My Manor

"This is Enol Meshi, a legendary sailor in the Gulf of Mexico. He once went to sea alone and caught a tiger shark, known as the Black Overlord." After introducing Tommy Charles, Edward Anderson introduced a middle-aged black man next to him.

The black man looked about fifty years old. Although there were no wrinkles on his face, the thin layer of curly hair on his scalp had already turned mostly white. Compared to the chatterbox Philemon in Jiang Hai Manor, this man was much more serious. Hearing Edward introduce him, he also stretched out his hand.

"Don't listen to him, I was unlucky. The spear gun just happened to pierce the body of a tiger shark. As a result, the shark took me fifty nautical miles, but fortunately, I won in the end." While shaking hands with Jiang Hai, Enol said seriously. Hearing his words, Jiang Hai smiled. No matter what, this guy caught a tiger shark.

"This is Andrew Christian, our Captain Jack." Hearing Enol's words, Edward didn't care, but smiled and patted the middle-aged Latin American man next to him.

"Hello, my name is Andrew Christian Luis Lima, but just call me Andrew." Hearing Edward's words, the middle-aged Latin American man said to Jiang Hai with a smile on his face.

According to Edward, this is Andrew Christian... Well, Jiang Hai was too lazy to say the latter name. Anyway, this uncle worked in the Peruvian fishery in Peru a long time ago. He has quite good skills and is said to have a boat. Later, it was heard that he went to the Caribbean, made a lot of money, and immigrated to the United States.

Many people called him the lucky Captain Jack. Later, in 2000, he went bankrupt due to bad investments. He then went to California, the North Sea fishing grounds, and the Newfoundland fishing grounds. But since there were no fish in Newfoundland, he came to Boston by accident and settled there. His main income came from catching tuna or lobsters every year.

Latin Americans are also very hardworking, so although their income is unstable and they can't make much money, they can still survive.

But this time, when he heard that Jiang Hai was going to recruit fixed staff, he still came, and Edward agreed to let him try because he had good skills. He was determined to seize this opportunity.

"The last one is called Maren Rupert. He has been my colleague in California for three years. His skills are excellent, and most importantly, he can fly all kinds of boats and planes." Edward introduced a white uncle at the end. However, this uncle was the shortest among all the people here, standing only about 1.8 meters tall. Even Jiang Hai was much taller than him. At the same time, although his body was strong, he was thinner than the others. Jiang Hai was still wondering if this uncle joined because of his strong skills. Now he understood after hearing what Edward said: this uncle could fly a plane.

As a fisherman, it's not a big deal to be able to drive a boat. To be honest, among the six crew members Jiang Hai had met, except for Philemon, who couldn't drive a boat, the others could. Tommy and Enol were both skilled at driving a boat, and Andrew started out as a captain. However, when it comes to flying a plane, it seems that only Maren Rupert can do it.

Jiang Hai had studied it when he came back today. His business is not small now, so it is time to buy an airplane. Of course, he doesn't need to think about luxury airliners for the time being, but he still needs an agricultural airplane and a helicopter.

But there's a problem. Even with these things, there may not be anyone who can fly them. Jiang Hai asked Bell in the evening.

Obviously, Bell, a special forces soldier, had not been taught to fly agricultural airplanes before, so he only had a license to fly helicopters and didn't have experience with agricultural airplanes. Now he recruited Mullen just to be a driver.

"Hello." Thinking of this, Jiang Hai immediately shook hands with Mullen. After getting to know each other, they went to find a nearby round table and sat down, beginning to discuss recruiting them into Jiang Hai Manor.

"To be honest, I pay Uncle Edward a fixed salary of 1,200 US dollars per week. If there are abundant fish in the sea, there will be rewards. Today, he just received a reward of 10,000 US dollars. So I will not treat you badly regarding the money. You have just come to my manor, so I will first talk about the salary and benefits. As for the salary, since you are new here, it is temporarily set at 1,000 US dollars per week. There is a single-family villa in my manor for you to live in. You will pay for water, electricity, and gas every month. I will cover the Internet, accommodation, and food. I will make sure there is enough beef and fish every day. Vegetables depend on the season and the output of our manor itself..." Looking at the people in front of him, Jiang Hai spoke slowly.

In business, he was hiring these people, not just asking them to come and help, so he naturally had to make his terms clear.

After hearing that Jiang Hai would pay a weekly salary of 1,000 US dollars, the eyes of two of the four people sitting here suddenly lit up, and they instantly felt eager to try.

The two were none other than Enol Ceci and Andrew Christian. Although racial discrimination was not allowed in the United States, it was actually everywhere. White people often found it easier to get a job, while people of color faced more difficulties. Even when they did find a job, their salary was typically lower than that of white people.

