After Hua Xiong showed the benefits of soap in front of a group of dignitaries and nobles, it quickly attracted people's attention.

For the next period of time, people came to visit Huaxiong every day to ask when the soap would officially go on sale.

After Hua Xiong determined how to make soap and soap, he ordered Huzi to take full responsibility for the matter.

Huzi built a workshop to produce soap and soap.

The process of making soap and soap was not complicated, so the store opened quickly.

Where have people in the world ever used such a smooth, stain-removing and fragrant soap?

As soon as the shops opened, people flocked to buy them.

The line even formed a long line.

A few days later, Huzi handed Hua Xiong a bill, showing that the store was selling a lot of money.

But it's not soap that's selling the best, it's soap.

After all, soap is a little more expensive, and ordinary people still can't afford it.

And the price of soap is low, so it is the best choice for washing clothes.

Just when Huaxiong's soap and soap business was in full swing, the newspaper officially began to publish after a few days of preparation.

After the deliberations of Hua Xiong, You Heng and others, the newspaper was named "Huaxia News". 》

The front page of the first edition of the newspaper gave a brief introduction to the current policy of the imperial court.

For example, the imperial court supported commerce and encouraged the people to reclaim wasteland.

The second page is the news section, which publishes the news that has happened in various parts of China recently.

The third page is popular science knowledge, and the first issue invited Zhang Zhongjing to write a manuscript, roughly talking about how to prevent epidemics.

The fourth page of the novel essay section, but Hua Xiong personally handled it.

He carried the story of Journey to the West intact.

……

The amateur life of the people of the Han Dynasty was really lacking.

As soon as the newspaper was launched, it directly caused a sensation in the city.

The newspaper was scheduled to run every seven days, with a circulation of 10,000 copies each time.

As a result, people rushed to buy them, and 10,000 newspapers quickly sold out.

Huaxiong's newly established printing plant had to work overtime to print newspapers overnight.

But even so, it is still not enough for the people.

People circulated newspapers to each other, and even more carefully copied all the contents of the newspapers.

For a while, it was quite expensive in Luoyang paper.

And at this moment, Yuan Shao, who was in the north, was not willing to be lonely, and brazenly launched an attack on Huaxiong!

……

Inside the Luoyang City Teahouse.

A group of tea customers were chatting.

"Hey, I heard, Duke Yuan in the north has sent people to attack the imperial court."

A merchant dressed in silk and satin, mysteriously authentic.

"Isn't Duke Yuan a minister of the imperial court, how could he rebel?"

Others asked.

"You are wrong, Yuan Gong is not a rebellion.

It is said that Dong Cheng, the father-in-law of His Majesty today, fled to Yuan Gong with His Majesty's clothes and edict, accusing the King of Qin of bullying the monarch.

Yuan Gong is a holy decree, not a rebellion. ”

The merchant laughed.

At this time, an old man who looked like an old scholar next to him sneered,

"You don't talk nonsense there, it's not what you say you are at all."

The merchant's face was a little unbearable, and he snorted coldly, "You said that it wasn't like that, so what is it?" ”

"Obviously, Dong Cheng and Yuan Shaoxin colluded to rebel." The old man retorted.

"You...... This is just hearsay, and you can't take it seriously. ”

The old man laughed, "Who told you I was hearsay?" Let me tell you, this is all recorded on the Huaxia News. ”

He carefully took a newspaper from his bosom and placed it on the table.

The crowd immediately stepped forward and was amazed.

"I'm going, it turned out to be the latest issue of Huaxia News."

"This was only released today, how did you get it, old man?"

"This newspaper, I heard that it costs more than a dozen taels of silver!"

The crowd chattered.

A smug look flashed on the old man's face,

"Lao Yu has a relative who is an official in the court, so he can get a newspaper."

Hearing this, envy, jealousy, and other expressions suddenly flashed on everyone's faces.

They only hated that they didn't have such a relative.

"You see, the front page of the homepage is a comment on Yuan Shao's troops."

The old man picked up the newspaper and shook his head and said,

"Yuan Shao was originally a courtier of the Han Dynasty, but he did not want to be loyal to the monarch and serve the country.

attacked the Marquis of Ji, Sun Zhan, and now colluded with the rebellious minister and thief Dong Cheng to invade the imperial court......"

After the old man finished reading, he took a breath and snorted softly,

"Today, Master Taishi is kind-hearted, and all policies are considered by the people.

He also pacified the Yellow Turban Thief and the rebellious parties in various places, and the Yuan thief was just an empty slander! ”

Everyone nodded their heads one after another.

"Yes, this Yuan Shao is really a wolf ambition!"

"I must support Master Taishi!"

The merchant stopped speaking and left the teahouse in a gloomy manner.

"Old man, can you lend me this newspaper, I still want to read "Journey to the West".

"Yes, yes, I don't know what Wukong did after he became Bi Ma Wen."

At the same time, Hua Xiong, Zhou Cang, and Gao Shun were drinking tea in the private room next door.

The movement outside, word for word, was all included in their ears.

"Lord, it seems that this newspaper is still very useful." Gao Shun smiled, "With it, no matter what rumors Yuan Shao wants to spread, he will be self-defeating." ”

"Hehe, in the final analysis, our lord is a master and is deeply loved by the people."

Zhou Cang said with a smile on the side.

"Zhou Cang, you kid can't smear honey on your mouth today, why are you talking so sweet?"

Hua Xiong quipped.

The three of them burst out laughing.

After drinking tea, Hua Xiong took the two of them and went straight to the command post.

Guo Jia, Li Ru, Xun Yu, Cai Yong and others have been preparing for a long time.

Everyone sat down.

Hua Xiong looked at Guo Jia and said softly, "Feng Xiao, let me give you a brief description of the current situation." ”

"Yes, my lord."

Guo Jia is Huaxiong's intelligence director, and he picked up a stack of materials and introduced the current situation to everyone in a deep voice.

Yuan Shao raised more than 300,000 troops, known as 800,000 horses.

There are strategists such as Tian Feng, Fu Zhu, Xu You, Guo Tu Fengji, and Yan Liang, Wen Chou, Zhang He, Gao Lan, Chun Yuqiong and other military generals.

The vanguard army, led by the general Yan Liang, has surrounded the white horses. ”

Hua Xiong's heart moved.

Unexpectedly, this Yuan Shao was the same as in history, and preemptively besieged the white horse.

"What about our strength?"

Xun Yu asked.

Guo Jia hesitated for a moment and spoke softly,

"Although the imperial court has 350,000 horses, it needs to guard the states and disperse the troops.

The only troops that can be mobilized are 50,000 horses from the two major military regions of Kirin and Suzaku.

As for General Taishi of the White Tiger Military Region, he needs to guard against Yuan Tan, the eldest son of Yuan Shao in the north of Qingzhou. ”