sbdcsierra Chapter 1703 Thank you fee
Chapter 1703 Thank you fee
Chapter 1703 Thank you fee
They had more than a dozen boats surrounding the middle one, and the deck was full of people, some carrying all sorts of weapons, including black gun barrels, sharpened bamboo poles, and even those with blades strapped to them.
The Japanese soldiers opposite me went from jumping up and down to falling silent, and then to whispering among themselves.
The people above were running around; I wonder if they were exchanging communication information.
Ye Yaodong couldn't wait two minutes and shouted through a megaphone, "Hey, do you want to give up? I'm counting to 3, 2, 1. If there's no response, we'll force you to board the ship."
“3……2…”
"Wait a minute, Captain, we haven't had any conflict. Please don't interfere with each other. Our rescue ship will be here soon..."
Someone spoke into a loudspeaker, using broken Chinese.
"I don't care. Who said we didn't have a conflict? You just had a conflict with a fishing boat from Taiwan Province, and do you even know whose territory this is? You've crossed the line. You need to come with us to the shore and hand it over to the government."
"We'll leave as soon as the rescue ships arrive..."
"Who cares about you? All I know is you've come to our territory. Are you going to give up? If not, we'll attack. We have over 500 men..."
The people on the other side started whispering and exchanging words again.
When Ye Yaodong counted to 1, preparing to order the fishing boats to move, the other side quickly raised their hands and said, "We are willing to go ashore with you first, but you are not allowed to harm us. Our patrol boat will be here soon..."
"Who wants to hurt you? Are we as vicious, shameless, and heartless as some people? Although you crossed the border, we saw that our international friends' fishing boat was damaged and were worried about your safety, so we thought of having you come with me. I'm putting aside past grievances and ensuring your safety! People should know how to be grateful! They should repay kindness!"
After Ye Yaodong finished speaking, he signaled the captain to cooperate and move the fishing boat closer. He also instructed the workers to swing the hooks to catch the other fishing boat and then secure it.
Of course, the premise for doing all this is that several ships are watching them closely, holding weapons to intimidate them and prevent them from making any rash moves.
Ye Yaodong arranged for three of the largest boats, Pioneer No. 1 and No. 2, plus Dongyu, to tow the boat forward simultaneously.
Pioneer No. 1 and No. 2 have just set sail and haven't received much cargo yet. The ships are empty, so they can move faster.
The Dongyu has more than half its load capacity remaining; it's far from being fully loaded and can still run.
All three boats are larger than this Japanese fishing boat, and if they work together to pull this fishing boat forward, it will be able to go a little faster.
As long as you can get into the nearshore area, official ships will naturally come.
"Dongzi, you're really awesome, you're so good at talking."
"Haha, isn't that how Dongzi always is? He always turns black into white."
"Haha, once we drag them ashore, they'll all thank us. With so many boats, which one of them wouldn't give us a lot of money?"
"It's not easy to unload their cargo at sea now. Once we're ashore, it will all be our spoils. We'll take all their cargo."
Ye Yaodong spat, "What spoils of war? You pig brains! That was clearly their thank-you fee, thanking us for not holding grudges and strictly abiding by international conventions to escort them ashore."
"So they gave us the cargo on the ship and told us to take whatever we wanted, but that little bit of cargo was definitely not enough to repay their life-saving kindness."
"At that time, our government will definitely have to help us demand compensation from them. All 12 ships involved here will definitely have to receive compensation."
"If we don't fish for even a day, how much will we lose? We're here to rescue them, we can't give up, so they have to make up for our losses, right?"
Before there was even a response on the walkie-talkie, the captain next to him was already nodding in agreement.
"That's right, one boat of ours can catch several thousand yuan a day, and he has to make up for it all..."
"Nonsense! One boat makes 4 yuan a day, so two days is 30 yuan. My fishing boat makes 60 yuan a trip, so two boats would make 100 yuan. They should at least compensate me 100 million yuan to cover my losses. I don't believe they'd be so stingy as to only offer 200 million yuan in compensation. With some extra thank-you fee, doubling it to 2 million yuan wouldn't be unreasonable, would it? And who knows how much fish they have on board? Is that even enough to cover the fuel costs?"
Ye Yaodong rattled off a series of calculations, leaving everyone stunned and only able to nod in agreement.
"This is just the thank-you fee they should give us for rescuing them. What about the compensation for their fishing in our waters and crossing the border? We shouldn't accept that; it should go to our government. They should even publish a thank-you notice in the newspaper."
All the captains were completely in awe of him.
"Dongzi, you're the best, and you dare to ask for it."
“That’s how it has to be. We can’t work for nothing. We’ll drag them to the shore and give them a 200 million yuan thank-you fee. That would be a waste.”
"Let's extort a hefty sum. I heard that the Japanese have a developed economy, and even a simple dishwasher can earn several thousand yuan a month."
"Huh? Isn't 200 million too little for them?"
"Should we order more?"
"Take more! Make them feel the pinch!"
"Oh dear, we still haven't caught several boats..."
Ye Yaodong also wondered if 200 million was too little. For them, 200 million was a lot. His boatmen's wages increased every year, but now they only earned less than 300 a month. The wages of the Japanese boatmen were probably more than 30 times that of his boatmen.
He turned to the captain and said, "Then let's think about raising it a bit more, add another million, and then take out 500,000 to distribute among everyone, according to their positions and proportions. The other fishing boats should quickly notify them to follow suit, and they'll get a share too!"
The captain was overjoyed. "Then I'll quickly call the other fishing boats to follow. Also, I'll inform the workers now that it's time to divide the money."
"Don't talk about it now. We haven't received the money yet, and we don't know how much it will be. I was just talking to you in the heat of the moment and said it in advance. If it's not that much when it comes out, won't we be disappointed? It's never too late to share the money."
"Okay, then I'll keep it covered up for now."
They were talking over each other, and the person on the walkie-talkie was also chattering away, discussing how much money they planned to extort from people when they got back.
We certainly can't kill them, but we can extort money from them and cripple them, since we're on the side of righteousness.
The fact that so many ships were escorting them shows how highly they were regarded. With everyone being so sincere, the other party naturally had to reward them handsomely!
By taking their boats back to shore, they can earn several times their initial investment. This business is extremely profitable, barely enough to cover everyone's monthly income.
If he really gets a lot of rewards, then whose ship it is, it will be given to him. Of course, all the ships he owns will be his.
However, he definitely has to set aside some money to reward the crew. There are several hundred people, and if each person gets 1000, it will amount to hundreds of thousands. He needs to ask for more.
"Stop talking and get going, run faster!"
The other side's patrol ship must be somewhere in the sea. They need to hurry up and not get caught.
However, even if they catch up, there's nothing to fear. He has many boats and many people. If he doesn't stop, would they dare to attack?
He meant well; he saw their boat had an accident and wanted to tow them back to shore for repairs. If they dared to attack, it would be repaying kindness with enmity, and they would be despised and killed.
"Tell the crew to be more alert on deck, keep an eye on them, and take turns watching them."
P.S.: This chapter is under review. I don't know when it will be released. There's another chapter that I'll have to wait until I wake up to release.