Chapter 363 Salon and Comic Book
After returning from Black Rock City, Li Yu found a place to plant the acacia tree seeds and hired two farmers to take good care of them.
Then he called back all the monks who had been sent out earlier.
There is no way, the surrounding lords are mostly wary of Shuangxiu Sect. Even if these monks successfully sneak into their territory, they will be discovered quickly once they start preaching, and then they will be asked to leave the territory by the guards.
And this is considered good, and even worse, they will be attacked by local Pisiya believers.
Although missionary work has always been a high-risk mission in history, which involves many sacrifices, Shuangxiujiao is currently short of manpower in all aspects, and Li Yu does not want his monks to have any large-scale incidents again. of attrition.
However, even though the people withdrew, Li Yu did not give up, but just adjusted his strategy.
On the one hand, we continue to use the tried and tested method of giving out eggs to preach.
Several award-receiving points were set up on the border of Luye to attract nearby villagers to come and listen to the lecture. In addition, he was worried that too few people would know about it, so Li Yu also installed a loudspeaker on the drone to make announcements in each village.
Facing the three-eyed bird flying in the air and beeping non-stop, the defenders had no good solution.
Once they drew their bows and arrows, those strange-looking iron birds would soon be raised to a safe height, and Li Yu also deliberately spread some rumors, suggesting that those who shot down the three-eyed birds would be cursed on Saturday.
In this way, the guards would be less willing to take action, and even if urged by their superiors, they would only deliberately miss the target.
In addition to his signature preaching method of teaching on weekends, Li Yu also began to sponsor the Arias family's salon.
When she first heard Li Yu's words, Miss Rabbit suspected that there was something wrong with her ears.
"You said you were going to pay me a sum of money so that I could eat, drink and have fun?"
"That's right, you are now a dragon-slaying hero, and the Arias family is no longer as unknown in the Western Region as before. It's time for you to have some proper social interactions."
"Well, that's true, but holding banquets and dances is very expensive. I have already paid a large sum of money to replace new farm tools." The female lord's stingyness was committed again.
"Don't worry about the money. You can pay for it during the weekends." Li Yu said, "How about once every half month?"
Miss Rabbit's heart was pounding, and her long ears began to tremble, but she still said, "Is this really good? Aren't you spending money there very well?"
"Don't worry about me. My textile mill and paper mill are already in operation, and the new factory building is already under construction. I will have money soon."
Seeing that the female lord was still hesitating, Li Yu added, "You can be considered as helping me."
"Can I help you by eating and drinking?" Ilea opened her eyes wide.
"Well." Li Yu said, "If Shuangxiu Cult wants to spread in the Western Territory, it cannot do without the support of the nobles in the Western Territory. However, most nobles in the Western Territory do not understand Shuangxiu Cult. Your salon is a window."
"By the way, I haven't asked you what a salon is yet."
"It's just a private gathering of the upper class." Li Yu said.
"As we gather together to talk about Saturday, will you come and preach to us?"
"No, there is no need to be so purposeful at the beginning and make people resist." Li Yu said, "Let's do this. I will bring you a projector next time. You can give it to the guests in the first salon. Let’s show some short videos or something, like our dragon-slaying video.”
"If anyone is interested in these things and asks you privately, you can elaborate further. Otherwise, just hold a normal gathering of nobles and talk about poetry, literature, politics and economy... You are the only lord in the Western Region who has converted to Saturday. , itself can explain a lot of things
Li Yu paused and then said, "As for the guests, try to make them mainly young people so that they can have more common languages. It would be best if they are the heirs of the family, but it doesn't matter if they are not. As long as there are two to three pairs of these people in the end." If you become interested on Saturday, it will be a loss if you take a break from school to sponsor the club.”
Miss Rabbit nodded and took note.
Afterwards, Li Yu went to find Fitzwilliam and introduced him to woodblock printing.
The principle of woodblock printing is very simple. You only need to carve calligraphy and painting into reverse embossed characters on a wooden board, then brush ink on the printing plate and cover it with paper to complete the printing.
Since paper Li Yu already has it, there is no reason not to point out the printing technology as well.
In this way, not only can textbooks be printed for schools, but comic books can also be produced.
Li Yu found four people who were good at painting among the Xiushi to draw the teachings of Shuangxiu Sect into an easy-to-understand comic strip. Considering the literacy rate in the Western Region, Li Yu asked the painters to use as few words as possible. The pattern alone can convey the meaning clearly.
Then the finished painting was handed over to Fitzwilliam, who made it into a printing plate. He printed thousands of copies at once and put them in the villages around Green Field as a means of cultural promotion.
Li Yu was worried at first that the villagers might destroy the comic strips, but in fact, after a week, at least 80% of the comic strips were saved.
Paper has always been a luxury item on the continent of Bratis, and ordinary farmers rarely have it. Therefore, villagers who get comic books generally cherish it.
What’s more, they lack daily entertainment activities. This kind of small picture book that connects pictures from page to page and tells stories is novel and interesting, and is quite attractive to most people.
Many people, after flipping through the book they have, will take it out and exchange it for someone else's unread copy. Unknowingly, they have learned all the teachings of Shuangxiujiao.
The effect was so good that it even exceeded Li Yu's expectations. Sure enough, vivid paintings are always more eye-catching than dry words.
So Li Yu continued his efforts and asked Fitzwilliam to print another 3,000 volumes and bind them. This time, he also made a book cover, and the finished product looked more exquisite.
Even the female lord couldn't help but stay up late to read it. After reading it, she took away a hundred copies, intending to give them as gifts to the guests who came to the salon for the second time.
On the other side, the female elf Safuri also opened her first store on the green field as agreed.
Her location was about half a mile away from the Teacup Castle. There were not many customers on the first day of opening. They were basically representatives of the chamber of commerce who had received the news in advance. However, all the products were put on the shelves in less than a moment. The clock was sold out.
The chamber of commerce that couldn't buy it later was very dissatisfied, especially the white paper as white as snow. Many people were shocked by its toughness and lightness, and they offered high prices.
Unfortunately, the current production capacity of Li Yu's paper mill is still relatively limited, and some of the white paper has been used to produce comic books. Those who cannot buy it will have to wait until next time.
That’s the first update today.
(End of chapter)