In the face of Gu Yanwu's ferocious offensive, Fang Yuan smiled neatly, "Well said!" Since you literati want to supervise the Jinyi Guard, the bureaucrats, the gentry, and the wealthy merchants, this military gate will give you a chance to supervise. ”

Fang Yuan stood up, took a few steps closer, and said in a deep voice, "This military gate allows you to create a newspaper and publish a newspaper publicly. The content of the newspaper can be used to express your views and comments on any current event or political matter. ”

Gu Yanwu was stunned on the spot, all dynasties and dynasties would never allow the existence of such a newspaper that openly discussed military and political affairs. Fang Yuan actually agreed to publicly issue this kind of newspaper, which simply set an unprecedented precedent, and the small team of the Donglin Party was a small move to avoid the disadvantages of the times and lack a common people's foundation at all.

Gu Yanwu asked rhetorically and said, "Fang Junmen, can you really comment on anything?" You will not use force to intervene? ”

Fang Yuan nodded and said, "Yes, if you want to speak, I can give you freedom of speech, and I will never be guilty of your words." However, this freedom of speech is a limited freedom, not an unprincipled freedom. First, it is not allowed to create rumors and slander out of nothing, otherwise, it will be punished by the law of the Ming Dynasty; Second, newspapers only supervise and have no jurisdiction to adjudicate. All comments can only be on the matter, not on the person, let alone on the line, attacking the court and the court officials. ”

Gu Yanwu took a deep breath, although Fang Yuan imposed restrictions on this newspaper, he did release the blockade of speech, giving folk literati a chance to relax their opinions.

On the periphery of the academy, the literati of the Restoration Society organized by the Frontier began to applaud in unison. Other literati except for the Donglin Party organization with ulterior motives, what they are fighting for is just a right to speak, since Fang Yuan gave this right to speak, what else do they have to say, driven by the literati of the Fushe Society, they also applauded loudly, and the momentum shook the sky!

Gu Yanwu heard the deafening cheers outside the academy, all of them were literati who were standing for Fang Yuan, what else could he say, he bowed his hand respectfully to Fang Yuan and said, "I admire Fang Junmen's knowledge, if he can really do what he says, Gu Yanwu is willing to admit defeat!" ”

He conceded defeat in public, and the debate was decided.

Wu Zhao, the prefect of Changzhou Prefecture, stood up and objected, "Fang Junmen, if the government allows the scholars to do things, and the people point fingers at will, then what's the point?" It's a loss of the imperial court! ”

Fang Yuan's gaze roamed around him, and it was also Fang Yuan's expectation that he would come out to object.

Qin Zhan stepped forward and asked in a low voice, "Boss, do you need to turn off the megaphone?" ”

Fang Yuan shook his head, he had nothing to say to others, he was about to take the opportunity to win the hearts of the people of Changzhou Mansion, what kind of megaphone should he turn off?

No matter before and after the crossing, it is not the emperor at the top of power who is really afraid of letting go of public opinion.

Any emperor with an average IQ and moral level above will think about the country's peace and security, and make the joint-stock company bigger and bigger, and more prosperous, so as to leave a name in history.

Zhu Yuanzhang is like this, Zhu Di is like this, and Chongzhen is also like this. Even Fang Yuan, including any protagonist of historical travel, will never have anyone who crosses with the purpose of causing chaos in the world and making the people miserable.

In this regard, the goals of most emperors and the common people are actually the same in the general direction.

But between the emperor and the people, there was a bureaucracy. Because social resources and wealth are fixed, when the common people are rich, they are poor. If they want to get rich, they don't dare to go to the emperor's bowl to grab food, so they can only fight the people's ideas.

The only people who are really afraid of the supervision of public opinion are the bureaucracy and the vested interests of the gentry and wealthy businessmen.

The previous emperors of the Ming Dynasty monitored every move of the bureaucracy through Jinyiwei, Dongchang, and Xichang, but Jinyiwei, Dongchang, and Xichang became tools to attack political opponents and a part of the bureaucracy in the later period.

Chongzhen, who sat on the Jinluan Palace, was deceived by the bureaucracy for seventeen years after being the emperor for seventeen years.

