"In the past, due to the shortage of funds, the state's investment in education and health care was indeed insufficient, and there was a big gap. Qi no pop-up windowqi,Junior high school,High school,Technical secondary school,Technical secondary school and even junior college,University,Research institute,Don't say that the relative value is very low,Even if it's an absolute number,It's not much。

Compared with the developed countries in the West, there is a clear gap between high-end fields and high-tech disciplines. If we do not solve these infrastructure problems, our competitiveness in the field of education and science and technology is indeed relatively weak. The same is true for healthcare. The serious shortage of infrastructure and the relative backwardness of technological forces are objective facts, and no one can deny them. However, in my opinion, whether it is necessary to carry out earth-shaking reforms in these two areas because of this, we must be cautious and have to make arguments in many ways, and we must not be too urgent. Because once you change it, it's messy, and if you want to change it back, it's going to be difficult. ”

Liu Weihong pondered the words and said slowly, his face solemn.

He Jingqiang smiled and said, "Director Liu, it won't necessarily be messy if you change it, right?" If it's not messy, then there's no need to change it back. ”

"It's going to be messy."

Liu Weihong said without hesitation, and his tone was very affirmative.

He Jingqiang was a little unimpressed.

This Liu Er is more stubborn than him, even in front of Mr. Hong, he also speaks in this undoubted tone.

"Plains is just beginning to try, and there are already signs of this. According to our research, after the implementation of the change, the collection of various tuition and miscellaneous fees has increased several times compared with the previous year, and there are 50 or 60 children from poor families in the fifth primary school who cannot afford to pay this tuition and miscellaneous fees. This is only, or just the beginning of the change, by extension, the city's primary schools, junior high schools, and high schools are counted, how many children from poor families will not be able to go to school? This is already the case in urban areas, and the situation in the suburbs and rural areas is only worse. With the deepening of reform, the amount of fees will only get higher and higher. It is conceivable that not being able to afford to go to school will become a relatively common phenomenon. This is no longer a purely economic issue, but a political issue, which has a bearing on the will of the people and on whether or not our party's ruling foundation and ruling position are solid. You can't afford not to be careful. ”

Liu Weihong casually pointed out the actual situation in the plain. In the report drafted by He Jingqiang, some problems in the fields of education reform and medical reform in Pingyuan City were "beautified" as necessary, and they were not as direct and sharp as the original draft of the Supervision Bureau.

This Liu Weihong can understand, after all, He Jingqiang is the mayor of Pingyuan, and these two reforms were only carried out after he took office, and He Jingqiang could not describe this matter as a mess and bad. He Jingqiang's agreement to write this report has already made a great concession to Liu Weihong, and he doesn't know how to be indignant in his heart.

Feng Weihong can't do it for himself.

Now in front of Mr. Hong, He Jingqiang "retracted his confession," Liu Weihong will not be polite.

He Jingqiang's face was calm, and he couldn't see any emotion.

Fang Li, who had been listening intently, suddenly said, "Director Liu, could the situation of the Fifth Primary School be an isolated phenomenon?" According to the Pingyuan report, the principal and the treasurer of the No. 5 Elementary School colluded with each other to arbitrarily increase the size of the fee and enrich their own pockets, and they are two bad elements who have been dealt with by the city. Isn't the situation so serious in other schools? ”

That's exactly what He Jingqiang's report says. After Zheng Xiaoyan "sued the emperor" in person, the Pingyuan City Education Commission and the Pingcheng District Education Commission immediately investigated Principal Xie and Director Lang of the Fifth Primary School, and found that they colluded with each other and had corruption cases, and the two had been removed from their posts.

Liu Weihong shook his head and said: "The situation in the Fifth Primary School is particularly serious, but other schools, according to our investigation, are only slightly different in degree, not in essence. The key point is that as soon as this document of increasing fees comes out, it is like opening a floodgate, so that all schools have a basis for increasing fees. We should also realize that at present, many of our government operations are not transparent, and in most cases, the masses do not understand what clamps the government has and what laws and regulations the state has. So there is a blind spot in supervision. No one can guarantee that the Fifth Elementary School is just a special case. Judging from the situation in recent years, the elements simply went forward and followed each other, and they did not care about their lives. Moreover, once the school implements open fees, there will be no upper limit, and all kinds of names will appear. At that time, many responsible comrades of local governments have tasted the sweetness, but they are afraid that they will be even more uncontrollable, and the government will not only not invest in the education industry, but will turn it into a tool for collecting fees. The burden on the masses will only get heavier. ”

