Binjiang Police Affairs
Chapter 290 - 207: Running Out of Money Again_3

Chapter 290: Chapter 207: Running Out of Money Again_3

The police system now demands the improvement of the cultural quality of the grassroots police officers. It is said that the Provincial Department has established an office for self-study exams, incessantly issuing notices and documents, ordering the District County Police Departments to organize police officers to participate in self-study examinations.

But the Police Bureau doesn’t have much money, they don’t reimburse the tuition and textbook fees.

The police officers’ salaries are not high, which for most people represents an added financial burden.

Moreover, a policy from the superiors says that a high school education is sufficient for staff in state organs and that some managerial positions only require an associate degree. As a result, people don’t see the necessity to keep studying and endure the hardship, hence the low enthusiasm for enrolling in self-study exams for bachelor’s degrees.

Han Xiangning doesn’t know about other Police Bureaus, but she is aware that in Linghai Police Bureau there are only two bachelor degree holders, and in the Water Police Division, there’s only Chen Zikun with a bachelor’s degree.

Two thousand and some more is not a small number; it’s equivalent to a year’s salary!

She asked with a frown of concern, "What about our Division, can they reimburse a part of it?"

"Chen Zikun said they only reimburse two hundred yuan for books at the associate degree level, and that too only after passing everything and obtaining the diploma. Nothing is reimbursed for the bachelor’s degree, saying that even the City Bureau doesn’t have such a precedent."

"Isn’t he just setting a trap for people!"

"Not only are the tuition, examination, and textbook fees expensive, but they are also very difficult to learn and pass."

The more Han Yu thought about it, the more frustrated he felt, saying helplessly: "I called President Yu at noon to ask, and after he inquired for me, he said that the pass rate of the provincial police officers participating in self-study exams for a few courses in public security management major at Public University in the second half of the year, though increased by twenty percent compared to the first half of the year.

But including the batch currently undertaking self-study exams, the graduation rate over the past few years is only thirty percent. That is to say, out of a hundred police officers who enroll, only thirty can pass all exams, only thirty people can get the bachelor’s degree in public security management from Public University."

A "graduation rate" of thirty percent, that’s too low...

Han Xiangning felt overwhelmed and asked in a low voice, "Is it that difficult? Can I opt not to enroll in this?"

Han Yu let out a long sigh, gritting his teeth and said, "It’s too late, Chen Zikun is now an Instructor, my immediate superior, and he has already signed me up.

Political Commissioner Wang is pleased, and it is said that the Political Office Director of the City Bureau is also very pleased, it’s as if it helps them fulfill a recruitment task."

"Chen Zikun is really something, isn’t he just setting you up?"

"That’s why he’s taking his personal grievances public."

"You have a grudge against him?"

Han Yu muttered, "He used to have a crush on you."

Han Xiangning laughed, giggling and saying, "So that’s his way of taking personal grievances public. He’s quite mean, good thing you made some money on the ship, otherwise, he would have really bankrupted you."

"I’ve already been tricked by him out of two thousand yuan, if I fail some exams and have to retake them several times, the loss will be even greater, yet you can still laugh."

"Of course, I’m happy someone had a crush on me."

"Fine, since you manage the money anyway, you’ll have to pay the tuition later."

Thinking of having to pay, Han Xiangning could not feel happy anymore, muttering, "Sister Zhu said that the superiors are looking to conduct a housing reform pilot in Binjiang, calling it reform, but in reality, it’s about money, planning to sell the previously distributed houses to individuals."

Caught off guard, Han Yu asked, "Houses of our Division will be sold, too?"

"A one-size-fits-all approach, the directive is said to have come down already, any collectively owned houses are to be sold, ranging from two hundred to four hundred per square meter depending on the size, newness, floor level, and the location of the housing.

Apparently, each person only gets a certain amount of area within the plan, and the excess part will be more expensive. Our savings might only be enough to buy a house. Just think, paying for your own house that you live in, what kind of situation is that."

Han Xiangning sighed with dissatisfaction, unable to understand.

Han Yu was equally depressed, thinking to himself that the superiors are really something. The houses are already allocated, so let people keep living in them. It’s not like we’re not paying rent, why sell them...

What kind of reform is this, it’s robbery!

But complaining is useless, since there’s a directive it will be carried out. Police discipline is strict, and we must lead by example in its execution, he could only force a wry smile and say: "Since there’s a policy and regulations, let’s just treat it like a fundraising for housing construction."

That’s tens of thousands of yuan...

Thinking about it made Han Xiangning’s heart ache, she grumbled, "But you still have to take self-study exams. All our years of hard saving, in an instant will be back to square one, we’ll soon be broke!"