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Chapter 119 Five-site Joint Defense
The joint defense team can actually be regarded as a civilian security patrol team.

It was originally because of the tide of people going to sea that brought countless people to the coast. There were all kinds of tenants, good and bad, which led to frequent thefts and fights. Some urban villages were even too daring for locals to enter.

Various immigrants have formed gangs of varying sizes, which are simply beyond the reach of limited public resources.

In order to maintain public order and protect the interests of local villagers, the joint defense team came into being.

It is not an official organization and is basically composed of local streets and local residents. Each street or urban village has its own joint defense team, which is responsible for regular patrols, cooperating with official security inspections, and managing the flow of tenants.

Therefore, the joint defense team is a self-protection organization with no official nature and no law enforcement power, and is purely spontaneous in nature.

When Lu Jun mentioned the maritime joint defense team, his intention was very subtle.

According to the intention of the joint defense team, it is also a completely unofficial organization, without any color, and only represents the participating fishermen themselves.

However, with the identity of a maritime joint defense team, Gaijin's large ship has completely legal and compliant reasons to protect its own fishermen. The corresponding level is much lower than that of the fishery administration and the coast guard, and the scope of control after friction is also limited to the civilian population.

In the past, the country had no money and no ships, but the large fishing boats and escort ships manufactured by Gaijin were ready, so it was not impossible to do it.

Lu Jun also raised objections to the free escort:
"The most I can do is give you a sign for the Goose City Maritime Joint Defense Team. You can invite fishing companies and individual fishing boats to join, but you have to pay a fee. It doesn't have to be much. A boat going out to sea once would cost at least 300,000, right? Members share the cost based on the tonnage of the boat, so it doesn't cost much.

This money is placed in the joint defense team's public account and can only be used to supply and maintain the escort joint defense ships. I will also try to get the fishery administration to waive the fishing license fees for the escort ships, so that it won't cost much to maintain the escort fleet.

If it's purely free, it will actually be detrimental to the reputation of the joint defense team."

Tang Wen nodded in agreement. This made it seem more like the villagers were organizing themselves spontaneously.

Then, Gaijin's warships can use the name of the Goose City Maritime Defense Fleet? It seems not bad.

Seeing Tang Wen agree, Lu Jun breathed a sigh of relief. He then took out a handwritten application from his pocket and placed it on the table, saying unhappily:
"Sign it."

Tang Wen picked it up and took a look. The title was "Fishermen's Spontaneous Application for the Establishment of a Joint Maritime Defense Team." The text content was that local fishermen spontaneously proposed the establishment of a joint maritime defense team, and entrusted Gaijin Fisheries to provide patrol ships and proportionally share the dispatch cost of 30 yuan per boat per time.

The applicant and trustee below are also blank.

He looked up at Lu Jun, who said with a hint of pride:

"The higher-ups are pressing me like crazy. I've already announced that the Maritime Joint Defense Team was formed last month. Just write it down and I'll add some signatures and fingerprints later and ask Director Gao to stamp it.

We all owe Director Gao a favor this time, so please don't let us down!"

Tang Wen called himself an expert, and then he found that the date in the lower right corner was the middle of last month, and time travel belonged to him.

Once this paper was signed, the Civilization and the other two fishing boats became members of the joint defense team, completely separating themselves from the official authorities.

He signed without hesitation and then stamped it with his fingerprint.

Lu Jun took the application and left in a hurry to complete other formalities. Yang Tai stayed and pointed at Tang Wen:

"You, you're always causing trouble. But if I had this ability at your age, I might be even more ruthless. I won't ask any more questions. But there are no weapons on the Civilization, right?"

Tang Wen immediately shook his head: "No, I will definitely not let anyone catch me."

Yang Tai nodded:

"We've heard that the Fuzhou Fisheries Administration has been trying to buy a boat from you. Our Echeng Fisheries Administration is actually very eager to buy one, but we can't even come up with five million, let alone ten million. Right now, only the Fuzhou and Zhejiang Fisheries Administrations are wealthy; the others are left hanging. But once your joint defense team is established, the Echeng Fisheries Administration might intervene, so you need to be prepared."

Tang Wen thought for a moment, then realized something.

Although the joint defense team is a spontaneous civilian organization, it still needs official support. The scale of the joint defense fleet supported by Gai Jin is very impressive, so it is hard to guarantee that someone will be tempted to join.

What if someone sets their sights on commanding the Joint Defense Fleet...

Tang Wen didn't say anything, but just looked at Yang Tai. Since the latter gave him a reminder, he must have an idea.

"That's not necessarily a bad thing."

Yang Tai first defined the situation: "Echeng Fisheries Administration used to only be able to deal with overfishing near the coast, electric fishing, and other issues. It's impossible for them to ignore the existence of the joint defense team. However, with Director Gao's support, they certainly won't dare to go too far. Besides, in the entire Echeng, only Gai Jin has the ability to maintain it.

If you can get fishery administration officers on patrol vessels, they'll gain wider support, and the overall benefits will outweigh the disadvantages."

In his opinion, it is nothing more than bringing a few more people. If he can produce a piece of publicity material to show the cooperation between the government and the people to maintain the safety of the fishery, then the goal will be achieved, which is a win-win situation.

Tang Wen weighed the pros and cons, then suddenly looked up and asked:
"Does Goose City have any islands under its jurisdiction in the distant sea?"

“No, apart from a few offshore islands within 10 nautical miles of Dawan, there are no other islands or reefs.

The cities of Chaoshan in the north have the most islands under their jurisdiction. In theory, Dongsha is theirs, but…"

Tang Wen nodded, and then continued to ask:
"So the Fisheries Departments in Chaoshan and several other cities are also very poor?"

Yang Tai: "At least we can't afford to buy a high-seas fishery patrol vessel. Large vessels over 100 tons are too expensive."

Tang Wen: "Actually, judging from the map, the destinations and routes taken by the Chaoshan fishermen who venture out to sea are similar to those of the Echeng fishermen."

"You mean..."

Tang Wen: "Since the fishery administration offices don't have much offshore power anyway, why don't they pool their money and personnel to buy Gaijin's patrol boats?

A boat is not only expensive, but also requires a large number of personnel and maintenance costs. Chaoshan and Echeng have a total of five cities' fishery administrations, which should be enough to share the burden. If it really doesn't work, you can take out a loan in installments."

Yang Tai thought it was feasible.

Because there are no offshore islands that need to be governed, the fishery administration in the surrounding area is focused on patrolling the near seas and even the rivers. Even if they can afford it, it is not enough to operate a large ship.

The five companies jointly maintain a 1,000-ton patrol ship, which is just within the patrol range and is much more respectable than intervening in the joint defense fleet.

He thought for a moment and said, "If the five parties pool their funds together, we can buy a ship for a maximum of five million."

Tang Wen: "Then we'll go with the 301 and 302 standards ordered by Fujian Province. The price is still six million, but you can drive away with an 80% down payment, and we'll also give you a year of dock maintenance."

"Each family will share one million, and the dock maintenance is worth at least hundreds of thousands... We can talk to them."

In fact, one million is the maximum cost for these offshore fishery administrations, but Yang Tai is well aware of the temptation to switch from patrolling offshore rivers to patrolling the distant seas.

Is it to crack down on electrofishing, blasting fish, and smuggling, or is it to protect the interests of local fishermen in the distant sea, which is high-end and has a good reputation?

(End of this chapter)