Chapter 206: Three True Dao Swords, Steam Printing Press

In the guest room of Lulin Academy, Mo Tianheng withdrew his gaze from the mountain master's courtyard.

The house was brightly lit.

Mo Tianheng coughed and looked at his disciple, "Do you know how dangerous this journey is?"

After Mo Tianheng's reminder, Li Jianhu reacted instantly, "Teacher means that as long as I break through the ninth level of martial arts, Lulin Academy will give me..."

Mo Tianheng interrupted and said, "It's just what you think."

During this period of free time, Mo Tianheng also told Li Jianhu some of his analysis, so he was not surprised that Li Jianhu could guess it.

Li Jianhu fell silent. Although Mr. Panda had analyzed the whole story to him at the beginning and even anticipated everyone's actions, when it really came to this point, the 15-year-old boy suddenly felt overwhelmed.

He had personally experienced how dangerous it was when his teacher escorted his family from Xiaoshi Town to Shantong Mansion.

The Wu family, which is just a small town, can mobilize more than a dozen high-level warriors to surround and kill the enemy. So what about the He family in Shantong Prefecture?

What about the Zhou family, which is as dominant as a tiger in Tianjing?
Suddenly Li Jianhu smiled and said, "Since this is the path I have chosen, I have to finish it even if I have to kneel down. Besides, after coming this far, is there any way to retreat?"

After all, the boy's annoyance was only temporary, and he was full of confidence the next moment.

Mo Tianheng looked at the face of his disciple, which was illuminated by the bright lights. He couldn't help but recall his past self. His tone was a little emotional and vague. "Yes, there is already a bottomless abyss behind us. Sword cultivation is just a single-plank bridge. There is no need to worry too much."

It seemed that he had figured this out, and it also seemed that he saw hope in his disciples that he could not see at the beginning.

The gloomy air on Mo Tianheng's body was swept away, and three sword lights like fireflies surrounded him, brighter than the surrounding candlelight.

"Do you want to learn kendo from me?"

Li Jianhu was stunned for a moment, then he immediately knelt down and kowtowed, "Please teach me, teacher!"

Mo Tianheng smiled and said, "Don't worry, wait until I finish talking, then you can decide whether to learn it or not."

Li Jianhu thought that when he came to Shantong Mansion, his teacher would be able to protect his family of three even when facing a dozen warriors. He had already been looking forward to it. When he heard that Mo Tianheng was willing to teach him, the seed of determination had already been planted in his heart.

Mo Tianheng shook his head slightly. After all, he, as a disciple, came from a humble background and knew too little about cultivation.

"The way of sword cultivation originated from the flying swordsman of Gongshu family. Unfortunately, he was defeated by the masters of Mo family, so he became a wanderer in the countryside."

"what?"

Li Jianhu cried out in surprise. He had never thought that the sword-cultivation method that he considered to be miraculous could actually be broken.

Mo Tianheng smiled and continued, "Because it was broken, the masters of Gongshu Family did not continue to delve into this path, so the sword cultivation method remained at the middle level and could not make any progress. The reason why I switched to sword cultivation was because my Dantian Qi Sea was broken, so I had no choice but to do so and could only survive from death."

He recalled the monk who taught him the way of sword cultivation and continued, "But perhaps because my Dantian Qi Sea was broken, my own essence, energy and spirit were constantly lost, so I found another way. I used my essence, energy and spirit to condense the Three True Swords as a bridge or switch to repair my broken Dantian Qi Sea. I have gained a lot of insights over the years, but I am still far from connecting the two paths and reaching the middle level."

"If you practice my path, you will most likely be stuck at the seventh level for the rest of your life. Are you willing?"

After Mo Tianheng finished speaking carefully, Li Jianhu really hesitated.

In the past, he would not have considered practicing beyond the eighth level, but after seeing the Grand Illusionary Realm and having the help of Xiaobai and Mr. Panda, he still wanted to see that bigger world.

After thinking for a while, Li Jianhu asked, "Teacher, what are the benefits of practicing this path?"

Mo Tianheng smiled and said, "If you practice martial arts, even if you reach the ninth rank, the journey to Tianjing is dangerous and your chances of survival are slim. But if you practice my sword art, even if you only reach the ninth rank, it will give you more ability to kill enemies."

"Moreover, this path consumes a lot of resources at the beginning. It just so happens that Lulin Academy is willing to support your practice..."

Mo Tianheng did not mention self-protection because he was not good at self-protection.

In other words, as long as you kill people quickly enough, you don't need to protect yourself.

"Teacher, I am willing to learn!"

