Chapter 144 I know you are in a hurry, but don't be in a hurry!
Chapter 144 I know you are in a hurry, but don't be in a hurry!
Author: Mr. Xiong Er
Chapter 144 I know you are in a hurry, but don't be in a hurry!
After the two spells Jumang Chunshui and Shennong's Hand were unreservedly recorded in the journal last time, Yancheng has become famous all over the world. At least the Qi refiners and enlightened nobles have begun to pay attention to Yancheng. Related
They want all the information about Yancheng.
As a result, there are now many spies from various major forces on Dongning Island. These spies directly reveal their identity as Taoists, and then live on Dongning Island. They do nothing else all day long and wait until every day.
When sub-official newspapers and yellow-level periodicals are published, spend money to buy official newspapers and yellow-level periodicals, and then find ways to get them back.
In addition to these spies, Taoists and nobles who came from abroad but now live in Yancheng also like to read official newspapers and periodicals, and this has become one of their most important pastimes.
Today is the day when the new issue of the official newspaper is released, and there is a large group of Taoists waiting here early.
Taoyu is such a Taoist. Taoyu himself comes from an unnamed island in the East China Sea. There are many similar islands, and the islanders have different styles and characteristics. But most islanders and Taoists have different views on water.
He is very proficient in all walks of life, which can be regarded as the innate blessing brought by being born in the sea.
Today, Taoyu ordered a large plate of peanuts, two bottles of rice wine, two braised pig ears, and two kilograms of braised pork head, all of which were sliced thinly and placed on the plate.
Taoyu slowly ate peanuts, drank rice wine that was not high in alcohol but somewhat sweet, and listened to everyone's discussions. At the same time, he felt very comfortable because the wind was blowing in the window seat.
Looking at the people below, Tao Yu actually quite likes his current life.
If someone like Tao Yu had to define him, he would probably be a casual cultivator.
Taoyu himself did not join any sect's orthodoxy. He did join a sect when he was a child, but the highest inheritance of that sect is the Taoist priest, and it has not been passed on to Taoyu.
The most important thing is that the sect has been exterminated. Later, Taoyu became a Taoist priest only by chance. Therefore, Taoyu did not study many profound Taoist books. His real level as a Taoist priest was just ordinary.
Taoist priest.
In the past, Taoyu was just a wandering Taoist priest, slowly wandering around the countries of the East China Sea.
Compared with the past life of living in one place for several years, Taoyu prefers his current life.
When I was poor in the past, I was really too poor.
In some places, the nobles are extremely vicious and the bottom class is extremely poor. Materials are scarce but expensive. Looking at Yancheng, people have begun to study how to eat better.
After a while, only one kilogram of pig head meat was left out of the two kilograms, only one marinated pig ear was left out of the two, and only one pot of rice wine was left in the two pots. Taoyu took a leisurely sip of the rice wine.
Just lean back and lie down on the rocking chair.
The sun outside the window was shining directly on his body, and the breeze was blowing, which made him feel very comfortable. Taoyu smacked his lips, then raised his ears and listened to the discussion below.
"We won!"
"An unprecedented victory!"
Hearing this, Taoyu nodded slightly, wasn't it? This was indeed an unprecedented victory, beyond his expectation.
"Before the war, I thought Yancheng would be in a stalemate, but I never expected that four Taoist priests would suddenly appear in Yancheng. The most important thing is that the master is so young but so talented."
"Seventeen-year-old Taoist priest, if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn't have believed it no matter what!"
"Actually, many nobles are already prime ministers when they are seventeen years old. With their strength as prime ministers, they learn Taoism very quickly. Moreover, their own bloodline is also conducive to them learning certain Taoisms. Yes.
The nobles themselves are of fire-attribute bloodline, so they learn fire-moving Taoism and Taoism very quickly."
"In this case, some nobles become prime ministers at the age of sixteen. After studying for one year, they become Taoist priests at the age of seventeen. Doesn't this sound understandable?"
"It's understandable!"
"Yes, the sixteen-year-old prime ministers you mentioned are from the feudal families of great powers or simply the noble families of great powers. How profound are their backgrounds? Look at our Yancheng, how can we compare with them?"
"After this battle, can Yancheng be able to establish a country?"
