Chen Dezheng played a big role this time. Not only did he ban more than ten books, but he also almost closed down the entire "Novel Monthly".
"Novel Monthly" was invested by the Commercial Press. In the end, thanks to the Commercial Press's intervention and various donations and connections, "Novel Monthly" was retained.
Zhou Hexuan was so angry that he did not go to find Chen Dezheng, but went straight to the official residence of the Shanghai Municipal Government.
As soon as he reached the door of the building, guards blocked Zhou Hexuan and asked, "What are you doing?"
Zhou Hexuan took out his business card and said: "I want to see the mayor!"
The guard sarcastically said, "You can see me if you want. Who are you?"
Zhou Hexuan held back his anger and said angrily: "Stop talking nonsense, just hand me my business card!"
The guard glanced at Zhou Hexuan before looking down at the business card. It turned out that there was no identity or position on the business card, only a bare name printed on it. He was a little unsure and said to the colleague guarding the door: "Help take a look, I will report it."
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A colleague came over to take a look and immediately laughed and said: "You don't even know Zhou Hexuan, he is a famous celebrity."
"What celebrity?" the guard asked.
A colleague said: "The new underwear your wife is wearing was invented by Mr. Zhou."
The guard instantly became even more disdainful. He threw the business card directly on the ground and yelled: "Get out of here quickly. A guy who sells underwear wants to see the mayor. He must be out of his mind."
"Speak with respect!" Sun Yonghao had a bad temper and immediately jumped out to protect him.
The guard sneered and said: "What's the matter? You still want to find trouble!"
"Yong Hao, don't be as knowledgeable as him," Zhou Hexuan took a few steps back and suddenly shouted at the top of his voice, "Zhang Qun, come out!"
Zhang Qun was the name of the mayor. The guards were shocked. They quickly pointed their guns at Zhou Hexuan and shouted: "Don't make any noise!"
Zhou Hexuan sneered: "You should try shooting. When I met Commander-in-Chief Chang last month, his military attachés were not as arrogant as you. Your Shanghai Municipal Government is amazing. From the doorman to the mayor, everyone is an ancestor. The mayor
Harder to see than Commander-in-Chief Chang."
"You... Sir, do you know Commander-in-Chief Chang?" The guard was shocked and his voice was trembling as he spoke.
"What do you think?" Zhou Hexuan stared at him.
"I, I, I... I'm going to report it right away!" The guard bent down, picked up the business card on the ground, and rushed into the building.
He ran all the way upstairs, knocked on the door of the mayor's office desperately, and said very fast: "Mayor Zhang, there is Mr. Zhou outside. He said he wanted to see you, and he also said he had met the commander-in-chief.
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Zhang Qun frowned and took the business card, then smiled and said: "What does a poor scholar come to see me for? Let him in."
The guard immediately went downstairs, changed his attitude 180 degrees, and said flatteringly: "Mr. Zhou, the mayor invites you!"
Zhou Hexuan was too lazy to pay attention to him and walked into the city hall. This guy was still shouting from behind: "Slow down and be careful of the stairs."
Zhang Qun is a veteran of the Kuomintang and a classmate of Chang Kaishen. Even though he only became the mayor of Shanghai, he is the leader of the "New Deal Department", an important political group of the Kuomintang.
There are nine currents in the "Department of New Politics", including old-style bureaucrats and warlords, as well as new-style scholars and politicians. Their collective goal is to win over all parties and factions and enhance the strength of Chang Kaishen's regime.
After Zhang Qun saw Zhou Hexuan, he stood up with a smile and said, "Mr. Zhou, please sit down. What do you have to do with me?"
Zhou Hexuan got straight to the point and said: "Mayor Zhang, my "Goddess", "Dog Official" and "Dog Official" have been banned. I just want to ask you face to face, why are my works banned?"
"Banned? I don't know." Zhang Qun said in surprise.
"It was someone from the Shanghai Party Headquarters of the Kuomintang Party that banned it," Zhou Hexuan forced out an ugly smile and said, "Mayor Zhang, you are the direct person in charge of the Shanghai Party Headquarters. Please tell me, even if my works contain prohibited content, the Shanghai Party Committee of the Kuomintang Party will
What right does the ministry have to seize books? If you want to seize the books, you can. Please go through the formal administrative procedures to unban my books and then re-ban them. I am not doing it for myself, I am doing it for the legal system of the Republic of China!"
Upon hearing that it was the group of people from the party headquarters who did it, Zhang Qun immediately smiled and comforted him: "Mr. Zhou, don't worry. If you have any objections, we can discuss it slowly. Why bother to start an investigation as soon as we meet?"
Zhou Hexuan sat down and said: "I demand that the ban on "The Goddess" and "The Dog Officer" be lifted."
Zhang Qun was like a smiling Buddha and said with a smile: "Mr. Zhou, I have read your "The Rise of the Great Powers" and I admire it very much. But to be honest, books like "The Goddess" and "The Dog Official" are really
Some are smearing the Chinese government and people. Anyway, you have earned the royalties you should earn, so why worry about those anymore."
Zhou Hexuan said fiercely: "Which law do you use to ban my books? The Nanjing National Government has not even promulgated the "Publishing Law". Are you following the laws of the Beiyang government to ban my works? What is this China?
The world belongs to the Beiyang government, or the world belongs to the Nanjing National Government. What on earth do your Shanghai Party Headquarters want to do? Do you want to help the Beiyang warlords to restore themselves?"
Zhang Qun was speechless for a moment and didn't know what to say.
At this time, the Nanjing Nationalist Government had not promulgated the "Publishing Law" (promulgated at the end of 1930), so there was no legal basis for the seizure of books.
Still a scholar has a sharp tongue!
Zhang Qun sighed in his heart and said sophistry: "Mr. Zhou, the Shanghai Party Headquarters seized the books because of the Kuomintang's political instruction. Your book is suspected of serious violations, so it was banned. It has nothing to do with the "Publishing Law"
, and don’t fuck with me.”
Zhang Qun will never help Zhou Hexuan lift the ban, otherwise where would the dignity of the Shanghai Party Headquarters be?
Zhou Hexuan sneered and asked: "In other words, the Republic of China only needs the party and no law?"
"It can be said that the Party is the country and the Party is the law!" Zhang Qun replied unceremoniously.
"Very good, I understand. Thank you very much, Mayor Zhang, for clarifying my doubts." Zhou Hexuan was very angry, cupping his fists and saying, "Goodbye!"
Even if the Beiyang government wants to close down books and newspapers, it has to use the law as a front.
This National Government is so powerful that it can even say "the party is the law". It is conceivable that those in power can do whatever they want without any restrictions at all. It will be damned if such a political party is not finished.
Zhou Hexuan returned to Xu Zhimo's house angrily and said to Old Xu: "Zhimo, I can lend you your study."
"Are you going to write an article again? A novel or a poem?" Xu Zhimo asked with a smile.
"Essays!"
Zhou Hexuan was really angry. Even if there was a law, he could tolerate it. However, there was no law at all and he was acting recklessly. This was intolerable.
Zhou Hexuan spread out the manuscript paper, and Xu Zhimo lay beside him and watched. Zhou Hexuan wrote down the spirit of discussing the law in five big characters.