Binjiang Police Affairs-Chapter 435 - 306: Guarding the Enterprise While Pioneering_2

Chapter 435: Chapter 306: Guarding the Enterprise While Pioneering_2

During the relocation, it was discovered that the hull of 001 had rusted in several places, so they hastily knocked off the rust and applied fresh paint.

Just as they were busily engaged, Old Ding arrived on his bicycle onto the dunship.

Han Yu quickly took off his gloves, went up to greet him and asked, "Uncle Ding, is the station not busy? How come you have time to come over now?"

"The station is not that it’s not busy; it’s almost gone!"

"Gone, what happened?"

"Fewer and fewer passengers are taking long-distance buses. Each trip loses money. The transport company just issued a notice that starting next Monday, the bus routes from Bailong Port to Binjiang Central Station and Bailong Port to Dongqi Bus Station will cease operations."

"What about the passengers who need to go to Binjiang and Dongqi after disembarking?"

"They take the shuttle bus to Linghai and transfer from Linghai Bus Station to Binjiang or Dongqi."

Old Ding parked his bicycle and pointed in the direction of the Bainiu Ferry: "Mainly because there are too many passing vehicles, many passengers, aiming for convenience and to save money, do not go to the bus station to buy tickets but directly flag down passing vehicles along the road."

The shuttle buses running between Bailong Port and Linghai Bus Station were privately owned and did not enter the station.

Thinking about the once bustling Bailong Port Bus Station, which had a history dating back to before the liberation, being shut down, Han Yu felt a kind of discomfort in his heart and asked softly, "So starting next Monday, there will be no more passenger buses entering the station?"

"Yes."

"What about you?"

"I’m going to Bainiu Ferry. The station has assigned Old Zhang and me to be responsible for the security checkpoint at the ferry."

As automobile transportation became more developed, Bailong Port became increasingly deserted.

Old Ding felt the same discontent and, looking at 001, said sentimentally, "Now thinking about it, your master truly had foresight; a person should master a skill, so no matter which unit you are in, you always have a means to stand on your own.

Your standing relies on 001, as long as 001 is here, you can always make a living. Otherwise, it’ll be like Old Zhang and me, if not needed here, they send you somewhere else. If not needed there, again you’re moved."

Just as Old Ding said, his own standing today was truly because of having 001 and the dunship. freewёbn૦νeɭ.com

Han Yu fell silent for a moment, then said thoughtfully, "Uncle Ding, my master went out of his way, even selling the metal pots to build the dunship and upgraded the old tugboat into the current 001; Director Yu, with my master’s help, managed by every means possible to turn the Water Police Station from a nominal branch into a real one, and even after Political Commissioner Wang took office, he made every effort to build an office building and a dormitory building."

"Salted Fish, why are you bringing up all these?"

"I’m now a Deputy Division Commander, and I feel it’s not enough to just maintain our achievements; we also need to create our own."

"That’s ambitious, what do you want to do?" Old Ding asked with a smile, looking at him.

Han Yu touched the corner of his mouth and pondered, "The hull of 001 has rusted again in a large area; proper maintenance should allow it to last another fifteen years. When Master was at the bureau discussing with Director Yang and Commissioner Ding about building the dunship and upgrading 001, he mentioned the quality of the work, saying that both boats must last for twenty years.

He kept his word, and I can’t just focus on maintaining what we have, resting on the successes he left behind. Now that I’m the Deputy Division Commander, I need to look further ahead, considering what to do after 001 is decommissioned."

This child has indeed grown up!

Old Ding felt very gratified and asked with interest, "Do you want to build a new ship?"

"Not in the situation now, but we need to start preparing now."

"How will you prepare?"

"Save money!"

"Saving money is a good idea, but first, you need to have money."

"There will always be a way. Besides, 001 is now under the Port Supervision Bureau; our Water Fire Rescue Team cannot always borrow someone else’s boat, we must have our own firefighting and rescue boats. If we can save a hundred thousand a year, we can save a million in ten years, and a million should be enough to build a new ship."

Han Yu grew more and more excited as he thought about it, and again grinned, saying, "Law enforcement rescue boats are not cargo ships, from design to construction to launching, it takes a long time. By the time the new ship is operational, 001 should also be retired; it would just be in time to take over!"

