Riverside police

The sun shines through the gaps in the clouds onto the water, sparkling like countless diamonds that embellish the river water to make it more beautiful. On the river, large and small ships shuttle back and forth constantly, extremely busy.

Han Xiangning, wearing a safety helmet, a telescope hanging around her neck, and holding a walkie-talkie, is a little uncomfortable standing on the north span of the Yangtze River Bridge under construction overlooking the river. A 10,000-ton cargo ship does not look big, and a 2,000-3,000-ton inland cargo ship becomes so small that you can't see the ship's name or number without a telescope.

Different perspectives can see different scenery.

I just don't know why, but after standing on a high place and looking for a long time, I have an urge to jump down. She didn't dare to look anymore and continued to walk along the construction path.

Leaders from cities in the Yangtze River Delta, such as Donghai and Guzhou, are still visiting in front. They don't mind the strong wind on the bridge. They walk and stop, chat while walking, and don't know when they will stop visiting.

The regional cooperation in the Yangtze River Delta began as early as 1982, when the then national leader proposed to "establish the Yangtze River Delta Economic Zone with Donghai as the center". The initial scope of the plan only included five cities: Donghai, Jiangcheng, Ningbo, Guzhou and Hangzhou.

In 1983, the planning scope of the Yangtze River Delta Economic Zone was expanded to include Binjiang, Changzhou, Wuxi and Xingjia, Huzhou and Xingshao in Zhejiang Province.

Later, the scope of the Yangtze River Delta Economic Zone became larger and larger, and the Joint Conference of Directors of the Yangtze River Delta Cooperation Office (Commission) was established. Later, the Joint Conference was replaced by the Yangtze River Delta Urban Economic Coordination Conference.

The Yangtze River Delta Urban Cluster with 16 cities in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai as the main form was finally formed, and this framework has remained stable and generally recognized.

The mayors of the 16 cities gather together almost every year to hold a mayor summit to study how to further strengthen cooperation in economy, transportation, tourism and culture.

Binjiang is very close to Donghai and Guzhou, separated by only one river. However, due to the lack of a cross-river passage, inconvenient transportation, and relatively lagging economic development, it has been a "little brother" with little presence since joining the Yangtze River Delta Economic Circle.

For the past twenty years, Binjiang could only attend meetings.

In order to further integrate into the Yangtze River Delta Economic Circle, the municipal party committee and government, after unremitting efforts and efforts, finally became the host and hosted this year's economic coordination meeting. Inviting dozens of leaders from three provinces and cities to visit the Yangtze River Bridge under construction is an important part of the coordination meeting.

Secretary Chen and Mayor Lu were very excited. They introduced the construction of the bridge like a treasure, and looked forward to the bright future after the bridge was completed and opened to traffic with deep emotion, so that Deputy Director Li, who was the commander-in-chief of the bridge construction, could not get a word in.

If you just look at the bridge under construction, Guzhou can be called half a host, after all, the bridge is a cross-river passage connecting Binjiang and Guzhou. However, for Binjiang, the construction of the Yangtze River Bridge is a big deal, but for Guzhou, it really doesn't matter whether there is such a bridge.

Because of this, the deputy mayor of Guzhou who attended the coordination meeting was obviously not very interested in this, standing aside and smiling without saying a word.

Deputy Director Li could not interrupt and did not want to steal the limelight from Secretary Chen and Mayor Lu, so he stopped and waited for Han Xiangning to catch up and asked curiously: "Xiangning, who are you looking at?"

"Mayor Zou of Guzhou."

"Do you know him?"

"No, it's the first time I've seen him today." Han Xiangning smiled as he walked: "The bridge is not only Binjiang's, but also Guzhou's. Secretary Chen and Mayor Lu have to come to our site many times a year, but the city leaders of Guzhou are better. The number of times they have visited our construction site in the past few years may not be more than Secretary Chen's one quarter."

These city leaders are more realistic than each other, and they only play with friends who are rich and helpful to their economic development. Guzhou is the city with the best economic development in Jiangnan Province. It has always been closely following Donghai. It even looks down on Jiangcheng, so how can it look at Binjiang?

