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Chapter 826: Changing Public Opinion
Otherwise, why do people say that Lu Zhi is the Grand Tutor?
This praise made everyone stunned. After all the officials came to their senses, they nodded in agreement:

"The Saint King's strategy, this is truly the Saint King's strategy!"

Of course, amid all the praise, not everyone is without any doubts.

However, what all the officials present did not expect was that the person who stood up to express doubts was actually a woman who had a deep connection with Su Yao - Zhongshan Jun Zhen Jiang.

"Although this plan is good, the production and operation cannot be sloppy."

"Although the government-run workshops require a large investment, they are directly managed by the imperial court and well supervised, so the craftsmen dare not make up for the lack of skills."

"But now that the workshops have been licensed to local noble families and wealthy businessmen, how can we ensure that they will not cut corners for their own benefit, resulting in poor quality paper and numerous errors in the printing of textbooks?"

The Wuji Zhen family is a declining family that now makes its living in business. They are well aware that businessmen are profit-seeking, so it is natural for her to have such concerns.

But obviously, Su Yao was waiting for her to ask this.

Su Yao just laughed:
"Before, you all wondered why I had to start a course in engineering for the imperial examination. It was for this moment!"

"I want to set up a special regulatory agency under the Ministry of Industry to supervise the workshops throughout the country."

"They will include not only the salt, iron and weapons workshops run by the imperial court, but also these franchised papermaking and printing workshops."

Su Yao's eyes were sharp and his voice was steady:
"The members of this regulatory body are all selected from the engineering department. They are familiar with both process technology and legal regulations, and will definitely be able to take on this important task."

"To ensure fair and effective supervision, the agency is managed vertically and is not subject to interference from local officials and aristocratic families. The appointment, dismissal and promotion of its officials are all decided directly by the court, and they are rotated regularly to prevent factionalism."

"At the same time, every link of the workshops' production, from raw material procurement, production process to finished product inspection, will be strictly supervised, and production data, including raw material usage, product output, quality inspection results, etc., must be reported to the regulatory authorities on a regular basis."

"Regulators will check the data and immediately launch an investigation if they find any abnormalities."

"If a workshop cuts corners or uses inferior materials as good ones, it will be ordered to rectify and fined for the first violation; if it violates the rules again, the franchise will be directly revoked and the relevant responsible persons will be held accountable for their legal responsibilities!"

"Moreover, it is not just the Ministry of Industry that will be supervising. The Ministry of Revenue and the Metropolitan Censorate will also be involved in tracking and conducting strict checks on its accounts, taxes, personnel, etc."

"The Ministry of Revenue will carefully review the income and expenditure details of the workshop to ensure that the franchise fees and patent fees are paid in full and on time. At the same time, it will supervise whether the workshop has engaged in tax evasion, false accounting, etc. during its operations."

"The Metropolitan Censorate is responsible for monitoring the behavior of officials throughout the entire supervision process to prevent corruption, bribery, abuse of power, etc."

"In this way, the various institutions can conduct cross-examination to ensure that all official workshops and private workshops under the franchise system can abide by the rules and ensure product quality and the interests of the court."

“Furthermore, since the workshops are scattered all over the country with different situations, and the officials are limited in manpower, the supervisory agencies will also implement hierarchical management.”

"For those workshops with larger scale and wider influence, the court will implement key supervision, increase the frequency of inspections, and conduct in-depth inspections of all links of production. For smaller workshops, a combination of regular and irregular spot checks will be adopted."

"At the same time, the imperial court should also encourage mutual supervision among workshops, and even encourage workers and other civilians to report violations. In particular, a reward mechanism should be established. If the violations reported by the workshops are verified, the reporters can receive generous rewards."

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Su Yao's rapid-fire speeches immediately silenced the court.

Zhen Jiang, who asked the question, widened his eyes, and the ministers who were discussing the matter looked at each other in bewilderment. They had not expected that the great general would come up with so many solutions in such a short time, and that he had considered them so thoroughly.

"The general has a far-sighted vision and foresight, which is beyond the reach of the rest of us."

"I have learned your lesson and no longer have any doubts about this strategy."

Zhen Jiang was convinced and bowed slightly, her beautiful eyes full of brilliance.

The other ministers also came to their senses, and for a moment, there were cries of admiration in the court.

In this way, the proposal on the franchise system and the new department of the Ministry of Industry was passed in the court, and the wind of reform spread to all parts of the country.

The first to respond were naturally Su Yao's die-hard supporters, including the Wuji Zhen family, the Taiyuan Wang family, the Zhuojun Lu family, the Yingchuan Xun family and the Zhong family.

Before the policy was implemented, they had already brought in truckloads of applications and sufficient money.

These families acted quickly and established papermaking and printing workshops in their respective territories. They saw the profits and also hoped to increase their influence in the local area in this way.

The actions of these families soon attracted other families to follow suit.

For a time, workshops sprang up all over the country, and the output of paper and books increased rapidly.

After the imperial examination, this policy became Su Yao's most widely praised benevolent policy.

"The Saint King's strategy, the Saint King's strategy!"

"The general has promoted culture and education, taught the truth, and built many paper mills and schools. This is a blessing for students and the people of the world!"

Confucius said that there should be no distinction between classes in education. Now that Su Yao is implementing this policy, he is truly practicing what he preaches and putting the principle of "there should be no distinction between classes in education" into practice.

In the past, it was difficult for students to study. Even those from wealthy families could only master one subject, not to mention those poor students who found it difficult to study because of the expensive books.

Now, with the increase in workshops, the price of paper will become more and more affordable. More and more students will have the opportunity to study hard. Not only will they have the opportunity to change their destiny, but the teachings of the masters will also be spread more widely.

The trend of public opinion changes very quickly.

The previous voices that despised Su Yao's military background and his inability to govern a country almost disappeared, and Su Yao's good reputation gradually spread among the literati.

Those scholars and literati who once looked down on him now have to look upon his talent and strategy with new eyes, and his reputation is rising rapidly.

Just when the court reform was in full swing and there was heated discussion between the government and the public, only very few people noticed that a huge net had quietly covered the direction of Youzhou.

"It's bad, Envoy Liu!"

The counselor Qi Zhou rushed into the residence of Youzhou Mu Liu Yu, his face pale:
"According to reports, the imperial court's troops have suddenly made unusual movements. Judging from the situation, it seems that our target is us."

"Envoy, please prepare early!"

(End of this chapter)