Chapter 162 Fishing

Mwanza.

The only shipbuilding 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.

Therefore, 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 had become the inner lakes of East Africa, so the East African colonies were 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. Small ships built by the Mwanza Shipyard can be seen everywhere on the Great Lakes.

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 mode of transportation for East African colonies to connect the west and north of the Great Lakes.

early morning.

The sky has just dawned, and the morning light is shining on the water of the big lake.

The villagers of Sanggarbu Village got up early, with smoke curling up from the cooking pots. 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 Sanggarbu 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 were 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 get more rest." Village chief Leilas said to the villagers.

"Village chief, how many days do you have to rest 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 try it. Floating on the water every day was always less comfortable than staying on land.

Before the villagers of Sanggarbu 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 a little longer 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." Relas replied.

Looking at the sun slowly rising from the horizon to the sky, Lelas said: "Set the boat and walk towards the lake!"

The fishing boat from Sanggarbu Village sailed towards the lake, its oars making ripples in the water.

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 shuttled freely on the lake, driving away schools of fish. The frightened fish were driven towards the center by boats on all sides.

"Set up 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 was somewhat difficult, the harvest was still good. The fishery resources in the Great Lakes were 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.

"Stay steady, stay in formation, don't mess up!" Lelas shouted to the fishing boats around him.

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.

Normally, Sanggarbu Village would have to go back when encountering such weather, but today in order to catch more and try to get 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 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, Relas felt that it was almost done. He shouted to the others: "Okay, that's it for today. Let's go back first."

As soon as he said these words, 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 in 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 was very good, and the rain was not in vain.

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"Reras, did you have a good harvest today?" the staff collecting fish in Mwanza said to Reras.

"Oh, don't mention it. The harvest is good, but it's a pity that the weather is not good. It rained 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, waves and violent storms on the sea are the real terror, especially when Our fishing boats at sea are very small, similar to the fishing boats in the current big lakes, but the risks are much greater. "Lelas said without saying a word.

"That's right. These lakes in East Africa cannot be compared with the sea, and the wind and waves are much smaller."

As the staff talked, they counted the harvest of Sanggarbu Village today and recorded it on the form.

"Take a look, 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 from Sangagabu Village drove their empty boats back along Mwanza Bay towards Sangagabu Village.