Chapter 307 Newspaper Opinion

The next day, a large number of photos appeared in newspapers of all sizes in the Northern Principality.

The first additional issue in the Principality in four years, and the thickness of the entire newspaper doubled.

It was not that there were no pictures in the previous newspapers, but they were all handmade pictures.

This time, with the newspaper, the concept of photos quickly entered thousands of households.

However, the popular science about cameras can only occupy a tiny corner, and the first page is completely occupied by photos of His Excellency the Duke.

"Extra Edition!! Extra Edition!!! His Excellency the Duke personally went to the fields to persuade farmers and promised that the Principality would maintain a low agricultural tax rate for four years."

"Heavy News!!! Heavy News!!! The new steam seed drill is put into production, and a large number of farmers will be liberated from the fields."

"Some officials have proposed to increase the land annexation policy and accelerate industrialization and urbanization."

The first public opinion of the new year was detonated, and the entire Principality was caught in public opinion.

Whether it was small citizens or big businessmen, or even aristocratic officials, they were all discussing the news published in the newspaper.

For the first time in the steam age, it appeared openly in mainstream public opinion.

Hadley University just started school, and the students who entered the second year had just returned to school and watched this explosive news up close.

As the forefront of public opinion and representing the highest academic institution in the Principality, the university certainly would not miss this wave.

Not only students, but also some young teachers joined in.

"The steam age began in the Northern Principality."

A young teacher stood on the podium and gave an impassioned speech.

A large number of students came to the classroom to watch the excitement.

The warm atmosphere was full of curiosity.

Being able to teach at Hadley University is obviously not a silver-like wax spear head.

He listed the data of the steam seed drill and the data of some of the latest steam machines.

Many projects themselves involve university teachers and students, and it is easy to collect information without involving confidentiality.

"...See, see, the data doesn't lie.

One machine can liberate a hundred farmers.

A large number of farmlands are merged to form agricultural companies, and more food is obtained with the least manpower.

This is a revolution."

The students underground were shocked. They were not ignorant noble idiots, but educated elites.

Immediately, a student squeezed to the front row and asked loudly: "Teacher, what should we do with the landless farmers? Will it cause social problems...will it...riot?"

"Student, you are late. The teacher has already said that farmers moving to the city will accelerate the industrial revolution, improve productivity, and achieve common prosperity in the principality." Someone answered for the teacher on the podium.

"No, this is the age of steam. Think about it. When the price of machine-made cloth is only one-third of that of handmade cloth, foreign farmers will go bankrupt.

When our steam engines drill a thousand gun barrels a day, foreign craftsmen cannot complete this amount in a year.

When our steam ships are launched like dumplings, one ship is as dense as dozens or hundreds of sailing ships.

When our shells can fill a city in a day.

This era belongs to us and the Northern Principality.

Soon, the steam revolution will allow the Principality to unify the continent.

Let the Duke wear the crown.

..."

The fanatical teacher vigorously advocated the arrival of the steam age.

The key is that what he said is reasonable and can resonate with others.

With the school as the front line of public opinion, various public opinions quickly spread.

The price of paper in the entire principality has doubled, the legs of the messengers who came and went have been broken, and the price of horses has tripled.

With Plan City as the center, messengers are constantly coming and going.

And the official not only did not stop it, but added fuel to the fire.

Soon, news came out from the Duke's Mansion that a land annexation bill was officially drafted to encourage corporatization.

Collect a workers' bill to protect workers' interests.

Various favorable policies came out of the Duke's Mansion and were even quickly finalized and implemented.

The Duke's private property directly invested heavily in various factories and dominated a new round of industrial construction.

Outside the city of Plan, the roar of various machines soon began to sound. Black smoke could be seen spewing every day, and even the dust in the city increased.

And what followed was that many commodities on the market began to fall in price. After industrialized production, the variety of products was enriched, and the price of products was reduced.

The quality of life of civilians in the Northern Principality has always been the best, but the various industrial constructions before were concentrated on the coast and led by the state, which felt sneaky.

Everyone knows about steam factories, but they are not very sensitive to specific data.

Now the lid has been lifted, and private funds are encouraged to join.

Even if it is for trial, some funds flow in and soon find huge returns.

The profit far exceeds 300%, which makes capital burst out with great power in an instant.

After the countries responded and sent envoys to visit, the number of factories outside Plan City increased twenty times in a few months.

After several years of accumulated wealth, nobles, merchants and even civilians had a sum of savings.

Despite the continuous external plunder, this wealth did not flow into the market until the steam age broke out.

At this time, Derek was already accompanying his wife in Swan Castle. As the due date was getting closer, he became a hands-off boss and handed over the heavy work to the officials below.

Tiona was pregnant and was very satisfied with her current life, if there were no factories.

The dust from Plan City has begun to affect Swan Castle not far away.

It can be expected that with the development of industry, Swan Castle will soon become a place where sewage flows.

"Derrick, what do you want to do? Why do you take the initiative to expose the steam engine?"

The couple walked and talked about the hot topics recently.

She didn't believe that her husband was crazy and took the initiative to expose the steam engine. If the news was blocked, he could at least maintain a ten-year lead.

Derek smiled. Some secrets are not worth hiding from people around him.

"The steam turbine should have a historical mission of several decades, provided that there is no better alternative.

Unfortunately, there have been some new breakthroughs on my test island."

Derek smiled and explained again. Tiona didn't know the specific technology, but she thought that the envoys from various countries who flocked here would be severely pitted.

"Wait for various countries to enter the pit one after another and invest their precious funds in the steam engine. I will launch a new machine. It will be very interesting at that time." Derek said with a smile.

War can bring territory.

But it is not that easy to disintegrate people's hearts.

Hundreds of years of deep-rooted rule will cause more problems after occupation.

The Northern Duchy can accommodate new nobles, but it cannot satisfy the dozens of times more old nobles in the three southern kingdoms.

Derek is willing to make certain compromises, but the other party will definitely not be satisfied.

Rather than dealing with the uprisings that will occur one after another in the future, it is better to dig a hole and break the backbone of these guys at once.