Binjiang Police Affairs-Chapter 978 - 647: New Division of Labor

With the arrival of the water fleet, the waters of Yang Liu Village have transformed into "Linghai Port".

Since it is a port, it cannot be without management. With so many ships anchored on the river, anchoring safety and firefighting safety are very important.

Moreover, starting today, the emergency response assault team, composed of the army, navy, air force, and armed police, has entered the era of dual amphibious combat formation. Two ferries, loaded with rescue personnel and equipment, may dock or leave the port at any time, and ships loaded with various rescue materials must also enter and exit the port.

To ensure safety, Vice Director Yu from Jingzhou Port Supervision Bureau Traffic Control Center, along with two traffic control personnel, officially stationed at the command and dispatch center on the second level of the Dunship at the "Linghai Development Zone Management Committee", responsible for controlling various boats entering and leaving the port and managing the waterway traffic of various vessels in the ten-kilometer stretch of waters upstream and downstream of "Linghai Port".

The river has already been closed to navigation, and there are not many boats passing through, but if there are, they must be transporting rescue materials.

Ships or fleets transporting rescue materials travel at high speeds, and if waterway traffic management is not strengthened, it's hard to say whether they'll collide with various engineering and transport ships frequently entering and exiting "Linghai Port".

In short, the presence of port supervision is very necessary.

The roles of Captain Wu and Director Gu have also changed accordingly, now becoming the water commanders of the amphibious combat teams number 1 and number 2. Zou Xiangyu, project manager of the Road and Bridge Company, and Liu Ming, foreman, respectively serve as site emergency rescue construction commanders for earthwork construction of teams number 1 and number 2.

The previously disbanded flood control technical squad and construction technical squad have been restored.

The entire rescue process has been adjusted according to actual needs.

Regardless of any emergency situations encountered, engineering and technical personnel like Han Yu, Hao Qiusheng, Master Xu, Master Yao, and Master Sun must first utilize several high-speed law enforcement boats' waterway traffic advantage to rush to the affected section of the embankment for on-site investigation, develop rescue plans, and determine which personnel and equipment to deploy for rescue.

The on-duty officers stationed at "Linghai Port" then organize the relevant personnel and equipment to head over for rescue according to orders from Han Yu or Hao Qiusheng, and are responsible for all logistics support related to the rescue.

There are four on-duty officers, namely Yang Jianbo, Qiu Xueliang, Zhao Jiang, and "Boss Officer" Qian Yunsheng from Binjiang Development Zone.

Two people form a group, taking turns to be on duty.

If there are matters that cannot be decided, report to Director Ge for instructions.

A temporary expanded city party committee meeting was held, and after everything was arranged, Han Yu was ready to first board 001 to check the anchoring safety of all ships on the river, but was again pulled aside by Secretary Wang and saw a face both familiar and somewhat unfamiliar.

"Manager Chen, why are you here too!"

"Secretary Han, discuss your official business with Secretary Wang first, talk to me after you're done."

"Alright, please wait a moment." Han Yu greeted Old Chen, the old projectionist from Four Factory Cinema, turned around and asked, "Secretary Wang, what's the matter?"

Old Friend Wang asked urgently, "Why didn't you give me any assignment just now? Did you think I was here for sightseeing?"

"Uncle Wang, you're to assist Director Ge."

"Then I'm his subordinate!"

"Well, you are equals. You're the Senior Economist; why not manage the logistics support group?"

"No problem with the management, but you need to announce it."

"But now the meeting has adjourned, or announce during dinner."

"Announcing during dinner is fine, but there's another matter."

"What matter?"

Old Friend Wang glanced back, smiled, and said, "Didn't you promise to give gifts to the 132nd Regiment? I think we shouldn't just simply give them."

Han Yu asked instinctively, "Then how to deliver?"

"I asked Mayor Shen earlier, he said the emergency rescue assault team is now directly under the command of Jingzhou Flood Control Command; he no longer needs to be on duty at the command. Why not have Mayor Shen deliver them to the 132nd Regiment early tomorrow morning?"

"Is it that troublesome?"

"It's not troublesome, but very necessary!"

"Why is it necessary?"

"Don't be silly, just let them take it away? If Mayor Shen personally delivers them, the reporters from the TV station and Linghai Daily also go along, and by then, it's Mayor Shen representing the Linghai Municipal Committee and Municipal Government to comfort the liberation army soldiers participating in the flood fight!"

Han Yu asked helplessly, "But the 132nd Regiment is our superior; how can a subordinate unit comfort a superior unit?"

Secretary Wang's face turned serious: "We don't say it, who knows? Besides, the news will be about Linghai in the future."

Both old men are even craftier than the other.

Han Yu admired them with awe and asked with a smile, "Is Mayor Shen willing to go for comfort?"

"Of course, he's willing; if he wasn't, he would still have to go. He now represents Linghai, not only having to comfort the 132nd Regiment but also other places until all gifts are delivered!"

"Uncle Wang, if you put it that way, Mayor Shen is now listening to you?"

"Not listening to me; I'm helping him arrange things. In a way, I'm now equivalent to the director of the Development Zone's Party and Government Office, ensuring services are done well, arranging Mayor Shen's work, life, and schedule properly."

"Fine, as long as Mayor Shen doesn't mind, I certainly don't mind." Han Yu looked back at Old Chen, the Four Factory Cinema projectionist speaking with Old Ge in the distance, puzzledly asked, "Uncle Wang, why did Manager Chen from Four Factory Cinema come too?"

"I invited him."

"Invite him to show movies?"

