Binjiang Police Affairs-Chapter 1078 - 702: Persist, Persist, and Persist Again!

"Congratulations, Secretary Wang!"

"What Secretary Wang? From today on, it's Adviser Wang!"

Huang Yuanchang, Hao Qiusheng, Zou Xiangyu, and Sun Youyi hurriedly offered their congratulations.

Although Old Wang felt somewhat disappointed, overall he was still very happy. After all, being appointed as an adviser wasn't easy, and during the appointment period, his original salary and benefits would remain unchanged, with an additional adviser's fee.

Han Yu, Xu Mingyuan, Ma Jintao, and Zhang Jiangkun, the younger generation, were confused about the role of a municipal government adviser.

Deputy Mayor Shen expressed his congratulations and explained with a smile, "Comrades, a government adviser is a senior consultant to the government, primarily responsible for research and expressing opinions. Although the City Committee and City Government have a research office, the colleagues in the research office face certain limitations in their research.

Secretary Wang is different. Having served as the head of townships for many years, he has rich grassroots work experience. Moreover, he is respected and reputed, unlike the colleagues in the research office who might encounter external interference during their research. He can conduct objective and comprehensive research on various government tasks."

Han Yu chuckled and asked, "So Secretary Wang will be the think tank of the municipal government?"

Deputy Mayor Shen nodded with a smile, "Yes, in the future, before making any major decisions, the city will ask Secretary Wang and other advisers to conduct research, then listen to Secretary Wang's opinions before deciding whether to implement them."

"Mayor Shen, you're giving me too much credit. What opinions could I offer?"

"It's not giving credit. Secretary Ye and Mayor Qian clearly stated over the phone that senior comrades are a valuable asset to Linghai. We must respect the senior comrades and have them contribute to Linghai's economic development."

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Old Wang was previously just a retired village party secretary and had been the head of a township that had long been disbanded.

Even if it hadn't been disbanded, there wouldn't be much reason for him to return since he's no longer in that position.

Now, becoming a municipal government adviser in Linghai, he has become a senior adviser to the municipal government and can even participate in major city decisions. This is also a form of significant utilization.

The promotion of the two senior comrades genuinely pleased Han Yu. Having been in leadership positions for so many years, doing nothing and not being allowed to manage was truly a torment for them.

Deputy Mayor Shen previously didn't realize how capable the two old comrades were. Through this flood defense, he truly learned and secretly resolved to seek their opinions on significant actions in the development zone in the future.

Particularly in the aspects of road and bridge infrastructure in the development zone, it was necessary to ask Ge Diao for more assistance.

To be precise, to leverage Ge Diao's connections established with the transport system during the flood defense to pursue planning, approval, and funding!

However, discussing those matters was premature; there were more important things to address now.

The upcoming agenda was for Boss Huang to report on the flood defense situation.

"...The aggressive sixth flood peak, which we managed to withstand without danger, was greatly aided by upstream contributions from the Gezhou Dam, Ge Yan River, Danjiangkou, and other reservoirs. The Gezhou Dam optimized its operations according to National Flood Control Headquarters' requirements, intercepting and storing floodwaters. From 3 PM on the 16th to 2 AM on the 17th, the dam reduced its discharge flow by an average of 1,300 cubic meters per second, peaking at 2,000 cubic meters per second, lowering the water level at Shashi by approximately 0.15 meters."

Huang Yuanchang, who had been a member of the Jingzhou Flood Control Command since the flood response efforts, now represented both the Changhang Bureau and the flood command.

He glanced at his notebook and continued, "Comrades, although we have seen off the sixth flood peak, the flood control situation for the Yangtze River remains very severe. Now the pressure has shifted to Hong Lake and Hanwu. The combination of the sixth flood peak with the high water levels of Dongting Lake, plus the discharge of the Han River flood peak, has created unprecedented pressure on Hong Lake, Hanwu, and even the Jiujiang Changjiang Main Embankment.

Our emergency assault team has been sailing with the flood peak up to Hong Lake. The reason higher authorities ordered us to return instead of continuing to follow the flood peak is that it is still raining upstream, and a seventh flood peak is about to form upstream!"

It's already the sixth, and indeed there is a seventh.

The crowd couldn't feel happy, and all were worried.

Huang Yuanchang took a deep breath, looked around at everyone, and said, "Comrades, Vice President L repeatedly reminded us as he left yesterday to learn and implement the Central Committee's directives on flood relief and rescue and follow the spirit of the General Secretary's speech in Beihu, insisting on persistence!"

Hao Qiusheng couldn't help but ask, "Director Huang, Vice President L has left?"

"The third flood peak of the Nenjiang mainstream in the Northeast has entered the Songhua River mainstream and is approaching Helbin. The flood peak level is expected to exceed the historical highest level. Helbin is the largest city in the Northeast; it cannot be flooded. Vice President L has been entrusted by the Central Committee and the National Council to command the flood defense in the Northeast."

As soon as Huang Yuanchang finished speaking, Old Ge remarked with emotion, "How many times has he come to Jingzhou? We just have to think about Jingzhou, while Vice President L has to consider the whole country, which is even more exhausting, and it's a mental exhaustion."

To genuinely empathize with Vice President L, that's truly a broad perspective!

Han Yu was unsure what to say, and then Huang Yuanchang continued, "Comrades, the Yangtze Flood Control Headquarters and Changhang Bureau leaders have entrusted me to convey to everyone that the flood defense battle has reached its most critical juncture. Please grit your teeth and persist, persist, and persist again, fight with our backs against the wall, and seize the final victory in the flood defense battle.

Concerning the upcoming flood relief and rescue operations, Vice President L, after listening to reports from provincial, municipal, and relevant departments, consulted experts in water resources, meteorology, and other fields, and conducted a comprehensive analysis and judgment, resulting in six points of deployment."