The publication of this issue of the Jinling Mansion Newspaper greatly surprised the expectations of the courtiers, and it was sold directly near Jinling.

In the streets and alleys, there are people everywhere holding a newspaper and reading it with relish.

In fact, many people don't know many words, and they can barely read them, which is also very difficult. But there is also the joy of learning, which makes people enjoy it.

The manpower prepared in advance by the General Administration Department was simply not enough, but fortunately, it was now movable type printing, and the General Administration Department immediately decided to increase the number of publications, and Gu Yanwu came to the palace with a happy face to invite merit.

Hou Xuanyan was looking at the new water-powered spinning wheel in the study, this thing is indeed more practical, and the prince's face was full of happiness, this is the beginning of the machine replacing the manual. In a sense, this is the beginning of an artificially guided industrial revolution.

Gu Yanwu pushed the door in a forgetful way, Hou Xuanyan didn't care, but pulled him and asked: "Gu Jiang, you see this water-powered spinning wheel, it is ingenious, it is rare that carpenter can come up with this idea, he is a talent." ”

Gu Yanwu was noncommittal about this, in his opinion, although this thing was very good, it was not as important as the newspaper of missionary culture. The wisdom of the people, what kind of courage and merit this is, Gu Yanwu is already intoxicated with it.

"Lord Wang, after the Jinling Mansion newspaper was faced to the people, the response was not ordinarily enthusiastic, and if it continues like this, there will be a situation where Luoyang paper is expensive that day."

Hou Xuanyan is not very attentive, the newspaper is a gradual process, and it can't be made like this all at once. This had to be done in conjunction with literacy classes and schools everywhere, and in his opinion, it would take about 10 years for newspapers to become truly popular.

Gu Yanwu didn't think so, he was now full of confidence and drive, and said with a smile: "Lord Wang, if you want to go further, Xia Guan has an idea." ”

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

"Everyone in the world respects the prince, and if the prince writes a publication in every issue, he will be able to promote this thing to the four seas."

"What?" Hou Xuanyan exclaimed: "Let me write?" No, no, I'm very busy, how can I have all this spare 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 for a moment, and said: "Most of the gunners in the army have attended literacy classes, and it is still too laborious for them to read and write, so how can they write articles." ”

Hou Xuanyan laughed dumbly when he heard this, after all, gunman is a profession in later generations, and Gu Yanwu can't understand it.

"Find a few good ones, in my name and tone, just post a few more."

"Isn't that a fraud?" Gu Yanwu was stunned and said, he still had a subtext that he hadn't said: This is too shameless.

"The affairs of the literati, how can it be called deception, this is called a last resort. This king is busy with state affairs, and he describes himself as so busy that he has no time to accompany his wife and daughter. Hou Xuan said solemnly.

Gu Yanwu looked at the prince who was fiddling with the spinning wheel in front of him, and couldn't see where this person came from, saying that he was described as withered, obviously full of red light and very leisurely.

Seeing that the prince was resolute, Gu Yanwu knew that it was useless to force it, so he had to compromise: "Then this is the first time, is it good for the prince to ink?" ”

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

Gu Yanwu walked to the bookcase in a hurry, and personally grinded and laid the paper for him, Hou Xuanyan smiled: "I can get Gu Jiang to grind, and if you don't write something good, I'm really sorry for you." ”

"Lord Wang, please!" Gu Yanwu waved his hand, looking quite excited.

....

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

The above is an article written by the prince himself, which will be published in the next issue of the Di Newspaper, but the content is really beyond Gu Yanwu's expectations. In an almost exaggerated tone, the prince praised the greedy carpenter's father and son, and spoke of the gold and silver he had rewarded.

That's a whole thousand taels... Gold, even the Emperor of the Apocalypse, who loves carpenters, does not have such a bold hand.

Of course, Hou Xuanyan is not a carpenter lover, in fact, he sees these things okay, and there is no door for him to make his own.

