Chapter 328 Opportunity to Become an Official

Because Yi Zhonghai had taken precautions from the beginning,
The neighbors in the courtyard didn't pay much attention to the nonsense he said, but when they heard that there was an opportunity to become an official this time, they couldn't help but become a little agitated.

However, Yi Zhonghai had already picked up the notebook on the table.

They could only suppress their excitement.

Opening his notebook and looking at the specific contents of the documents he had copied down, Yi Zhonghai looked up and continued to talk to his neighbors,
"In general, there are a few things.

One is the division of districts. Nanluoguxiang and Shichahai have officially been separated.
Starting from tomorrow, January 1955, 1, our Nanluoguxiang will be officially registered as belonging to Dongcheng District of Peking City and will be under the jurisdiction of Jiaodaokou Sub-district Office.

The scope of work of the sub-district office is also significantly different from that of the previous sub-district government.

A considerable amount of trivial work will be handed over to the residents' committee that will be established soon, and the street office will only handle matters that the residents' committee cannot handle.
As for what it is specifically, it will have little to do with us ordinary people in the future, so I won’t go into details.
Now let's talk about the second one.

That is the issue of being an official, which is of great interest to everyone.”

Seeing Yi Zhonghai finish reading the lengthy document and finally get to the point of being an official, Yan Bugui and the others stopped talking and all sat upright, listening attentively.

Afraid of missing a word.

Seeing that everyone was so interested, Yi Zhonghai did not dare to delay and started talking immediately.

“According to the requirements of the State Council, each district can set up a subdistrict office as a grassroots administrative unit for every 5 to 10 people;
Under the subdistrict office, a residents' committee is set up for every 100 to 600 households;

A residents' group is set up for every 15 to 40 households.
There shall be one group leader.

The leader of this residents' group is elected from all residents of the group and concurrently serves as a member of the residents' committee.
If the group leader is elected by all members to become the neighborhood committee director or deputy director,
The group can then elect another leader. "

After hearing what Yi Zhonghai said, Yan Bugui immediately asked,
"Old Yi, from what you said, the opportunity to become an official you mentioned is to be elected as the leader of the residents' group!"

Hearing this, Yi Zhonghai smiled and nodded.

“That’s exactly what I meant.
Even though the neighborhood committee is not a formal official organization,
However, the Regulations on the Organization of Residents' Committees clearly stipulate the specific duties of residents' committees.
For example, handling public welfare matters related to residents; reflecting residents' opinions and demands to the People's Committee or its subordinate street offices; mobilizing residents to respond to the government's call and abide by the law; leading mass security work; and mediating disputes among residents.

As a bridge of communication between ordinary people and the street office,

Under the guidance of the sub-district office, it exercises most of the functions of the sub-district government related to the people.

Don’t you think this is equivalent to being an official? "

After hearing Yi Zhonghai explain in detail that the neighborhood committee is actually a small street government, Yan Bugui and the others felt that he was right and became interested and wanted to participate in the election of residents' group leaders.

At this time, Jia Zhang said,

"Old Yi, didn't you just say that a residents' group can be set up for every 15 to 40 households?

There are more than 10 households in our courtyard.

Why don't we just talk to the people in the neighboring courtyard and let them be the leader of this residents' group. They will definitely get some benefits when the time comes."

Hearing Jia Zhang's trick, Yan Bugui's eyes immediately lit up, and he echoed,
"Yes, Lao Yi. The courtyard next door is smaller than ours. The two courtyards can form a group of 20 households. By then, our courtyard will have an absolute advantage, and the group leader must be selected from among the neighbors."

Hearing that they were secretly giving and receiving things, Liu Haizhong slammed the table.
"Each subdistrict office has a population of 10 people.
Don't you think that if you do it like this, there will be less than 1 people in a resident group. Even if we calculate based on the largest 200 groups, each neighborhood committee will only have about 17 people.

There are more than 30 neighborhood committees under one street office. Do you think you are playing house?"

After Liu Haizhong finished speaking, Yi Zhonghai continued,

"It's not just a matter of too many people or too few people. The director and deputy director of the neighborhood committee are official jobs, and they have to be paid.

If a subdistrict office sets up more than 30 neighborhood committees, how much money will it cost?
It’s impossible to even think about it.”

Although Yi Zhonghai said that the neighborhood committee was a formal job and that everyone would be paid, Yan Bugui and the others were very happy.

But Liu Haizhong's words made them feel a little bit annoyed.

The larger the population of a residents' group, the slimmer the chances of becoming a group leader, let alone being elected as a director or deputy director with a salary.
It was like giving them hope and then shattering it.

Then he asked with some dissatisfaction,

"Old Liu, then tell me how many people are required in each resident group, and whether we have a chance to be elected as group leader."

Seeing Yan Bugui coming at him by name, Liu Haizhong said unwillingly,
"One courtyard is counted as one household. There are more than 100 courtyards in Maoer Hutong, but at most there are only two or three resident groups.
The entire Nanluoguxiang is divided into 3 or 4 neighborhood committees.

Do you have a chance to become a team leader?"

When Liu Haizhong said that one courtyard would still be counted as one household, as before, they would have to compete with the residents of half of Maoer Hutong for a place.
Yan Bugui and Jia Zhangshi were instantly deflated.
Given their reputation in the alley, even if God was blind, they would never be given the position of team leader, let alone the next step of becoming the director of the neighborhood committee.

After all the talk, it has nothing to do with them anymore.

The neighbors who had experienced great ups and downs immediately began to angrily blame Yi Zhonghai.
"Old Yi! What do you three mean?
We are not unaware of the election. Who do you think in our courtyard can be voted as the leader of the residents' group by the majority of the residents in Maoer Hutong?

Why are you wasting so much time on something that has no basis? Why don't you just read the document in a few words?
It's a complete waste of our time."

"Of course you guys keep talking so much nonsense. It's so cold. If the old lady catches a cold, I wonder how you guys will explain it to her."

Hearing Yan Bugui and Jia Zhangshi's sarcastic words, Liu Haizhong's temper instantly flared up.

"Old Yan, you and Mrs. Zhang are still ashamed to say that.

You two don't even realize whose fault all this is. You have a bad reputation, but you insist on blaming everyone for not voting for you.

I won't talk about Mrs. Zhang, a housewife who can't read a single word.

There is no chance for me to be the leader of this residents' group.
Let's talk about you, Old Yan. You are a good school teacher, a teacher of so many students, but why do the neighbors dislike you so much?"

(End of this chapter)