separated from the capital. The "Ping'an Street Vehicle Company" established in the county is even more "brutal". It not only lays lines in the urban area, but also builds rail transit lines to important locations such as docks, orchards, and steel plants, highlighting the prosperity and prosperity of old industrial cities. There are not many other places here, just more money and steel.

Qingdao County, the financial center, is even more amazing. The county has the first and second ring light rail tracks invested by the central government. The operating mileage and experience of horse-drawn rail cars are even far beyond that of the capital and Ping'an County. The "Qingdao Street Vehicle Company" responsible for operating these light rail lines is firmly ranked first in the country. It is now said that the company is using its profits to lay some vertical lines connecting various settlements to enrich the urban transportation of Qingdao County.

Dongfang, Ping'an, Qingdao and other counties have developed urban rail transit, and other counties naturally want to follow the trend and launch such projects, and soon formed a considerable industry. The scale of this industry is so large that it has generated a huge demand for vehicles, horses and coachmen, and has become a small economic growth point, and it is also the "domestic demand" that the officials of the Executive Committee like.

After driving for five or six minutes, Zamparini and Zhu Chengdong quickly arrived in the train station. Next to the train station is the Telegraph Station, where seven or eight young women are being trained. Zamparini knows that they are all recruited students of the newly recruited women's telegraph training class. With the development of the railway industry, the laying of the East Coast cable telegraph network is also developing steadily, and the business volume is increasing day by day. Although it costs ten words to charge a dime. However, for some merchants, newspapers and government agencies, this is not a big problem. As long as the information is worth enough, everything is worth it!

"The east coast is so crowded now..." Zamparini patted Zhu Chengdong's shoulder, who was frowning all the way, and said, "Don't be anxious, Xiao Zhu. Our country now has a million people? The huge number of immigrants, the development of medical knowledge and the implementation of health regulations have greatly delayed death. So many people have a great demand for food, not to mention that our residents on the east coast have always had the custom and habit of eating seafood. Think about how broad the prospects of this market are? Don't think about it. The sluggish fishery production this year is just a matter of luck. I asked the comrades in the Ocean Bureau, and they said that the Netherlands and the UK's fishery production are not very stable every year. The good years and the apologetic years have always existed alternately. It is already very good that our east coast can maintain high production for so many years."

After Zanpalini said this, Zhu Chengdong's mood improved slightly. Yes, in recent years, as long as people who are not blind can see that, whether in cities or villages, with the steady improvement of the quantity and quality of food supply and the development of medical and health care, the natural population growth rate of the East Coast has hovered at an astonishing high of 7% for several consecutive years. Moreover, to this day, the torrent of life seems to have not slowed down. According to the Ministry of Health, the birth rate of newborns in the East Coast in 1660 may reach an unprecedented highest point. After that, as the population age structure gradually becomes more reasonable, the birth rate will slowly decline, which means a huge domestic demand market.

The twenty-five tons of salted fish shipped by Chengxin Fisheries Company were soon delivered at the warehouse. The largest purchase was the agent of the Grassland Railway Company stationed in Luoqia Port. The construction of the Southwest Railway is at a critical moment. ****** investors have also slightly improved the food of their Italian labor workers. Therefore, they have to go to Luoqia to import a certain amount of salted fish almost every month. They have cooperated with Zhu Chengdong, Zanparini and others many times.

Zhu Chengdong, who received more than 2,000 yuan in payment, was a little confused for a moment. Zanparini smiled when he saw this, and then took him to the industrial area next to the dock for a walk.

The so-called industrial zone is actually a supporting industrial chain developed based on the marine industry. Among them are workshops and small enterprises, such as iron anchors, pump pumps, canvas, nets, rope-woven, bucket-woven, basket-woven, pulley-woven, etc. There are also some small handicraftsmen, such as compass, blacksmiths, carpenters, candle-making, etc. In short, there are a variety of different categories and many types. It is precisely because of the efforts of these handicraftsmen with thousands of people (including family members) that the marine industry in Luoqiang Port can be maintained and developed.

However, compared with the value it creates, the environment in the industrial zone is somewhat poor. Because it is developed by itself, many craftsmen originally came from the old continent. After they immigrated to the east coast, they set up sheds on the wasteland near the dock, set up equipment, and then recruited three or five apprentices to start production of various gadgets. Naturally, the layout of this so-called industrial zone that lacks planning is messy and the facilities are old and simple. When Zamparini and the other two walked through narrow and dirty streets, some uncovered sewage puddles could be seen everywhere on both sides of the road. It is said that the gutters that directly lead to locals' own excavation smelled extremely bad. Moreover, Zhu Chengdong vaguely heard that many babies had been hurt by rats crawling out of the gutter, which was simply sensational.

"The entire industrial area is surrounded by stagnant water, and the industrial area is full of sewage and smelly. It's actually better now, because the weather is no longer so hot. When the sun was exposed in the summer, the smell of these sewage and gutters was disgusting." Zamparini said blindly, "There are many families living in the industrial area, some of which have jobs, and some do not. Look, the family raises pigs, and it's strange that the house is not stinky. Look, Xiao Zhu, there is a garbage pile pile like a hill, which has not been cleaned for a long time, and the smell inside is even more unbearable. In short, this place is incomparable to the environment in the city, which is far inferior to the environment in the city. No normal people will choose to live here. I heard that some of the workshop owners here buy land and build houses in the town. I guess they can't stand the environment here."

"However, if you ignore the environment here, you can still buy some good things here. Xiao Zhu, I know you are interested in developing upstream industries and have always wanted to buy fishing boats to catch fish by yourself, right?" Zamparini ordered a pipe for himself and said with a smile: "But new boats are so expensive. Even the 200-ton fishing boat produced by private Xinxing Shipyards is not affordable to ordinary people. But why should we do this? Look at Yancheng Port often auctions all kinds of things that the navy has brought to auction.

There are a lot of dirty boats, one or two hundred tons of water displacement, so we can spend a little money to buy one or two ships, and then come here to buy tools such as fishing nets, fishing gear, wooden barrels, baskets, skins, ballast stones, water pumps, water pipes, compass, wall panels, cables, fish hooks, pulleys, canvas and other equipment, and then spend some money to go to the boat repair workshop to ask someone to modify it. It is at least half cheaper than buying a new fishing boat, but its performance will not be much different. It is simply cost-effective. We only have a few dollars, but it is not easy to calculate carefully, Xiao Zhu."
Chapter completed!