novelden Chapter 124 The newspaper that came into being
Chapter 124 The newspaper that came into being
In the imperial study of the palace, Emperor Yan saw the memorial that Ye Ren had sandwiched in there. The moment he saw the content, his pupils shrank sharply and he stood up, his eyes full of shock and horror.
He was worried about Bei Meng's delay in fulfilling the original bet, but unexpectedly, he received another memorial about Qilinzi. He became a little annoyed and frightened.
Liu Fu, who was standing by, looked slightly startled and quickly asked, "Your Majesty, are you okay?"
Upon hearing this, Emperor Yan came back to his senses. He looked at Liu Fu, then at the memorial in his hand. His eyes were complicated and a gleam of light flashed in them!
"Oban, what do you think of Fan'er?"
Liu Fu was stunned when he heard this. The Emperor Yan's inexplicable question made him confused for a moment, but he still smiled and said:
"The Eighth Prince is a rare talent among men. He is not only extremely intelligent and strategic, but also very clever. He is worthy of being the son of His Majesty!"
Emperor Yan frowned, then his expression relaxed a little. He took the memorial and read it again.
He murmured softly, "Is it really because of the Chu family and Chu Yan'er, my son, that he is so outstanding?"
The memorial stated that Chu Xinghe and Chu Yan'er had evil intentions and controlled the Eighth Prince in order to seize the kingdom of Dayan.
It even analyzes in detail everything that happened from the time Jiang Fan went to the Golden Palace to solve the problem to the final bet with Chu Yan'er, all of which reveal the relationship between Jiang Fan and the Chu family and Chu Yan'er.
All the contents directly point to the fact that Jiang Fan was controlled by the Chu family and became a puppet, but with the help of the Chu family, he became extremely outstanding.
And analyzed that the eighth prince was just a waste and it was impossible for him to have such a brilliant performance.
Emperor Yan didn't believe this was true. He really couldn't accept that his Qilin was actually a puppet.
His first reaction was that someone was slandering his son, but as an emperor, he had to treat everything with caution. The analysis in the memorial was so accurate that he had to be suspicious.
It is really unreasonable that a useless prince who has lived in the deep palace for a long time suddenly shows extraordinary excellence.
The knowledge he knew was almost inaccessible in the palace. When he showed up to save himself and got in touch with the Chu family, how could he not become suspicious?
But his son's performance gave him a glimmer of hope.
My son now exudes confidence, and his conversation and temperament in every gesture are unique.
When facing him, he did not have the fear and trepidation of other princes. Instead, he was more like an ordinary father and son. Such a son really did not seem like a waste.
"Shadow! Where is it..." Emperor Yan said lightly at this time.
Following his voice, the shadow appeared silently. He bowed respectfully to Emperor Yan.
"Your Majesty, I am here..."
"Shadow, take a look at this memorial..." Emperor Yan handed the memorial to Shadow.
Shadow took the memorial and took a look at it. His eyes instantly lit up with brilliance. He looked up at Emperor Yan, opened his mouth, but stopped himself from speaking.
He was just a shadow guard, so it was difficult for him to comment on the royal family's affairs. But his first reaction was that someone was framing Jiang Fan.
"Do you think what was written in the memorial is true or false? Haven't the secret guards you sent been following Fan'er all the time?" Emperor Yan looked straight at the shadow and said.
"Your Majesty, during the time when the secret guards were protecting the Eighth Prince, I did not hear anything wrong with the Eighth Prince. Apart from often getting together with the Chu brothers, he did not have any contact with anyone else." Shadow replied quickly.
"So what do you think about the memorial? Is it credible?" Emperor Yan asked in a questioning voice.
"Your Majesty, why don't you wait and see! Whether the Eighth Prince is a waste or not, someone will prove it to Your Majesty!" Shadow replied respectfully.
Upon hearing this, Emperor Yan nodded.
The memorial was a test. He didn't believe that those people were only capable of this.
In that case, he would see whether Jiang Fan was his son, or was really a waste as others said.
"Hmph... Then I will take a good look at my Qilin son, is he a waste or a puppet..."
At this point, Emperor Yan said to Shadow, "Send secret guards to protect the Eighth Prince and follow him closely!"
Upon hearing this, Shadow nodded and disappeared on the spot. Emperor Yan looked at the memorial and fell into deep thought. Liu Fu, who was standing beside him, looked shocked and doubtful and did not dare to say a word.
He sighed at the danger of the fight for the throne. He had to endure assassination at any time, and if he was not careful, he would be doomed.
The Eighth Prince is in danger this time! The so-called protection is probably surveillance.
On the other hand, Jiang Fan didn't know that his adoptive father had become suspicious of him because of a memorial.
At this time, he was in the Chu family's own courtyard, directing a dozen carpenters to make movable type printing.
The Chu brothers and Chu Yan'er, who were watching from the side, were puzzled and had no idea what Jiang Fan was doing.
"Your Highness, what are you doing? Why are you carving the words separately one by one?" The little girl Chu Xiaoya looked at Jiang Fan with confusion on her face.
"Yes, Your Highness, what's the use of carving so many words?" Chu Xiaolan also asked.
Chu Yan'er and the Chu brothers also looked at Jiang Fan curiously, wanting to get the answer from him.
Jiang Fan looked at them and smiled. He took the template, compared it with the newspaper template he had prepared, and said to them with a smile:
"You'll know it soon. Come... help me put these words into this big template according to the order on the paper!"
A few people looked at each other, and seeing that Jiang Fan was unwilling to say anything, they had no choice but to give up. They walked over and started typeset according to Jiang Fan's requirements.
As for the paper used for newspapers, it was produced by Jiang Fan in several papermaking workshops in Huaining County. Because the papermaking workshops were built late, just like the weaving workshops, there were no mature finished products produced at the time of the exhibition, and the production capacity could not be met.
Therefore, paper and cloth were not put on display for sale, but after a period of production and research, the production capacity of not only cloth but also paper was increased and can be fully supplied.
In the paper category, in addition to writing paper, Jiang Fan also asked people to research sanitary paper. This time, Jiang Fan wanted to take advantage of the popularity of newspapers to advertise cloth and paper on them.
After everyone arranged the movable type printing template, Jiang Fan added ink and started printing under the puzzled gazes of several people.
When the first newspaper came out, Chu Yan'er's face was full of amazement.
"This is... printing... Moreover, it is movable type, and the font can be changed at any time. How did you come up with this..."
She looked at Jiang Fan in surprise. She thought Jiang Fan was joking, but she didn't expect him to give her such a big surprise.
Actually, Dayan did have templates for printing books, but these templates could only be used once, and carving them was both labor-intensive and time-consuming.
Compared to hand-copying books, it is more complicated. If it is a standard book, you can still use a special template, but if it is another book, you have to carve the template again.
Therefore, unless the books are passed down by wealthy people for their own use, most of them are better in handwritten copies.
"By the way, what is this thing you printed called?"
Jiang Fan looked at Chu Yan'er, smiled and said, "This is called a newspaper... With it, whoever wants to slander me with rumors in the future will have to think about whether they can withstand my anger!"
Rumors were rampant in the capital, and Jiang Fan had already thought about controlling public opinion, so newspapers came into being.
Jiang Fan's words stunned everyone. They all looked at Jiang Fan in surprise. Just a piece of paper could fight against rumors? You must be kidding!