Binjiang Police Affairs-Chapter 854 - 580: "Ancestral Rules Must Not Be Violated"!
Dunship is also a kind of ship.
Especially this police barge built by the frontier Yanjiang Police Station, not only does it have an anchor chain system, it also features power supply, water supply, firefighting, and light signal systems. Other than lacking a main engine, auxiliary engine, rudder, and paddle system, it is no different from an inland river passenger ship.
The systems and equipment on the dunship all require maintenance.
Xiao Yu grew up on the dunship, and besides Han Yu, no one knows the equipment on the ship better than him, and no one knows better than him how to maintain and care for it.
Ever since his water patrol police team officially stationed there, he self-appointed himself as the captain of the dunship, and under the banner of a "testament" left by his master, decreed that all matters on the ship must be handled strictly according to the ship’s rules, and those without even a basic seaman’s qualification must step aside!
Luo Wenjiang has been a water policeman for several years, rising from an ordinary police officer to a big commander. Although he has a seaman’s certificate, he’s only an ordinary sailor and holds a low rank on the ship. Most of the civilian police and auxiliary police in the third team don’t even have a seaman’s certificate.
They suddenly found themselves turned from "sublandlords" into "living under someone’s thumb," as the dunship that Director Wang worked so hard to borrow from the Linghai Development Zone Management Committee was unwittingly controlled by Xiao Yu. Anyone on the ship had to accept Xiao Yu’s inspection and supervision, and was even required to do various tasks under Xiao Yu’s command like a crew member.
The anchor winch and anchor chain needed to be checked; the steel floating bridge and the steel floating boxes beneath it also needed inspection; knocking off rust and repainting were equally important, as they involved anchor mooring safety and the lifespan of the dunship, which could be tolerated.
What was intolerable, however, was Xiao Yu taking it further and targeting the blank walls in corridors and hallways!
The photos on the walls of the command dispatch room and the small meeting room were carefully selected and hung by the Water Police Station, mainly showcasing the achievements of the Binjiang water police over the past ten years, including those of the frontier Yanjiang Police Station.
There were also some about the Changhang Bureau, but their proportion was very small, almost negligible.
Xiao Yu was very dissatisfied with this and, under Han Ning’s suggestion, made full use of the available wall space on the dunship. The walls were covered with photos, pennants, and written introductions from the past ten years, especially from both the former Bailong Port Police Station and the current Linghai Police Station.
Except for the kitchen, washroom, and bathroom, every other hangable spot was occupied, effectively omnipresent.
The core promotional areas, although belonging to the Water Police Station, were completely surrounded by those from the Changhang Bureau!
People are naturally influenced by first impressions, and if any leaders were to come aboard to inspect the work, they would initially see the achievements and long history of the Changhang Bureau, leaving a deep impression and possibly mistaking the "First Post of the Yangtze River" as part of the Changhang police.
Luo Wenjiang was very upset and wanted to find someone to reason with.
Han Yu was busy running around and went to a meeting at the Military District early this morning, unable to spare any attention for these matters.
There was indeed a highly respected, distinguished senior expert on the dunship, but Master Han did not concern himself with these things, only interested in meteorological observations.
It was thought that Zhang Lan might help restrain Xiao Yu, but Zhang Lan sided against him, saying this was a rule set by Xu Sanye, the Yanjiang Police Station Chief, that cannot be violated, and opposing Xiao Yu’s actions would be akin to betraying her legacy!
Attempting to reason with the "Boss Lady" led nowhere, as she not only didn’t think Xiao Yu was overstepping but actually praised Xiao Yu for strictly adhering to the regulations of maritime traffic safety.
Luo Wenjiang realized that regardless of any changes in the ownership of the ship, the right of use had always been in the hands of the two Yus.
Now, with Salted Fish unable to handle it, Xiao Yu naturally became the decision-maker for this dunship.
Just as he was at a loss about how to explain this to Director Wang and Political Commissioner Ma, a notice arrived from the City Flood Control and Drought Relief Command Center, requiring heads from the water administrative, police, and port supervision departments to attend a meeting at 2 p.m. today in the large conference room on the sixth floor of the Linghai Port Supervision Office to discuss strict prohibitions on illegal sand mining.
Wasn’t this tackled last year? It even made the news.
Luo Wenjiang was bewildered, using his walkie-talkie to ask the "Boss Lady" what on earth was going on.
Han Xiangning, being the host, naturally knew and said over the walkie-talkie, "This year, the climate is abnormal, and the Yangtze River Basin and the Northern Region may experience major flooding. The National Flood Control Headquarters places great importance on Yangtze River flood control and issued a ’Notification on Strengthening River Sand Mining Management to Ensure Flood Safety’ yesterday morning. The city flood command center meeting here today is to implement it."
"But we’ve cracked down on illegal sand mining."
"Last year was last year, this year is this year. Can you guarantee no one’s secretly mining sand in the river now?"
"I can’t guarantee that but why is the city flood command center coming to Sanhe for this meeting?"
"The Water Administration’s ship is stationed here, we’re close to the Yangtze River Water Resources Supervision Team, and anyway, river sand mining was originally ours to manage, holding it elsewhere is useless."
"That’s true."
"I’m busy right now, end the call if there’s nothing else." 𝚏𝕣𝐞𝗲𝐰𝕖𝐛𝐧𝕠𝕧𝚎𝚕.𝐜𝚘𝗺
"Chief Han, what are you busy with?" Luo Wenjiang curiously asked.
Han Xiangning knew how much distress Xiao Yu had caused him recently and laughed, "Tang Wentai is bringing in investment and has a business guest with him. Though they might not be a proper business guest, anyway, they need our port supervision office’s support. They’re already downstairs, I’m going to meet them."
