Chapter 4 Chapter II Secretary Joint

There is Hikawa Shrine less than one kilometer to the west from the Assembly Hall.North of the Hikawa Shrine is the Adam Hotel operated by American capital.In the Adam Hotel restaurant, Kizawa Fuyoshi and Arikawa Maszo are looking at the lunch menu.There are many foreign guests in the restaurant.Around Kizawa and Arikawa dining tables, there are also many foreign tourists and entrepreneurs staying in this restaurant.The reason why Arikawa and Kizawa chose this restaurant is that these guests can't understand Japanese, so they can talk loudly here. Here comes the soup. "I told you..." Arikawa Masao said to Kizawa Fangyoshi who started to drink the soup.

"Is it about organizing the 'United Members' Secretaries'?" Mu Ze raised his head and said. "I didn't talk about it in detail in the past, but now I will talk about it in detail." "Let me ask you first, what is the essential difference between your idea and the current 'secretary meeting'?" "It's completely different. The current secretary association is an organization of various factions within the party, which can be said to be a friendship group. The rules of the meeting say 'strive for better treatment, help each other, and protect the rights of the secretary', etc. But those are fragile provisions. It’s not going to work, it’s going to work in solidarity with each other.”

"Unity? Are your words a bit like the language of the trade union!" After drinking five or six mouthfuls of soup, Arikawa wiped his mouth lightly with a napkin. "The name 'United Councilors and Secretaries' is my own idea. Everyone discusses that there is a better name than it. Can it be modified?" "Everyone? Are there already many people who agree?" "Yes, yes. Now there are more than twenty people. If you participate, I can tell you the names of these people." Arikawa smiled smugly.His master, Representative Maruyama Koichi, was elected by District X of Osaka Prefecture, and Arikawa was his first secretary, who was born in Neyagawa City.

"You organized so fast." "Because the purpose is correct. It is a union of secretaries beyond the faction." "Can't the secretaries of opposition party members participate?" "No. They are in a different situation from ours, so it's not easy to recruit them. Because the secretaries of all opposition party members are sent by their organizations. If a member dies or loses the election, they can return to the party organization or trade union. They The interests of the party are guaranteed by the organization it belongs to. It is better to organize it separately with the secretaries of our party’s parliamentarians.”

"Have those secretaries who agreed to join the 'union' obtained the understanding and consent of their members?" "Not yet. If you speak to MPs now, you will be thwarted." "The news of the establishment of the 'Union of Secretaries'! If someone leaks it, your idea will become a dream!" "I've considered this too. But if there are about 50 secretaries from different factions participating, no one will have the power to destroy it." Arikawa said excitedly without even drinking soup. "Will the private secretary also participate?"

"Whether it's the first, second, or private, as long as it's a congressman's secretary, you can participate. Do you know that the monthly salary of our first secretary is 326,160 yuan, and the monthly salary of our second secretary is 230,000 yuan?" Two thousand seven hundred and forty yuan, plus a year-end allowance equivalent to bonuses and a salary of 3.8 months. Compared with enterprises, the first secretary is equivalent to the head of the department, and the second secretary is equivalent to the salary of the section chief!" "The second secretary's monthly salary used to be 200,000 yuan, but the Secretary's Association won the current 230,000 yuan."

"This can properly evaluate the work of the secretariat! Then what about the treatment of the private secretary?" "Private secretaries are not state officials, they are privately hired by members of parliament, so there is no question of raising wages. There are also a considerable number of private secretaries who are sent by relevant enterprises at the request of parliamentarians, and their salaries are paid by the enterprises. If the company's personnel increase They also have a share of wages." "Dispatch is a name, and the salary can't be compared with the company's personnel. It's very little."

