The Young and Vigorous Eighth Prince

Chapter 125: Familiar recipes, princes and courtiers with short memories

Jiang Fan didn't care when he saw that the others didn't comment.

He called a few servants to start printing according to his instructions, and soon everyone had a newspaper in their hands.

At this time, everyone turned their attention to the newspaper.

It records some interesting stories about the disaster relief in Huaining and the process of the disaster relief.

On one of the pages, there is a chapter from a vernacular novel.

At present, Jiang Fan's newspaper has not yet been completed and put on track, so the first issue he prepared will be about disaster relief and the serialization of vernacular novels.

When several people saw the opening poem above, they were instantly attracted!

"Before the universe was divided into two parts, the world was in chaos, and it was so vast that no one could see it. Ever since Pangu broke through the chaos, the world has been divided into clear and turbid. All living things look up to the Supreme Benevolence, and all things are created for good. If you want to know the power of creation, you must read "Journey to the West". "

The opening poem alone brings people into a fantasy world that has never appeared before. Several people read the content with fascination, and they almost couldn't stop reading until the end.

Several people looked up and looked at Jiang Fan eagerly.

Jiang Fan looked at them with a smile, and said, "Don't rush to read the storybook, we still have business to do. Come...accompany me to choose a store and discuss cooperation!"

He didn't have time to tell stories to them, so he talked about the newspaper first.

It was just right for him to do something during this free time when his government office had not yet been built and his wedding date had not yet arrived.

Upon hearing this, several people looked regretful. They reluctantly withdrew their curious gazes and followed Jiang Fan out the door.

Jiang Fan and others bought nearly fifty bookstores throughout the capital, which were evenly distributed and just covered the entire capital.

Jiang Fan had sufficient funds and his status as a prince, so he took over fifty bookstores and their owners.

As for the movable type printing workshop, it was built in the Chu family, and the servants of the Chu family served as printers.

Soon, the first issue of the newspaper came out, one article per page.

Although only about half of the people in Dayan are literate, everyone still flocks to the one-article newspaper.

After all, one penny couldn't even buy a five-cent steamed bun, but it could buy a piece of paper. That was rare.

You have to know that if you go by the price of paper, a piece of paper the size of a newspaper would cost at least ten wen per piece. The more expensive ones could even cost twenty wen per piece.

But the content of the newspaper is very attractive, not to mention just one article. For example, interesting stories about disaster relief and the process of disaster relief.

In addition, the newspaper also included a collection of interesting stories that happened among the people of the capital, or announcements of other events.

As long as the event is passed and requisitioned, a reward can be obtained. The people suddenly have a way to make money, and their enthusiasm is even higher.

There is no such profession as journalist in this era. If you want to keep the newspaper going, you have to rely on the people to play the role of journalists.

With the introduction of this series of measures, coupled with the serialization of vernacular novels in the newspaper, the newspaper became popular throughout the capital in just a few days.

When you go out, you can hear people talking about newspapers, and everywhere you can see people holding newspapers and reading them with great interest.

Some dignitaries also began to buy newspapers.

Newspapers quickly occupied every corner of the capital, every industry, and every household.

After receiving this news, Chu Yan'er was full of admiration for Jiang Fan.

She was very smart and after a little thought, she realized the extraordinary thing about the newspaper.

Even though it is just a piece of paper, the power it displays once it penetrates into people's hearts is absolutely terrifying.

Compared to rumors, newspapers have more obvious advantages. Rumors take time to spread, but newspapers can convey any news to all the people within almost a day.

Only now did she understand Jiang Fan's intention of publishing the newspaper. From now on, anyone who wanted to slander Jiang Fan would have to think about the consequences of Jiang Fan using the newspaper to fight back.

Emperor Yan also got the news that Jiang Fan had made the newspaper. He frowned, full of confusion.

Because of the memorial, he is now a little upset and doesn't know whether to believe his son or the memorial.

However, the appearance of the newspaper gave him a familiar feeling, just like when Jiang Fan was in Huaining, he did some things that made people feel ashamed.

But the final results show that those things were not messy, but far-sighted.

He felt that this time the newspaper reported that his son might be doing something unexpected again, but he thought that Chu Yan'er might be behind it.

Emperor Yan was suddenly a little discouraged and even more irritated. He now wanted to confirm whether his son was a waste.

As for what the use of newspapers was, he did not realize it. His only thought at this time was that newspapers were very expensive and his son was wasting money.

Speaking of which, the vision of the ancients was still limited. Before relevant events occurred, it was difficult to see the nature and power of newspapers.

Otherwise, it is unknown what Emperor Yan would think.

"There is still nearly a month left. Wait until you take action before making a decision." Emperor Yan knocked on the table and murmured softly.

He had received the information sent back by Shadow. Just as he guessed, the memorial was sent by several princes and Ye Ren.

Moreover, Shadow also received news that Ye Ren and others were planning to expose Jiang Fan's true face as a waste at the celebration of Jiang Fan's house-building and wedding banquet.

Emperor Yan was a little anxious. He actually wanted to call Jiang Fan over and ask him in person.

But thinking that if Jiang Fan was really controlled by the Chu family, doing so would alert the enemy, he had to give up this idea.

In the eldest prince's mansion, the three princes and court officials such as Ye Ren who were plotting against Jiang Fan also learned about Jiang Fan's newspaper story.

Everyone was stunned at first, then they smiled with contempt, their hearts full of ridicule.

It's rare for Jiang Fan to produce a newspaper that only costs one cent per page.

They felt that Jiang Fan became arrogant after winning a little money. If he continued to make trouble at a loss, no matter how much money he made, it would not be enough for him to lose.

But how could they know that Jiang Fan did lose some money when he started this newspaper, in addition to the large amount of money invested in the early stages.

But as newspaper sales increase, the influence of newspapers will increase.

He will never lose money, he will only make a lot of money.

Don't forget, the cost of producing the newspaper plus labor alone is less than a penny. The more he sells, the lower the cost.

He could make money just by selling newspapers.

Not to mention, after the influence of the newspaper increased, he could not count the money he made from advertising.

"Do you think that idiot has too much money to burn? Why is he selling newspapers for nothing? He only sells them for one cent each. He is really not afraid of losing money."

The first one to sneer was the eldest prince Jiang Yi, who looked very proud and cheerful at the moment.

After making sure that Jiang Fan was a waste and would soon be doomed, the aggrieved feeling he had felt some time ago had long since disappeared. Now that he encountered Jiang Fan making a fool of himself again, he felt extremely happy.

That's right, in his opinion, Jiang Fan was extremely stupid for losing money on the newspaper. He even thought Jiang Fan was crazy.

"It's okay. Anyway, the Chu family has enough money for him to lose. Chu Yan'er probably doesn't want him to be driven crazy, so she lets him vent. Otherwise, the Chu family will never allow him to do this."

The Third Prince followed suit. The Fifth Prince nodded in agreement.

The three princes believed that Jiang Fan was controlled by the Chu family, so they made this analysis.