Father, I really don’t want to be the emperor

"Hasn't the prince realized the seriousness of the matter? If this thing continues to be published and forms a habit among the people, then the people will believe whatever it says!"

Yan Wudao had a unique vision and immediately saw Ning Fan's intention in creating this thing.

However, Prince Ning Qing did not take it seriously: "Is this thing really as magical as you say? You have to know that among us well-off people, at most one out of ten people can read. Who would buy this thing and do it?"

"Also, there are so many handwritings on this, who copied it? Aren't you exhausted?"

The prince shook his head, looking disapproving.

"This was not hand-copied, but printed on a wooden board! No one knows how it was done. In short, the Sixth Prince played an important role in it!"

Yan Wudao said very vigilantly.

When the prince heard Ning Fan's name, he suddenly looked bored: "Why is this the sixth one again? Why doesn't he calm down at all? A few days ago, didn't he say that he was going to a fiefdom and become a vassal? Why are he still in Kyoto?"

"Does the prince really think that it is a good thing for the sixth prince to join the feudal clan?"

Yan Wudao's face was full of helplessness.

Ever since he assisted the prince, he felt like he was holding a breath in his heart.

It's really tiring to have such a lord in the stall.

"How about that? He has to do all kinds of things every day when he stays in Kyoto. It sounds upsetting! When he goes to a place like Jiangzhou where no one has shit, let him do whatever he wants by himself!"

The prince sneered.

Yan Wudao's excited voice trembled: "Prince, don't let the tiger go back to the mountain! Prince Qing is not a peaceful person, he is a person with great ambitions!"

"Come on, he's been tinkering with weird things all day long. Do you really think he has any ambitions? The death of the fourth child may have frightened his courage."

The prince didn't take it seriously.

Seeing that the prince did not listen to his advice, Yan Wudao knelt down on the ground with a plop: "Your Highness, I dare to guarantee with my life that King Qing is definitely not a peaceful person! Keeping King Qing will probably become a serious problem in the future!"

"A serious problem?"

The prince had become proud and complacent since he killed the fourth prince, but when he saw Yan Wudao's serious look, the prince was also shaken.

"Do you really think so? Lao Liu, is he really that powerful in your eyes?"

The prince's face was filled with disbelief.

"His Royal Highness, think about it, King Qing was able to rescue His Majesty from the Huns who came forward. For this alone, do you really think he is mediocre?"

Yan Wudao said earnestly.

The prince's face gradually became serious. He nodded and said, "That's true. It's just that Lao Liu is good at hiding his clumsiness, and it's easy for people to ignore his existence."

"Yes, the Sixth Prince appears to be indifferent to the world on the surface, but in fact every move he makes is aimed at you, His Royal Highness!"

"Just like this newspaper, once this thing is allowed to grow wildly, it will become a serious problem in the future!"

Yan Wudao said in a serious tone.

The prince saw Yan Wudao's serious face and began to think carefully. He nodded and said: "Don't say it yet, it's really like this! If everyone becomes accustomed to reading this Laoshizi newspaper in the future, then everyone will believe what it says. What!"

"If Lao Liu says something bad about me in the newspaper, won't the people believe it?"

The prince clapped his hands and stood up: "No, we must not let this thing grow wildly! I want to enter the palace and tell my father about this matter."

Yan Wudao breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Ning Qing finally paid attention to this matter: "Don't act too hastily. In my opinion, observe a few points first, seize the handle and then take it down in one fell swoop! Now, if I go to His Majesty and tell him, I can only talk empty words." White Fang, Your Majesty may not accept it.”

Ning Qing nodded: "You are still thoughtful, then wait a few days and see. Once you find any clues in this newspaper, even if you don't die this time, I will lose my skin!"

The two of them talked to each other and finally agreed on the plan.

Finally, Yan Wudao brought up another matter: "The Chen Ping matter should have an outcome in the next few days."

Hearing what Yan Wudao said, Prince Ning Qing's face showed a bit of indifference: "This matter is not something we should worry about! Father should have made arrangements!"

Ning Fan led the craftsmen from the Ministry of Works to boil wood pulp from bamboo, and then used molds to make paper. He was sweating profusely from exhaustion.

He didn't know yet that the newspaper he worked so hard to run was already being targeted.

"Your Highness, how did you make this pulp bleaching thing?"

Several craftsmen surrounded Ning Fan, their eyes filled with admiration.

It seems that every time Ning Fan comes over, he always brings something new.

"This is a secret, don't let it out!"

Ning Fan rarely expressed his desire to keep it secret.

Although several craftsmen felt regretful, they did not ask any more questions.

In fact, what Ning Fan added was very simple, that is, quicklime. As for other details, Ning Fan planned to keep it secret for the time being as commercial technology.

I've been short of money recently, and Ning Fan needs it too!

He wants a large sum of money to buy food from countries such as Miluo and Goguryeo. Otherwise, those hundreds of thousands of refugees may not survive this winter!

Ning Fan has high hopes for rice paper.

The paper of this era was actually straw paper at best, which was not only fragile but also very time-consuming to write and ink.

Ning Fan believes that once the white, neat and flat rice paper is produced, it will immediately trigger a strong response. By then, it will be difficult not to make money.

"Your Highness, there is news from outside that Captain Chen Ping has died due to illness. The Ministry of Rites is preparing for the funeral."

Seeing Ning Fan coming back from outside, Ergou gave him first-hand news.

Ning Fan had already known the news from Xiao Lingxi, so he was not surprised. What surprised him was that the court reacted so calmly to the matter.

It seems that Chen Ping's death is also the result of a balance between all parties. I am afraid that Chen Ping is the only one who does not know why he was abandoned by those forces until his death.

For several days, Ning Fan paid attention to the situation of Ta Kung Pao.

The news that kept coming back also made Ning Fan happy.

Not only did the newspaper sell very well, but the public also showed strong interest in the serialization of "The Condor".

This matter is almost always discussed in the streets.

The sales of newspapers are high, and Ning Fan is making money every day. In addition, in the past few days, Ning Fan has also had a prototype of his new rice paper.

As soon as the snow-white soft paper came out, Ning Fan was pleasantly surprised. He ordered the news to be blocked and decided to mass-produce it.

The advent of rice paper will be of epoch-making significance.

After all, before this, high-end people used silk to write!

This kind of thing is not only expensive, but also expensive to make and very resource-consuming. The cheap straw paper is so ineffective that few people use it.

But Ning Fan calculated that his paper only required some wood and bamboo, and the cost besides labor was pitifully low.

In this way, rice paper will definitely dominate the market!