The voice of the newspaper boy outside the screen paused for a moment, then sounded again, and was approaching the area where the disciples of the Mingwang Sect were having dinner.
"Newspapers for sale, newspapers for sale, the latest edition of the Han Empire Times, the people of Yulong Mountain gathered to attack the camp of the Seven Coyote Tribes of Shatu, beheaded more than a thousand people, and gained ten thousand acres of grassland in one battle..."
Hearing this voice, Boss Zhang Feng Qinghe frowned, but before he could speak, Mo Ziling had already run out. The people on the other side of the screen only heard Mo Ziling's voice coming from outside.
"Hey, little brother, how much do you want to sell this Han Empire Times for?"
"Six copper coins a piece..."
"Okay, give me one!"
"Okay!"
"By the way, I heard that the Han Empire Times is published in the Imperial Capital. How come you have it in Ganzhou too?"
"Sister, you may not know that starting from this month, the Han Empire Times has been published in Pingxi City. Previously, the newspaper office in Imperial Capital City was taken over by the court, and the newspaper owner and a group of craftsmen were detained in Imperial Capital City. They had no choice. Recently, the newspaper owner and craftsmen have come to Qiyun County, so the newspaper office was reopened in Pingxi City!"
"Oh, I see. Here, I'll give you half the silver. No need to change..."
"Thank you, sister. Thank you, sister. Sister, here's the newspaper for you..." the young man selling newspapers outside said loudly and happily, and then there was the sound of silver falling into a purse.
"Hey, what's up with the copper coins in your bag? They are so different from the copper coins I've seen before..."
"Oh, this is the copper coin issued by Qiyun County!"
"Can you give me one?"
"Okay!"
After just a short while, Mo Ziling came back skipping with a newspaper, and went straight to Feng Qinghe. She smiled sweetly, "Master, I know you want to see it, so I bought it for you. In addition to this newspaper, the copper coins of Qiyun County are also something special. Let me show you!" As she spoke, Mo Ziling placed a newspaper and a copper coin on the table in front of Feng Qinghe.
"You are so smart..." Feng Qinghe laughed. Although Mo Ziling was sometimes naughty and playful, she was the one who understood his feelings the most among his disciples and was liked by him.
Hearing the master's praise, Mo Ziling happily returned to her seat and made a face at Mo Ziye.
Feng Qinghe's eyes suddenly fell on the newspaper and the copper coin on the newspaper that exuded a bronze luster. His eyes condensed slightly. That copper coin was really different from the copper coins that could be seen in other places of the Han Empire. The style of this copper coin was similar to that of copper coins in other places of the Han Empire. They were all round on the outside and square on the inside, with a hole in the middle. Although the style was the same, the exquisiteness of this copper coin far exceeded those copper coins Feng Qinghe had seen. It was simply ten streets ahead of those ordinary copper coins. This copper coin was as smooth as new and had a hard texture. There were fine edge teeth on the edge of the coin. On the front of the coin, there were two characters printed on it, and a circle below was printed with the words "Issued by the Qiyun Protectorate in the 17th Year of Yuanping in the Han Empire", which were very clear. Turning the copper coin over, there were two cute sheep heads on the upper and lower sides of the other side of the coin, which looked lifelike.
After weighing the copper coin in his hand, Feng Qinghe immediately felt that the weight of this copper coin was about 15 percent lighter than the copper coins officially produced by the Han Empire. However, because it was so exquisite and strong, it was more popular in circulation.
"Look at this, everyone. Although this is just a small copper coin, it reveals so much. It's incredible that such a small place like Qiyun County can produce such a copper coin..." Feng Qinghe looked at it for a while before passing the copper coin to other disciples around him. He picked up the "Han Empire Times" and...
As an elder of the Ming Wangzong, Feng Qinghe had of course read the "Han Empire Times" before, as a new thing in the Han Empire, which was very famous. He read almost every issue. Naturally, someone in the Ming Wangzong collected it for them to review and refer to, so that they could understand the developments in the capital and the court. Holding the newspaper in his hand, a familiar feeling arose spontaneously.
The same masthead, the same embossed small print below the masthead, the same date!
—Connecting all parties, communicating information, non-partisan and private, readable and enjoyable.
—Newly published in Northwest on July 7, the 17th year of Yuanping.
Feng Qinghe read it at a glance.
The front page of the newspaper indeed published a story about a mountain hero named Chai Yu in Yulong Mountain who responded to the call to kill the Hu people. He gathered more than 500 mountain hunters skilled in bows and arrows from several villages in Yulong Mountain. On the night of July 2, he left Yulong Mountain and attacked a camp of the Coyote tribe near Yulong Mountain. He killed the Shatu people and made them flee in disarray. In the end, he beheaded 1,124 Shatu people and took their heads back to Baishi Pass to collect the reward...
The text on the front page was indeed in the same style as the previous "Han Empire Times", sophisticated and plain, without any fancy words or inflammatory language, but all the characters, events, and time were explained clearly, making people feel credible. At the end of the newspaper, there was even an illustration of Chai Yu and a group of mountain people holding grassland merit contracts in their hands, which was also very lifelike.
When the front page was turned over and Feng Qinghe saw the second page, his eyes suddenly became focused.
