Deputy Mayor Shen also had no time to rest. Seeing that Secretary Ye had started work, he hurriedly came to report to Secretary Ye.

"Port Supervision Bureau wants eight berths as temporary holding points for illegal ships, but there are only so many berths available in the Jianghai River Harbor!"

"Secretary Ye, I'm reluctant too, but without their support, the Harbor project can't succeed."

"Have you tried talking to Zhu Chunmiao?"

"Director Zhu does not manage this area, and it was Director Tang who proposed this."

"Since Director Tang has spoken, let's give them eight berths. Besides these eight berths, did they have any other requests?"

Shen Fan quickly spread out the Port District planning map he had brought with him, pointing to the location of the Hubin River Mouth with resignation, "Director Tang said that when Linghai Port is built and put into operation, there will be a lot of pressure on water traffic management. Their law enforcement officers working on dunships is just a temporary measure; they want this plot of land to build an office building."

They asked for berths and now land, don't they realize land can be sold for money?

The more Secretary Ye thought about it, the more he felt the pinch, looking at the planning map and saying, "Today we agree to give them a plot of land to build an office building, in a few days Customs and Border Inspection might also ask for the same. Then, should we allocate it to them or not?"

"Secretary Ye, 'You can't ensnare a wolf without giving up some meat.' We've already come this far; we can't forgo all our previous achievements over this."

Shen Fan paused for a moment, then continued, "Besides, the situation of the Port Supervision Bureau is different from Customs and Border Inspection. After the port is operational, whether it can be managed well and maintain good water traffic order is very important."

Secretary Ye was silent for a moment, then gave a slight nod, "From a long-term perspective, it's indeed a good thing that the Port Supervision Bureau is willing to build an office building in our Linghai Port."

"That was my thought as well, and moreover, at least they haven't asked us to pay for their building."

Shen Fan knew that Secretary Ye must be somewhat upset about the big sacrifice, so he quickly changed the topic, "Secretary Ye, at dinner last night, Director Tang provided some information."

"What information?"

"Cosco Shipyard's site is too small and can't keep up with developmental needs. They plan to find a location to expand their production scale. A few district heads from the opposite bank of the river are more in the know than us; they've been visiting Cosco recently and offered many preferential policies, hoping to attract Cosco to invest and build a factory there."

Cosco is a real big enterprise, building large ocean vessels with annual outputs in the billions.

Secretary Ye instantly perked up, tapping the table saying, "This situation is very important. You must hurry and think of a solution. No matter what, we have to attract Cosco here. We can offer the same policies as the other bank!"

"I can get in touch with the head of the shipyard."

"Being able to contact is not enough; you need to work on it."

"I am working on it. I'll call Salted Fish in a moment and have him accompany me to Cosco Shipyard."

"Is Salted Fish well-acquainted with Cosco Shipyard?" Secretary Ye asked subconsciously.

Shen Fan explained with a smile, "I asked Director Zhu. He said that when Changhang Bureau planned to build a Fire and Towing Ship, they had invited the chief engineer from Cosco Shipyard to participate in the tender evaluation. Plus, when Cosco acquired Binjiang Shipyard, it was the former head of the Port Supervision Bureau who helped to make the connection."

"The former head of the Port Supervision Bureau?"

"The previous Director, surnamed Feng. Director Feng watched Salted Fish grow up and cares a lot about him. Director Zhu said that if it weren't for Director Feng's opportunity, Salted Fish wouldn't have been able to earn First-level Merit."

"Is Director Feng very familiar with Cosco?"

"Not only familiar, but he has also been transferred to Cosco Headquarters, holding a position Director Zhu is not very clear on, but anyway, he enjoys Full Bureau Level treatment."

We must leverage this connection!

Secretary Ye immediately picked up the phone, quickly dialed a series of numbers, and after a few seconds, asked, "Xiao Liu, has Comrade Han Yu left?"

"He left; he and the four people brought by Director Liu from the Provincial Military District talked all night, and left after eating breakfast in the City Committee cafeteria."

"They talked all night?"

"Yes, they were inside talking all night, and Chief of Staff Liu from the Armed Forces Department was guarding outside all night."

"He didn't sleep all night, then never mind." Secretary Ye put down the phone and mumbled, "What exactly were these four people learning from him to have spent the whole night discussing?"

Shen Fan analyzed, "It may be related to the mission involved with earning First-level Merit."

"Director Liu from the Provincial Military District said to keep it confidential, so since it's confidential, let's not pry. But we must use Salted Fish's relationship with the previous head of the Port Supervision Bureau. It's a big deal that Cosco Shipyard plans to expand; I guess Cosco's people in charge here at Binjiang can't decide on their own, it must go through the Headquarters' approval."

Secretary Ye pondered for a moment, then continued, "But we can't just reach out to the Headquarters without contacting the people in charge here at Binjiang. Plan well, how to handle this task."

Shen Fan promptly replied, "I understand."

If you want the horse to run, you can't let the horse go hungry.

Secretary Ye touched the corner of his mouth, then laughed and said, "Salted Fish being recognized with First-level Merit by General Politics, the Transportation Department may not care much, but we at Linghai Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government cannot overlook it. I'll ask the Armed Forces Department later. In the past, when such cases occurred, how did the local Party Committee and Government commend it; there should be some kind of 'matching reward,' and we must supplement it."

Shen Fan couldn't be unaware of his superior's good intentions, so he laughed, "Secretary Ye, as far as I know there is no such 'matching reward' or precedent. There are only some policies regarding military support, but they all pertain to active-duty service members earning commendations in the military."

Secretary Ye realized and laughed, "So it's not that the Transportation Department doesn't care, but they just haven't encountered such a situation and don't know how to handle it?"

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