Da Ming Tai Shi

Chapter 536 Public Opinion Debate

Because of the mistakes made by the news department, Chen Jinghe was upset for several days.

The good public opinion situation collapsed in an instant.

Just as Chen Jinghe expected, there were many discordant voices among the people, all of which started to fan the flames with the Guangzhou Daily's mistake.

Although Guangzhou Daily is an official newspaper, the rules of freedom of speech in Guangdong have been enforced for many years.

Even though Chen Jinghe consciously began to ask the newspaper to rectify the name of the court through the interference of power, he couldn't stop Youyou's mouth.

If Guangzhou Daily cannot publicize it, non-governmental newspapers can.

For this reason, Chen Jinghe also wrote a letter to Chen Yunfu to ask for advice.

"Father, the king's instruction, since public opinion is an important place, if it is not fully occupied, there will be criticisms, why?"

Since it is said that the pen must be held in the hands of the court, what freedom of speech is there?
Isn't complete freedom of speech adding to the chaos?

And Chen Yunfu's reply was bloody.

"The position of public opinion is extremely important. I ask you to pay attention to public opinion, but the core of this essence is not public opinion itself, but to do the right thing. Doing the right thing will naturally lead to positive public opinion."

You can't just grab public opinion for the sake of grabbing public opinion, that is to chase after the end.

In the past dynasties without newspapers, although there was no freedom of speech, and the position of public opinion was in the hands of the court, but what's the point?

The common people should rebel or rebel.

"We can't think that restricting the voice of the people will limit the thoughts of the people, and we can't think that as long as the people don't speak, we will control everything about them."

"Once this kind of thinking can only explain one thing, our court itself has already had self-doubt, knowing that what we have done is not good enough or even has mistakes. It's just that we are afraid of hearing criticism, so we don't let the people speak. .”

"If there is something, change it; if there is nothing, encourage it; choose the good one and follow it, and change the bad one."

"As a human being, so should an official."

"Guangdong has been selected as the pilot province for more than [-] years. From the earliest economic pilot to today, Guangdong has been ahead of the whole of Zhongzhou. There are mistakes, but correct and positive ones are more important. Much more."

"When you are the chief envoy of Guangdong, you should consider it holistically, and you should not shrink back just because you encounter resistance in one matter."

With Chen Yunfu's encouragement, Chen Jinghe felt relieved. Not only did he not suppress those voices who questioned publicly, but he simply let such voices be published in the Guangzhou Daily.

What's more, Chen Jinghe also chose a piece of land in Guangzhou City and held a well-publicized debate meeting.

The content of the debate is the closure of Pearl Harbor.

Should it be sealed?

Is the impact of the port closure, including the temporary loss of jobs for hundreds of thousands of workers, correct?
Don't you guys like to quarrel? Instead of letting someone who is interested in you be angry behind the scenes, it's better to bring it to the bright side, let's talk openly and honestly.

This is definitely a major event worthy of being recorded in history and a milestone.

There has been a positive contact between official and private voices.

The square is the imperial court that supports the decision to seal off Hong Kong, and Chen Jinghe sent Yu Qian as a representative.

The opposing side, that is, those who opposed the closure of Hong Kong, chose three workers and one lawyer.

I really hope that the debate between the workers and Yu Qian is somewhat bullying, but the litigator is just right, with a sharp tongue.

This debate attracted the attention of the whole city of Guangzhou, and hundreds of thousands of people almost all came to the scene.

In many places, you can't hear it at all, but this is so lively that all the people want to join in.

It's really a long time to see you.

The lawyer's name was Fang Tangjing, and he was the most well-known number one lawyer in Guangzhou City. He had litigated for many large chambers of commerce such as the Manuel Chamber of Commerce and the Medici Chamber of Commerce.

No defeat!

People sent the nickname Guangzhou Pizza Hut!

As soon as the debate started, Fang Tangjing took the lead in launching the attack.

"I don't think it's right to seal off the port. It's not right for the imperial court to do so."

Yu Qian sat upright in his spare time and raised his hand to Fang Tangjing.

"Appreciate further details."

"As we all know, Pearl Harbor is one of the two major ports in Guangzhou, carrying huge maritime trade responsibilities.

But Pearl Harbor itself is just a seaport, and the crimes in Pearl Harbor are man-made crimes. It is a one-size-fits-all lazy policy to seal off the entire port because of the fault of some criminals.

Let’s just say that the hundreds of thousands of people in Guangzhou City commit fewer crimes every year, and the city of Guangzhou has never been blocked. "

Fang Tangjing used the comparative method as soon as he came up, which attracted the support of many people.

If there is a crime in Pearl Harbor, the port will be closed. On a larger scale, will Guangzhou be closed if someone commits a crime?There are more crimes in the country, can we still close the country?

Yu Qian smiled slightly: "What Fang Litigation said is not unreasonable, but Fang Litigation is somewhat suspected of changing concepts secretly.

Why did the imperial court build Guangzhou City? It was to accommodate the people and give them a place to live.

And we built Pearl Harbor to import and export goods.

It is the responsibility of both beings.

Now, whether it is importing goods or exporting goods, Mingzhu Port has not fulfilled these two responsibilities and both have involved crimes and violated national laws.

If our purpose of building Pearl Harbor is to commit crimes and violate national laws, then why should we build or continue to allow Pearl Harbor to exist?
Let's talk about the city of Guangzhou.

When did the city of Guangzhou refuse to accept the people who wanted to live in the city, and when did it stop the people who wanted to leave the city?
Obviously, there are neither of these two aspects, so Guangzhou City has fulfilled our duty of building it as a city.

Since there is no problem with the responsibility, then our act of building it is correct, why should we block it?
Therefore, Fang litigator, the blockade of Pearl Harbor is not because there are crimes in Pearl Harbor, but because Pearl Harbor has not performed its duties well.

The temporary blockade is to find out the cause and the crux of the problem, just like treating a disease, when a doctor sees a patient, the patient must go to the hospital to see a doctor.

After reading and asking, it is impossible to say that the patient is running around in the street, and the doctor can know what disease the patient has when he sits in the medical clinic and pinches his fingers.

The blockade of Pearl Harbor is the same reason. Pearl Harbor is now a patient, and the court is a doctor.

Before the disease is completely cured, it is better for the patient to follow the doctor's advice, to rest at ease and not to run around. "

Yu Qian's answer was also well-founded and lively, which attracted applause.

Fang Tangjing, who lost for a while, was not discouraged, and continued.

"The representative of Zheng Fang said that it is indeed reasonable, but when the imperial court was treating Mingzhu Hong Kong, was the prescription too arbitrary?
If we compare Pearl Harbor to a patient, then the hundreds of thousands of workers who depend on Pearl Harbor and the entire port area are the torso and limbs of the patient.

There is a problem with the internal organs, so why cut off all the limbs.

Today, hundreds of thousands of workers are idle and hundreds of thousands of families are starving for food.

Did the imperial court consider this point before closing the port?
Zhengfang represents the imperial court. I hope that the representative of Zhengfang can answer truthfully and be frank as an official. "

Facing Fang Tangjing's questioning, and facing the eyes of tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of people present, Yu Qian didn't even look at Chen Jinghe, and opened his mouth.

"Before the closure of the port, the imperial court did not consider the placement of hundreds of thousands of workers after the closure of the port."

Answer truthfully.

Indeed not!

(End of this chapter)