Return To 1977 Chapter 577: Looking for a house

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Similar to the feelings of the "little daughter-in-law" couple, during this period, Director Song and Director Chang were also "shocked" by the knowledge Hong Yanwu learned and sold from his father.

Because although all units in the capital have begun large-scale construction projects in response to the higher-level policies passed down by the municipal party committee. Each is preparing to start building houses and first solve the housing problem of some employees. But Hong Yanwu's judgment that there will still be an increasing shortage of houses is spot-on.

His reason is that in response to the "great man"'s speech, the rush of projects will occupy a lot of funds, and there will be no way to replenish them later. In addition, depleted inventories of construction materials and insufficient productivity are also real problems. In addition, more and more educated youth returning to the city have reached marriageable age, and everyone is in urgent need of a house to start a family. All these factors come together to make the housing problem completely unsolvable. Residents’ housing shortage will remain a long-term social problem.

Thinking about it carefully, both directors have to admit that their logical reasoning is accurate and unique, and this is indeed the case they are facing.

However, Hong Yanwu came to them specifically to talk about this, not just to show off by making shocking remarks. But as a return of affection, he kindly reminded the two directors to make some plans for the future.

According to his opinion, Director Song's decline in power at the Yamen Gate is difficult to reverse, and since he has just been promoted to this position, it is unlikely that he will continue to be promoted or change positions. Instead of spending time on official career and blindly competing on power in the future. It would be more cost-effective to buy a few houses for yourself first.

As for Director Chang, he is close to retirement. As the saying goes, power becomes useless when it is not used. If you don't think of a way, you'll even miss the trip.

Of course, his good intentions were not fully accepted by the two families very smoothly at first.

The Song family had already prepared a three-bedroom apartment for Song Guofu. In addition, their own residence is also a three-bedroom apartment, so they think two houses are enough.

Especially Mrs. Song heard their discussion and interjected, "What's the use of having more houses? Not only do we have to maintain and repair them, but we also have to pay the rent."

This value standard made Hong Yanwu laugh immediately.

Of course he knew what the ladies cared about most, so he said, "Auntie, a house is probably the most difficult necessity to buy with money and the easiest to solve with power. Housing allocation should be based on seniority. Professional title, length of service, education, and household registration. , are all quantified into scores, and then ranked according to the cumulative score. But in fact, the leader has the final say? Things that are difficult for ordinary people are easy for you. This is the long-standing status quo of uneven suffering and happiness. ."

"Auntie, don't forget that the premise of the family planning policy is that the population is out of control. When educated youth return to the city, they cannot even find a job for each person. This means that no matter how many houses there are, there will not be as many people. Why should the higher-ups encourage it now? Isn’t it true that the allocation system for private housing cannot be carried out? If there is a change in the future and it is said that public housing will not be allocated at all, then won’t those who get it first get a big advantage? Did you lose? ”

"Also, you have only seen the rent, but you also have to think about it. Your basic phone fee is fifteen yuan a month. Compared with this, what is the rent worth? House management If the bureau wants to repair your sewer or heating, this year's rent will be free of charge. To put it bluntly, houses are the most in short supply and the cheapest necessities, and you can get them at a very small cost. Isn’t it worthwhile to buy several sets?”

"Actually, you said that the house is useless. That's because you don't know how serious the housing shortage is down there. To be honest, there are many of my friends who have three generations living in one room. Their families are rich, but I have no place to buy a house. What I worry about is where to put the appliances. As for your empty three-bedroom apartment, there must be someone willing to rent it at a high price. I don’t think it will be a problem to give you fifty yuan a month. I will contact you, and we can say that it is borrowed from a friend, and I guarantee that there will be no mistakes and it will not be true."

In this way, Mrs. Song was really tempted. She couldn't help but discuss with Director Song and asked him if he could get a few houses.

Director Song was a little hesitant. He said that the Grain Bureau wanted to build its own family building. Of course there will be his share depending on the level. However, according to the current plan, only three buildings with 240 suites can be built. The secretary and deputy director privately stated that they must first pay close attention to other cadres and employees and prepare to carry forward their style. When he asked for a house, he was afraid that he would appear to be of low consciousness and have a bad influence.

