Chapter 232 Newspaper
After the incident, the Star Luo Empire immediately issued a denial, claiming that someone had framed them and sown discord. Their statement was so convincing that the vast majority of ordinary people in the Star Luo Empire believed it. Of course, whether the nobles (all the nobles of the two empires) and the Spirit Hall believed it is unknown.
Due to the conflict between the two countries, the common people and even minor nobles across the continent were on edge. As for the major nobles, they continued to live their lives as usual. In their view, as long as the Spirit Hall existed, the two empires would never go to war. Moreover, even if they did, it wouldn't be a big deal, since the governance of the two empires was inseparable from them.
The third day arrived quickly, and the residents of the continent discovered that the contents of today's newspaper had changed again. This time, the Martial Soul Daily contained evidence of crimes that had not been listed last time, information on people's livelihoods, and scandalous news about officials of the two great empires!
With the publication of the Martial Soul Daily, more and more forces realized the importance of newspapers. Against this backdrop, the Heaven Dou Daily, the Star Luo Daily, and even the Seven Treasures Daily were born.
However, the two great empires were wary of each other, making it difficult for their newspapers to reach each other's countries. As for the Seven Treasures Daily, it was closely attached to the Seven Treasures Chamber of Commerce. The Seven Treasures Chamber of Commerce's main battleground was in the Heaven Dou Empire, and the influence of the Star Luo Empire was much smaller. This also resulted in the Seven Treasures Daily's distribution area being limited to the Heaven Dou Empire and parts of the Star Luo Empire.
Gossip is human nature, so among these four types of newspapers, the residents of Douluo Continent most enjoy reading the scandalous news about nobles. The rulers of the two great empires believed that publicizing the scandalous news of nobles was detrimental to governing the country, and Ning Fengzhi was a shrewd and tactful person who did not want to offend those nobles. Therefore, the Tian Dou Daily, Xing Luo Daily, and Qi Bao Daily all focused on whitewashing the situation and covering up for those nobles.
Meanwhile, the three newspapers were still relentlessly seizing on the Spirit Hall's mistakes and publicizing its scandals. However, the Spirit Hall's scandals were all in the Spirit Daily, and the Spirit Daily was factual, unlike the other three newspapers which embellished the stories.
After a period of selection, the residents of Douluo Continent were relatively more willing to believe the contents of the Martial Soul Daily. In addition, both the Heaven Dou Daily and the Star Luo Daily had passed through the hands of nobles, which made these two newspapers quite expensive, and ordinary people simply could not afford them.
Although the Qibao Daily is relatively cheaper, the Qibao Chamber of Commerce is, after all, a chamber of commerce organization with the aim of making a profit. However, compared to the price of the Martial Soul Daily, it is still a bit expensive, and most commoners simply cannot afford it.
Although the price of the Spirit Daily was affordable, 99% of the common people in Douluo Continent were illiterate. At this time, the messengers arranged by the Spirit Hall came in handy, and it was for these reasons that the Spirit Daily had the widest reach.
On the fourth day of publication of the Martial Soul Daily, the newspaper published a report on the differences between Ice Palace Bank and Seven Treasures Bank, Heaven Dou Bank, and Star Luo Bank. Due to the formidable strength of Ice Palace, and An Yue's power being comparable to a nuclear weapon, even the Star Luo Emperor had to give Ice Palace face, allowing Ice Palace banks to spread throughout the entire continent.
Seeing how profitable banks were, the Star Luo Empire, the Heaven Dou Empire, and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School all decided to open their own. Eventually, banks were established, but they couldn't cover the entire continent. Even so, the three powers were satisfied.
However, not long after, the three major banks ran into trouble. The managers of Tiandou Bank and Xingluo Bank were nobles, and most nobles were greedy. This led them to try to pocket the gold soul coins when they saw them in the bank.
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