420: "Daqin Daily" goes on sale on the first day!

Outside Zhangtai Palace, a newspaper boy shouted along the street!

“newspapers for sale! newspapers for sale! Five copper coins a copy!”

“newspapers for sale! The Great Qin’s thirty-seventh commandery has been established!”

“Hey, Gouzi, why aren’t you helping your mother with work, and what are you shouting about? What thirty-seventh commandery?” asked the tea house owner nearby.

“Shopkeeper Chen, you don’t know about the Great Qin’s thirty-seventh commandery? It’s that Great Qin’s thirty-seventh commandery!” Gouzi smiled innocently.

“What are you circling around with me for, you brat? Speak quickly, or I’ll find your mother to teach you a lesson!” the shopkeeper said grumpily.

“Five copper coins!” Gouzi smiled and held up five fingers, his large eyes full of mirth.

“You stinking brat!” Shopkeeper Chen cursed, then took out five copper coins from his Pregnant and handed them to him.

“Alright, Shopkeeper Chen, take a good look. The first edition of the Great Qin Daily, that’s something every official and noble has a copy of. I heard even His Majesty reads it!” Gouzi smiled as he put the five copper coins into his pocket.

“Really? Are you bluffing me, you brat?” Shopkeeper Chen asked, raising his eyes at the news.

“It’s true, Shopkeeper Chen, go ask around. Although I, Gouzi, am small, who on this whole street doesn’t know that I, Gouzi, am the most warm-hearted? I’ve never cheated anyone!” Gouzi patted his chest, looking utterly convinced.

“Go, go! Who doesn’t know you, you brat, always like to help widows fix their roofs, and after you fix them, they leak every three days!” Shopkeeper Chen waved his hand and scolded with a laugh.

“Alright, there’ll be more tomorrow!” Gouzi didn’t mind, pulled out a newspaper, and continued running forward.

Shopkeeper Chen opened the “newspaper,” and on it were four large characters: Great Qin Daily!

These four characters were written with such flowing strokes, that they conveyed a sense of grandeur!

Then came a striking line of text: The Great Qin’s thirty-seventh commandery, Jiuyuan Commandery!

Shopkeeper Chen read carefully. It recorded the deeds of the Great General leading the Great Wall Legion in a northern campaign against the Xiongnu. In this battle, Great Qin crossed the Yellow River to the north, captured Gaoque, attacked Yangshan and Beijia, and occupied the entire Hetao Plain!

The Xiongnu were forced to retreat from the Yinshan and Helan Mountains, retreating seven thousand li. From then on, the barbarians dared not graze their horses south, and the soldiers dared not bend their bows in resentment!

Shopkeeper Chen was boiling with excitement after reading it!

He had only known before that the Great Wall Legion had achieved a great victory against the Xiongnu in the north! But he did not know the specific details. Now, after reading it, his heart was boiling with passion! As an old Qin People, he felt immensely proud!

He then continued to read. What first caught his eye were some stories of old veterans of the Great Wall Legion, and a General named Lin Yue.

“Only twenty-one years old?” Shopkeeper Chen muttered to himself: “General? Transferred to Cavalry Commandant? Guarding His Majesty?”

Shopkeeper Chen glanced at his son helping in the tea house, sighed, and then, when he saw “With a fearless heart, one can soar to the heavens!”, he slapped the table and shouted: “Shun’er! Tomorrow, you are going to enlist in the army!”

Shun’er was startled and said with a bewildered look: “Dad, what’s wrong with you? Didn’t you say you just wanted me to be safe and sound?”

“Safe and sound my foot!” Shopkeeper Chen cursed: “Come over here and look at this!”

“What’s wrong, Old Chen, why are you scolding the child so early in the morning? Isn’t the child quite capable in this tea house?” A middle-aged man frowned.

“Oh, Old Huang, what do you know? You just muddle along here every day, when will you ever amount to anything! Look at him, twenty-one years old and already a General!” Shopkeeper Chen sighed heavily.

“Who? Twenty-one years old and a General, didn’t he use connections?” Old Huang became interested upon hearing this, and then couldn’t help but exclaim in surprise after reading: “Hmph! Is this real or fake?”

“His life story is written so clearly, how could it be fake? Your son was also a soldier back then, following General Li to conquer Chu, although because of Lord Changping...” Shopkeeper Chen’s voice faltered, and he quickly corrected himself: “Although he died in battle, the land awarded is still your family’s, isn’t it? These lands are real!

But once I’m gone, this child isn’t cut out for business. By then, the family fortune will be squandered!”

Old Huang also had a wry smile: “But I have three sons, although the eldest is gone, there are still two. Your family is a single line for three generations, are you really willing?”

Shopkeeper Chen’s anger subsided upon hearing this. He glanced at his child, sighed, and continued reading.

“Hmph! Migrating to this Jiuyuan Commandery, you get land as soon as you go? And five years of head tax exemption?” Old Huang exclaimed in surprise.

“Is it real or fake?”

“What is this, Shopkeeper Chen?”

“This is the Great Qin Daily! As for whether it’s real or fake, I’m not sure either. If any of you are interested, go ask the Government!”

“Don’t push, don’t push, Shopkeeper Chen, read it aloud, everyone is waiting to see!”

...On this day, the Great Qin Daily appeared on every street in Xianyang City. In just one morning, one million copies of the Great Qin Daily were sold out!

Meanwhile, in the Great Wall Tavern, Lin Yue, Ji San, Widow Qing, Baixiao Sheng, and others, who had just finished their duties, gathered together.

When Baixiao Sheng announced the news, everyone in the tavern was overjoyed and relieved, especially Lin Yue, as he was the poorest among them.

“This can be said to be a resounding success!” Ji San laughed, his eyes narrowed.

“I didn’t expect such sales on the first day. It seems I need to notify them to expedite production. We need to print more today, otherwise, there won’t be enough to sell tomorrow!” Baixiao Sheng said to everyone.

“You can decide on this matter yourself, but many Government offices within Xianyang City have already sent people to find this old woman, saying they want to order in bulk. You need to pay attention to that.”

“Alright, Senior Qing.” Baixiao Sheng nodded, then said to everyone: “Then I’ll go back and supervise them first.”

“Mmm.”

After Baixiao Sheng left, Lin Yue also bowed and excused himself. He still had to train the Cavalrymen. Ever since His Majesty inquired about his progress last time, he had changed the Cavalrymen’s training time to once a day, and today it was at noon.

Then Lin Yue got into the carriage and shouted to Xiang Zi: “Xiang Zi, to the training ground behind Xianyang Palace.”

“Alright, Your Excellency, hold on tight!” Xiang Zi raised his horsewhip and lashed it down...