"However, some MPs subsidize secretaries out of their own pockets. For example, the end-of-term allowance of private secretaries is paid by MPs themselves." The monthly salary of members of Congress is 880,000 yuan (taxable), which is not less than the monthly salary of the highest national civil servant (deputy minister of provincial affairs).Members of Congress receive an annual allowance of 4.18 million yuan (taxable), and monthly correspondence and transportation expenses of 650,000 yuan (tax-free), and legislative affairs fees of 600,000 yuan (tax-free).There is also a subsidy called home travel expenses for members of Congress elected from the local area, with a daily subsidy of 14,500 yuan (tax-free).

"For a secretary like us, the monthly salary is barely enough to guarantee a living." "What guarantee? You are the first secretary and receive a monthly salary of 330,000 yuan from the state, so you can say such a thing! Once the old man loses the election or dies, you will immediately lose your job and have no money to receive." "My old man said that in case something happens to his health, he has already considered my placement." "What resettlement method?" "He has already made an agreement with the relevant company that he will be able to enter the company with favorable treatment."

"Then wouldn't it be good to arrange you to that company right now?" "That won't work. The old man won't let me go if he doesn't leave his job." "You are a capable secretary, and the old man doesn't want to let you go. But if you stay like this, once the old man dies or loses the election, those companies will immediately turn their backs on you. The old man is an incumbent member of parliament, and it's okay if he is of value to the company. But once the situation changes, the company will abandon him like nothing, and the verbal agreement about you will not be taken seriously."

