Afterwards, some people said that Zhang Xingwang and others were able to surround Zhou Zhengqun at the Jianglong Hotel, which was arranged by the county magistrate Xu Dalong. Xu Dalong didn't admit it, and Zhou Zhengqun didn't want to believe it.

At that time, Zhou Zhengqun had just stepped out of the car, and before he could greet the director of the Jianglong County Reception Office who came to greet him, the villagers of Wangtian Village surrounded him. As for where the villagers of Wangtian Village hid in advance, how could they tell at a glance that the car belonged to Zhou Zhengqun, the director of the reception office couldn't tell, the hotel security guard, and the county magistrate Xu Dalong certainly couldn't tell. Zhou Zhengqun said afterwards: "If the masses have something, let them come directly, don't stop it, don't block it, it's not good, this is not like our party's style." ”

These words were said by the executive vice mayor of Chongchunjiang City. Seeing the villagers coming around, the first one to run forward to stop them was the deputy mayor. "Let's go aside, this is a hotel, not a free market." It's good that the deputy mayor didn't shout this, but when he shouted like this, the villagers of Wangtian Village didn't agree: "What's wrong with the hotel, you are only allowed to go in and out as officials, and we ordinary people are not allowed to take a step forward?" It was Zhang Xingwang who spoke.

Zhou Zhengqun glanced at it and saw that there were seventeen or eighteen villagers looking for him, and he said with a smile: "The formation is still quite big, do you want to say it above or just here?" ”

"Right here." Zhang Xingwang was very excited, he was wearing an old T-shirt, the coat was on his arm, and on his feet were a pair of torn rubber shoes.

"Okay, let's go into the hall." Zhou Zhengqun said, and went to the hall, and the deputy mayor of Chunjiang City beside him was anxious: "Vice Governor Zhou, don't listen to him, he is-"

"What is he, a tiger or a lion?" Zhou Zhengqun had a smile on his face, and his eyes were fixed on the face of the deputy mayor without anger. The deputy mayor didn't dare to stop him, but he still glared at Zhang Xingwang fiercely.

The conversation took place in the lobby. At the beginning, Zhang Xingwang and others' remarks were very radical, first scolding the local **, and then scolding those who cheated them out of money through recruitment, scolding and scolding, Zhang Xingwang said coldly: "Governor, let me ask you, if you have three children in your family, spend more than 100,000 yuan to provide for it, and have nothing to do, are you in a hurry?" ”

Zhou Zhengqun didn't rush to answer, he was listening, what did Zhang Xingwang and the others have to say?

"Can his children have nothing to do? Dragons give birth to dragons, phoenixes give birth to phoenixes, and even if his children don't have to study, they are still officials. Someone teased. Zhang Xingwang glared at the short man who was saying strange things behind him, looked back, and continued to say to Zhou Zhengqun: "We are not messing around, nor are we unreasonable, we just want to ask, what ** said at the beginning, does it count?" ”

"What did I promise you?" Hearing that they were still here to expand their recruitment, Zhou Zhengqun had a bottom in his heart, and the expression on his face became much more natural.

"There are a lot of promises, written in black and white, clearly written." As he spoke, Zhang Xingwang opened his bag, took out a thick stack of materials from it, and handed it to Zhou Zhengqun while turning it over.

"This is a document from the city, this is from the province, and this is the admission brochure of the university. Also, this is the newspaper of the time, you see, how well it is written. ”

Zhou Zhengqun doesn't need to look at these things to know, the national expansion occurred in 1999, the background at that time was very complicated, and there were many reasons, and Zhou Zhengqun was deeply impressed by two things. The first is to alleviate the pressure on labor employment. There is a view that by expanding the enrollment scale of urban high schools or colleges and universities, it is possible to delay the time for part of the labor force to enter the workforce. On the other hand, education experts and education authorities have repeatedly called for the expansion of higher education, arguing that the time is ripe for the great development of China's higher education, and that the original restrictions should be broken, more autonomy should be given to universities, and more students who have been closed out of the college entrance examination can enjoy the opportunity to receive higher education. Under the influence of various trends of thought, the education department has opened its mouth and introduced a policy of expanding enrollment. However, many supporting policies are simply too late to operate at the operational level, and local officials regard the preparation and upgrading of schools as a major achievement and landmark project, which has played a role in boosting the expansion of enrollment. Several years have passed since the incident, and the debate about the pros and cons of the expansion of college enrollment is still continuing, and various opinions are still fiercely clashing, but for ordinary people, their children have gone to school in the expansion of enrollment, and they have paid a high tuition fee, and now their children are unemployed, and it is understandable that they ask such questions.

The problem is that this is a big issue that Zhou Zhengqun can't solve.

