"Director Tang, I’m just an assistant pilot, and I’m still learning."
"No need to be modest, Old Cui told me he’s going to retire next year, and once he retires, only one pilot will remain in Binjiang. I’ve looked into it, you can take the Third-level Pilot qualification exam in a few months, and you graduated from a Shipping School, plus you’ve served on ocean-going cargo ships. Are you interested in transferring to our Port Supervision Bureau?"
It turned out that the director was poaching junior employees!
Han Xiangning felt particularly honored and couldn’t help but laugh.
Han Yu looked stunned, then said apologetically, "Director Tang, it’s not that I’m being ungrateful, but the Water Police Station and the Yanjiang Police Station of the Linghai Police Bureau need me more."
Director Tang walked into the command center, looked back, and smiled, "Don’t rush to refuse. Think about it carefully and discuss it well with Xiang Ning."
Han Yu replied without hesitation, "No need to consider."
Director Tang, the newly appointed official, wanted to accomplish something.
The Binjiang Port Supervision Bureau can’t always lack pilots, and a pilot’s salary is similar to that of a pilot’s and involves the mileage of piloting.
Plus, most pilots are former captains. Those who meet the requirements either go to command large vessels to make big money or go to the upstream Port Supervision Bureaus to work as pilots. They are not very willing to come to the Binjiang Port Supervision Bureau situated at the tail of the Yangtze River, as this directly affects their income.
A thousand troops are easy to get, one general is hard to find.
Director Tang was determined to poach and asked meaningfully, "How much do you earn per month now? Do you know how much you would earn as a full-time pilot if you transferred over?"
Han Yu said with an embarrassed face, "I know, Director Tang, but it’s not a matter of salary."
Afraid that the leadership would be upset, Han Xiangning rushed to say, "Director Tang, Salted Fish is the most skilled at navigating ships in Binjiang and even the entire province; the leaders of the police system are very concerned about him. Others might switch jobs, but he cannot."
"Other than this small tugboat, do the police have any decent ships?"
"Director Tang, we may not have large ships in the police force, but that doesn’t mean we don’t need police officers who can navigate."
"How about joining our Port Supervision Bureau as a part-time pilot after getting your Third-level Pilot Certificate?"
"That’s against the regulations."
"Regulations are dead, we must learn to be flexible."
Director Tang didn’t want to miss out on a readily available pilot, smiled, and pointed in the direction of the city center, "This is not just a matter of piloting, but also relates to Binjiang’s economic development. I’ll talk to your City Bureau later. Your City Bureau leadership will definitely support this."
Part-time jobs are illicit private work!
However, as the director right before him mentioned, it involves the city’s economic development. The superiors might actually agree.
Thinking also about his own need for money to repair the Dunship and 001, Han Yu couldn’t help but ask, "Is there a salary for part-time work?"
"Of course, it’s calculated based on the number of piloting assignments and the piloting distance. How does that sound?"
"Thank you, Director Tang."
"You are welcome, it’s what we should do."
The base salary of pilots is not high, but the subsidies beyond the salary are considerable.
If they participate in piloting several times a month, they could make tens of thousands a year at least.
An ordinary police officer only makes a little over two hundred a month; others would be envious of this.
Xiang Ning was very happy that his junior could make money but then thought about the impact it would have, and couldn’t help but ask, "San’er, what do you need so much money for?"
Han Yu hesitated for a moment and said with some embarrassment, "The Dunship has been in service for almost six years; at most, it can last another three or four years before it needs major repairs. The main engine, auxiliary engine, and high-pressure water cannon of 001 also need replacements, and the finances of both the Water Police Station and Linghai Police Bureau are so tight, so I can only rely on myself."
Director Tang was stunned, and asked in amazement, "Comrade Salted Fish, are you planning to use your part-time salary to repair the ship?"
"Without the bureau’s training, I definitely wouldn’t have been able to attain my Class A Chief Officer Competence Certificate, without which I wouldn’t have been eligible for the Assistant Pilot role, let alone apply for the Third-level Pilot position. The Dunship and 001 are fixed assets of the bureau, and am I not one too?"
Han Yu smiled and added, "Furthermore, part-time piloting would inevitably use work hours, so the extra income earned during work time should naturally be spent on work."
After a while, Director Tang finally understood why Zhang Junyan from the Changhang Bureau and Wang Wenhong from the Water Police Station valued this young man so much; he paused, then nodded slightly.
Han Xiangning didn’t know that the director was moved and said cautiously, "Director Tang, I’m sorry, Salted fish... Salted fish is a bit single-minded, he... he..."
"That’s not being single-minded."
Director Tang took a deep breath and turned back, "Director Chen, bring me the application report that Comrade Salted Fish submitted last time to look at again. We’ll revisit it at the next party committee meeting."