Li Jianhu kowtowed three times steadily. The moment he raised his head, a ray of light pierced through his dantian and a huge pain came over him like a tide.

"The way I pass on is called [Three True Dao Sword]. I hope you can use this method to test the swords of the world's heroes for me one day!"

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In the courtyard of Qilin Pavilion in Zhou Mansion.

Zhou Tieyi finished reading the seven-day newspaper sales report handed over by Wu Qian.

According to his own requirements, not only the specific sales volume of "Tianjing Daily" was provided, but also the sales volume of "Xingshi Daily" was estimated.

To be even more detailed, you can divide the Tianjing News into different sales areas, conduct follow-up surveys, and adjust the content of the newspaper.

But that's something to consider later.

Zhou Tieyi looked at Hu Wenlang and said, "You've worked hard today."

He was talking about how Hu Wenlang took action at Tingchao Tower and initially restrained Hong Shigui.

This is no small achievement and naturally deserves a reward.

Hu Wenlang was flattered and said, "I dare not."

He was really "flattered", because even he originally thought that Zhou Tieyi just wanted to win the bet, but he didn't expect that Zhou Tieyi actually set his sights on the third-rank Hong Shigui!
And according to the information fed back now, Hong Shigui has not yet made contact with the Confucianists and novelists. I am afraid that he is either seriously injured or has died directly...

The death of a third-rank person is a big deal no matter where it happens.

Zhou Tieyi thought for a moment and asked, "You are not an official yet, right?"

Although Hu Wenlang was the editor-in-chief of Tianjing News, before he set up his own Supervisory Office, Tianjing News was just an errand.

Hu Wenlang nodded.

Zhou Tieyi said, "I will set up a department in the Inspection Office of the God-Slaying Division to be in charge of the Tianjing Newspaper. You will be in charge of this department. I will ask the emperor for credit for you because of the Tianjing Newspaper. I think you should be able to get a small official position of the sixth rank. It will be easier to do things if you have an official position."

Hu Wenlang thought in his heart that it was only Zhou Tieyi who described Tianjing as a small official from the sixth rank. You must know that with the background of the Huwei General's Mansion, they only helped Zhou Tieyi to be promoted to the seventh rank general flag.

Zhou Tieyi looked at Mei Juncang and said, "Don't rush to move. I have other plans."

The biggest contributor to the management of Tianjing Newspaper, besides Hu Wenlang, is naturally his apprentice Mei Juncang. However, Mei Juncang is still hindered by his father Mei Qingchen. If he wants to help Mei Juncang to ask the emperor for credit, he needs to choose the right time. Anyway, it will take two months, so there is no need to rush.

"is teacher."

Mei Juncang did not say anything humble. He had already switched to practicing Legalism, and in the past two months, relying on his own accumulation of the seventh level of Confucianism and the sudden realization he had that night, he had made rapid progress on the path of Legalism, and was in no way inferior to Zhou Tieyi's progress in martial arts.

Now that he has already vaguely touched upon the seventh-rank "power" of the Legalists, then the official position is the best resource for him to practice.

Zhou Tieyi looked at Wu Qian and said, "You should stay as my clerk. After the autumn exam, you can be promoted if you do well."

Wu Qian nodded in agreement quickly. Being able to work as Zhou Tieyi's clerk was an opportunity that many sons of famous families in Tianjing could not even ask for.

After giving the three people initial rewards for the "Tianjing News", Zhou Tieyi picked up another copy of the "Xingshi News". However, within a few days, the appearance of the "Xingshi News" had changed drastically, although it did not add the same number of courtesans and treasures as his own.

However, special pages were opened for poetry and novels, which were no longer so confusing and more interesting, and the price was also reduced to five cents.

But this is not enough. They have to be forced to continue changing. In the constant change, they have clear goals as a reference, but Confucianists do not have them, so they will easily make mistakes.

Zhou Tieyi looked at Hu Wenlang, "The Confucians have lowered the price to five cents. How are they going to settle the account?"

Hu Wenlang had naturally heard the news a long time ago, and he answered in a prepared manner, "I heard that they want to let the academies in the world settle their accounts. In the past few days, the Confucianists have contacted the various schools of thought, hoping that they would publish their articles in the Awakening Newspaper and collect money from them."

“This business is doing well.”

Zhou Tieyi smiled and said that this move might seem stupid, but it was similar to academic journals. Even if it could not compete with Tianjing Daily for the market, it would be able to survive tenaciously with its "professionalism".

What's more, if the other famous schools of thought really write about it, it will further increase the authority of "Awakening News".

