Age of mythical princes

Chapter 144 I know you are in a hurry, but don't be in a hurry!
After the two spells of Jumang Chunshui and Shennong's Hand were unreservedly recorded in the journal last time, Yancheng became famous all over the world. At least Qi refiners and enlightened nobles began to pay attention to Yancheng.They wanted all the information about Yancheng.

So much so that there are many more spies from various major forces on Dongning Island today. These spies directly show their identity as Taoists, and then live on Dongning Island without doing anything else all day long. When the sub-official newspapers and yellow-level periodicals are published, they spend money to buy official newspapers, buy yellow-level periodicals, and then try to get them back.

In addition to these spies, those Taoists and nobles who came from abroad but now live in Yancheng also like to read official newspapers and periodicals, which has become one of their most important pastimes.

Today is the day when the new official newspaper is released, and a large group of Taoists are 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 of the islanders are very proficient in water, which can be regarded as the innate blessing brought by being born in the sea.

Today, Taoyu ordered a large plate of peanuts, two pots of rice wine, two marinated pig ears, and two catties of marinated pig head meat, all finely sliced ​​and placed on the plate.

Taoyu ate peanuts leisurely, drank low-alcohol but somewhat sweet rice wine, listened to everyone's discussion, and at the same time felt very comfortable because of the wind blowing in the private seat by the window.

Looking at the people below, Taoyu actually quite likes his current life.

People like Taoyu, if they had to be defined, would probably be loose cultivators.

Taoyu himself didn't join any sect or orthodoxy, he did join a sect when he was a child, but the highest lineage of that sect is Taoist priests, and it hasn't been passed on to Taoyu yet.

Most importantly, that sect has already been exterminated.Later, Taoyu became a Taoist priest because of chance and coincidence. Therefore, Taoyu did not study many inscrutable Taoist scriptures. His true level as a Taoist priest is just an ordinary Taoist priest.

In the past, Taoyu was just a wandering Taoist priest, wandering slowly in the countries of the East China Sea.

Compared with the poor travel career of living in one place for several years in the past, Taoyu prefers the current life.

When we were poor in the past, we were really too poor.

In some places, the nobles are extremely vicious, and the poor are dying of poverty, and the material itself is less and more expensive.Looking at Yancheng again, they have already begun to study how to eat better.

After a while, only one catty of two catties of pig head meat was left, only one of two marinated pig ears was left, and only one pot of two pots of rice wine was left. Taoyu took a leisurely sip of rice wine, As soon as he leaned back, he was lying on the rocking chair.

The sun outside the window is directly on the body, and the breeze is blowing, which is very comfortable.Taoyu smacked his lips, then pricked up his ears, listening to the discussion of the people below.

"We won!"

"An unprecedented victory!"

Hearing this, Taoyu nodded slightly, isn't it, this is indeed an unprecedented victory, beyond his expectations.

"Before the war, I thought that Yancheng would fall into a stalemate, but I never expected that four Taoist priests would appear in Yancheng all of a sudden. The most important thing is that the Lord is so young but so talented."

"A 17-year-old Taoist priest, if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn't believe it no matter what!"

"Actually, there are also many nobles who have already become ministers at the age of 17. With the strength of ministers, they can learn Taoism very quickly. Moreover, their own blood is also conducive to them learning certain Taoism. Some The nobles themselves are of the blood of the fire attribute, and they are very fast when learning the method of fire and Taoism."

"In this case, some nobles become ministers at the age of 16, and after a year of study, they become Taoist priests at the age of 17. Does it sound understandable?"

"Understandable ass!"

"That's right, the 16-year-old ministers you're talking about are all from the royal family of a big country or simply from the princes of a big country. How deep are their backgrounds? Look at our Yancheng, how can we compare with them?"

"After this battle, will Yancheng be able to establish a country?"

