Binjiang Police Affairs-Chapter 976 - 646: Where to Work This Year? (Part 2)

Under each sign, there was a temporary label pasted, such as "Changhang Security Group," "Senior Expert Group," "Health Clinic," etc. It was evident at a glance that this ship had been urgently requisitioned to support the flood relief in Beihu!

The poster boards on both sides of the corridor were filled with content related to the Linghai Economic and Technological Development Zone.

For instance, last month's "champion" in attracting investment not only had their name but also their photo displayed.

Another example was the advanced individual in promoting infrastructure projects, who had both their name and photo posted, akin to a hall of fame for Linghai Development Zone officials.

The command dispatch room and small conference room on the second floor were still there, but the photos, textual promotions, and banners related to the Yanjiang Police Station and Binjiang Water Police had all disappeared from the walls.

All the photos, maps, and text content were from the Linghai Development Zone Management Committee. Even on the command platform, there was a pile of documents at the provincial, city, and county levels regarding Yangtze River flood control.

"Mayor Ji, although our Development Zone Management Committee doesn't need to work on the ship, once the flood season begins, Mayor Shen and other city leaders must come aboard to direct flood control operations at close range."

"There's a radio station, a walkie-talkie, and a broadcasting system. Mayor Shen, Master Ge, you have great conditions!"

"Compared to cities like Shuzhou and Zhangjia Port across the river, we still have a significant gap; we need to keep striving hard."

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Meanwhile, Secretary Wang ran ashore to find Han Yu and complained about the water transport team.

"They're completely disorganized and undisciplined; how can they act so excessively! You're the Camp Commander, you're in charge now, give them a piece of your mind!"

"Uncle Wang, the water transport team was organized by Director Huang, their personnel aren't our reserve soldiers, and the ships weren't requisitioned by us either. I can't manage them either."

Han Yu found it quite amusing, and after pondering, he added, "And besides, they indeed made contributions to support flood relief in Beihu. So what if they hang a few banners? On what grounds can we prohibit them from doing so?"

Secretary Wang fumed, "What contributions did they make?"

"They helped us push the fleet here and transported tens of thousands of tons of emergency supplies; that's a massive contribution."

"They didn't even spend any money."

"Who said they didn't spend any money."

"What money did they spend?"

This side had busted their chops and sold off everything to provide support, yet a few banners by the others stole the limelight.

Han Yu could understand the old man's feelings and patiently explained, "Not to mention how many barges they requisitioned, just those three high-powered tugboats alone each cost over 30 million. If they were operating in a port, they would charge 0.4 yuan per horsepower per hour, and even then, it would be challenging for them to recoup their investment costs."

"Four cents per hour isn't expensive; we can calculate the freight with them!"

"I said it's 0.4 yuan per horsepower per hour."

"What does that mean? I don't quite get it."

"Each of those three tugboats is 3,400 horsepower, which means that for all three tugs to pull for an hour, it costs over 4,000 yuan, and for 24 hours it's 98,000 yuan, and dragging the fleet here costs 490,000! If the charges for holidays and night operations are included as per the fee schedule, just the towing fees for this trip would amount to 600,000!"

"That much!"

"Considering our own equipment and supplies, shipping nearly 20,000 tons of cargo from Binjiang to here, with the entire journey over 1,600 kilometers, a freight of 600,000 isn't expensive. Moreover, they dispatched not just three tugboats but also so many barges."

"But they made us quite embarrassed; now everyone knows them, not us." Secretary Wang was silent for a moment and then muttered, "If we're talking about providing equipment, we provided more equipment; we haven't even tallied that!"

"We should tally it too," Han Yu patted his arm, paused, and added, "And besides, our requisitioned ships are not quite the same as theirs."

"How are they different?"

"Our own ship, like the Linggang Tuo 001, is quite costly. The floating cranes, though not cheap either, belong to the Binjiang Port Authority."

"So what?"

"The Port Authority is a state-owned enterprise, which was handed over to Binjiang by the Ministry of Transport. That means in major disasters, companies like the Port Authority are expected to shoulder more responsibility. Zhangjia Port, Shuzhou Port, and Jiangyin Port, just like our under-construction Linghai Port, were all built with funds raised by themselves, without asking the state for a penny! For them to provide ships, people, and effort is truly not easy."

Han Yu paused, then coaxed like he was talking to a child, "And anyway, they won't stay here long; once the supplies are unloaded to the designated locations, they'll head back."

"Really?"

"Yes, really. They need to go back to transport the second batch of emergency supplies. If the loading and unloading speed is fast enough, they'll return early tomorrow morning."

As they talked, Master Ge's call came through the walkie-talkie.

"Old Wang, Old Wang, where did you run off to?"

"I'm here with Salted Fish, what's up."

"The fleet's renovation is quite good, better than I expected. Well done."

"I don't need your praise; I'm feeling rather frustrated."

"Frustrated about what?" Master Ge asked with a laugh.

Secretary Wang said indignantly, "Don't pretend you don't know. If I had known they'd hang banners, I wouldn't have waited for them to depart."

"It's not a big deal; is it worth taking it to heart?"

Master Ge countered, then continued, "Through this incident, we need to recognize our shortcomings. With the large efforts we put in, having so many people and pieces of equipment coming, why were we overshadowed by a few banners?

This shows that Linghai is lagging in economic development, needing arduous efforts and striving to catch up, without being complacent with small gains. In external publicity, we haven't done as well as they have and must learn from them, seizing every opportunity to promote Linghai and establish the Linghai brand!"