Chapter 84 Datang Daily

In fact, the production of a large amount of cheap paper not only solved Tang En's long-suffering toilet paper problem, but more importantly, gave him a mouthpiece that could control public opinion.

That's right, a newspaper.

He has already created a simple printing machine, and now there is a lot of cheap paper available, so the launch of newspapers is a matter of course.

In this Prandal controlled by the Apocalypse, the lives of ordinary people are still in the feudal period, and all news transmission is in a state of serious lag. Often, what happens in one place may take a month later in another place. Will get the news.

Of course, this only refers to ordinary news. If it is very important news, it will use the method of magic communication, and it can be transmitted to the end of the continent in the blink of an eye—it is a pity that this method is extremely expensive. Messages are never delivered using this method.

Under such circumstances, launching a newspaper is one of the best ways to control the public opinion in the territory. Dunn can completely learn from the politicians on the earth, and let the people see what he wants them to see to guide public opinion and consolidate He reigns here.

Originally, Tang En wanted to discuss with Fiona who would be in charge of the newspaper, but judging by her appearance just now, it is estimated that going to her now would be a waste of time, so Tang En simply decided to make the first edition of the newspaper by himself. .

As for those who sell newspapers, those teenagers who are full of energy and have nowhere to vent their energy all day long have a job to do, and no one here will accuse him of employing child labor...[e1]

Therefore, the residents of Ellington suddenly discovered a strange thing. These days, the children who usually run and play all over the street suddenly become very strange. They run all over the street to inquire about some strange things, and then go home at night They were all mysterious, their faces were full of excitement, as if they had encountered something very exciting...

And the grown-ups didn't say anything when they asked, but just giggled, which made everyone very strange.

And this answer was answered three days later.

"Sell newspapers! Sell newspapers! Freshly released Datang Daily!"

"Why did One-Eyed Buck die tragically on the street?? Why did hundreds of beasts scream in the middle of the night?? Why did the soap in the shop get black hands?? Why did the clothes of the maids in the lord's mansion disappear?? The door of the old widow was knocked every night. Are people undead?? What is hidden behind the death of the former lord Hogg?? Behind all this is the distortion of human nature or the loss of morality?? If you want to know the answer, please pay attention to Datang Daily!"

On the street in Ellington, a little boy was running with a satchel on his back and yelling, and the words in his mouth attracted the eyes of both sides of the road.

"Isn't this Werther? Why didn't you bring those little guys to play today? What newspapers did you sell instead?"

Werther grinned: "Uncle Leonard, would you like a copy of Datang Daily? There are a lot of interesting news here."

Uncle Leonard in Werther's Book is literate and should be a good customer.

"Datang Daily?"

Leonard asked curiously: "What is that? What is the news?"

"Datang Daily is a newspaper issued by the Datang News Agency established by the lord. It publishes a lot of interesting news. These interesting news that happened recently are news. How about it? Are you interested in buying one? It's very cheap, as long as Oh, a silver coin."

"One silver coin!? Good boy, this newspaper is worth ten good candles!"

"You can't say that," Werther retorted Leonard with uncharacteristically sharp teeth, "No matter how good the candle is, it can only be lit at night, but this newspaper can let you know the latest news about Ellington. Your Excellency’s latest decrees, and various job information, these information are priceless, not to mention that this newspaper is made of paper! Usually, it costs ten silver coins to buy a piece of paper, but now it only costs one piece of paper for so much paper. Do you think it’s really expensive for a silver coin that you can continue to use even after reading it?”

Leonard didn't really want to buy it at first, but after hearing Werther's words, he felt that it made sense. A piece of paper is usually so expensive. There are several copies of these newspapers, and they only add up to one silver coin. It's a bargain!

"Okay, then give me a newspaper!"

Leonard opened a candle shop, which is considered relatively wealthy in Ellington, and it is not a big deal to take out a silver coin to buy a newspaper.

Seeing that Leonard bought the newspaper, several people nearby immediately came over: "Hey! Boss Leonard, what is written in the newspaper?"

Reynold enjoyed the feeling of being noticed very much, opened the newspaper and read it aloud.

"Today's headlines are that the Datang Steel Plant is about to be established, and new jobs are waiting to be filled. According to Lord Tang En, the Datang Steel Plant is under construction and will be completed in a few days. The Steel Plant is newly established and requires a lot of work. Therefore, invitations are widely distributed throughout Ellington. As long as they have the ability, ideas, and intentions, men between the ages of 16 and 50 can go to the recruitment office outside the Lord's Mansion to sign up for recruitment. Once the training Successful entry, the minimum salary starts at ten gold coins per month! In addition—”

As soon as the headlines were read here, there was an uproar all around.