Deputy Director Li thought it was funny and said calmly: "The urban area of ​​Guzhou is too far from the riverside. It is not as convenient for them to come to the bridge construction site as Secretary Chen and Mayor Lu."

"Director Li, you are pretending to be ignorant when you know the truth."

"If you don't say it, it will be meaningless."

Guzhou doesn't want to play with Binjiang and has no need to play with Binjiang. They don't even have Binjiang in their eyes. It's normal that they don't pay much attention to the bridge under construction.

Deputy Director Li smiled and changed the subject: "Where is your Xianyu? With so many leaders here, security work is very important. Why didn't I see him today?"

"He's on a business trip. Chen Zikun is in charge of water security."

"On a business trip again. Where did he go?"

"To Dongguan." Han Xiangning was really happy that his junior was going to be transferred to Donghai before him. He smiled and explained: "The two new ships were built in a shipyard in Dongguan, with a total investment of more than 10 million yuan. He was worried if he didn't go to see them."

Deputy Director Li suddenly remembered that the Changhang Branch was going to equip two new law enforcement boats, and asked curiously: "Why did you think of building them in Dongguan? How to drive the boats back after delivery?"

"That shipyard has rich experience in building new law enforcement boats. The official boats of Dongguan Customs, Dongguan Border Inspection, Shancheng Fire Brigade and even Hong Kong Marine Police are all built there. As for how to get back, there is no need to worry. The two new ships built this time are both for river and sea use."

"When can they be delivered?"

"The sea trial will be at the end of June, and it should be delivered in mid-July."

"So fast?"

"This is not fast. The current shipbuilding technology is so advanced and the construction efficiency is so high. Not to mention such a small official ship, even a container ship of 20,000 to 30,000 tons will take less than a year to build."

As we were chatting, a leader in a dark blue jacket came up with a smile.

"Director Li, it's only been three years since we last met, how come your hair has turned white?"

"Director Pan, if you do my job, your hair will turn white faster than mine." Deputy Director Li subconsciously touched his head and said with a wry smile: "Don't be afraid of being laughed at by your brother, it's been okay in the past two years. When the construction just started, I was so worried that I couldn't sleep all night."

"I can understand, it's really not easy for you to be the commander-in-chief!"

Director Pan held Deputy Director Li's hand tightly and sighed: "It's easy to say that turning a natural barrier into a thoroughfare is easy to do. Not to mention presiding over the construction of such a large span of the Yangtze River Bridge, even building a bridge on the Huangpu River is not an easy task. Your hair has turned white, and I lost more than 20 pounds back then."

Only those who have been the commander-in-chief of bridge construction can understand how much pressure it is to be the commander-in-chief of a bridge.

Thinking of the temporary subordinates who had worked together for several years and would be transferred to Donghai in more than a year, Deputy Director Li couldn't help but smile and said, "Director Pan, let me introduce you. This is Comrade Han Xiangning, a member of our engineering command, the commander-in-chief of the water law enforcement base who is fully responsible for escorting the construction of the bridge, and the deputy director of the Binjiang Maritime Bureau. Xiangning, this is Deputy Director Pan of the Donghai Municipal Transportation Bureau."

"Hello, Director Pan!" As a new bride of Linghai, Han Xiangning has a natural affinity with Donghai people like most Linghai people, and quickly raised her hand to salute.

Director Pan just thought Han Xiangning was just a "vase" of the Yangtze River Bridge Construction Command. He didn't expect Han Xiangning to be the deputy director of the Binjiang Maritime Bureau. He couldn't help but laugh and said, "Comrade Xiangning is so young!"

"Director Pan, Xiangning is very young, but he has been working for a long time."

"When did you start working?"

"In 1987."

"He has been working for almost 20 years. He turned out to be a young old comrade."

"Director Pan, Comrade Xiangning has been enforcing the law on the front line since he started working. He has rich experience in maritime work and is a business backbone of the Ministry of Transport's maritime system."