"Establishing a country? Yancheng's current strength is indeed not bad. There are already four Taoist priests on the surface. This does not include the old man who has the world in mind and is now focusing on selecting good seeds. If we add the hidden Taoist priests
, maybe there are ten Taoist priests."
"Not only Taoist priests, but also Taoist soldiers. There are now seven or eight Taoist soldiers in Yancheng, right? These Taoist soldiers can be passed down. Today's Yancheng plus Dongning Island only has six counties and one county.
A Taoist army is no big deal."
"So, can Yancheng really be able to establish a country?"
Listening to everyone's discussion, Tao Yu shook his head slightly. Yancheng's strength was indeed pretty good, but it was still far from being a country.
"How can it be possible? To establish a country, you must at least have a first-generation monarch or an innate immortal, right? Even if you don't have these two, you must have a spiritual treasure or an innate spiritual root, right? How can you establish a country if you don't have anything?"
"Even for many small vassal states, their founders were all first-generation monarchs, without exception."
"It is true that it is impossible to found a country, but it is not difficult to become a prince, right?"
"It is indeed possible to have a lordship. Many countries and countries are filled with some so-called lordships. However, the territories of these lords are essentially buffers between princes. Therefore, the fate of the people there only depends on the situation.
It can be said to be very bitter!”
"Whenever a war breaks out, it always breaks out on the territory of the feudal lord. Whether it is the citizens or the scholars on the lord's territory, they are not recognized by both sides at all. After the arrival of the army, they will do all kinds of evil. As for the common people and savages at the bottom, even more
It’s just not being treated as a human being.”
"The vast majority of the princes lived a very miserable life. There are also a few princes who were demoted from the princes of small countries."
"The national power of these small princes is getting worse day by day, and there has never been a ZTE monarch. After one generation, the territory slowly decreases, and eventually the fiefdoms are reduced to a certain extent, and they become feudal lords."
"Also, there are some small vassal states that were directly destroyed by the big vassal states, but the big vassal states don't want the small vassal states to fight against themselves with the heritage passed down by their ancestors. That is not worthwhile. So they are attacking the small vassal states.
After the capitals of the vassal states were destroyed, in the name of survival, several counties were given to the small vassal states, and they were demoted to feudal lords and continued to pass on."
"From what everyone is saying, it seems that Yancheng has become a lord, so there is no problem!"
"If you grant me the title of lord, there will indeed be no problem."
"What do you think this prince should be called?"
"Although it is Dongning Island now, its original foundation was Yancheng, so why not call it Yanjun."
"Yanjun is not good, it sounds weird, and Yanjun overemphasizes Yancheng. Our main body is now on Dongning Island, and the area around Yancheng has begun to be abandoned. Why not call it Dongjun?"
"Dongjun, no, it's too big, I can't bear it!"
"Yes, Dong Jun is the monarch of the entire East. If he really gives this name, he will probably offend the princes immediately. Not to mention anything else, the Chu State will definitely be at odds with us because of the issue of faith, as well as the other princes in the east.
, I guess it will also be uncomfortable.”
"Then Mr. Dongning?"
"This won't work either. Mr. Dongning, you pay too much attention to Dongning Island. It seems like we have forgotten Yancheng. But can we forget Chao Kingdom? Can we forget the Taoist Order? Of course it doesn't matter to you Taoists, but this Dongning
The people on the island are either from Yancheng or other places in Chao Kingdom, so you must not forget your roots!"
"What about Yunzhongjun?"
Everyone didn't know how to discuss it. The topic of discussion became what would be a better name for the emperor.
Suddenly, a young man and an old man came to the street pushing two trolleys.
Everyone knows these two people. They are responsible for selling newspapers in the nearby area. The old man is a retired veteran who is missing an arm and is now assigned a job of selling newspapers. As for the young man, he is the grandson of the old man, and as for the old man’s children
, long gone.
"We are selling newspapers. The new issue of the Yancheng official newspaper only costs one Yancheng copper coin this time. If it is a small coin from Chao country, at least three are required. Money from other countries is not required for the time being."
"In addition to official newspapers, there are also a large number of classics for sale today. These classics are also printed by the government overnight. For example, this one is called a comic book. It is entertaining and educational, and it is not expensive. It costs fifty yuan a copy!"
"There is also this book in the old man's hand, called the Thousand-Character Classic. It is said that this book was compiled by the prefect himself. It is specially used for literacy. It is very suitable."
