Next, as the Supervision Department launched an in-depth investigation into the Zhangye case, the corruption case led by Wang Desheng gradually surfaced. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

The amount of money involved and the wide range of implications shocked Hexi.

According to preliminary statistics, in just two years, hundreds of thousands of yuan of funds have been squandered by Wang Desheng and others, and as many as 1,000 people have been victimized.

There were dozens of principal and accessory criminals involved in the case, and everyone took Wang Desheng as the core to form an impenetrable corruption net.

In July 393, after the trial of Dali Temple, this major corruption case that shocked Hexi began to be exposed to the world.

Because of the conclusive evidence, the perpetrator confessed to the facts of the crime

Dali Temple sentenced the Zhangye corruption case as follows: Wang Desheng and other principal offenders, several crimes were one, and the sentence was Dabi and the city was abandoned; The rest of the accomplices were all assigned to serve five to twenty years of hard labor.

In addition, dozens of officials have been convicted of dereliction of duty and received varying punishments.

When the final verdict was announced, people everywhere applauded, and most of the officials praised the verdict.

However, a small number of officials still complained about the verdict, saying that the sentence was too heavy in the name of God's virtue of having a good life.

There are even many officials who have written to the government to protect the government, demanding that the case not be made public, so as not to cause 'unrest in the hearts of the people'.

However, the majority of the guards did not hesitate to refuse, and personally informed the newly established newspaper of the details of the case.

In addition to the comprehensive report on the case by the "Hexi Xun Bao", the family history of the people involved in the case was also made public.

Wei Shuo's move was intended to warn future generations that if officials were caught for corruption, they would not only risk losing their official positions and being imprisoned, but would also bring shame on their families.

In ancient times, when reputation was valued, once the family's reputation stinked, it was very likely that the family would collapse.

Sure enough, after the newspaper had just revealed the family history of the people involved, several family elders immediately stood up and announced that they would expel the criminals from their homes.

They can't do it if they don't express their position, and under the overwhelming propaganda of the newspaper, the whole family is poked and scolded in the backbone.

Even some people who hate corrupt officials and corrupt officials pour dung at the doors of corrupt officials' families in the dead of night.

Officials at all levels in Hexi couldn't help but feel a cool breeze rise in the back of their heads when they saw Wang Desheng and others come to such a bleak end.

From this case, everyone has seen the determination of the majority of the capital to protect and eliminate corrupt officials and corrupt officials, and they have to remind themselves again and again not to embark on the evil road.

Of course, although some officials did not dare to openly say that most of them were not protected, they privately complained in front of Song Xuan, Zhang Zhan, Zong Chang and others, saying that only the officials who protected the capital were not good in the world.

Not only is he not high, but he was also secretly stared at by the Inspector Yu Shi.

For the sake of fame and political achievements, these self-contained imperial histories are eyeing officials at all levels.

The slightest mistake will be targeted by the imperial history, once it is verified, it is a trivial matter to lose the official position, and even the life of the person has to be put into it if it is a big trouble.

Now that there is another newspaper, I am afraid that in the future, I will fart at night, and tomorrow will be full of storms in the city.

Many people say that they are officials for the protection of the capital, just like someone is forced to force them with a knife in their backs, and you can't move forward without working hard.

Like some people who only know how to mix the world and boil their qualifications, they can't get along in Hexi at all.

In the future, there will be a 'Jingcha' every three years in Hexi, and those who have not made significant progress in their political achievements will be classified as inferior.

Those who are classified as inferior not only have no hope of promotion, but may also be ordered to retire, because there is no tenure system in Hexi.

……

In the county guard's mansion, Wei Shuo carefully read the secret letter reported by the ministers, and the guards not far away stood upright around him, quietly protecting him.

In the purple gold sandalwood burner on the left, there is a good refreshing incense, and a wisp of sandalwood gently winds and circles, straight up to the hall.

The whole room was silent, only the "rustle" sound of Wei Shuo flipping through the paper.

For several days, Wei Shuo was busy dealing with the follow-up of the corruption case.

In order to further clarify the policy of fighting corruption and advocating clean government, he also wrote two articles, one on the people's will and the other on the rule of officials.

These two articles were polished by Tao Qian, who had just returned, and then published in the "Hexi Xun Bao" and sent to various places for people to read.