At first, he was deceived by Yuan Chonghuan's so-called city wall cannon strategy to recover Liaodong and lost control of the Guanning army, whether it was the courtiers or the Jinyi guards, they were tight-lipped;

Later, he concealed the scale of the Northwest Rogue, thinking that it was a small stream of Rogues, which turned out to be a big disaster, and the courtiers and Jinyi guards spoke in unison;

Later, he was deceived by the bureaucrats in charge of suppressing bandits and Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong, who were full of tacit understanding of the results of suppressing bandits, and as a result, Li and Zhang each had 200,000 or 300,000 troops today, and the courtiers and Jinyiwei were still amazingly consistent;

It wasn't until the coal mountain was hanged at the end that I really understood the truth that everyone in the bureaucracy should be killed. This bureaucracy was by no means just the courtiers, but also the Jinyi guards.

After the verification of Chongzhen's personal experience, it is far from enough to rely on Jinyiwei to monitor the movements of society. The so-called opening the factory guard can be deaf and clear, which is simply nonsense.

The method that Fang Yuan came up with was to monitor the activities of the entire society through the monitoring of Jinyiwei and the supervision of public opinion, so that he could listen to it and understand it. This opening up of public opinion supervision is really a plan to kill two birds with one stone, which can not only appease these rioting literati, but also open another eye, so as not to rely too much on Jinyiwei.

Fang Yuan stared at Wu Zhao's eyes without giving in, and said solemnly, "Governor Wu, the people of the Ming Dynasty are the most tolerant, hardworking and simple people in the world. Bearing the heaviest taxes, but living a life of barely making ends meet. As long as you can survive and have a bite to eat, you won't get up and fight against the government. As long as the government is willing to perform its normal duties, make decisions for them, and make them less oppressed, they will shout Bao Qingtian, Hai Qingtian. In the face of such a group of tolerant people, what are you afraid of?! ”

Fang Yuan's words spread far away through the loudspeaker, and all the literati inside and outside the academy could hear them clearly, and everyone was surprisingly silent.

Wu Zhao said coldly, "But you can't let them talk nonsense, in the long run, it will be a sign of the destruction of the country!" ”

Fang Yuan said lightly, "Let people talk and the sky can't fall, there has never been an empire that has been said to be destroyed by the people." On the contrary, if you don't let people speak, you will deceive your superiors and subordinates, and when the people speak with rebellion, it will be too late to regret it. ”

"The reason that water can carry a boat can also overturn a boat, everyone's ears can hear calluses. What this army wants to say is that you must eat meat, and at least give the people soup; If you are corrupt, you must at least leave a way for the people to live. Otherwise, you will force the people to perish with you!" ”

Everyone understands these truths, but Wu Zhao is a piece of shit, and the name of corruption in Changzhou Mansion is a household name, where dare Fang Yuan introduce the petition system in Changzhou Mansion, as well as the newspaper, he can only shout recklessly, "Since Fang Junmen insists on bullying his colleagues, I and the officials of Changzhou Mansion can only write to the court, and the court will preside over justice." ”

This is another person who has gone too far on the road of corrupt officials and can't turn back, Fang Yuan said coldly, "Okay! I will write to Your Majesty to see if you lose your official position in the Wu Governor's Mansion or lose your official position in this army! I only advise other Changzhou government officials, there are big and small crimes, how much corruption, whether it is worth going to the Wu Governor's Mansion to be buried together, you have to weigh it clearly. ”

What he said was to divide and disintegrate the officials of Changzhou Prefecture, and it was time to draw a line with Wu Zhao, a big corrupt official.

Wu Zhao was angry when he heard this, and other Changzhou government officials either buried their heads or used excuses to change their clothes to hide their embarrassment.

Fang Yuan looked at the people in the auditorium and said slowly, "Do you still have something to say?" ”

Seeing that the crowd was silent, he said, "This is the end of the public debate!" ”

Cheers rang out again inside and outside the academy, both literati and people. Fang Yuan's system of letters and visits and the system of publicly issuing newspapers are all measures to make decisions for the people, and normal literati and ordinary people have their own discerning vision.