"You’ve got ambition; you should indeed think long-term. Your master would be very relieved if he knew."

Butts determine the brain, the young man not only has a big-picture view, but also has long-term vision. Old Ding was genuinely pleased, immediately patting his arm: "Actually, my visit isn’t about the bus station closing."

"What else is it?"

"Your division should have received the notice. Tomorrow afternoon, the Organization Department will arrange for two officers to come over, first to talk to you, and then to discuss with a few cadres and employees at Bailong Port, it’s sort of like a political evaluation, more precisely, it’s an inspection."

"Inspect whom?"

"Inspect you."

"For what?" Han Yu looked bewildered.

Old Ding took out a cigarette, smiling, "The United Front Department recommended you as a Political Consultative Conference member, so there has to be an inspection process."

"Uncle Ding, you mean Linghai’s Organization Department is coming to inspect me, planning for me to become a member of Linghai’s Political Consultative Conference?"

"Yeah, this is a political arrangement. You wanted to build a new boat, right? Once you become a Political Consultative Conference member, you can write proposals and vie for funding from the city!"

"But I’m currently a police officer at the Changhang Bureau, not a Linghai official."

"If you were an official in Linghai, you wouldn’t even get the position. Your situation is a bit like a local garrison. Both the People’s Congress and the Political Consultative Conference have representatives or members who are within the administrative divisions of Linghai but not managed by the Linghai Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government."

"I represent the Changhang Bureau?"

"It can be understood that way, but not exactly. People’s Congress representatives are elected to represent the public. Political Consultative Conference members are recommended and categorized by sector."

The proximity to red makes you red; the proximity to black makes you black.

Old Ding knew that Han Yu, like his mentor, wasn’t interested in these matters and emphatically added: "As long as you’re in Bailong Port, anytime there’s a typhoon or severe flood each year, you’ll assist the city with flood and typhoon defenses, disaster relief and rescue.

If you were a garrison, the city would visit you every year. Although you’re not a garrison, you help the city with disaster relief and rescue, and can rightfully ask the city for funding."

"Being a Political Consultative Conference member means I can ask the city for money?"

"Of course. You write a funding request proposal, the city has to provide an explanation whether they give the funding or not. This is different from personally asking city leaders for money; this is participating in governance. If the relevant leader treats it lightly, or is indifferent, you can question him during the assembly and even express dissatisfaction. This is a very serious matter!"

"If so, this membership is still worth considering."

"Others wish they could have this position; don’t be ungrateful."

"But it’s not the time for the People’s Congress."

"This is an inter-session additional appointment, which is hard to come by. After the inspection ends, the City Political Consultative Conference will vote during the Standing Committee of the Political Consultative Conference. If the vote passes, you’ll be a member of the Political Consultative Conference, not needing to wait for the assembly."

Usually, he seldom visits Linghai City District, let alone the City Political Consultative Conference.

Han Yu doubted that the City Political Consultative Conference and the Linghai Municipal United Front Department would consider him for no reason, couldn’t help asking: "Uncle Ding, this was arranged by Chairman Li, right?"

Old Ding anticipated this question, looked behind him, grinned: "He’s about to retire, of course, he wants to help you before that. But when you were a policeman at the Four Factory Police Station, even if he wanted to, he couldn’t help.

Now that you have been transferred to the Changhang Bureau, serving as the Deputy Division Commander of the Water Fire Rescue Team permanently based in Linghai and have achieved so much, he can rightly recommend you."

Old Director’s help, Han Yu was grateful.

But he truly wasn’t very interested in becoming a Political Consultative Conference member because Lin Xiaohui had already become a member of the Linghai Political Consultative Conference before the year-end, and there were even monks and priests as members, making the Political Consultative Conference seem like a big mix, with no significant meaning to being a member.

But thinking that being a Political Consultative Conference member could mean proposing for funding, he felt it might be worth pursuing.

"I knew it was Chairman Li helping." Han Yu scratched his head, then, feeling slightly embarrassed, said: "Feels a bit like pulling strings."

"What do you mean pulling strings, this is for your work!"

Afraid that Han Yu would back out, Old Ding emphasized: "Don’t forget you want to build a new ship. Being a Political Consultative Conference member, it can only benefit your shipbuilding, no downsides at all."

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