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Chapter 122 The struggle escalates

After hearing Liu Jin's report, Wang Kang's eyes narrowed and he realized it was finally here. In fact, he had already thought of this situation. As soon as his Fuyang tabloid came out, someone would definitely imitate it.

The most likely one is Dong Yiwu. He is the governor of a state. A person who can sit in this high position is definitely not a fool. He can naturally understand the true role of newspapers!

Grasp public opinion and guide public opinion.

This is especially important to the government, and Dong Yiwu will definitely understand this.

"Master Kang?" Liu Jin asked in a low voice, interrupting Wang Kang's thoughts.

"Are there any newspapers they sell?" Wang Kang asked.

"Yes, I bought it specially." Liu Jin said, took it out and handed it to Wang Kang.

Wang Kang caught it and shook it. Is this a newspaper? This is clearly a piece of paper.

There is a difference between paper and newspaper.

The material quality of this paper is obviously very poor, it is very thin and rough, and it will probably rot if you use a little force.

Wang Kang opened it and read the contents.

The whole layout style is obviously copied from his Fuyang tabloid. Above it are four big characters, Fuyang Official News!

The name was quite deceiving. He continued to read. Wang Kang was slightly startled. The first page was actually about Sun Yuanwai's affairs.

The general meaning is that Sun Yuanwai colluded with Cao Hong, the former commander of the army, to defraud the people of the land and robbed the women of the people. However, under the clear observation of the governor, Sun Yuanwai was arrested and brought to justice, and his house was searched and searched...

The whole article generally talks about two points: how bad Sun Buju was, how conscientious the governor was, and all the blame was thrown on Cao Canjun, who was still held captive by him.

As for Li Yuti, he didn’t even mention it!

In this way, this crisis can be perfectly resolved, and it can also establish Dong Yiwu's image and completely distance Li Yu.

Wang Kang guessed that it was Dong Yiwu's idea to imitate his Fuyang tabloid, and the specific content was Dong Qian's handwriting.

It's just that their thinking was too simple. He had conclusive evidence for what Li Yu did, and this point cannot be erased no matter what.

Wang Kang glanced through it a few more times. The entire article was concisely written and the words were gorgeous. He looked at the signature and was immediately happy.

It was his old rival, Shen Linfeng!

It seems that this guy finally got his wish and got Dong Yiwu's attention. No wonder Dong Yiwu is so promoted in the article.

He looked at the content at the end again, and found that it was a bit uninteresting. There was nothing substantial. It was just to make up the word count and length...

"How much does such a newspaper cost?" Wang Kang asked.

"Three copper coins!" Liu Jin said.

"Three copper coins?" Wang Kang was surprised that Dong Yiwu could actually see this step. The newspaper itself was for the people of the city to read. The price was too high and people could not afford it, so it was destined to not have much effect.

Wang Kang picked up the Yangzhou Official Newspaper and shook it. Even though the quality of the paper was not high and the printing and typesetting was rough, it could not be bought with three copper coins.

They are also selling at a loss!

"Interesting, that's what makes it interesting!" Wang Kang said with a smile.

Seeing this, Liu Jin said doubtfully: "Master Kang, why are you still smiling? Now many city residents have gone to buy their newspapers, and our sales have obviously decreased..."

"Many times, just the difference between these two copper coins may cause people to turn to them. After all, everyone is willing to spend less money." Liu Jin said with difficulty.

"You're wrong about one thing!"

Wang Kang said in a deep voice: "Content is king at all times. Newspapers are the media carrier of information. They don't just write random things, they are newspapers. They won't understand this."

"But since they want to play a price war, let's play with them," Wang Kang said with a sneer on his face.

"Let our newspapers be priced at three copper coins each!"

"No, Master Kang!" Liu Jin said hurriedly: "We are already losing money on printing, but if we set the price to three copper coins, we will lose even more!"

"Just pay, can't I afford to pay?" Wang Kang said coldly: "To play this trick with me, he really doesn't know who I, Wang Kang, am. I've never been more afraid of anyone than throwing money!"

After hearing this, Liu Jin suddenly realized, yes! His young master is a prodigal. How can a prodigal be afraid of losing money?

“Besides, it’s not certain who will pay the money!”

Wang Kang stood up, "I'm going to the newspaper office now to finalize tomorrow's content and have fun with them!"

The release of the Yangzhou official newspaper of the governor's office once again caused waves in Yangzhou City. All the people in the city were a little confused. What is going on? Why are there two newspapers?

But when I heard that it only cost three copper coins, I went ahead and bought it. It’s not that much money short anyway…

After two days of fermentation, people have gained a good acceptance of the newspaper. This is actually also the result of Wang Kang.

Only a truly conscientious person can understand that this is not just a matter between two newspapers, it is a battle between the people's newspaper and the official newspaper, and it is also a battle between the governor and the Earl's Palace!

At the governor's office, Li Yu complimented Dong Yiwu: "The governor is still very powerful. This trick is to treat the person in his own way. It's really clever!"

"Haha!" After listening to Li Yu's words, Dong Yiwu also smiled proudly,

"This prodigal son did come up with a good idea, but he just made wedding clothes for us. This is a powerful tool to control public opinion!"

"Now we will quickly attract the city residents at low prices so that they all buy our official newspapers, and eventually it will become a habit!" At this time, Dong Qian also interjected.

"That prodigal son uses high-quality paper. He is losing money and making money. Now we have set a low price. What will he do?"

"Well, Qian'er's move is good!"

Dong Yiwu nodded, then turned to Li Yu and said: "Although the paper we use is not good, we are still losing money. You will make up for the loss, do you understand?"

"Yes, yes," Li Yu nodded hurriedly.

Dong Yiwu said in a deep voice: "Also, don't think about rescuing your brother-in-law. The most important thing now is to clear all relations with him. In a few days, the fiefdom competition will begin!"

"The county governor, the governor, and even Emperor Zhao will send people here by then. If anything happens during this period, I can't protect you! Do you understand?"

Dong Yiwu looked at Li Yu in a deep voice.

"understand!"

Although he responded in this way, he was cursing in his heart that you are not a good person. You are never merciful when taking money, but now that something has happened, you have completely ignored it.

Capturing my brother-in-law will make your reputation...

"In order to avoid uncertainties, we will destroy Wang Kang's Fuyang tabloid in these days!" Dong Yiwu finally made the decision.

"You are responsible for the specific content of the newspaper, Qian'er. Let Shen Linfeng write it. I think his article was pretty good!"

"Yes," Dong Qian nodded, "Our official newspaper has set a low price. Regardless of the difference between the two copper coins, the people are greedy for the advantages of these two copper coins!"
Chapter completed!
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