By then, even if his own "Tianjing News" sold well, it would only be sold in good quantity and not well received. People would always feel that "Xingshi News" was of higher quality and the knowledge contained in it was more correct.

This is the same as luxury goods in the previous life. It is obviously just a garbage bag, but the customer still thoughtfully prints a logo on it, making you feel that it is worth buying.

Then the movement of vernacular Chinese will be hindered.

Therefore, it is not possible for Confucianism to use the "Awakening the World News" to connect with the various schools of thought.

But his own "Tianjing News" was too secular after all. Among the various schools of thought, it was able to win over the military strategists because they were rough and unsophisticated people, and it was able to win over the businessmen because it was profitable.

However, the rest of the scholars may have to seriously examine the influence and impact of vernacular Chinese on their own theories.

In that case...let the various philosophers publish their own newspapers!
Just as he had originally planned, he was only responsible for the "gambling game" of opening a newspaper. His purpose was to let various schools of thought continue to place bets. By then, the market would continue to grow, and at the same time, the right to speak would continue to sink.

"In the following month, the price of every ten-day newspaper dropped by one cent, and finally dropped to two cents a copy."

This is a price that most of the citizens in Tianjin can afford.

A real price reduction is the best promotion. No other method can be as effective as a price reduction.

However, the price dropped from five cents to two cents, and coupled with the explosive growth in newspaper circulation, Hu Wenlang felt overwhelmed after a quick calculation.

Suddenly he thought of one thing, which was why Zhou Tieyi lowered the price every ten days.

It is conceivable that the Confucians are now discussing with the other schools of thought about how much money to pay. Every time a price is agreed upon, they suddenly hear that Zhou Tieyi wants to lower the price, so the "Awakening Newspaper" will naturally follow suit. But who will pay for that extra penny?

This will inevitably lead to another round of wrangling, but this strategy is enough to be called a delaying tactic, and it can delay Confucianism and the various schools of thought for more than a month.

But what Hu Wenlang didn’t figure out was what was the purpose of Zhou Tieyi’s delaying this period of time?
Is it just to gain a larger market for the Tianjing Daily?
Or is it to use price advantage to completely dispel the idea of ​​other schools of thought joining the competition?
No, this can only be a temporary solution.

The various schools of thought have all borne the huge losses of educating half of the world's math children, and they will certainly also bear the losses of newspapers eventually.

It's just that the details need to be considered in a short period of time.

With so many schools and such a huge loss, one month is already a quick reaction.

But compared to Zhou Tieyi, he is still too slow, so he will be led by the nose.

Hu Wenlang did not ask Zhou Tieyi the purpose of delaying time. That was a smart question, but for a lower-level person, asking a superior this question was a stupid question, because you would know too much.

If the superior is unwilling to tell you, there must be some considerations for that superior. In fact, everyone knows it well. If you ask again, you may break a taboo.

So he asked a question that seemed stupid on the surface, but could better show Zhou Tieyi's role, "Then what about the merchants? After all, we just signed a contract with them, and a loss of more than double is not a small amount."

Zhou Tieyi glanced at Hu Wenlang and said, "I know what to say about this matter. Your newspaper idea is correct. Keep going. Without accumulating small steps, one cannot reach a thousand miles."

Seeing that Zhou Tieyi had no intention of continuing the conversation, Hu Wenlang and the other two stood up and left.

After the three men left, Zhou Tieyi ordered Ada to prepare the carriage and go to Huwei Military Fort overnight.

The reason why he fought for another month was that in another month, the apprentices of the Railway Chamber of Commerce would be able to start manufacturing steam engines with the help of Gongshu's disciples.

Although he developed the steam engine himself, the first purpose he thought of was to create a train.

But now, perhaps a transition link should be added in the middle and the train plan should be postponed for half a year.

The biggest reason is that I don’t have time.

Even if you have thousands of plans in your mind, it takes time to implement them.

In the next two months, he was busy fighting with Confucianists in the newspapers and setting up the Inspection Office, which almost occupied his time.

Two months later, there will be an even more important Moshi case, which will require my full effort. I estimate that I will be busy until at least the end of the year, or even longer.

During this period, he had no time to go to the court and fight for the authority of the Railway Bureau with other philosophers.

The Railway Department is more important than the Railway Chamber of Commerce. I certainly can't let others take charge of it. If there is a slight mistake, I will probably have to spend several years or even ten years to make up for it.

So in the middle I have to connect a machine that can use the steam engine and be combined with what I am doing now.

Like a steam-driven cylinder printing press.

　The book group number is in the introduction, everyone is welcome to join the group.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)