"Your Majesty, the Pei family's use of living people to make wax is an outrage against all reason and law. This has further angered the people, and they have brought this disaster upon themselves. They have no one else to blame but themselves."
"Now our Great Li is rich and powerful, yet private slaves still exist among aristocratic families. This is a flaw in the law."
“Private slaves and lowly maids are like livestock. The buying and selling of slaves by powerful families has led to the destruction of countless families and the suffering of the people.”
"Therefore, I believe that Your Majesty may issue an edict to abolish the system of private slaves in order to demonstrate your great virtue."
"Not only that, Your Majesty can establish a law that from now on, whenever a respectable person is hired, a contract must be signed and the person must be dismissed upon reaching the end of the term."
"In this way, all the people under heaven, whether they belong to the Pei family, the Liu family, or the Li family, are His Majesty's people, not the private property of aristocratic families."
"This move shows that Your Majesty is in accordance with the will of the people. Those who serve as maids are not lowly people, but rather Your Majesty's subjects."
The legal official referred to this law as the 'Labor Law'.
Upon hearing this, Xiao Yu's eyes lit up.
Mu Zian continued, pressing his advantage.
"Since Your Majesty wishes to check and balance the powerful families, you must grasp the meaning of public opinion."
"With the will of the people in hand, the powerful families of the world are no threat."
"And this newspaper is precisely the secret weapon that I wish to present to Your Majesty in order to confront the powerful families."
Xiao Yu's original mood had completely vanished, but Mu Zian's few words immediately piqued his interest.
"Tell me quickly."
Mu Zian coughed lightly.
"Your Majesty, I am getting tired of standing."
Xiao Yu immediately replied.
"Give my Duke Zhenguo a seat."
Shen Congwu, who was kneeling to the side, was stunned. Wait a minute! Is this how the story goes?
The mastermind behind the whole thing was clearly Mu Zi'an, so why did he end up taking the blame?
After taking his seat, Mu Zi'an explained the role of the newspaper in detail.
"The reason why powerful families are so influential is because they control the right to education and literacy."
"Therefore, the people can be fooled. There are powerful families blocking the way between the court and the people, which makes it difficult for government orders to be implemented."
“Policies that were originally intended to benefit the country and its people were rendered into oppressive policies when they were passed down to the common people by these powerful families.”
"And this newspaper was designed to break down the barriers between the court and the people."
"Your Majesty can use this newspaper to monopolize the power of public opinion."
“All major national and family affairs and government policies can be recorded in newspapers and then disseminated throughout the world by newspapers.”
“Famous scholars and Confucianists throughout the land can even directly comment on the merits and demerits of current affairs in newspapers, thus exercising their right to offer suggestions and opinions.”
"In this way, the people can directly understand the meaning of His Majesty's decrees through the newspapers."
"It fundamentally eliminates the possibility of policies that benefit the country and its people being deliberately misinterpreted."
“These aristocratic families will no longer be able to fool the people, and over time their reputation among the people will be greatly diminished.”
"On the contrary, the imperial court can establish prestige in the hearts of the people."
Mu Zi'an spoke eloquently, his voice booming like a bell.
"In this way, Your Majesty can command and implement policies as easily as if they were an extension of your own arm, both inside and outside the court."
"Your Majesty will surely be remembered in history and become a great emperor for all time!"
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