What Zhang Xingwang held in his hand was a news report in which the director of the Jiangbei Provincial Department of Education was interviewed by reporters, which Zhou Zhengqun had read and many leaders in the province had read, and it was called a ridiculous thing in Jiangbei's education circles. In the face of the reporter's question, the director of the Department of Education said with great certainty: "Through the expansion of students, ** has the ability to provide them with employment opportunities, ** is starting the employment project supporting the expansion of enrollment, I believe that when they graduate, they will be able to find a job that they are satisfied with." ”

No official would dare to say such a thing today, but at that time, someone said it, and it was published in the newspapers!

Zhang Xingwang held a newspaper in one hand and a contract signed with the school in the other, which had a clause: students who completed the prescribed courses in the school, passed the examination, passed the grades, and obtained a graduation certificate, and the school was responsible for recommending them to the employer to ensure 100% employment.

With these two things, Zhang Xingwang felt that the more than 20 students in Wangtian Village who were unemployed should look for jobs. Otherwise, ** will have to return their money!

Zhou Zhengqun did not feel that Zhang Xingwang was making trouble, and it could be seen that this was a person who had learned a lot of knowledge in petitioning, especially in the legal aspect. Because he raised a very sharp topic: Is the expansion of enrollment a trap to get parents to pay off the debts of the newly built schools? If yes, it's fraud!

Zhang Xingwang finished what he wanted to say, and it was not difficult for Zhou Zhengqun. He said: "I don't want to answer today, I know it's hard to answer these things, you take my letter away, answer me when you want, it's up to you." Then he took the people with him and left.

Everyone was amazed. Zhou Zhengqun even felt that Zhang Xingwang had taught him a lesson.

At this moment, Zhou Zhengqun suddenly thought of a person: Li Jiangbei!

That night, he called Li Jiangbei. Li Jiangbei was in his own home, and when he heard Zhou Zhengqun ask Zhang Xingwang, Li Jiangbei said: "The problems reflected by this person are very representative, and a peasant dares to reflect the problems like this, I think he is not on a whim, let alone trying to be lively." ”

"I know that." Zhou Zhengqun said.

"And what do you mean?" Li Jiangbei asked over there.

"You tell me the truth, did you provide the information in Zhang Xingwang's hand?" Zhou Zhengqun is not afraid of Li Jiangbei's anger, there are some things he must figure out.

"Vice Governor Zhou, you are too worried, I have a lot of information on hand, and it was given by Zhang Xingwang."

"How is this possible?"

Li Jiangbei smiled unexpectedly and said with a little humor: "What, do you suspect that I am directing Zhang Xingwang behind my back?" ”

"No, no, Jiangbei, don't think like that."

"I don't think so, but I'm afraid someone thinks so."

Back in the provincial capital, Zhou Zhengqun was the first to meet Li Jiangbei. The Yangtze River Hotel next to Jiangbei University, where most of Zhou Zhengqun's private guests are gathered.

Li Jiangbei had just finished sorting out a document when he received a call from Yang Li and hurried over.

"Why, you saw him too?" Li Jiangbei asked.

"Let him block the door of the hotel." Zhou Zhengqun said.

"This Zhang Xingwang, how can he come to this set with anyone." Li Jiangbei said in a mocking tone. Li Jiangbei and Zhou Zhengqun are old friends, although Zhou Zhengqun is in a high position, this does not affect the intimate relationship between them at all. Sometimes the two of them will fight over a topic, and sometimes they will hold on to a pot of tea and can talk until late at night. Shuai Yin, who let Kong Qingyun take charge of Jiangbei University, was still promoted by Li Jiangbei.

"Jiangbei, I feel that this Zhang Xingwang is not simple, you tell me the truth, does this person have any background?"

"Background? What are you referring to? ”

"What else can it be, Jiangbei, you have to tell me the truth this time." Zhou Zhengqun was worried, and when he returned to the provincial capital from Jianglong, he was thinking all the way that a peasant in the deep mountains had eaten the policy so thoroughly, and he spoke in an orderly manner, neither rudely nor preemptively, and he would just talk about things and leave after the discussion. This is a very special and high-level one among the petitioners Zhou Zhengqun has encountered. It is precisely because of his level that Zhou Zhengqun feels that this person is by no means simple, and he is anxious to know more about Zhang Xingwang from Li Jiangbei's mouth.

This is Zhou Zhengqun's work habit, every time he encounters a tricky matter, he first has to ask a few more whys, follow the clues, find out the origin of the matter, and then seek a solution. He has a hunch that Zhang Xingwang is likely to be a **annoyance for him, and also a **annoyance for Jiangbei Province.

This hunch, though unfounded, is strong.