"Liguo? The current strength of Yancheng is indeed not bad. There are as many as four Taoist priests on the surface. This does not include the old man who has the world in his heart and is now wholeheartedly selecting good breeds. If you add the hidden , maybe there are ten Taoist priests."

"Not only Taoist priests, but also Taoist soldiers. Now there are seven or eight Taoist soldiers in Yancheng, right? These Taoist soldiers can be passed on. Today's Yancheng plus Dongning Island is only six counties, one county A Taoist soldier is nothing to worry about."

"In this way, Yancheng can really establish a country?"

Listening to everyone's discussion, Taoyu shook his head slightly. Yancheng's strength is indeed not bad, but it is still a thousand miles away from Liguo.

"How can it be? To establish a country, at least there must be a first-generation monarch or a congenital real person, right? Even if you don't have these two, you must have a spiritual treasure or a congenital spiritual root, right? How can you establish a country if you don't have anything?"

"Even if there are many small vassal states, their founders are all the first 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 seal the king. Many countries are full of so-called kings, but the territory of these kings is essentially a buffer between the princes. Therefore, the fate of the people there depends on It can be said that it is very painful!"

"Whenever a war breaks out, it breaks out on the territory of Fengjun. The people on the territory of Fengjun, whether they are scholars or scholars, 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 seen as a human being.”

"Most of the lords have a very miserable life. There are also a few lords who are descended from princes from small countries."

"The national power of these small country princes is getting worse day by day, and there has never been a ZTE monarch. After generations, the territory has gradually decreased, and eventually the fiefdoms have decreased to a certain extent, and they have become feudal monarchs."

"Also, there are still 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 themselves with the heritage passed down from their ancestors. After the capital city of the vassal state was destroyed, in the name of survival and extinction, a few counties were given to the small vassal state, and they were downgraded to feudal monarchs to continue to pass on."

"Hearing what everyone said, Yancheng seems to be a feudal monarch, so there's nothing wrong with it!"

"If you are Feng Jun, there is indeed no problem."

"You say, what is the name of this prince?"

"Although it is Dongning Island now, its foundation was still Yancheng back then, why not call it Lord Yan."

"Yanjun is not good, it sounds weird, and Yanjun overemphasizes Yancheng. Now we are mainly on Dongning Island, and the vicinity of Yancheng has begun to be abandoned. Why don't we call it Dongjun?"

"Don't do it, it's too big, I can't bear it!"

"That's right, Dongjun is the monarch of the entire east. If you really use this name, you will probably offend the princes right away. Among other things, the Chu Kingdom will definitely turn against us because of the belief issue, as well as the other princes in the east. , I guess it will be uncomfortable."

"Then Dongning-jun?"

"This doesn't work either, Mr. Dongning, paying too much attention to Dongning Island, it seems like we have forgotten Yancheng directly, but can we forget Chaoguo? Can we forget the Dao Destruction Order? Of course you Taoists don't care, but this Dongning The people on the island are either from Yancheng or from other places in Chao Country, so you must not forget your roots!"

"Then Yun Zhongjun?"

Everyone didn't know how to discuss it, and the topic of discussion became what is the best name for Fengjun.

Suddenly, a boy and an old man came to the street pushing two carts.

Everyone knew these two people, and they were in charge of selling newspapers in the nearby area. The old man was a veteran who lost an arm, and now he was assigned the job of selling newspapers.As for the young man, he is the grandson of the old man. As for the old man's children, they are long gone.

"Selling newspapers, the new issue of Yancheng Official News, this time you only need one Yancheng copper coin. If it is a small coin from the Chao country, you need at least three coins, and the money from other countries is not for the time being."

"In addition to the official newspaper, there are also a large number of classics for sale today. These classics are also printed overnight by the government. For example, this book is called Comic Books. It is entertaining and educational. It is not expensive, fifty dollars a copy!"

"There is also this book in the old man's hand. It is 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."

"This kind of thousand-character script can be very thin or very thick."

"The thinnest one is only a dozen or so pages, and there are only simple words on it."