Fang Li smiled and said: "Director Liu, the school fees have increased a little, but the government has also put down its burden, and can concentrate financial and material resources to invest in infrastructure construction, invest in large projects, and stimulate the growth of the local economy." With the rapid development of the economy, the income of the masses will continue to increase, relatively speaking, the proportion of the masses in the total expenditure on education, should not change much, right? ”

Fang Li's words can be seen as helping He Jingqiang and questioning Liu Weihong, but it can also be seen that Fang Li is cooperating with Liu Weihong and asking him to say everything he wants to state. Even in some places, Liu Weihong was not so thoughtful, and Fang Li was also reminding him.

Mr. Hong deliberately left Fang Li behind, perhaps to let him play this role. After all, Mr. Hong can't always ask questions to the two young juniors, and it is inevitable.

"It's going to change a lot. Because of the rise in prices, the country's equilibrium, and the rapid development of the economy, there will inevitably be a certain degree of inflation. The rate of inflation is basically the same across the country. However, the speed of economic development in different regions is very inconsistent, and even in the same region, different occupations, and different groups of people, the income growth rate will be very different. Perhaps a part of the masses who are gradually getting richer can afford the rise in the cost of education, but there are certainly some people who cannot keep up. As a government, we must not just look at the average data, but must give more consideration to the affordability of low-income groups, that is, vulnerable groups, in the area of people's livelihood. Although absolute fairness does not exist, in the same country there must be a way to achieve relative fairness. The public's trust in the government will not continue to decline. If the current model continues, and the education industry is completely liberalized, it will not be too long before education expenditures will become a heavy burden for a considerable number of people's families. In a sense, we are practicing elite education. A small number of children from wealthy families are able to enjoy most of the high-end educational resources, while most children from less wealthy families are at a significant disadvantage from the beginning. ”

Speaking of this, Liu Weihong paused slightly and drank. water, and then went on to elaborate his opinion.

"It's like our neighbor India, they are engaged in elite education. The Brahmin and Kshatriya classes, enjoying high-end education and a lot of resources, created a group of elites. But the vast majority of the country's people still live below the poverty line.

For a country with a population of 800 million, 10 million or 20 million elites cannot support the development of the entire country in any case. If the country wants to develop and become rich and strong, we must adhere to our original concept of common prosperityWithout this foundation, the country's development can only be deformed. It would also run counter to the original intention of our intention to implement education reform. We have implemented education reform because of insufficient funds, insufficient educational resources, and low popularization rate, and we hope that through the participation of the private sector, we will increase fees and run schools for all, so as to increase the popularization rate of educational resources, so that more families and more children can enjoy a good education. But in practice, it will become an elite education model. In the final analysis, it is the vast majority of families who are not wealthy in the country who pay together to transform our education system and increase high-end educational resources, but it is not the children of ordinary families who can really enjoy these resources, but the children of wealthy families. This becomes a paradox. ”

"The year of educational injustice will become an extremely prominent link in many social contradictions. Because every parent loves their children very much and places great hopes on their children. When unfairness happens to children, it is bound to cause serious dissatisfaction among parents. At the same time, children who grow up in this environment will further inherit this dissatisfaction. It will not be long, at most, a generation, for this contradiction to permeate the entire grassroots of society and fundamentally destroy the foundations of our country. ”

Liu Weihong said categorically, looking very sincere.

This is not alarmism, this is a real memory in Liu Weihong's mind, which comes from the reality of another parallel world. Education is unfair, and education has caused countless social contradictions, and dissatisfaction is still accumulating.

"Therefore, I believe that education reform cannot be viewed purely from an economic perspective, but must be considered more from the perspective of people's livelihood and people's will. The state has overcome temporary difficulties, continued to increase investment in the field of education, continued to improve educational resources, and expanded the scope of popularization. Let children all over the country enjoy the resources they deserve, this is the long-term way. Doing so may increase the burden on national and local finances for a period of time, and even make it very difficult. However, these difficulties should be borne by our government. The government cannot just try to make it easy for itself and shift the burden onto the masses. In any case, the government's capacity to bear it must be far greater than the individual's capacity. This is also the basic duty of the government. It's like in wartime, if the army is not sacrificed, the masses will inevitably be sacrificed. It is the same now, if the government does not bear the pressure, the pressure must be borne by the masses. This is not advisable! ”

Liu Weihong said bluntly, without the slightest hesitation.