2181、The time is ripe
As soon as the newspaper was published, everyone's attention was immediately attracted. All the printed newspapers were sold out in less than half an hour, and finally they had to be printed.
Moreover, it was printed for three consecutive days, and the combined number of copies of the two newspapers has been sold for no less than 500,000 copies.
If more than 500,000 newspapers were in later generations, it would not be surprising, but this was an era when the printing industry was underdeveloped, the transportation was underdeveloped, and the people's literacy rate was not high. It was enough to sell 500,000 newspapers.
At least it shocked the people from the two newspapers from top to bottom. Even Ni Heng was shocked by this data for a long time and couldn't speak.
Even if there are more than 500,000 newspapers in half, there are more than 200,000 copies in one family. The number of copies sold is the best, and the number of copies sold in the past cannot be compared with this one.
Those who knew about this were admired by Liu Zhe again, and they deserved to be the lord. As expected, they were extraordinary. Just a news report attracted such strong attention.
Just as Cai Yong and others were worried, the concubine Liu Zhe wanted to take was too young. Many people privately thought that Liu Zhe wanted to eat tender grass, many people looked at it as interesting things, and some people felt that it shouldn't be. Liu Zhe shouldn't be so young, and he was older and worthy of Liu Zhe's.
Of course, some people also agree with Liu Zhe's concubine. Even if they are very young, they all support Liu Zhe if they like it.
So, the people quickly divided into two factions. One felt that Liu Zhe should not take a concubine, and the other felt that Liu Zhe had only nine wives and concubines, which was too inappropriate and should continue to take a concubine. Even if the concubines they were going to take were very young, it didn't matter.
The two factions argued with each other, and no one could convince everyone.
Of course, among the two factions, there are not as many people who disagree with it.
Those who objected were expected by Guo Jia and other behind-the-scenes drivers, so Guo Jia and others continued to take action.
There were master editors such as Chen Lin and Ni Heng who personally took the initiative and continued to write articles in Handeng. In Handeng's articles, some examples of old cows eating young grass were listed, and then these examples were used to slowly guide the people to change their views.
The article in Zangge Newspaper is a little better. Because of the editor-in-chief Ni Heng, the first newspaper in Youzhou, the article is very fierce. He selected those who were also old cows who were eating young grass from those who opposed Liu Zhe's concubines. He criticized them fiercely and said that they had double standards that they could eat young grass from the old cows. When Liu Zhe took a concubine, they opposed it. He had ulterior motives and opposed Liu Zhe.
As soon as the article in Youzhou First Newspaper was published, many people who were named were criticized so that they did not dare to leave the house or face the acquaintances around them. As for opposing Liu Zhe's concubine, they would never dare to get involved again.
Those who called the most fiercely and opposed the most were named by the two newspapers and were ridiculed by the people and could not raise their heads in front of others.
With the guidance of the two newspapers, fewer and fewer people opposed Liu Zhe's taking concubines. Moreover, Liu Zhe's age is not considered as an old cow eating young grass.
After the superficial reprimand and secret guidance of the two newspapers, the people who did not agree also changed their positions one after another, no longer citing Liu Zhe's consort, but instead supported Liu Zhe's consort.
"The status of the Taiwei is only nine wives and concubines. It's too few, so I can't deserve the status of the Taiwei. Just like Zhou Yuanwai has more than a dozen concubines, he still has the shame to say that the Taiwei should not take a concubine."
"That's right, so what about the lord taking a concubine? Everything about us is given by the lord."
"I'm sorry for my lord. I was blinded by those people and actually followed those people to oppose my lord." Some people beat their chests and stamped their feet, and woke up.
"We should not follow those hypocritical villains to oppose the lord, the lord should take a concubine."
"I'm very curious, which family's lady is going to host?"
"What does this matter? As long as the lord likes it."
"The Taiwei likes your daughter. Will you also send your daughter to the Taiwei's bed?"
"As long as the Taiwei likes it, I will definitely agree..."
"Dream, haha..."
"The woman the Taiwei is interested in is definitely not an ordinary person, and he supports the Taiwei to take a concubine..."
Guo Jia couldn't react because the people's tone changed so quickly. He thought that he would have to have more newspapers to change the people's tone.
I never expected that the first issue would almost change the people's tone. Even if some people still think it is inappropriate, it is no longer important, and no one cares about these people's words.
Seeing this, Guo Jia changed his plan and continued to let the newspapers come out for the second issue, and continued to guide the people. Then he secretly hired some people to march on the streets and loudly supported Liu Zhe to take the concubine.
Just half a month later, the majority of the people who supported Liu Zhe's concubines had already accounted for, and there were very few who opposed it, and they would never say it out in public again, otherwise they would be criticized by the people to death.
What Liu Zhe was worried about would not happen anymore, and no one would say that his old cow was eating young grass.
Chapter completed!