Chapter 144 The Prince is Gone
Gu Wangyan looked at Fang Lingchu's shifty look and wanted to laugh, but he held it back.
It’s better to talk about business now.
"If the princess has a way to solve their problem, she will certainly be happy to do so. If there is anything you need help with, the princess can just tell me directly."
Seeing that Gu Wangyan was so smart, Fang Lingchu said happily, "It's like this. I have a method of making paper here, which can allow us to have a large amount of paper. These require workers. Also, I want to open a newspaper office similar to a post station. These require a lot of people. I wonder how many people General Gu has!"
The prince was listening nearby and suddenly said, "The Gu family army doesn't have enough people, but there are still some in other military camps. The country has to spend more than 100,000 taels of silver every year to support the disabled and retired soldiers. Many of them are not welcomed by their families when they return home, fearing that they will become bandits."
Fang Lingchu felt relieved when she heard the prince say that. She had already asked her uncle to prepare the factory. Her uncle would make money from paper. This matter must be told to the emperor and the emperor must be involved.
[Guagua, how can I get the emperor to invest money to cooperate with me! ]
Prince: Chuchu wants father’s support?
Yu Shuang: The princess is so amazing! ··*
Gu Wangyan: Actually, I can do it alone.
The system didn’t quite understand what Fang Lingchu was trying to do.
[Host, what are you going to do? ]
Fang Lingchu explained: "Guagua, don't you understand? No matter how good my ideas are, no matter how powerful the people I bring up, if the people don't know about those good policies, they will once again be deceived by those troublemakers.
No matter how good the ideas are, they are of no use. Only when the people know what Your Majesty has done, and the good things that benefit the country and the people, can the people believe in Your Majesty and love Your Majesty.
There is a good saying from the ancients: water can carry a boat, but it can also capsize it. Only by letting the emperor grasp the hearts of the people can they trust him and not be easily used by others to revolt. Do you understand?】
The system seemed to understand and said: [So host, you plan to build a team that only obeys the emperor and you, and is specifically used to announce what policies the emperor has made and why some people were killed. Make all those things public, so that everyone can be united? ]
Fang Lingchu smiled and said: [Guagua really understands me. This is what I mean. This way, when the time comes, the people will know who has done good things and who has done bad things immediately, and there will be no such thing as using the people to cause trouble.]
The system once again raised the question: [Host, newspapers are not just about the paper, but also about the words. You need to send out so many copies a day, where do you get so many people to write them? ]
Fang Lingchu said with a smile: [Movable type printing, hehe, doesn't that person have the Mo family? When the time comes, recruit the Mo family to become the emperor's people, and I will give this technology to Your Majesty, and that will be all!
Now that we have printing technology and paper, the only thing left is how to make money to pay the workers. 】
The system nodded and said: [Yes, but this shouldn't be very profitable! ]
Fang Lingchu said: [I provide the technology, my uncle's family provides the paper, the emperor provides the people, and Gu Wangyan should provide some money.]
Gu Wangyan: So you are planning to trick me?
Prince: Sure enough, there is nothing good about letting Gu Wangyan come.
Yu Shuang: The princess is so handsome!
The system didn't want to pour cold water on Fang Lingchu, but still said: [Host, let me tell you! Gu Wangyan still has to support the Gu family army, so he may not be very rich. ]
Fang Lingchu asked in confusion: [Didn’t you say that Gu Wangyan is very rich? ]
The system sighed and said: [But if you do this, even a rich man may not be able to bear it! Moreover, there are wars at the border every day, and his money must be saved so that when the emperor runs out of money, he can feed his people! ]
Gu Wangyan was touched! This system really understood him!
Fang Lingchu thought about it and it seemed to be true!
[It may not be very profitable at first, but it will definitely make money later! Newspapers don’t talk about national affairs every day. They can leave some articles for writers to contribute. They can also make money by selling newspapers. Newspapers are like express delivery. If someone wants to send something to a certain place, they can also ask them to deliver it. This way, they can make money. As for the price! It depends on them. ]
Gu Wangyan was pleasantly surprised. If that was the case, he should be able to earn back the money he invested earlier, and he might even make money at that time.
When the system heard this, it felt like it made sense.
Then he asked: "Do you know the operating techniques of papermaking and movable type printing?"
Fang Lingchu said as a matter of course: [I don't know! But I can do daily tasks! Look for it quickly to see if there are any daily tasks in this area.]
Yu Shuang: The princess is very brave.
Prince: I’m used to it.
Gu Wangyan smiled gently and was ready to go back and deal with the matter.
Hua Hefeng, who was listening nearby, was stunned and finally understood why his master and the prince liked the princess so much.
Who wouldn’t like such a powerful and smart woman who only thinks about the country?
They just don't deserve it. If they were people of status, they would definitely be attracted to a selfless person like the princess.
Yu Shuang now regards Fang Lingchu as a god.
She felt that Fang Lingchu was a good official who truly served the country and the people and did everything for the country.
If she had the chance to become a general, she would protect the Dragon Kingdom like Fang Lingchu and die for it.
She finally understood the significance of the Hua family's ancestral precepts. Perhaps it was because they met a good official like Fang Lingchu and a good monarch like His Majesty that their sacrifice was worth it.
Fang Lingchu didn't know that because of his voice, the Dragon Kingdom had an invincible general who was devoted to the country.
Fang Lingchu felt that he had said enough and said, "Okay, let's go back!"
She was sleepy. She had just escaped death today and was using up all her brain cells thinking about all these things. Now she just wanted to have a good sleep.
Everyone felt that Fang Lingchu seemed very tired.
Fang Lingchu's men sent him back, leaving the prince and Gu Wangyan to discuss the rest of the matters.
Then Gu Wangyan went back alone, and the prince went to do other things.
the next day.
As soon as the sun rose, Chang's parents got up to work.
Gu Wangyan and Fenghua were also used to getting up early, and they were seen preparing to go to the fields.
Thinking of what the prince had told him before he left, Gu Wangyan stepped forward and said, "Uncle and aunt, are you going out to work? I'll go with you!"
After saying that, Gu Wangyan went to take the hoe from Chang's father's hand.
Father Chang didn't expect Gu Wangyan to get up so early, and he didn't expect him to take the initiative to help with the work. He felt embarrassed and wanted to refuse.
Unfortunately, Gu Wangyan had already gone out and said, "Uncle and aunt, let's go. I don't know the way."
(End of this chapter)
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