"Really?"

"Director Pan, it's not as exaggerated as Director Li said." Han Xiangning was a little embarrassed by the praise and whispered, "I have been enforcing the law on the front line for a long time, but I have also worked in government agencies and served in local areas."

Director Pan is in charge of maritime affairs in the unit. While following Deputy Director Li to As he walked forward, he asked with interest: "What kind of work have you done?"

"I worked in the crew examination department and in the traffic control center for a few years. Later, I worked in the local area and worked in the Shipping College for a year."

"Traffic control work is not easy."

"It was a bit stressful at first, but it was okay after I got used to it."

After the temporary department was transferred to Donghai, it was inevitable to deal with the Donghai Transportation Bureau. Deputy Director Li felt it necessary to introduce it well and said with a smile: "Director Pan, Comrade Xiang Ning has served as the head of the Security Inspection Department of Binjiang Maritime Bureau and the director of Linghai Maritime Affairs Office. During his tenure, he served as a member of the Standing Committee of Changzhou Municipal Party Committee and deputy mayor, and also served as the vice president of Binjiang Shipping Vocational and Technical College."

Not everyone can do security inspection work. Even in the maritime system of the Ministry of Transport, there are not many cadres with PSC inspection qualifications. It is conceivable how strong the business ability of this young and beautiful female comrade in front of him is.

As for leadership ability, she has been the director of the Maritime Affairs Office and even served as a member of the district and county standing committee. Director Pan was very surprised and really felt that he was old.

At this time, a large pusher fleet slowly approached from upstream.

Han Xiangning subconsciously raised the walkie-talkie, overlooking the fleet on the river and called: "Old Wu, Old Wu, I'm Han Xiangning, please answer if you get it!"

Wu Haili, who had retreated to the second line to help at the law enforcement base, replied: "Got it, Director Han, please speak."

"Have you seen the pusher fleet launched?"

"I saw it a long time ago, and I also received the fleet's ship dynamics. I'm on Haixun 49, and we will guide the fleet to safely pass through the construction waters."

"Remember to ask the captain how they sailed to the Binjiang waters. Find out where their departure port is, which port they plan to go to, and when they will return, especially when they pass through the bridge waters."

"Understood."

Deputy Director Li asked in confusion: "Xiangning, what's going on, is there a problem with the fleet coming to our side?"

Han Xiangning put down the walkie-talkie and explained: "They are the fleet of Changhang Jiangcheng Oil Transport Company, there shouldn't be any problems. The reason why I asked Director Wu to ask so carefully is mainly because their navigation The line is relatively fixed, sailing from Yizhen anchorage in the east to Chenglingji in Linxiang in the west, and rarely comes to our Binjiang waters. "

Seeing that the two leaders were thoughtful, Han Xiangning thought about it and said: "The captain and crew of this fleet can be said to be ceiling-level, with extremely high quality and rich navigation experience. They can deal with various waters and meet the avoidance requirements as much as possible without violating the navigation rules. Even during the duty process, it is strictly forbidden to bring mobile phones into the bridge.

But this is a large oil barge fleet, with a total length of more than 300 meters, a width of more than 60 meters, and a full load of more than 30,000 tons of fuel. The power of the dual main engines of the pusher is not very large. In the event of danger or bad weather, it is far less flexible than a 30,000-ton ocean-going ship. In addition, if it is fully loaded with fuel, it is equivalent to a large bomb floating on the river, so we must ask clearly about the situation so that we can prepare early before they return to the bridge construction waters. "

Deputy Director Li smiled and asked: "You only took a glance and knew which unit this fleet belongs to?"

"This fleet may be the largest fleet on the Yangtze River. There is no need to take a second look." Han Xiangning smiled and added: "In fact, most of the ships running on the river have fixed routes. As long as they work on the river for a long time, By looking at the ship type, ship name, and hull number, you can tell where the ship is, what routes it usually travels, and what cargo it mainly transports.”

