The Fisheries Bureau wasn't far from the Maritime Safety Administration; it only took about ten minutes by car. Once inside the Fisheries Bureau, Chen Hong found out where Yang Wei's office was and knocked on the door to go in.
There were two desks in the office, placed side by side near the window, with two men sitting opposite each other.
As soon as she entered the room, the two people inside stood up at the same time and greeted her together.
"Oh my, isn't this Chen Hong from Yujia Village? What brings you here?"
"You must be Chen Hong? Yang Wei just called me. Please have a seat."
One of the two men was in his thirties, wearing a white shirt, a black V-neck vest, and light blue trousers.
Another person, around fifty years old, was wearing a white shirt and a dark blue casual suit.
He was the first to greet Chen Hong, and it sounded like he knew Chen Hong, but Chen Hong didn't remember knowing him.
The younger one is definitely Wang Xingyuan, Yang Wei's college classmate.
"I'm Chen Hong, I'm sorry to have troubled you. Sir, I'm so sorry I didn't recognize you. And who are you?"
Chen Hong racked her brains but couldn't remember who this person was. She had no recollection of him at all and felt very embarrassed, her face turning red.
The older middle-aged man laughed: "My name is Zhao Changmin. It's normal that you don't remember me; we've never met before."
You are the guardian of our city's oceans. Last year, you salvaged and handed over five sonar devices belonging to enemy countries.
When the city held the commendation meeting, all the staff from our Fisheries Bureau attended.
We were all sitting in the audience, and you were sitting in the front row. When you went on stage to receive the award, all the staff from the city's Fisheries Bureau and Maritime Bureau had seen you before.
You're a celebrity in Rongcheng!
You have a hard time remembering things that we don't, but we remember you perfectly. We heard that you've been spending a lot of money to release fish fry into the nearshore waters for two years, which is a role model for all the fishermen in Rongcheng.
"By the way, what brings you to our fisheries bureau today? Did you manage to retrieve another enemy sonar?"
Chen Hong smiled sheepishly, "I'm sorry to disappoint you. I didn't come here today about sonar; I'm here to cause you trouble."
As he spoke, he glanced at Wang Xingyuan, who was also surprised that their section chief knew Chen Hong. Judging from the leader's attitude, he valued Chen Hong quite a bit.
He immediately understood, nodded to Chen Hong, and indicated that he could tell the leader. After all, it was a perfectly legitimate good thing, and besides, they were in the same office, so it was impossible to keep it a secret.
Wang Xingyuan turned to Zhao Changmin and said, "Section Chief, Chen Hong is my friend. She bought two boats and came here to apply for subsidies."
Section Chief Zhao laughed even more heartily: "Look, advanced people can always be ahead of others in everything they do."
Our staff have been promoting this policy to the villages, but very few people have come to apply for the subsidy!
Chen Hong, you did a great job. Once the subsidy is processed, it will set a good example for the people.
The country's policies are so good! Many people are still observing and don't believe it!
Chen Hong smiled and said, "I believe you! Leader, could you please give me some guidance on what materials I should provide and how to apply?"
With the enthusiastic help of Section Chief Zhao and Wang Xingyuan, Chen Hong quickly completed the application procedures and is now just waiting for the fishing boat to be delivered so she can collect the subsidy with the invoice issued by the shipyard.
As Chen Hong left the Fisheries Bureau, she looked back and saw Section Chief Zhao and Wang Xingyuan standing by the window waving goodbye to her.
On the way back, Chen Hong thought that doing good deeds would bring good rewards.
Based on her previous achievements, she was able to apply for a subsidy of 25%, which was 5 percentage points higher than she had expected.
This is truly a pleasant surprise!
What made Chen Hong even happier was not the increase in subsidies, but the fact that, as an ordinary fisherman, she would frequently have to deal with the Fisheries Bureau.
Now that she has bought a large boat, no one can guarantee that the trawlers will not accidentally catch nationally protected animals.
If someone tries to cause trouble, the Fisheries Bureau is the law enforcement agency. If they enforce the law strictly, it's not impossible for them to impose fines, confiscate fishing gear, impound boats, or even detain people to work on sewing machines.
In the early 2000s, the Fisheries Bureau had a lot of flexibility in law enforcement; whether they turned a blind eye or not made a big difference in the outcome.
I met Section Chief Zhao and Wang Xingyuan today; she's got connections in high places now. They're acquaintances in the Fisheries Bureau, which is like a powerful tool for fishermen!
Not only can law enforcement be relatively relaxed, but if they move to Beijing and want to learn about new fishery administration policies, it will only be a matter of making a phone call.
Back in Yujia Village, Chen Hong first cleaned the house. She didn't cook dinner, but went to the hotel restaurant in front and ate with everyone.
During this time, Chen Hong told the village chief and others about her order of two boats.
Uncle Erhu said, "Chen Hong, I admire no one but you in this life!"
Chen Hong asked in bewilderment, "Uncle, what do you mean by that?"
Uncle Erhu: "Your aunt often complains about me, saying that I'm a quiet person who can do anything, and that I always get things done without saying a word."
Compared to you, my problems are nothing! They're incomparable!
Spending four or five million to buy two boats—such a big deal—and you just went out and looked around and booked them, even paid the deposit. You're something else!"
Uncle Erhu even gave her a thumbs up at the end.
Aunt Guo just smiled as she listened to them talking. The village chief sighed, "In our Yu Family Village, with over 300 households and more than 1,400 people, not a single person has your kind of courage."
At today's village meeting, everyone stammered and made a ruckus for three or four hours, but no concrete plan came out.
They only asked them to contribute a little over ten thousand yuan, it's not like they couldn't afford it.
Last year, not to mention the money earned by the young and middle-aged people working away from home, the average income of the elderly and women in the village was 40,000 to 50,000 yuan per household.
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