Who Will Follow the Blade? Only I, Great General Li
"Quickly come and buy it. It's a new newspaper.”
"Fifty coins for a portion, fifty coins for a portion. There are only the last hundred portions left.”
In Chang 'an, a new community was born.
It was the sudden appearance of countless paperboys.
Every morning, there were hundreds of paperboys on the street.
He delivered the newspapers ordered by many wealthy families to the residence.
There were also some paperboys carrying a green cloth bag filled with newspapers.
The peddlers on the street were shouting one after another.
However, he only needed to call out once.
Soon, a large group of people came up and surrounded the paperboy.
A few moments later, hundreds of newspapers were sold out.
This had become a daily drama in Chang 'an.
More and more people were reading the newspaper.
As a scholar, the newspaper was a symbol of status.
Many people who could not read even bought a newspaper and asked someone who could read it to read it to them.
For a time, reading newspapers became a trend.
It had become an indispensable part of Chang 'an's life.
In the Imperial Palace.
Li Shimin held a teacup in one hand and opened the newspaper with the other. He crossed his legs and began reading the newspaper every day.
What he paid the most attention to every day was the current affairs comments that Chu Wen occasionally wrote.
Every time Chu Wen wrote a comment, he would read it over and over again.
He felt that every word was so profound.
His admiration for Chu Wen grew.
Not only did he admire his profundity, but he also admired his writing style and even admired his unrestrained thinking.
He was already surprised that he was not willing to be an official and instead became a businessman.
What he didn't expect was that Chu Wen would shock everyone with his first move.
First, it became a hit, pushing Romance of the Three Kingdoms to the forefront and setting off a frenzy of book purchases.
Next, he published the newspaper.
Chang 'an Fortress was detonated again.
This talent and ability was simply breathtaking.
He even requested that Li Chengqian, Princess Changle, and the other princes read the newspaper every day.
This was because the newspaper not only included the situation at the front lines of the Tibetan army, but also the living conditions of the common people.
One was for state affairs, and the other was for civil affairs.
Both were indispensable.
The most important thing was the daily commentary on current affairs.
From the perspective of the review article, one could think about the angle and depth of the problem.
As princes and princesses, these were naturally necessary skills.
This was because they represented the most prestigious surnames of the Great Tang.
……
Fang Manor.
Fang Xuanling paced back and forth in the courtyard with his hands behind his back.
"Old Master, come and have some porridge."
The concubine called out.
However, Fang Xuanling didn't seem to care. Instead, he looked even more anxious.
The concubine smiled helplessly.
Old Master had been obsessed recently. Every time he didn't get the newspaper, he wouldn't have the time to eat breakfast.
Just as he was sighing, a servant quickly ran over.
It was as if he was stepping on a firestorm wheel.
"Master, the newspaper is here!"
The servant panted loudly as he brought the newspaper to Fang Xuanling.
Fang Xuanling's tensed bowstring finally loosened.
"Bring the porridge over!"
Fang Xuanling shouted loudly.
Then, he started reading the newspaper while eating the porridge.
……
Similar scenes played out in Chang 'an almost every day.
About half a month later.
The newspaper business was on the right track.
Whether it was writing, printing, or sales, it had already formed a mature industry chain.
Chu Wen once again became a hands-off manager.
He did not need to do everything himself.
At most, he would review the reviews written by the scholars every day to ensure the quality.
Chu Manor.
Chu Wen began to calculate his recent gains.
Just now, Qi San 'er had specially come over to report the latest data.
Over the past few days, the sales volume continued to rise.
In the end, it basically stabilized at 80,000.
After all, the newspaper was only sold in Chang 'an City due to the limitation of time.
As for the surrounding cities, he had not set foot in them yet.
Eighty thousand was almost the highest number of literate people in Chang 'an.
Each newspaper was priced at 50 wen, so 80,000 copies would be 4 million wen.
It had already been nearly ten days. In other words, they had sold a total of 40 million wen.
Converted to silver, it was equivalent to 13000 silver.
After deducting the cost, the net profit was around 8000 silver taels.
In ten days, he had earned 8000 taels of silver. It was simply a huge profit!
Chu Wen couldn't help but laugh.
Although the price of each newspaper was not expensive, once the sales volume increased, the profit was still very considerable.
Basically, it was no different from robbing money.
Moreover, he robbed them every day.
And if this newspaper business continued, it would be profitable.
After all, this was a daily income.
What made him even happier was that Li Xue Yan admired him even more because of the newspaper business.
Naturally, his Prosperous Husband Value rose by another wave.
Within ten days, it had increased by another 1500 points.
As the days went by, the progress of the expedition to Tubo also entered the most intense stage.
On the 13th day, news came that Li Daozong had lured the enemy in and defeated the Tibetan army.
After that, they marched forward and surrounded the 30,000 Tibetan soldiers in a small city.
In this battle, he killed five enemy generals and 160,000 ordinary soldiers.
His battle record was very strong.
The small city that was besieged was basically filled with the old, weak, sick, and disabled. Moreover, the food reserves in the city were insufficient.
Therefore, everyone knew.
Taking down the city was only a matter of time.
When the news came, Chu Wen immediately got the writer to publish the news in big, eye-catching words on the headlines.
This battle was the most glorious battle since the expedition to Tubo.
Naturally, they had to celebrate.
Chu Wen had basically stopped writing commentaries.
However, as soon as he received the news, he immediately wrote a poem.
"The mountains are high, the roads are far, and the ditches are deep. Who dares to raise his sword and mount his horse? Only I, General Li, dare to do so.”
This poem was very eye-catching in the current affairs commentary section.
Along with the news of Li Daozong's victory over Tubo, it was widely spread in Chang 'an.
"General Li is too powerful. The Tubo barbarians are just a small fry, yet they dare to compete with our Great Tang. This is their fate.”
"Killing hundreds of thousands of enemy soldiers in one battle. I'm afraid that all the men in the small and desolate Tubo country are dead.”
"General Li's victory is certainly gratifying. Mr. Chu's poem was also domineering!”
"Who dares to raise their swords and ride horses? Haha, magnificent! Mr. Chu's writing really had endless magic. With just a few words, he could make people feel the speed of the army. Every word really penetrated the back of the paper. The Great Tang's men were all good for a thousand-mile raid!”
There were discussions everywhere in Chang 'an.
Some people sighed at Li Daozong's godlike military skills.
Some people sighed at Chu Wen's godlike writing.
The sales of the newspapers also reached a peak.
It had reached an astronomical number of 90,000!
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