The situations of Enol Ceci and Andrew Christian were similar. Their level was no worse than any white sailor, but they always earned the least, especially Andrew Christian, whose life was even more difficult. So, in the eyes of Tommy and Maren, a weekly salary of 1,000 US dollars was more than enough to make them excited. They were already eager to join Jiang Hai's manor.

"That's the main point. If you are willing, you can go back tonight to prepare. I will come again tomorrow morning. After signing the contract, you can move into my manor." Looking at the people in front of him, after discussing the basics of the contract, Jiang Hai looked at them and said calmly.

"I'm willing." "I don't have any problem with that either." As soon as Jiang Hai finished speaking, Andrew and Enol expressed their intention to go. For them, a stable income of 52,000 US dollars a year was a wonderful thing. It was like being middle class in the United States. And the most important thing was that if they went out fishing and caught something, they would get a bonus.

They didn't think too much about the bonus. 20,000 a year was enough. An income of 70,000 US dollars a year was a dream that would make anyone wake up with a smile.

"I basically have no other questions, but is there a fixed ratio for the bonus?" Hesitating for a while, Tommy Charles thought about it and said to Jiang Hai, who was more concerned about these details.

"Basically, it won't exceed 5% of each harvest. Of course, if there's an unexpected harvest, it will be counted separately. But as long as there is no loss of money, I will still give the bonus. It depends on my mood," Jiang Hai replied with a shrug. He knew that the current employment trend in the United States was not very optimistic.

Many people can't find a job in their home country, like Tommy Charles. If Jiang Hai hadn't been looking to recruit people, Tommy might have gone to Europe. So Jiang Hai didn't paint a big rosy picture for them, just explained calmly.

"I'll join." Before Tommy Charles could express his attitude, Maren Rupert spoke up.

"Then I'll join too. Congratulations, boss. You've gained the loyalty of four good players." Seeing that Maren Rupert had agreed, Tommy Charles didn't know what to say. To be honest, he had just hesitated for a moment. The salary offered by the North Sea was 900 euros per week, equivalent to 988 US dollars per week. The most important thing was that the job was far away from home, with no clear bonus terms. Plus, it was an ocean-going fishing boat, so they would have to stay on the boat for several months. For months, instant noodles would be the main food, and beef? You couldn't even eat cowhide. So, when compared to Jiang Hai's offer, his work was much better. Originally, before Maren Rupert agreed, he wanted to see if he could get a little more.

Now that Maren Rupert had agreed, what else could he say? Naturally, he agreed immediately.

Jiang Hai naturally knew about his little thoughts, but he didn't care about the few hundred US dollars.

However, he didn't like it when his subordinates hid their intentions, so when he saw that Tommy Charles had figured it out so quickly, he chuckled. It was enough that Tommy had figured it out. If Tommy hesitated or told Jiang Hai tomorrow, Jiang Hai might not want him.

At worst, he could recruit him later. With the current employment situation in the United States, other things might be hard to find, but there were plenty of people!

"Since everyone has agreed, I think you can go back and pack up. If you have families, you can bring them to the manor to live. This is also a benefit. The meat and fish they eat are also provided by me for free. Meet in front of the law firm in Winthrop at nine o'clock tomorrow morning." Since everything was settled, after chatting with a few people for a while, Jiang Hai left at around eight o'clock in the evening. Of course, before leaving, he also paid the bill.

Now, he is a boss—not a boss who is short of money—so the wine money for a few subordinates is not a big deal.

When Jiang Hai left, Edward naturally had to leave too. After they left the bar, Jiang Hai did not sleep in the back seat this time, but sat in the co-pilot's seat, because he had something to say to Edward. Of course, he wasn't talking about the four recruited crew members. To be honest, Jiang Hai was still very satisfied with these four people. What he didn't understand was why Edward agreed to let Cindy come to his house.

Today's update: I just came back last night and looked at the book review area. It seems I didn't post the wrong chapter. Haha. I'll explain about the pool in the book review area. Xiaofei knows that tuna, like some sharks, can't stop swimming. If they stop, they will die. So, they can't be placed in the reservoir. Generally, if such fish are caught, they will be killed and sold fresh.

Xiao Fei originally thought so, but a few days ago, a marine fish book I bought introduced that because tuna is very precious, some non-ocean-going fishing boats have designs that open the two sides of one of the boat's layers, so when the boat is sailing, ocean water flows in from the front and is discharged at the back. This creates a current in the water tank of the hull. The fish stored here need to swim constantly to avoid being washed away by the flow. This setup allows for short-term storage, but only for one or two hours at most, and it's extremely expensive, as the boat needs to be split in half, which affects the hull's strength. These problems make it unsuitable for ocean-going fishing boats.

I won't write these details into the chapter, but if anyone has doubts, I'll explain them in the review area.