Officials at all levels, such as the Cao, the Inspectorate Division, the Dali Temple, and the local Assassin's Office, the County Guard Office, and the County Government, rushed to read it, and some officials also expressed their views and opinions in the newspaper after reading it.

There are those who support it, those who oppose it, and those who put forward other new theories, and the list goes on.

In the face of controversy, Wei Shuo did not forcefully suppress dissenting opinions, but instructed Tao Qian, Liu Muzhi and others to start-for-tat debates.

Thanks to convenient transportation and careful preparation in advance, although the current speed of information transmission in Hexi cannot be compared with modern times, it is also much faster than before.

And gradually, the controversy is no longer limited to officialdom, and famous Confucian people from all over Hexi have also joined the controversy.

Wei Shuo's two articles were like spring thunder, and with the help of newspapers, they caused a huge sensation in Hexi's ideological circles in a short period of time.

Doctors, professors, Confucians, and celebrities from various universities expressed their opinions in the newspapers and discussed Wei Shuo's articles.

To paraphrase a modern phrase, although this debate has triggered a fierce collision of ideas, it is like a movement for the emancipation of the mind.

Knowing the outside world, Wei Shuo found Tao Qian and asked him to open a column similar to a modern newspaper in the "Hexi Xun Bao".

In addition to selling them, they can also post them in various places and order special people to read them to the common people.

At this time, the market teahouse and the book club poetry club are all discussing Wei Shuo's articles.

These views are basically divided into two factions, one is in favor and the other is opinion, and each side cites scriptures and classics and speaks eloquently.

From the point of view of the number of people, the support faction obviously has the upper hand, after all, there is Wei Shuo's support behind it, and it is difficult not to gain the upper hand.

Comparatively speaking, the voice of opposition is much weaker, after all, in the era of the supremacy of imperial power, it takes great courage to openly oppose the top.

Not to mention that what Wei Shuo said was justified and well-founded, and he also occupied the name of righteousness, and he was invincible from the beginning.

Taking advantage of this shareholder trend, planned by Wei Shuo himself and Tao Qian in charge, the first newspaper adapted from it was officially opened.

The masthead was inscribed by Wei Shuo himself, and it was called "Hexi Xunbao".

Considering that the transmission of social information is slow at this time, the quantity and quality of printing cannot keep up.

Therefore, the "Hexi Xunbao" is published every six months, and the content of the publication is mainly the various policies issued by the Metropolitan Protectorate and some government trends, including personnel appointments, details of the interpretation of various legal provisions, and so on.

The appearance of newspapers was a new thing for Hexi.

In the past, many people underestimated the role of newspapers and did not pay attention to them at all.

But what I never expected was that the official newspaper in this district would become the supreme weapon in Wei Shuo's hands in the future, and countless corrupt officials and corrupt officials would be downcast in their own opinions.

Even in the future, newspapers will become a powerful propaganda tool for the New Deal reform, providing corresponding public opinion guidance for each new policy.

The publication of "Hexi Xunbao" opened the Kaiyuan era of Hexi press and publishing.

Subsequently, "Hexi Xunbao" became the most authoritative channel for officials and ordinary people at all levels to learn about the movements of the imperial court.

A month later, the Wuwei Daily, hosted by another Yin family in Hexi, was also published.

This newspaper is completely different from the "Hexi Xun Bao", it mainly publishes market stories, overseas anecdotes, business information, local products and daily trivial matters of the people.

Because, with the emergence of "Wuwei Daily" and the opening of more newspapers, it did not take long for the Duhufu to issue the "Hexi Press and Publication Law", which has a detailed regulation on various newspapers, Tang newspapers, internal publications of the college and other news publications in the society.

The promulgation of the Hexi Press and Publication Law officially legalized the establishment of newspapers, and since then various newspapers have sprung up in various parts of Hexi.

The advent of newspapers has greatly enriched people's understanding of information, and has also given a place for some talented people who could not reach the heavens.

They publish articles in newspapers to show off their talents to the outside world.

The emergence of news newspapers is of great benefit to emancipating the mind, disseminating knowledge, advocating education, and guiding public opinion.

Some great Confucians have published articles saying that this is the best tool for disseminating the articles of the saints and preaching moral education.

Through newspaper propaganda and reporting, hundreds of people can quickly be able to understand the rules, understand ethics, and respect and humility.

The government should vigorously promote and encourage the establishment of newspapers.