Fang Yuan walked straight out of the Ming Auditorium under the escort of the Jinyi Guard, and he was greeted by deafening applause instead of boos and white eyes.

When he arrived at the Changzhou Mansion, Fang Yuan saw that Qin Zhan was still unmoved, and couldn't help asking, "Fourth, from now on, Jinyiwei will also be supervised, aren't you afraid?" ”

Qin Zhan said happily, "I'm afraid of hair!" I'm not greedy, I can live in a big yard, hold a few girls, and save some savings for my children and grandchildren, so I'm content. I also want to see who is doing evil down there! ”

The two smiled at each other and entered the gate of the Changzhou Mansion.

Fang Yuan stayed in the Changzhou Mansion for five days, and called the Changzhou Mansion and all the officials of the two counties and counties of Wujin and Yixing.

He announced in public a five-point policy plan.

First, Wu Zhao was dismissed from his post as prefect on the spot, put him into custody, and ordered Jinyiwei to investigate Wu Zhao's corruption crime and convict him again.

Li Hao, the same governor of Changzhou Prefecture, took the post of Wu Zhao prefect on his behalf, and the assessment period for regularization was half a year, and after half a year, he passed the assessment and was officially promoted to the position of prefect. The rest of the officials have no change in their duties, and each performs his own duties.

As for the imprisoned Wu Zhao who wants to go to the court, there is no need to stop him, he has to go to the court.

Second, the petition mailbox will be moved to the Taonan Temple of Donglin Academy, and in the future, this Daonan Temple can only be used as the office location of the Letters and Visits Office except for worshiping Confucius, Yang Shi, Zhu Xi and other ancestors.

All the Donglin Party celebrities enshrined in Donglin Academy, including Gu Xiancheng, Gu Yuncheng, Gao Panlong, An Xifan, Liu Yuanzhen, Qian Yiyi, Xue Fujiao, Ye Maocai and other Donglin Eight Gentlemen, as well as Ye Xianggao, Li Sancai, Zhao Nanxing and other senior officials of the Donglin Party, and even the statue of Ouyang Dongfeng, the prefect of Changzhou Mansion who colluded with Gu Xiancheng's brothers to build Donglin Academy, were all thrown out of the door by Fang Yuan and thrown into the small river near the lake of the academy.

Third, in order to appease the anger of the literati in Jiangnan, Fang Yuan only ordered Xu Hua to carry out half of the Donglin Academy's change to Donglin Brothel, and separated the Daonan Temple used for sacrifices and opened a door for the literati to pay respects.

The other areas where the Donglin Party gave lectures were all handed over to Xu Hua and converted into brothels.

Xu Hua paid a purchase fee of 30,000 taels of silver, and Fang Yuan used this purchase fee to pay 70,000 taels out of his own pocket, which was enough for 100,000 taels, and expanded a large academy of at least 60 acres on the site of the earliest Daonan Temple outside the Wanghu Gate in the south of Wuxi City.

This large academy is the prototype of the comprehensive academy, and the specific construction affairs are all handed over to the future mountain chief to open up the territory, as well as the planning of the literati of the Fushe who stood on the side of Fang Yuan this time, and the Changzhou government is responsible for the construction.

Fourth, after ordering the officials of the prefectures and counties to go back, they must follow Fang Yuan's model in Wuxi County to reassure the people, and eradicate all the academies and sacrifices related to the Donglin Party members in the jurisdiction of the ordinary state government.

However, if the enforcement is effective, the criminal liability for the previous negligence of disturbing the people will be cancelled and only the civil liability for compensation; Those who fail to enforce the law will be punished in strict accordance with the clear law. Those who dare to threaten to resign must be reviewed by Jinyiwei in the local area and wiped their buttocks before they can leave their posts.

Fifth, the principle of collecting the land endowment of Changzhou Prefecture was announced, and the standards of Songjiang Prefecture officials were compared. The amount of commercial tax is 300,000 taels, and the commission is implemented according to Suzhou and Songjiang Mansions. But if the tax collector can't complete the task, after Jin Yiwei reviews the political performance, he rolls up and rolls out.