"That's what I told him; after all, soldiers shouldn't just focus on rescue without entertainment. But the main reason for inviting him is to modify those boats on the river."

Old Friend Chen is not only good at showing movies; he can also write and paint.

The movie posters from the days Four Factory Cinema didn't close down were drawn by him, wall-sized, painted to look just like photographs.

The development zone erected a large row of billboard advertisements by Lingda Car Ferry, all related to the content of reform and opening up, inviting Old Chen to help paint them. One of the billboards features Friend Xiaoping's large portrait, painted very well and lifelike.

The handwriting is even more beautiful; the "Longgang Rice Industry" of Zhang Erxiao was written by someone they hired.

Compared to the flamboyant calligraphy, Old Chen's artistic lettering is even better. The slogans for the Four Factory, Bailong Port, and the development zone almost all came from Old Chen's hand.

Thinking about those slogans on the ship, Han Yu couldn't help but laugh and ask, "Uncle Wang, were you pretending to bring someone to screen movies just to trick them into helping you decorate the fleet?"

"What do you mean by 'trick'? I'm giving him a chance to showcase his skills. Besides, movies can still be shown—not only for the officers and soldiers but also for the disaster-stricken communities. It enriches the spiritual life of the soldiers, boosts their morale, and brings hope to the disaster-stricken folks, encouraging their confidence in rebuilding their homes."

"Did he bring all the movie projection equipment?"

"How else would he show them? He brought a lot of film reels too, loaded in over ten large wooden boxes."

Secretary Wang paused, then earnestly and seriously said, "I think we could consider assigning him two people and forming a movie screening team. Salted Fish, I'm not joking with you. The disaster-stricken people need spiritual encouragement more than ever during these times."

That actually makes some sense.

Han Yu was considering whether to assign two people to Old Friend Chen, when Secretary Wang continued, "Your sister-in-law and brother-in-law are both medical personnel, and you currently have several medical orderlies under your command. We could have your brother-in-law and sister-in-law conduct medical check-ups in the disaster areas in the daytime and show movies to the disaster-stricken communities in the evening."

"Uncle Wang, we're here for emergency rescue."

"I know, but it doesn't mean other works are unimportant. Salted Fish, since we're here, we should leave a good impression on the Beihu community. It's a directive personally entrusted by Secretary Ye and Mayor Qian."

Secretary Ye and Mayor Qian certainly chose the right people.

Initially, I thought Old Ge was quite impressive, but unexpectedly, Secretary Wang is just as formidable.

Han Yu didn't want to deal with these things anymore and said, "Uncle Wang, you handle the arrangements; you're in charge now."

"Then I'll go find Mayor Shen first."

"Go ahead."

...

Just as Old Friend Wang was sent off, Old Friend Chen came over.

"Secretary Han, Secretary Wang sent me to screen the movies. Where should I set up tonight?" Old Chen is famously obsessed with movie screening, and as he spoke, he opened his bag to take out a beautifully written list of films.

As expected, they were all old movies, the newest possibly being "The Great Battle."

Currently, the task of filling and binding sandbags was not as urgent, and the soldiers of the 132nd regiment had been working continuously for nearly half a month. Each of them was quite exhausted, and many even had injuries on their hands and bodies.

Han Yu weighed things over and smiled, "We'll screen it in the safety zone tonight, for the soldiers."

"What film should we screen?"

"'Shangganling.'"

"'Shangganling' is a 1956 film; not only is it black and white, but it's also not widescreen. How about we switch to 'The Great Battle' and start with 'Liao Shen Battle' tonight?"

"Just screen 'Shangganling.'"

"Why insist on 'Shangganling'? I haven't screened it in many years; the film reel is buried at the bottom of the box."

Old Chen looked puzzled.

Han Yu pulled him a few steps forward, pointing to the officers and soldiers of the 2nd Battalion of the 132nd Regiment working under the dam, and explained, "The Battle of Shangganling was fought by their unit. The revolutionary martyrs who sacrificed at Shangganling are their predecessors."

Old Chen couldn't believe his ears and asked in astonishment, "Really?"

"Really. They are a heroic unit."

"Understood, I'll go find the film reels right away."

"Wait a moment."

"Secretary Han, is there anything else?"

"I'll assign you two people to help you carry the equipment and set up the large screen." 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

"Great, I can't manage on my own."

Old Friend Wang was right, there's definitely a need to set up a movie screening team.

Han Yu picked up the walkie-talkie, calling, "Staff He, Staff He, this is Han Yu. I'm in the safety zone; could you come over for a moment?"

"Received, on my way."

It didn't take long before Staff He ran over and saluted.

Han Yu introduced Old Friend Chen and smiled, "Staff He, you understand the importance of propaganda work better than I do. Since we have the conditions, we should form a movie screening team. Manager Chen can't handle it alone, so please arrange for two soldiers to assist Manager Chen."

Now, the 132nd regiment and the "Hong Kong Garrison" Navy diving unit are one team, even the construction unit on the emergency rescue documents for the Yang Liu Village segment includes both the 132nd regiment and the Navy diving unit.

In Staff He's view, what's important to Han Yu is important to the 132nd regiment, and enhancing political propaganda is a good thing.

Staff He unhesitatingly said, "Understood, I'll arrange the personnel immediately."

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PS: Plans are never as good as changes.

Originally planned to maintain a daily update of ten thousand words this month, but tomorrow I have to go to the East Sea, and the day after tomorrow morning, I need to attend a symposium by the Central Propaganda Department. I won't be back until the night after tomorrow, so I can only update one or two chapters in the next two days, and the update times cannot be guaranteed. Please understand, brothers and sisters.