On April 25, 1951, the Beiguan Assembly elected Scott Stewart as the new chief member of the Beiguan Municipal Committee, elected Meng Dezhu as a member of the Beiguan Municipal Committee, and elected Councilor Lu Qianxing as the deputy speaker of the Beiguan Assembly.
The day before, the Donghai Council had announced that Lu Qianxing would be a replacement member of the Donghai District Council.
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Donghai Parliament Building is located in Xinhu District, not far from Donghai City Hall, High Court and other institutions. Most administrative agencies are located in Changning Road Block, Xinhu District.
There are basically no tall buildings in the neighborhoods near Cheung Ning Road to highlight the grandeur of administrative buildings such as the Parliament Building, High Court, and City Hall.
In the eastern section of Changning Road, there is a row of ancient Bavarian-style buildings, all with three or four floors.
At this time, Lu Ming was in one of the buildings, and the house number was No. 7, Changning Road East.
The three-story Bavarian long building has creaking wooden stairs inside. There are two entrances to the building, which are connected inside. There are 24 rooms on the three floors. The area is not large, about fifty or sixty square meters.
Most of the people renting here are clerks from administrative agencies. It’s not just Building 7 where Lu Ming is located. In fact, this row of Bavarian-style buildings are all for rent, and the tenants are almost all low-rise workers working in nearby administrative agencies.
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Room 207, Building 7, was the residence chosen by Lu Ming on Changning Road. From now on, he would naturally stay here at night for parliamentary meetings. There was no need to get up early as he would be in a rush.
The East China Sea Council meets once a week, usually on Tuesday.
It is much more frequent than the Beiguan Council meetings, which are held once a month, and the Donghai District Council meetings, which is equal to five times a month.
Of course, in practice, it is common for members to be absent from meetings.
According to the parliamentary charter, those who fail to attend meetings for three consecutive months without a reasonable explanation without the consent of the speaker will lose their membership qualifications.
That is to say, if you are absent without saying hello, and then without explaining, just don't come, there is no reason, then you will have to miss fifteen consecutive parliamentary meetings before you will be severely punished.
This also shows that the management of members is loose. After all, they are all representatives of public opinion. I believe that no member will not come to meetings just to erase their sense of non-existence after being elected.
Lu Ming felt that if he could catch up, he would definitely come. If he couldn't, there was nothing he could do. He could just report to the Speaker's office in advance.
After all, as a representative of public opinion, conducting field research and the like is part of normal work.
However, the place for food and accommodation must be prepared first.
There are no high-rise buildings here. If you want to live in a luxury apartment, you are far away from the Parliament Building, which loses the meaning of your original search for a place to stay.
Fortunately, this building No. 7 in the east section of Changning is my own property.
To be precise, it was one of the many properties left to Jennifer by Reno Sr.
The 24 rooms have always been rented out and are fully occupied, but 207 happened to be vacant recently.
Lu Ming hurriedly took over. He took a look today and found that the environment was not bad. He planned to have someone paint and decorate it tomorrow and the day after tomorrow.
I talked about some of my ideas and what style of decoration I like.
Duan Guiyang next to him took a notebook and quickly wrote it down.
Then he said, "Boss, the office in Jindiao Building can be listed tomorrow."
The parliamentary office in Beiguan should not just be oriented to the third district, but should be able to listen to the voices of all the citizens of Beiguan. After all, in the future, they will represent all the citizens of Beiguan and speak in the Donghai District Council.
So, after looking around for a new office, I finally chose Jindiao Building, the place where my dream in Beiguan began.
As for the rent of the office, there is a special fund subsidy.
The Donghai District Councilor and the Beiguan Councilor seem to be only one level apart, but the difference is huge.
The monthly remuneration for a regional council member is as high as 1,000 yuan, which is ten times the monthly salary of an ordinary white-collar worker in Donghai.
In addition, the office and communication expenses are set up. The office operating expenses total 29,800 yuan per year, the entertainment and transportation allowance is 2,000 yuan per year, and there are various other subsidies.
That is to say, each member's annual financial allocation is about 50,000 yuan.
Renting a house here is naturally a breeze, and the annual rent is only 300 yuan.
But even though there is a small subsidy for renting a house here for these administrative staff, it is still a big expense.
Because usually, many of these administrative clerks, especially men, are women who stay at home and take care of the housework, while men go out to work.
After all, the more you work in this kind of administrative agency, the more you need to save face, traditional thinking, and if your wife still wants to go out to work, it means the husband is incompetent.
Their annual salary is usually between 1,000 yuan and 1,500 yuan, and rent accounts for a large proportion.
If you have two jobs, there will be no pressure.
But the residents who rent here, whether they are husbands or wives, are well-dressed and maintain a decent life. For example, every household has a TV.
"Boss, we made an appointment at noon to have dinner with Commissioner Meng Dezhu at the tower restaurant." Duan Guiyuan looked at the schedule and added.
Lu Ming nodded. Meng Dezhu insisted on inviting him to dinner alone. He didn't know what it meant.
He should have heard about it, and it was because of his strong recommendation that he achieved the good results he has today.
He has always had little sense of presence, not to mention in the entire Beiguan Assembly, even among the members of the Ecumenical Party and the Alliance Party, he has always been inconspicuous.
But he is not without dreams.
When Qing Lao made it clear that he would no longer participate in the current municipal committee race, Meng Dezhu also felt a burning flame in his heart.
I once made an appointment with my five brothers to raise money for a try.
But I didn’t say it myself. After all, I wasn’t very close to him at that time, and I didn’t have any intention of entering politics.
At that time, Fourth Brother Wen and others actually regarded him as a joke and thought he was wishful thinking, and no one was willing to spend real money to support his election campaign.
When he suddenly emerged, he had no other thoughts and followed him honestly. After all, he was an old friend, and he hoped to get more credit.
And he never imagined that suddenly, his dream would come true and he would become a member of the city committee.
It is said that on the day he heard the news, he cried and laughed and drank and drank in the middle of the night. It was good that he didn't go crazy.
This is probably how Fan Jin passed the exam.
After thinking about it randomly, Lu Ming smiled at Duan Guiyuan: "Then let's go and take the subway there. I've heard that citizens have complained a lot about the current subway, so I just want to go and take a look around and listen."
The world's first subway appeared in Donghai, a century ago.
Donghai also has a subway network extending in all directions. More than 20 years ago, Donghai Metro connected satellite towns for the first time, namely the Beiguan Line. Later, it continued one after another. By a few years ago, all satellite towns were connected to the subway.
Listening to Lu Ming's words, Duan Guiyuan naturally did not object. He picked up the walkie-talkie and informed the vehicles below to leave first and save two people.