The issuance of this issue of the Jinling Mansion News was much beyond the expectations of the court officials, and it was sold out around Jinling.

There are people holding a newspaper everywhere in the streets and alleys, reading with relish.

In fact, many people don’t know much, and it’s very difficult to read it. However, the fun of learning is mixed in, making people enjoy it.

The Tongzhengsi Department had not prepared enough personnel in advance. Fortunately, it was now printing with movable type. The Tongzhengsi Department immediately decided to increase the number of prints. Gu Yanwu came to the palace with a happy face to seek credit.

Hou Xuanyan was watching the new hydraulic spinning wheel in the study. This thing was indeed more practical. The prince's face was full of happiness. This was the beginning of a machine replacing handcrafts. In a sense, this was the sign of the artificially guided industrial revolution.

Gu Yanwu pushed the door in a state of obsession, and Hou Xuanyan didn't care. Instead, he pulled him and asked, "Gu Jiang, look at this hydraulic spinning wheel, it is a cleverness. It is rare that the carpenter can come up with this idea. He is a talent."

Gu Yanwu did not comment on this. In his opinion, although this thing is very good, it is not as important as the newspapers of propaganda and culture. It is the wisdom of enlightenment of the people. What a courage and merit, Gu Yanwu is already obsessed with it.

"Prince, after the Jinling Mansion newspaper faced the people, the response was extremely enthusiastic. If this continues, the situation of paper in Luoyang that day will be expensive."

Hou Xuanyan was not very concerned about it. The newspaper was a gradual process, and we could not make the whole country like this all at once. This requires cooperation with literacy classes and schools in various places. In his opinion, if newspapers really become popular, they will have to wait ten years for ten years.

But Gu Yanwu didn't think so. He was now full of confidence and motivation and said with a smile: "Prince, if you want to go further, the lower official has an idea."

Hou Xuanyan fiddled with the spinning wheel and said, "Let's hear it."

"Everyone in the world respects the prince. If the prince writes one article in every issue, it will definitely be able to promote this item to the world."

"What?" Hou Xuanyan screamed: "Let me write? No, no, I'm very busy, so how can I have all this free time?"

Hou Xuanyan shook his head. This thing was a chore. He thought about it and said, "It's okay to find two gunmen."

Gu Yanwu was stunned and said, "The musketeers in the army have mostly been in literacy classes. It is still difficult to read and recognize their words. How can they write articles?"

Hou Xuanyan burst into laughter when he heard this. After all, Gu Yanwu was a profession in later generations.

"Look for a few good literary talent, just post a few more articles in my name and tone."

"That's not a fraud?" Gu Yanwu said in surprise. He still had a subtext that he didn't say: This is too shameless.

"How can a literati be called fraud? This is a last resort. I work hard on state affairs and make myself busy with withered people. I have no time to spend time with my wife and daughter. How can I be busy with another manuscript?" Hou Xuanyanyi said sternly.

Gu Yanwu looked at the prince who was fiddling with a spinning wheel in front of him, and could not see where the person came from. He said that he was haggard, but he was clearly full of red and leisurely.

Seeing that the prince was determined, Gu Yanwu knew that it was useless to force it, so he had to compromise and said, "Then this is the first time, let's take the ink on the prince?"

Hou Xuanyan smiled bitterly, touched his forehead and said, "Okay, there's no way to deal with you."

Gu Yanwu walked to the desk excitedly and grinded paper for him personally. Hou Xuanyan laughed and said, "I'm sorry for you if you can get Gu Jiang to grind it and don't write something good."

"Prince, please!" Gu Yanwu waved his hand and looked quite excited.

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Outside the palace, Gu Yanwu frowned and held a piece of paper.

The above is an article written by the prince, and it will be published in the next issue of the mansion newspaper, but the content is really beyond Gu Yanwu's expectations. The prince praised the rich-greedy carpenter father and son in an almost exaggerated tone, and said the gold and silver he rewarded.

That was a total of one thousand taels... Gold, even the Emperor of Apocalypse who loved carpenters, did not have such generous work.

Of course, Hou Xuanyan is not a carpenter enthusiast. In fact, he saw these things well, and he didn't even have any choice to do it himself.

