"Not that we're not managing it, but... but it involves legal regulations and jurisdiction."

The young man's thoughts were indeed all on the river, it seems he is not only the "Binjiang Water Army Commander" but also wants to become the "River Governor".

Vice Mayor Shen looked up at Tang Wentai, thought for a moment, and then said: "Salted Fish, previously no one managed those who illegally fished for eel larvae on the river, but didn't you manage it well anyway? And now at least Port Supervision has jurisdiction over those sand mining boats and people. Be bold in enforcement, don't show them mercy, let Ningning catch and penalize each one she finds, bankrupting them to see if they dare to come to our Linghai Waters to mine sand again!"

Letting the senior take action, Han Yu has not only considered it but is also about to do it.

Seeing that the city leaders also know the senior is professional in issuing fines, Han Yu couldn't help but laugh and cry: "Mayor Shen, I am indeed preparing to organize forces to assist Port Supervision in law enforcement, but the issues with these sand-mining and illegal eel larvae fishing are not the same, merely heavy fines won't solve the problem."

"Why can't it be solved, let Ningning prepare more penalty receipts, I don't believe there's any problem on the river Ningning can't handle!"

Captain Han issues fines relentlessly and mercilessly, and he does it with the police.

Harassment, violent resistance to the law won't work under her watch, the Third Team of Port Supervision is famously terrifying in Binjiang Waters, now every large or small boat traveling through Sanhe Waters is truly fearful, Vice Mayor Shen has heard of it.

As soon as he uttered these words, Tang Wentai, who had also heard about it, couldn't help but laugh.

But Han Yu was not so optimistic, and with a frown, he said: "Mayor Shen, those sand-mining activities on the river are truly different from the illegal fishing of eel larvae."

"How are they different?"

"First, fishing for eel larvae is seasonal, at most lasting two months; once the eel larvae stop migrating, even if you want to fish, there's none to be caught. Whereas sand mining is not affected by seasons; as long as there is no typhoon, they can mine 365 days a year."

At this moment, Han Xiangning knocked and walked in.

Han Yu looked up, then continued: "Secondly, sand mining is more lucrative than illegal eel larvae fishing. I've asked colleagues from the Waterway Engineering Bureau and also my father. They said buying a few dozens of tons of second-hand boats and converting them to sand mining vessels would cost just one hundred to two hundred thousand. Constructing a bigger, more professional sand mining vessel would only cost seven to eight hundred thousand.

They mine a thousand tons of river sand overnight, two to three thousand tons in a day and night. Currently, yellow sand is priced around twenty-something yuan per ton, they have no worries about selling, meaning after all expenses, they can earn thirty to forty thousand a day and night. If they work fast, they can recover their investment in a week."

Vice Mayor Shen was shocked: "Such huge profits!"

"Now the water traffic rules have changed, it is now lane navigation, and supervision boats must patrol and command on the river. In other words, only Boat 001 has the authority to patrol and enforce the law on the water. Including the North Branch Channel, the Yangtze River waterfront section almost stretches two hundred kilometers, can 001 handle it alone?"

Han Yu took a deep breath and helplessly said: "Moreover, those sand mining bosses are rich; they are willing to hire certified crew and don't mind the fines, they don't even care if their boats are seized by Ningning, they can always buy another.

Such a lengthy water area can't be managed by just a few of us, even if we do nothing else but watch them, we still can't handle it. To say something pessimistic, even if Ningning can temporarily seize their boats, she can't seize the sand they mined from the river, even if we confiscated the sand on their boats, they could still sell it as usual."

With such huge profits, the costs of water violations are truly negligible, Port Supervision indeed doesn't pose much deterrence to those sand miners.

Vice Mayor Shen realized that more people would take to the river to mine sand, and asked quietly, "Salted Fish, are you saying you're going to shift your focus to assisting Ningning in cracking down on sand mining boats?"

"We must manage it even if it's overwhelming, at least within our Linghai Waters."

"Okay, you handle those sand miners, and once you prepare the documentation, I'll help you report to Secretary Ye and Mayor Qian. Your next tasks will also be securing our Linghai Yangtze River coastline embankments, see if I can help you secure some funds from the city."

What Han Yu was waiting for was just this statement, he quickly said: "Just help me cover the fuel costs, spending a bit now can prevent bigger losses later."

Vice Mayor Shen said: "I know, I will help you secure it."

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