But Hong Yanwu said to him again at this time.

"Don't think so. In fact, the sooner you occupy a house, the better. Because if the housing shortage becomes even worse and everyone realizes it, things will be even more difficult to handle. If you use your brain again, the impact will of course be It’s even worse. Doing it now is actually the time when the side effects are minimal.”

"Think about it again, it's better to occupy a house than to receive gifts, right? But if you have a house, what kind of gifts do you need to receive? This means that you have an extra income that can guarantee your income during droughts and floods. That's it. You can live better than anyone else with rent. Even if you retire in the future, the government will not take this house back. You can live in it for a lifetime and pass it on to your children. ”

"In other words, one day there will be fewer people asking you to do things. Or the superiors will start to tighten the moral code of cadres, and even collecting some cigarettes and alcohol is considered a mistake. So how do you live your life? You think about the gap between this . Inside and outside, where is the difference? ”

Don’t say it, it makes sense. Yes, Director Song thought about it for a few days and decided to ask for a room. And now that he has taken action, he is not ambiguous at all. To put it bluntly, the two sets of three-bedroom apartments on the second floor should be facing the best.

Not to mention, he allocated three two-bedroom apartments to the district government in the name of taking care of related units. Privately, the district government assigned a three-bedroom apartment in the service bureau to Mrs. Song's name. It's like buying three large three-bedroom apartments for your home at once. It’s definitely like eating a fat man in one bite.

The consequences of this are also very interesting. As soon as the secretary and deputy director knew that Director Song was trying to "hug" the house, they were secretly very happy.

Secretary Luo believes that Director Song has no ambition and this move loses his prestige. Many employees have objections and his official career may end here. It is no longer possible to be promoted before oneself.

As for the deputy director, he also felt that his boss was a bit petty and the gain outweighed the loss. There's no need to show off such a greedy look, causing gossip to spread everywhere. There are only a few people in your family, why do you need so many houses? It’s better to buy some home appliances for a more affordable price.

But further on, Director Song spent twenty years proving his shrewdness.

You must know that for these public housing units that were built and sold in advance, the amount of subsidies from work units and the government was huge, reaching 70%. Director Song wants to buy it, and the price is extremely low. If you pay in installments for ten years, it will cost you more than 50 yuan per square meter.

Hong Yanwu kept his word again and rented out all four of Director Song's apartments. Director Song's annual income suddenly increased by three thousand, and it continued to rise with the market. He basically used three years of rent to make the three newly acquired apartments his own.

The housing reform then further deepened, and in the mid-1990s, Director Song spent money to buy the first two houses. At that time, the unit subsidy became less, but the calculated price was only about 10,000 yuan per unit.

This was a perfect step. From then on, Director Song really didn’t ask for a room with the bureau anymore. I never received any courtesy from others.

Needless to say, he is very confident in his role as an official.

He helped others with everything he could do, and he didn't get any benefits when he got it done. Of course, people were grateful. Things that can't be done or things that can't be done well, because he doesn't accept gifts, people can't blame him. As a result, he not only gained a reputation as an "upright official" and a "good official", but it also ensured that he could work safely until retirement.

For example, his superiors later investigated him for corruption, bribery, and abuse of power for personal gain, and the deputy director was fired as a result. Or when a new building was built, the employees had to compete with the leaders for housing quotas. Some people even carried gas tanks to the secretary's new house, claiming that they would die together with the secretary. Such nonsense has nothing to do with him.

Even after retirement, Mr. and Mrs. Song remained happy.

They do not rely on children or retirement funds. Just on rent. You can still have a good car when you go out, and you can buy whatever you want. I would travel abroad every once in a while, or go to Hainan to live for a while in the winter. That economic energy has become the idol in the hearts of all the veteran cadres of the entire Grain Bureau.

Only then did some smart people realize that what Director Song was doing was "supporting integrity with a house". Who would have thought at the beginning that a few houses could be managed for a lifetime.

This is really a bit like Chris Cheung's song, "Greed is just one word. I only commit it once. When it comes to gains and losses, I will only use the results to express it."

The high cost-effectiveness of Director Song's "use of power to obtain housing" is truly worthy of the word "legendary".