Pan Ju looked at the river, pointed at a seagoing ship, and asked, "Where's that blue ship?"

Han Xiangning glanced in the direction of his finger and said with a smile: "That's a bulk carrier from COSCO. Standing on the bridge, I can't see the name of the ship clearly, but I'm sure it's either 'Changlong' or 'Changde'. It mainly runs offshore." The route, from Huanghuazhuang Coal to Shuzhou Power Plant, can transport 50,000 tons of thermal coal at a time. Due to the relationship between the waterway and the water depth, it has to wait for the tide every time it enters and exits the Yangtze River. "

After working together for several years, Deputy Director Li only knew that his temporary subordinates had rich experience in water law enforcement. He had no idea that his temporary subordinates were so familiar with ships sailing on the river. He couldn't help laughing and said: "I want to borrow a telescope to see if it is a COSCO ship. "

"Ding Li, you don't believe me?"

"I'm just curious."

"OK."

You won’t know it until you see it, but you will be more impressed once you see it.

The seagoing ship going upstream is really COSCO's "Changlong"!

Deputy Director Li was very dignified and handed the binoculars to Director Pan: "Director Pan, take a look too."

Han Xiangning felt that his professionalism was offended, so he just kept doing nothing and said in a familiar manner: "COSCO has the most ships sailing in our Binjiang section, and some of them were even built by COSCO Kawasaki. When I didn't launch, I After visiting the shipyard, we are familiar with data such as ship type, draft, and main engine power.

For example, the bulk carrier in front of you is 215 meters long and 32.26 meters wide. It burns 20 tons of heavy oil per day when sailing at sea. Calculated at 3,000 per ton, the cost of burning oil per day is more than 60,000. The storage capacity of smaller gas stations is not enough for one voyage. "

Although Director Pan is in charge of the Donghai Local Maritime Safety Bureau, as a leader he is usually very busy with work and rarely communicates with frontline law enforcement officers like he did today. He found it incredible and couldn't help but laugh and asked: "Where is the seagoing ship south of the COSCO freighter?"

Han Xiang Ningzai looked at it carefully and asked, "The one with the red lower part of the hull and the blue upper part?"

"Um."

"Pan Ju, it looks like a sea ship, but it's not."

"Not a sea ship?"

"If I remember correctly, it is the 'Haijiahe', with a length of 149.9 meters, a width of 24.66 meters, a depth of 10.2 meters, and a deadweight of 26,400 tons. It is one of the few large ships in the Yangtze River. Its size can be rowed in the Yangtze River. When it comes to the top three, we call him ‘Ship King’.”

Director Pan adjusted the focus of the telescope and suddenly discovered that the large river boat was the "Haijiahe".

Han Xiangning didn't want to be looked down upon by the leader of the Donghai Transportation Bureau, and continued: "The cost of this ship is nearly 30 million. With this money, we can build a 10,000-ton ocean liner. If this ship is compared with a 10,000-ton ocean liner, , far less profitable than a 10,000-ton sea-going ship, because a 10,000-ton sea-going ship can travel along the coast and even go to some countries in Southeast Asia.

The supply of goods on the short-sea route is greater than that on the Yangtze River, and the selection is greater. The competition is not as fierce as on the Yangtze River, and the freight rate is relatively high. Unlike this ship, it can only run back and forth between the East China Sea and Yangyue in Nanhu Province. Moreover, the water depth in the upstream channel is not necessarily sufficient, and it cannot even be fully loaded during the dry season. "

"Director Xiao Han, where is the river boat?"

Han Xiangning looked back and noticed that there were many leaders standing behind him. The wind was strong on the river, and even more windy on the bridge. The wind whistled in my ears, and I couldn't hear the movement behind me. I was just showing off again, but I didn't know that the leaders were surrounding me.

Secretary Chen saw that the leaders of the neighboring provinces and cities were so interested and even wanted to take the test of "little expert on fines". He felt that this was not a bad thing. After all, it was rare for people to come to Binjiang, and they had to leave an impression on them no matter what. He said with a smile: "Comrade Xiang Ning, Mayor Zhang is asking you."