"Some of these thousand-character texts are very thin, and some are very thick."
"The thinnest one is only about ten pages, with only simple text on it."
"The thick one is very thick. It is a series of books, and there is an explanation behind each word."
"By the way, in addition to the Thousand-Character Classic, there is also a Shuowen Jiezi, which is a large tome and relatively thick."
"All of the above-mentioned books are available for purchase now!"
"Uncle, this is a small yellow croaker. It weighs one pound and is worth one hundred thousand yuan. I've covered these two carts of books!"
Before the old man finished speaking, a Taoist priest came over and took out a slender and thin small yellow croaker from his arms, put it directly on the cart, and then prepared to pull the cart home.
Originally, the others were still waiting for the uncle to speak, but they never expected that this Taoist would be so ungrateful to martial ethics!
"stop!"
"Stop it!"
"What do you want to do?"
"Put your dirty hands down!"
"It's a joke. You want to buy all the little yellow croakers. Are you bullying me for being old?"
Almost instantly, the Taoist's surroundings were filled with Taoists who came to uphold justice. One or two of them immediately surrounded him, making him unable to move.
As soon as the Taoist rolled his eyes, he felt a suffocating pressure. Among the Taoists surrounding him, several were sorcerers, and one, although he looked young, seemed to be a Taoist priest!
"What are you doing? This is Yancheng, and this is Dongning Island! There are forbidden magic barriers in the city, do you still want to take action?"
"There's reason here!"
"The old man sells books and I buy them. Is there any problem?"
"The old man said it himself, these books are not expensive. For example, this comic book only costs fifty yuan, and these two carts of books only cost one hundred. I gave a small yellow croaker, which is worth one hundred thousand yuan. On average,
I gave you a thousand dollars for each book, but you haven’t said yes yet, why are you reacting so fiercely?”
"Besides, a thousand dollars a book, can you afford it and I can't?"
"Who are you looking down on? Isn't it just a thousand dollars? Isn't it just a little yellow croaker? It's not the same as whoever you are talking about!"
Almost as soon as he finished speaking, the uncle felt a bright golden color. When he looked closely, he saw that almost all the Taoists nearby were holding a piece of gold in their hands.
The rich ones just took a large yellow croaker, which seemed to weigh several kilograms, while the poor ones could also take out a small piece of gold sand weighing one or two gold.
Looking at the glittering gold all over the street, the uncle rubbed his eyes and said with a smile: "Don't worry, everyone, these books will be available in the future. Nowadays, the production is limited, so only locals in Yancheng can buy them, and they are limited to one copy."
"If you want to buy, go back and get your identity certificate, or your job certificate. We sell it to everyone at the cost price, which is basically a penny per page. We charge as much as there are pages."
"For example, this Shuowen Jiezi book is as thick as a hundred pages, so it sells for a hundred dollars."
"Although everyone is rich, these books are not as expensive as imagined."
"Now that paper has just been produced, there are not enough classics printed, and the output is limited. Our street only has a total of one hundred books this morning."
"By this afternoon, our street will still have a quota of one hundred books."
"Moreover, our street will have a quota of at least one hundred books every day from now on."
"This is still the beginning. I heard that the prefect feels that the current Thousand-Character Classics and Shuowen Jiezi are not comprehensive enough. He plans to directly solicit opinions from all over the world. Anyone who is interested can join this event and prepare for the next step.
Contribute to the birth of the new Thousand-Character Classic by explaining Chinese characters."
"The prefect also said that there are not enough literate people in Yancheng now, so there are relatively few compiled books. Next, he plans to invite some literate people who have passed down poetry and calligraphy to come over, compile books together, and then print them into books for the public.
The whole Dongning Island and even the whole world are sold."
"There are a total of thirty different kinds of books here, including Shuowen Jiezi, Thousand-Character Classics, short stories about the history of Yancheng, comic versions of short stories about the history of Yancheng, and this collection of idioms, which are full of short stories.
The stories plus pictures and texts are all basic books that help with literacy and learning basic culture.”
"As for more profound books, the Grand Administrator said that they need to wait until more educated and knowledgeable people arrive before compiling them."
"As for these books, don't be impatient, just wait and they will definitely be available."
"Moreover, the printing factory is expanding production, so don't worry!"