The second edition of the "Han Empire Times" was actually filled with a map of the Gulang grassland. That map was no ordinary map, but a top-secret military map that ordinary people might rarely see in their lifetime. The map fully marked the approximate distribution of the troops and personnel of the Black Jie and the seven Shatu tribes on the Gulang grassland. It also clearly stated that this was a military map of the Gulang grassland that the Qiyun Protectorate had just compiled on July 6. The situation on the Gulang grassland known to the Qiyun Protectorate was basically all on this map.
Looking at such a map, even those who had no idea about the terrain, situation and deployment of the enemy's troops on the Gulang grassland can now have a general grasp of the current situation of the Gulang grassland from this map and understand the situation on the Gulang grassland in the shortest time.
Below this map, there are several officers and soldiers from the Qiyun Protectorate who have made comments purely from a military perspective on the possible movements of the seven Shatu tribes and the Black Jie people on the Gulang grassland in the future. These comments are given in the form of discussions and dialogues. The different viewpoints are very clear and concise. Among them, there is a soldier under the Protectorate who is analyzing the possible responses of the Black Jie people and the seven Shatu tribes from the perspective of the seven Shatu tribes.
After looking at the map and reading the comments, I felt that even if I personally attended the military meeting in Qi Yun's Governor's Mansion, the information I would get would be no more than this.
At the bottom of this page, there is a statistical data - according to the statistics of the Jigong Division, Hufang, and Baishiguan of the Qiyun Protectorate, from the time the Killing Hu Order was issued to July 6, the Jigong Division and Hufang confirmed that the number of heads sent by the Killing Hu Order was 18,687 Black Jie people and 34,827 Shatu people. The number of people confirmed by Baishiguan who left the pass from Baishiguan, excluding the soldiers of Qiyun County, was about 12,667 rangers, and 238 teams with more than 100 people. Among these 238 teams with more than 100 people, there were 37 teams with more than 500 people and 16 teams with more than 1,000 people...
After watching this version, there were only two words left in Feng Qinghe’s mind - awesome!
This was a real conspiracy. Even if the Shatu people and Heijie people on the Gulang grassland received the same newspaper, they could do nothing. Looking at the numbers that were increasing every day, the Shatu people and Heijie people on the Gulang grassland were absolutely unable to sleep or eat, and were frightened. It had only been a month since the order to kill the Hu people was issued, and the seven Shatu tribes and the Heijie people had suffered such a heavy loss. If things continued to develop at this rate, it was hard to tell how long the foreign races on the Gulang grassland could hold on. Once the order to kill the Hu people was issued, the Heijie and Shatu people who occupied the Gulang grassland suddenly became the prey and fat meat of the entire Han Empire, and everyone wanted to take a bite.
From what Elder Feng Qinghe saw along the way, let alone other things, the final number of rangers who were going to enter the Gulang Grassland might be very terrifying. The more than 10,000 rangers were just those who came from Ganzhou and the northwest. The rangers behind were pouring in from all directions. The hundreds of thousands of rangers in the entire Han Empire were mostly going to two places at the moment, one was the Imperial Capital, and the other was the Gulang Grassland...
Turning over another page, the new edition showed the latest issue of "Han Ranger Hero List". The names of one hundred rangers were densely written on the list, and behind those names were the number of heads they had hunted and reported on the Gulang grassland. The ranger ranked first at the moment was named Jian Bukong. Feng Qinghe had heard of this name, which was very famous in the Han Empire. Behind this name was a number 287, which meant that the number of people confirmed to have been killed by Jian Bukong in the past month was close to 300.
Below this "Heroic List of Han Rangers", there is another line of words - when the day comes to reclaim Gulang Grassland, General Yan Liqiang, the governor of Qiyun, will build a platform and erect a monument on Gulang Grassland, using an iron pillar to commemorate the merits, and record the names and achievements of the top 100 rangers on the "Heroic List of Han Rangers" to pass on to future generations.
Seeing this, Feng Qinghe's heart skipped a beat. The rangers of the Han Empire were all those who liked to show off. In the ranger circle, each of them valued reputation more than life. After Yan Liqiang did this, the rangers of the Han Empire would go crazy. My God, how many rangers would eventually flock to the northwest? I'm afraid that the number might exceed 100,000 in the end. 100,000 rangers flocking to the northwest, this scene, Feng Qinghe didn't dare to imagine...
Turning over the newspaper, it recorded in a serialized manner the process of a military officer from the Imperial Mabu Division who experienced the great changes in the capital area and what they saw along the way when they left the capital area. This was already the second issue, and some of the content was the first time Feng Qinghe knew it in such detail.
The back pages contained all kinds of news, advertisements from businesses, even missing persons notices, and a countdown to the Imperial Capital's catastrophe...
When he turned to the last page, "Strange News", a piece of news caught Feng Qinghe's attention. The news said that on July 11 of this month, three days later, the Manufacturing Bureau would test a new type of boat on the river outside Pingxi City. The boat could run fast on the water without much manpower. As for the details, it was kept secret for the time being. The people of Qiyun County and friends from all walks of life were welcome to come and watch...
What kind of boat can run fast on the water without many people? Elder Feng Qinghe frowned, he couldn't think of it, could someone be joking...
At this moment, An Ran, who had just gone to inquire about the news, came back to report, "Master, I have already found out the news you asked me to find out..."
(End of this chapter)