The reason why he raised the two carpenters who suffered from personal morality was to encourage the inventions of the people. As we all know, the four great inventions of the past belonged to us Han people. However, in the Ming and Qing dynasties, various inventors emerged in Europe, but the Han people turned off the fire. This shows that it is not that we did not have the wisdom of invention but that there is no suitable soil and environment. Take this hydraulic spinning wheel for example. In fact, we had a large spinning wheel that used water rotation as power as the Southern Song Dynasty, but it gradually disappeared later. This time, the hydraulic spinning wheel was more advanced and very simple, and could even be promoted to forging, polishing, and transporting. In terms of function, this is already a qualified power device.

Secondly, this hydraulic spinning wheel is also worthy of this reward. It will usher in the era when machines replace handicrafts. The silk and cloth of the Han people are famous all over the world, but how many people wear brocades? With this kind of equipment that can be used day and night, it is possible for wealthy Han people to wear brocades. Not only to make money from the foreigners, but even to make better clothes for the people of the world, this invention is also worthy of special rewards.

To put it bluntly, this is a way to throw in the way of inventions.

Although Hou Xuanyan refused to "submission", the huge reputation brought by the newspaper made many important officials in the court eager to try it out.

Wang Fuzhi secretly found his friend Gu Yanwu and published some of his own arguments in the third issue. In his article, he criticized asceticism and opposed talking about the principles of heaven without human desires. The principles of heaven are in human desires. He also sarcastically mocked Zhu Xi, which attracted many conservative oppositions. Zhang Mingzhen and others published articles to refute it, believing that he was trying to attract attention.

The two sides held several consecutive debates, including Chen Mingyu, Zhang Huangyan, Ma Shiying, Jiang Jianxun... and other important officials in the court couldn't help but participate. Everyone brought private goods in their erotic articles, and soon had different conflicts.

Ordinary people have never seen such gods fighting. The greatest pleasure every day is to hold a newspaper and talk about it with relish.

Gradually, this debate spread to the people and triggered unprecedented activity in the public's thoughts. Hou Xuanyan ignored this.

No matter how others think, it is their freedom, I can't control it, as long as I don't rebel randomly.

Below the main section that the big guys argued, there is a place the size of a tofu block, which is actually the favorite of ordinary people in the city.

There are many interesting stories serialized here, either erotic, suspense, or passionate...

There is also a small episode in between. Recently, some obscene books have been circulated among the people and are widely sold. The content of these books is too unsightly, especially for the Ming people who lack entertainment life, it is like an aphrodisiac. It even once led to the improvement of brothel business and the increase in street molestations.

Jinling Mansion had almost no effort to catch the authors of these books in a house.

By selling books, this man had already lived a prosperous life of one wife and one concubine. After being arrested, he still shouted arrogantly: "I am not guilty."

The prefect of Jinling thought it was a small case, but who knew that when the case was decided, many military generals came to plead for mercy.

It turned out that this author was actually a small official in the Northern Expedition Army. Chen Risheng, a charity soldier who was fighting against the Qing Dynasty in Qinglong Mountain and a young general of the Houtu Camp. Now the prefect was in trouble. Later, Xu Yuanbao took action to protect him and patted his chest to promise not to write yellow books.

Xu Yuanbao is a celebrity around the prince, and his confidant, so the government office had to give him such face. Who knew that Chen Risheng still did not repent and shouted in front of the prison: "I won't let me write, what do I use to support my family? I have my mother and I have hungry children. It's not a big deal. It's fine, just follow me and suffer a little. The main reason is that I have two beautiful wives who are as beautiful as flowers. If I lose money, I will definitely run away with the wild man."

Xu Yuanbao was furious and asked, "If I hadn't thought about your friendship in Jinling, would you make money by writing ** in prison?"

"Then I don't care. Just save people to the end. You can find a way for me." Chen Risheng raised his head and decided to eat his little brother. Although he was not promoted in the Northern Expedition Army because he was not brave enough to fight, he was old enough. He was the one who took Dodo into the city and stripped Dodo's clothes. That's why he was so arrogant and fearless.

I have someone above!
Chapter completed!