"This steel mill is treated so well!?"

"Ten gold coins! I also signed up when the lord was recruiting craftsmen, but only thirteen girls were recruited. I thought the lord was partial and only gave girls a chance. I didn't expect that we would have a chance now." Already!"

"My God! I must try it!"

"Boss Leonard! Keep reading!? What else!?"

Seeing everyone looking at him anxiously, Leonard coughed triumphantly and continued to read another piece of news.

"According to the investigation of this newspaper, the farmer subsidy plan promoted by the lord before has been widely praised. The farmers in the villages around Ellington have generally received real benefits. The iron farm tools have greatly accelerated their labor efficiency and allowed them to have more time. Accompany your family to enjoy life, and even have spare energy to participate in the construction of Ellington to earn a second pot of gold..."

"The caravan formed by the Datang Chamber of Commerce has brought our specialty mints, soap and other products to the mountain city of Beiyin, and plans to open up shops in Beiyin, and at the same time establish a business route to bring more abundant products to Ellington. and business opportunities..."

"One-eyed Buck and his men died tragically on the street because Miss Fiona used a precious fourth-order magic scroll, and this magic scroll is worth..."

"Exclusive news from this newspaper. According to Miss Tina, who did not want to be named, a frenzied incident occurred in the Lord's Mansion recently. All the clothes of the maids in the Lord's Mansion were brutally murdered. Among them, all kinds of clues point to the Lord Lord... ..."

"what!?"

"impossible!?"

"how come!?"

As soon as the gossip news came out, everyone's enthusiasm was instantly ignited, and all of them stared at Leonard with wide eyes and continued to read.

"Ahem, everyone, wait for me to take a break before reading slowly."

Leonard felt very good, and deliberately caught their appetite, wanting to continue to enjoy the feeling of being under the spotlight for a while.

Seeing this, Werther rolled his eyes and shouted loudly: "Everything you want to know is available in the Datang Daily. If you buy a copy, you can read it slowly without crowding together!"

Hearing Werther's shout, everyone came back to their senses and ran to him to buy newspapers. After Leonard woke up, he found that everyone had already bought the newspapers, so he had to read them resentfully.

"What!? Sold out!?"

A few slow-moving ones failed to buy newspapers, and suddenly became anxious.

"Everyone, don't worry! I don't have any here, and Marshall and the others might have some!"

Werther shouted loudly: "From today onwards, our little newsboy Ellington will bring you an issue of Datang Daily every day! The quantity is limited, please buy early!"

After calling Werther, he slipped away.

Since it was the first issue of the newspaper, Dunn took everyone's habits into consideration, so he didn't print many copies. However, after receiving the report from Werther and the others at night, Dunn realized that he had underestimated the acceptance capacity of Ellington residents.

The thousand copies of the newspaper that were printed on the first day were all sold out!

This greatly exceeded Tang En's expectations. In fact, after he finished printing the newspaper, he thought of a very important thing.

That is, newspapers use text as the main content carrier, and there may not be so many literate people in Ellington.

It now appears that Ellington's literacy rate is not too low.

However, considering the issue of popularization of writing, Tang En decided to set up a literacy column starting from the second issue of the newspaper after thinking for a while, teaching everyone literacy and how to read newspapers.

This will not only promote policies to control public opinion, but also popularize the text, so that Ellington's average cultural level can be improved, which can be said to serve multiple purposes.

"Well done, these are your wages today."

Let Werther and the others sell newspapers. The salary of one person per day is ten silver coins, and one thousand newspapers is one hundred gold coins. After deducting the cost of the paper mill, the profit is astonishing—it’s a pity that Dunn doesn’t care about this profit at all. They care more about controlling public opinion and increasing the efficiency of news dissemination.

Witt and the others happily left after getting the silver coins. Selling newspapers can make money faster than digging mint grass. They can earn three gold coins by selling newspapers for a month, which was unimaginable before. A huge sum of money!

Fiona was amazed: "Newspaper, this is the way you came up with!?"

"How's the effect?"

"It's great! More than 50 people have applied for the job in the steel mill just now! Now the headache is how to screen them."

"Leave this to me. Remember, we don't have too many workers now!"

The steel factory is the most important thing, and the efficiency is high with a large number of people. Tang En certainly doesn't mind hiring a few more people.

But at the same time, he still needs to find someone else to be in charge of the operation of the Datang Daily - as a lord, of course he can't stay there all day as a newspaper editor and write gossip news...

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