"Oh, Mayor Zhang, which ship are you asking about?"

"The one where there seems to be a person standing on the bow."

"That's a Dongshan ship. Among the small inland river cargo ships on the Yangtze River, Dongshan ships are the most common. The ship type is also different from the ships in other provinces and cities. Because there are so many, I can't see the ship name and hull number. I only know its approximate size. ”

Han Xiangning didn't want to make Secretary Chen lose face, so he calmed down, looked at it carefully, and introduced the data of the Dongshan ship in detail. After thinking about it, he smiled and said: "Judging from the draft, it is going to Baosteel to load steel. Steel." The shipping price is okay and more cost-effective than transporting grain.”

A leader who didn’t know much about long-distance shipping asked curiously: “Does Dongshan Province have the most inland river cargo ships running on the Yangtze River?”

"Yes, but there are also many ships in Nanhe Province."

“Dongshan and Nanhe don’t rely on the Yangtze River!”

"Dear leaders, inland river cargo ships not only run on the Yangtze River but also sail in the canal. Every day, many small inland river cargo ships enter the Yangtze River from the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal."

Han Xiangning smiled and continued: "In the past, there were many people running boats along the rivers in Jiangnan Province. My wife is a boat people, and my father-in-law and my mother-in-law used to run boats. With the rapid economic development in recent years, people running boats along the rivers and coastal areas have There are fewer and fewer people on the boat. Nowadays, the small Jiangnan-registered river cargo ships on the river mainly come from Yungang, Suqian, Huaian and Xuzhou.

In the areas along the river, not only are there fewer and fewer people running small boats, but there are not as many people running sea boats as before. In the past, seamanship was a profession with high income and high social status, but now my alma mater, Binjiang Shipping College, is almost unable to recruit local students. This has a lot to do with the rapid development of the economy, the continuous improvement of living standards, and the ability to find well-paying jobs locally. "

The leaders were convinced. One tall leader even said with emotion: "Before, if you wanted to be a seafarer, you didn't just have to endure hardships and stand hard work. You even had to undergo a political review."

A leader wearing glasses asked curiously: "Director Xiao Han, where is the boat that just came over?"

"Reporting to the leader, this Chuanjiang Daquan is called 'New Era'. It is 129.97 meters long and 16.26 meters wide. It is a new ship built according to new standards, with a gross tonnage of 3,000. It sails in the middle and lower reaches with a crew of 6 people and three If it is a shift, it will require 9 people. If it goes above Gezhouba, it will need 10 people. A month's salary is a big expense. Now the competition is so fierce and the freight rate is not high, the shipowner may not. How to make money."

"Where's the farthest it can go?"

"It can go as far as Nanyun Shuifu, but I don't know if it has added routes. If it can really go as far as Shuifu, the crew can enjoy the scenery of the entire Yangtze River. But it is unlikely, unless the cargo owner's freight rate can afford it. It is extremely high, otherwise not many ships would be willing to go to Nanyun Shuifu because the journey is too long, spanning half of China, especially upstream, there are dangers everywhere, and the channel is so difficult to navigate. "

Han Xiangning thought about it and then said: "If a ship like this is loaded from Binjiang to the mountain city of Lingfu, the freight rate is estimated to be not even 35. For a round trip, it will cost 27 or 8 tons to refuel, and the fuel cost will be high. It costs nearly 200,000. If you buy the boat with a loan, you are really working for a bank and a gas station.”

There are not many cadres who are so familiar with the situation of ships on the river, and there are even fewer cadres who can put themselves in someone else's shoes and help ship owners calculate their economic accounts...

The leaders who came to visit no longer regarded Han Xiangning as the "vase" of the Yangtze River Bridge Project Headquarters, and sincerely felt that Han Xiangning was a capable cadre.

If not for time constraints, the leaders would really like to test Han Xiangning again.

However, I had plans for the afternoon, so I had no choice but to go back with unfinished business.

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PS: Happy May Day to all my brothers and sisters!