Luo Wenjiang asked perplexedly, "What do you mean by a ’businessperson who isn’t a businessperson’?"
"They don’t run a factory; they do underwater engineering."
"What kind of work is underwater engineering?"
"It’s diving operations, hydraulic and hydroelectric engineering, underwater installations, underwater demolition and blasting, underwater salvage, underwater cutting, underwater welding, underwater inspection and filming, underwater drilling, underwater concrete pouring and reinforcement, pier installations, and underwater sinking of pipes and steel floating boxes. There’s a lot of underwater engineering, and it’s not just the Linghai Development Zone that needs such construction teams; our Port Supervision Department needs them too."
"Why do you need underwater construction teams?"
"It’s already flood season, and every year during this time some ships lose anchors or chains. The anchor chains of small ships aren’t worth much, so losing them is not a big deal — as long as rescue is timely and ensures the ship is not out of control. But the anchors and chains of large-tonnage cargo ships are valuable, and if they sink to the riverbed, they can affect navigation safety — don’t you think they should be salvaged?"
Han Xiangning retorted, then added, "There are also cases where an anchor gets caught on something unknown and can’t be raised. In such situations, we need divers to go down and see what’s happening. Given how long you’ve been at Yingchuan Port, you must have seen a lot of these incidents with lost anchors, chains, even propellers, or rudders falling off."
Luo Wenjiang realized it and subconsciously asked, "How were such incidents handled before?"
"We used divers from the Waterway Bureau’s salvage team, but they don’t have many divers, and sometimes they’re not even in Binjiang, making things very difficult. If the Development Zone has such an underwater construction team, we wouldn’t have to worry as much about similar incidents in the future."
"Are they willing to settle in the Development Zone?"
"With our Port Supervision’s support, they should be willing. There are so many ports and terminals along the Binjiang line, and with so many ships coming and going in the Binjiang Waters, accidents are bound to happen, which surely would sustain an underwater construction team."
Remembering that Salted Fish had discussed with Master Xi about how to handle leaks or piping issues in dykes, Luo Wenjiang got an idea, "Chief Han, while you’re negotiating, ask if they can do underwater leak sealing."
Han Xiangning asked instinctively, "Why ask about that?"
"Secretary Yu from your family said that if a dyke experiences piping, you must quickly locate it and use underwater grouting and other measures to seal it. President Hao and his team are good at road and bridge construction but not at underwater work, so they’re currently studying how to deal with leaks, piping, and similar risks."
"Understood, I’ll ask later."
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At the same time, Han Yu was attending a meeting in the large conference room on the second floor of the Military District as the Vice Chief of Staff of the Binjiang Reserve Group and the Camp Commander of the Linghai Reserve Camp. The meeting was a work meeting organized by the City Committee, Municipal Government, and the Military District on how the Civilian Militia Reserve Force should prepare for flood control and rescue.
Secretary Lu, Mayor Wang, Commander Wang from the Military District, Vice Mayor Ding who is in charge of flood control, and Vice Mayor Qin, who is also the First Political Commissioner of the Binjiang Reserve Group, were all present.
The higher authorities pay great attention to flood control, as indeed they must.
Based on the information just reported by Vice Mayor Ding, who is also the Chief Commander of the Binjiang City Flood Control and Drought Relief Command Center, since March of this year, several provinces and cities, including the Yangtze River Basin, have started experiencing floods.
If you’re not someone who regularly watches the news, you might not know that on March 10th, Jianfu Min River experienced the largest flood in its history for the same period. The flood peak at the Min River’s main hydrological station reached a water level of 40.87 meters, with a peak flow of 18,400 cubic meters per second.
On March 11th, the water levels in the Zhujiang Basin surged, with the Qingyuan Hydrological Station in Bei River peaking at 13.88 meters, marking the third-largest flood in Zhujiang’s history.
On the same day, Ganjiang in Xijiang Province also experienced major flooding, with the flood peak at the Nanchang Outer Island Hydrological Station reaching a water level of 24.05 meters and a flow of 17,600 cubic meters per second, which is likewise the third-largest flood in Ganjiang’s history...
These days, provinces and cities like Xichuan, especially the Dongting Lake and Poyang Lake basins, are all experiencing rain.
Although Binjiang’s rainfall isn’t much, it will soon have to deal with incoming waters from upstream.
The primary mission of active-duty forces is to be combat-ready at all times. The number of Armed Police Force members isn’t large, and they’re not particularly skilled in flood control and rescue. If the Yangtze River tide level in Binjiang exceeds the warning line, the civilian militia reserves are the key force in flood control and rescue.
After Vice Mayor Ding reported the flood conditions in various regions, Commander Wang from the Military District made deployments based on the requirements from the Provincial Military District and the City Committee and Municipal Government for the use of civilian militia reserves.
Though the reserve forces are co-managed by both the military and local government, due to funding and personnel mainly coming from the local side, they are, in fact, primarily managed by local authorities.
In other words, from now on, the Military District must fully assist the City Committee and Municipal Government in flood control, and the Binjiang Reserve Group must accept the command of the Military District.
In the past few years, floods have almost hit Binjiang every year.
Every time there’s a major flood, the basic civilian soldiers are the first to go out, and the rescue efforts are organized from the ground up.
Typically, the townships along the river are the first to organize their civilian soldiers. If they are insufficient, the Armed Forces Department will call upon those from towns further inland. There’s already a wealth of experience in how to deploy civilian soldiers.
These aspects are something Han Yu also needs to document, as he is not only a reserve officer but also the Military Minister of the Linghai Development Zone.