"Thick ones are very thick. It's a series of books with explanations behind every word."

"By the way, in addition to the Thousand Characters, there is also a Shuowen Jiezi, which is a big tome and relatively thick."

"The above-mentioned books are all available for purchase now!"

"Master, this is a small yellow croaker. It weighs a catty and is worth [-] renminbi. I will pay for all the books in the two carts!"

Before the old man finished speaking, a Taoist came over directly, and at the same time took out a slender and thin small yellow croaker from his arms, put it directly on the trolley, and then prepared to pull the cart home.

Originally, other people were still waiting for the uncle to speak, but they never expected that this Taoist would be so ignorant of martial arts!
"stop!"

"stop it now!"

"What do you want to do?"

"Put down your dirty hands!"

"It's a joke. You want to buy all of them for one small yellow croaker. Are you bullying the old man?"

Almost instantly, Taoists were surrounded by Taoists who came to uphold justice.One and two directly surrounded him, and he couldn't move.

As soon as the Taoist rolled his eyes, he felt a suffocating pressure. Several of the Taoists surrounding him were warlocks, and there was one who looked young, but seemed to be a Taoist priest!
"What are you doing? This is Yancheng, and this is Dongning Island! There are barriers of forbidden magic in the city, do you still want to do it?"

"It makes sense here!"

"The old man sells books, and I buy books. Is there a problem?"

"The old man himself said that these books are not expensive, just like this comic book is only [-] yuan, and these two books are only [-]. I gave a small yellow croaker, worth [-] yuan, on average I gave each book a thousand dollars, but the uncle still hasn't said no, why are you reacting so violently?"

"And, one thousand dollars a book, can you afford it and I can't afford it?"

"Who do you look down on? Isn't it just a thousand dollars? Isn't it just the little yellow croaker? It's not the same as anyone else!"

As soon as the words were spoken, the uncle felt a golden color, and when he took a closer look, almost every Taoist nearby was holding a piece of gold.

The rich one directly took a large yellow croaker, which seemed to weigh several catties, and the poor one could also take out a small golden sand weighing a tael of gold.

Seeing the glittering gold all over the street, the uncle rubbed his eyes and said with a smile: "Don't worry, everyone, these books will still be available in the future. Now the production is limited, so only Yancheng locals can buy one and only one."

"If you want to buy, go back and get your ID card, or take out your job title card. Sell it to everyone, and it will be sold at cost price, basically one penny per page, and you will be charged as much as there are pages."

"For example, this Shuowen Jiezi book is [-] pages thick, so it sells for [-] yuan."

"Although everyone is rich, these books are indeed not as expensive as imagined."

"Paper has just been produced now, so there are not enough classics printed, and the output is limited. Our street only has a share of [-] books this morning."

"By this afternoon, we still have a quota of [-] books on this street."

"And, from now on, our street will have a quota of at least one hundred books every day."

"This is still the beginning. I heard that the prefect thinks that the current Thousand Characters and Shuowen Jiezi are not comprehensive enough. He plans to directly solicit opinions from the whole world. Anyone who is interested can join this grand event and prepare for the future." Contribute to the birth of Shuowen Jiezi and the new Thousand-Character Wen.”

"The prefect also said that there are not many educated people in Yancheng today, so there are relatively few books compiled. Next, he plans to invite some cultural people who inherit poems and books to come over and compile books together, and then print them. The entire Dongning Island and even the whole world are sold."

"There are thirty different kinds of books here, including Shuowenjiezi, Qianziwen, short stories about the history of Yancheng, and comic book versions of short stories about the history of Yancheng, and this book of idioms. Stories plus pictures and texts are some basic books to help literacy and basic culture.”

"As for more esoteric books, the prefect said that we need to wait until more educated and knowledgeable people arrive before compiling them."

"As for these books, don't worry, wait slowly, there will definitely be some."

"Also, the printing factory is expanding its production, so don't worry!"

(End of this chapter)