"There is a precedent! Yamano Hirasuke, who died ten years ago, served as Minister of Agriculture and Construction. At that time, Yamano really had the potential to rise in the east, with courage and courage. Yamano forced his nephew to 'Toyo Metal'. 'Toyo Metal' also believes that grasping Yamano is the key to the company's development, so it invited Yamano's nephew as the vice president. Of course, he is a complete layman and knows nothing about metals. He comes here every day. His office should work, but he doesn't care. The company treats him as a hostage of Yamano Hirasuke, and still treats him preferentially. Soon Yamano died suddenly, and the vice president was immediately kicked out, and the Yamano faction collapsed. Who cares about him Ah!" Mu Ze showed a disturbed expression. Arikawa went on to say: "Why are we often called dumb-headed by old congressmen? In order to smooth things over for the old man, we wipe our ass and run around without the freedom of personal life. This is all due to the weak position of the Secretariat. Once we are fired There is nowhere to go, so the congressman reprimanded us for being unreasonable, and he had to listen with tears in his eyes. In order to eliminate these unreasonable phenomena, we must organize a 'Secretary Union' to compete with the congressman with the strength of the group!" "Specifically, how do you negotiate with the congressman?" "Here is the charter I wrote, take a look." Arikawa took the note out of his pocket.It says one by one: 1. Respect the human rights of the secretary; 2. Councilors do not issue orders to revise the order overnight; 3. Members should try their best to adopt the secretary's suggestion; 4. Members shall not arbitrarily change the schedule set by the secretary; 5. Arrange the work of the secretary when the member dies or retires; Sixth, it is necessary to ensure that the secretary receives sufficient severance pay; 7. Others. After reading it, Mu Ze nodded and said, "It makes sense! It mentioned almost everything." "Do you agree?" "Agreed to its purpose." "Only in favor of the purpose? Don't talk about it. How about you also be the initiator of the 'Union of Secretaries'?" "As the initiator?" "Yes. Didn't you say that this article mentions almost everything? To achieve it, all the secretaries must unite. It is not enough to say that they agree, but there must be sponsors. I am afraid that there must be at least thirty people." "Am I among the thirty people?" "Kizawa-kun! This is for your own sake. Your current status and situation are as unstable as mine. With the establishment of the 'Secretary Union', you can also work for the old man in a down-to-earth manner." "You're talking too much!" "How about it? For yourself and for all the secretaries, how about being the initiator?" Kizawa was worried, how would Miyashita-senpai react when he found out about this matter?He will not be happy.Not only him, but also the masters of all the secretaries participating in the 'Union of Secretaries' will not be happy either.Because, members of parliament feel that the 'union of secretaries' is a pressure on them.Kizawa remained silent.He feels that the establishment of the "Secretary Union" can guarantee the life of the secretaries, but he can't help but think of the angry Miyashita. Kizawa was thinking about it.At this time, Arikawa raised his eyes and looked across, where there were three beautiful women sitting on chairs, all dressed in gorgeous costumes. "Okay, let's be the initiator." Mu Ze's determined voice made Arikawa turn his head. "Really, you agreed!" Arikawa was very happy. "Yes, I promise." "Thank you! Thank you!" Arikawa stretched out his hand to him, and the two held it tightly. "You can rely on you as the initiator! The next step is..." Arikawa took a sip of coffee and continued: "It's not enough to be a promoter. The first step is to absorb five people for each promoter." "It's too time-consuming for me to go to the event alone. There are hundreds of members of the Conservative Party's secretaries, including private secretaries, and it is impossible for them all to participate. It is the key to select 80 outstanding people from Baier first. When it arrives, the secretaries of other articles will scramble to participate. First of all, the purpose of our 'union of secretaries' is good. It is easy for one promoter to absorb five comrades. What do you think?" Kizawa shook his head and said: "It may not be enough to engage five people at once. First engage two or three people, and then step by step." Arikawa showed a somewhat dissatisfied expression, but he immediately looked happy as soon as he rolled his eyes. "Okay! It's enough to get two or three people at first, and it will be easy if people will sign up voluntarily in the future! Now including you, there are already 21 people who are willing to be promoters. Each of them recruits an average of three people. There are sixty-three people, and I absorb about seven people myself, which makes a total of seventy people. The "United Councilors and Secretaries" started working with a basic team of seventy, and the number will increase day by day in the future." "You're a great organizer." "Don't use left-wing terms like organizers." Arikawa scolded him. "If this plan is leaked to the congressmen, it may be sabotaged. They will say, we are red elements. The congressmen feel that using red as an excuse is the most effective way to deal with it, so we have to avoid left-wing terms." "understood." "Once organized, it will be easy. Until then, we must always take covert actions to keep them from knowing about our activities, or they will figure out how to deal with us. Pay special attention!" The three women at the opposite table chatted and dined. "Hey, Arikawa-kun!" Mu Ze remembered something and said to Arikawa: "Your joint vision includes only the secretary. What do you think about the driver of the car?" "You mean the chauffeur hired by the MP?" "Yes. The government's drivers are provided by the House Affairs Bureau, but the drivers hired by members of parliament are the same as private secretaries, and their source of income is unstable." There are more than 200 buses for the House of Representatives and the Senate, one for the chairman and deputy speaker, one for the standing committee members, and one for the chairman of the special committee, and one for five members of parliament. "I've thought about this a long time ago." Arikawa nodded, and Kizawa continued. "Especially the elderly private drivers. They all have homes, but they don't have time to take care of their personal lives. During the parliamentary meeting, the drivers waited from morning to night. Sometimes, they waited in front of restaurants until midnight, and it was already past two o'clock when they got home. , before 8 o'clock the next morning, the MPs who participated in the breakfast meeting had to be sent to the headquarters of the Conservative Party. Throughout the day, the MPs kept using their cars, and there was no distinction between official and private affairs. You also know what a MP's private affairs are!" "Know, know?" Arikawa smiled and nodded. "The driver cannot reveal any secrets. When the driver is hired, he has sworn an oath to the MPs to keep the secret absolutely. Therefore, no matter how the MPs use it, they dare not tell their wives in detail." "That's right!" "When congressmen don't use their cars, their families still use them to go to department stores or go out for fun, and most of them are on holidays. Therefore, drivers often call each other out to drive on holidays, and they have no personal life to speak of. This is simply a disregard for human rights! " "You're right! I've also thought about the driver. Recently, more young people who can drive have become secretaries and drivers, and the old drivers will be fired someday. I know their plight, but It is not easy to unite secretaries and drivers all at once. After the 'secretary union' is consolidated, we will recruit dedicated drivers to join, okay?" The conversation ended in a harmonious atmosphere.