Chapter 162 Fishing
Mwanza.
The only ship manufacturing center in the entire Great Lakes region.
The energy in East Africa is limited. In the absence of technical personnel, that is, skilled shipbuilders, priority can only be given to copying Mwanza's inner lake shipbuilding to Lake Solon (Lake Tanganyika) and Lake Malawi.
So workers at the Mwanza Shipyard went ahead to support the construction of shipyards in Lake Solon and Lake Malawi, instead of building new shipyards in other strongholds and cities in the Great Lakes region.
Mwanza Shipyard continues to maintain its status as the only shipyard in the Great Lakes region.
Through previous wars, the Great Lakes have become East African inner lakes, so the East African colonies are not eager to develop the Great Lakes area.
Lake Solon and Lake Malawi are not exclusive to the East African colonies, so shipyards must be established in these two important lakes first to facilitate subsequent East African colonial activities.
Although no new shipyards were built along the Great Lakes, as time went by and the production capacity of the Mwanza Shipyard increased, more ships were built. Ships built by the Mwanza Shipyard can be seen everywhere on the Great Lakes. Small boats.
These ships were assigned to coastal villages for fishing or incorporated into East African convoys to transport supplies.
At present, Great Lakes water transport has become the most important means of transportation for East African colonies to connect the west and north of the Great Lakes.
Early morning.
It was just dawn, and the morning light was shining on the water of the big lake.
The villagers of Sanggarbu Village got up early, with smoke rising from the kitchens, and every household lit a fire to cook and prepare breakfast.
After breakfast, the fishermen from Sanggarbu Village began to form a team to fish in the big lake.
Sangabu Village is located in the north of Mwanza. It is a small fishing village under Mwanza. The village has a population of more than 470 people, most of whom make a living by fishing.
More than a hundred people gathered at the village pier, where a dozen small fishing boats from Sanggabu Village were moored.
In the past, the indigenous people used canoes to ride on the big lakes, and the small fishing boats in East Africa are certainly not comparable to the indigenous canoes.
"Today's weather is much cooler than yesterday. Our village needs to work harder to complete this month's tasks ahead of schedule and take more rest." Village chief Leilas said to the villagers.
"Village chief, how many days will you have off this month?" someone asked.
"If the harvest is good these days, you can have two more days of rest at the end of the month. If you can reach the highest target every day, you can have at least five days of rest at the end of the month." Relas replied.
Hearing this, the villagers were already eager to give it a try. Floating on the water every day was always not as comfortable as staying on land.
Before the villagers of Sanggarbu Village immigrated to East Africa, they were people who lived by the water all year round, or simply lived on boats.
"Village Chief, don't talk nonsense. Let's work more time today, so that we can definitely count." Someone said.
"Okay, I'm just waiting for your words. The most indispensable thing in the big lake is fish. As long as you work hard, you can definitely do it." Lelas replied.
Looking at the sun slowly rising from the horizon to the sky, Leilas said: "Set the boat and walk towards the lake!"
The fishing boat in Sanggarbu Village sailed towards the lake, the oars blazing in the water. Waves of ripples appeared.
Soon a fleet of small fishing boats arrived at a specific area, and under the command of Relas, the villagers began to lower their nets in the lake.
Small fishing boats on the periphery shuttle freely on the lake, driving away schools of fish. The frightened fish schools are driven towards the center by boats on all sides.
“Raise the net!”
After the fish arrived at the location, the fishermen from Sanggarbu Village vigorously pulled the fishing nets onto the boat. The small boat, which is not very big to begin with, seems to be crumbling when being dragged by the fishing nets, but skilled fishermen can always find the critical point and maintain the stability of the hull.
Although the process is somewhat difficult, the harvest is still good. The fishery resources in the Great Lake are abundant, especially after the East African colonies drove away the surrounding indigenous people.
The fishery resources of the entire Great Lakes are completely monopolized by the East African colonies. There are only so many people in East Africa, and only a few hundred thousand are allocated near the Great Lakes area.
The fishery resources accumulated by the Great Lakes over thousands of years are all cheap in East Africa.
After working for a few hours, the fishing boat in Sanggarbu Village has already harvested a full harvest.
God's face changes at a moment's notice. The originally clear sky suddenly begins to change and becomes covered with dark clouds.
"Steady, stay in formation, don't mess up!" Lelas shouted to the fishing boats in all directions.
Strong winds have begun to blow on the lake, which is not scary to the villagers of Sanggarbu Village who are used to seeing strong winds and waves.
According to normal times, Sanggarbu Village would have to go back when encountering such weather, but today in order to catch more and try to have a few more days of rest at the end of the month, the fishermen in Sanggarbu Village continued to work.
Under the oppressive weather, the fish in the big lake have also become more active and come out of the water to breathe.
The harvest in Sanggarbu Village was also affected by this, and the cabin was quickly filled with fish.
Looking at today's harvest, Lelas felt that it was almost done. He shouted to the others: "Okay, that's it for today, let's go back first."
Words are enough. After that, heavy rain fell from the sky and hit the lake. The entire lake became blurred and the water mist evaporated.
Dense raindrops hit the fishermen, and the sweat flowed down. The villagers paddled their boats against the wind and rain, heading towards Mwanza.
After more than an hour, the villagers of Sanggarbu Village finally saw the land in the south. The usual half-hour journey actually took twice as long.
Fortunately, thanks to the rainy weather, today's harvest is very good, and the rain was not in vain.
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"Relas, is the harvest good today?" The staff member collecting fish in Mwanza said to Relas.
"Oh, don't mention it. The harvest is good, but it's a pity that the weather is not good. It rained really heavily today." Relas said, wiping the rain on his body with a linen cloth.
"It's the rainy season again, and the lake is already rainy, so this kind of weather will definitely be inevitable in the future," the staff said.
"There is nothing we can do about it. After all, we can't change the weather, and the wind and rain are nothing compared to when I was at the beach. "What, the wind and waves on the sea, and the violent storm are nothing. What's really scary is that our fishing boats at sea are very small, similar to the fishing boats on the big lakes now, so the risk is much greater. "Lelas said, one after another.
"That's right, these lakes in East Africa cannot be compared with the sea, and the wind and waves are much smaller. "
The staff said while counting the harvest of Sanggarbu Village today and recording it on the form.
"Look at it, is it right? If you have no objections, just sign it! ”
Relas took the form, checked it, and after finding that there was no problem, signed his name at the end of the form.
These data will be added together at the end of the month to determine the income of Sanggarbu Village, so there is no need to be careless.
After unloading all the fish, the fishermen of Sangab Village drove their empty boats back along Mwanza Bay towards Sangab Village.
(End of this chapter)