Zhou Zhengqun lit a cigarette, took a slow puff, spit out a cloud of smoke, and said: "You know the foundation of higher education in our province, and you are a witness to the development of the past two years. Although it is said that it has made brilliant achievements to the outside world, you and I know what the truth is. ”

Li Jiangbei didn't rush to speak, these days, his heart has been pinched by this question, Zhou Zhengqun is right, the actual situation is even worse than this, but he doesn't want to talk about this issue, if this talk is opened, it won't be finished for three days and three nights. He thought for a moment, and pretended to be relaxed: "A rural grass farmer actually stumped the vice governor, he didn't make it difficult for you in Jianglong, right?" ”

"It would be nice if he was embarrassed." Zhou Zhengqun snuffed out his cigarette as he spoke, seemed uncomfortable sitting on the sofa, and suddenly got up and said: "Jiangbei, you say it's not strange, if Zhang Xingwang yelled at me for a while yesterday, like other petitioners, or put forward many harsh conditions, I didn't think he was tricky, it was precisely because he didn't make it difficult for me that made me uneasy." ”

"What do you mean......" Li Jiangbei asked tentatively.

"I feel that his purpose is never to ask the school and ** for tuition, he has a deep meaning."

"Isn't that good? Or ......" Li Jiangbei swallowed back what he was going to say again, he wanted to hear what Zhou Zhengqun thought of Zhang Xingwang.

"Do you think he will learn from that Qiu Ju and do something embarrassing for the **?"

Li Jiangbei's heart shook suddenly, Zhou Zhengqun was really Zhou Zhengqun, he had just met Zhang Xingwang, and he guessed the other party's motives!

This is also a reason why he doesn't want to talk deeply about this issue, he has contacted Zhang Xingwang more than once, at first he thought that Zhang Xingwang was at most making trouble asking Jianglong County to arrange a job for his son. It was only later that he found out that he had underestimated the peasant. Zhang Xingwang spent so much energy collecting those information, and did not give up the door for three years, the purpose was not just to get a job for his son. How to say it, this somewhat literate farmer is really better than **!

Over the years, although there have been many petitioners, and there are also many "nail households" who are very difficult, they are all here for "themselves", or they have encountered injustice, or they have suffered injustice, and they have come to shout injustice. Zhang Xingwang No, he is really like the Qiu Ju in the movie, he is here to correct mistakes!

At this point, Li Jiangbei was never wrong, and after listening to Zhou Zhengqun's words at this time, he firmly believed in his own judgment. **When some policies are introduced, it is inevitable that there will be places that cannot be taken into account, and no one will take this matter seriously, once it is serious, it will become another nature!

Moreover, the expansion of enrollment involves a wide range of problems, and it is a difficult problem at the policy level, and no one can solve it in one or two clicks. In this case, Zhang Xingwang is representative. Thinking so, he said to Zhou Zhengqun: "This person is actually not as terrible as you think, I think this is a good thing, at least he can help us further carry out a big discussion, after all, reform is to cross the river by feeling the stones, there is no absolute right or wrong." Besides, if you are wrong, humbly admit it, what's so terrible about that? ”

After listening to this, Zhou Zhengqun pondered for a while and said: "This is the reason, but if you really want to do what you say, I'm afraid that I, the governor, will not be able to be it." ”

Li Jiangbei sneered: "For a long time, you are worried about your black yarn hat." ”

Zhou Zhengqun got up suddenly, and said with a straight face: "Jiangbei, this kind of joke is not allowed, I, Zhou Zhengqun, have not yet reached the point where I can't eat and sleep for my black yarn!" ”

"Look at you, aren't you excited? I mean, there are some things that can't be covered, so it's better to expose them as soon as possible, so that you, the governor, can find a way to break through the bottleneck as soon as possible. ”

Zhou Zhengqun realized his excitement and turned to smile: "Jiangbei, you can understand me." Okay, let's not talk about this, one day you can meet this Zhang Xingwang for me when you are free, I think he is a character. ”

Although Li Jiangbei didn't know what Zhang Xingwang said in Jianglong, so that Zhou Zhengqun, who has always been calm and practiced, couldn't put it down, but he was relieved at one point, Zhou Zhengqun did not put Zhang Xingwang on the opposite side, that is to say, in Zhou Zhengqun's heart, he had begun to reflect on the expansion of enrollment and a series of educational dilemmas caused by it.

The two chatted a few more words, and Li Jiangbei suddenly asked, "Is there any news about Qingyun?" ”

Zhou Zhengqun's face darkened, he was afraid that Li Jiangbei would ask this, and there were some things that others asked him to refuse openly, but in front of Li Jiangbei, he couldn't do it. There has always been no secrecy between them, and the principles of organization have sometimes been ineffective. But he really couldn't answer it.

Seeing that Zhou Zhengqun was embarrassed, Li Jiangbei quickly said: "If it's inconvenient, don't say it." ”

Zhou Zhengqun smiled gloomily: "There is nothing inconvenient, in a word, things are complicated." ”

The smile on Li Jiangbei's face disappeared suddenly, if these four words came out of other people's mouths, maybe he could think less. Zhou Zhengqun replied to him with these four words, and the question was ......