The reason why he so elevated the two carpenters who had private virtues was to encourage folk inventions, as we all know that the four major inventions were all of our Han people, but in the Ming and Qing dynasties, various inventors emerged in Europe, and the Han people put out the fire, which shows that it is not that we do not have the wisdom of invention and creation, but that there is no suitable soil and environment. Take this water-powered spinning wheel as an example, in fact, as early as the Southern Song Dynasty, we had a large spinning wheel that used water conversion as a power, but it was gradually lost. This time, the hydro-spinning wheel is more advanced and very simple, and can even be extended to forging, grinding and handling. Functionally, this is already a qualified power plant.

Second, this water-powered spinning wheel also deserves such a reward, it will open the era of machines instead of manuals, the silk and cloth of the Han people are famous all over the world, but how many people wear brocade? With this kind of equipment that can be used around the clock, it is possible for the wealthy Han people to wear brocade. Not only to make money from those foreign devils, but even for the people of the world to be able to wear better clothes, this invention is also worthy of a big reward.

To put it bluntly, this is a brick that will lead to a wave of inventions.

Although Hou Xuanyan refused to "contribute", the huge prestige brought by the newspaper made many important ministers in the court eager to try.

Wang Fuzhi secretly found his friend Gu Yanwu and published some of his own arguments in the third issue, in which he criticized asceticism and opposed leaving human desires to talk about heavenly principles, which are in human desires. and sarcastically ridiculed Zhu Xi, which attracted the opposition of many conservatives, and Zhang Mingzhen and others published articles to refute him, thinking that he was trying to attract people's attention.

The two sides launched several consecutive debates, Chen Mingyu, Zhang Huangyan, Ma Shiying, Jiang Jianxun... and all the important ministers of the DPRK couldn't help but participate in it. Everyone is carrying private goods in the sprinkling of articles, and soon there are different contradictions.

Where have ordinary people seen this kind of fairy fighting, and the greatest pleasure every day is to hold a newspaper and talk about it with relish.

Slowly, this controversy spread to the people, triggering an unprecedented activity of popular thought, which Hou Xuanyan did not care about.

What others think is their freedom, Lao Tzu can't control it, as long as he doesn't rebel.

Under the main plate of the bigwigs' arguments, there is a place the size of a tofu block, which is actually the favorite of ordinary people.

There are many interesting stories serialized here, or fragrant, or suspenseful, or hot-blooded...

There is also a small episode in the middle, recently some obscene books have been circulated among the people, and they have been printed and sold on a large scale. The content of these books is too unsightly, especially for the people of the Ming Dynasty, who lack entertainment life, it is like an aphrodisiac. It even led to a better business in Qinglou and an increase in obscene hooligans on the streets.

It took almost no effort for the Jinling Mansion to catch the authors of these books in a mansion.

This person has already lived a rich life of one wife, one concubine and two big mansions by selling books, and after being arrested, he still arrogantly shouted: "Lao Tzu is 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 turned out to be a minor officer in the Northern Expeditionary Army, a righteous soldier who fought against the Qing Dynasty in Qinglong Mountain, and Chen Risheng, a young general of the Houtu Battalion. This time the prefect made a difficulty, and later Xu Yuanbao came out to save him, and patted his chest and promised not to let him write the yellow book again.

Xu Yuanbao is a celebrity next to the prince, a henchman among his henchmen, and the government has to give him this face. Who knows that Chen Risheng is still unrepentant, and shouted in front of the prison: "Don't let me write, what do I use to support my family, I have an old lady and a child waiting to be fed, it doesn't matter, just follow me to suffer a little." The main reason is that I still have two beautiful wives, and if I run out of money, I will definitely run away with wild men. ”

Xu Yuanbao was furious and asked, "If it weren't for your friendship in Jinling to rescue you, could you still make money by writing ** in prison?" ”

"Then I don't care, save people to the end, you give me a way." Chen Risheng raised his head and ate his little brother. Although he has not been promoted in the Northern Expeditionary Army because he is not brave in battle, he is old enough. He was the one who carried Duoduo into the city and stripped him naked. That's why I'm so arrogant and fearless.

Someone above me!

In the end, Xu Yuanbao had no choice, so he happened to find out that Gu Yanwu's General Administration Department was recruiting someone to write a handwritten manuscript, so he used his relationship to insert him into it, and those clichéd stories in the newspaper were written by him.