Working Prophet

After returning from Black Rock City, Li Yu found a place to plant those acacia seeds, and hired two farmers to take care of them.

Then all the Hughes who were sent out before were called back.

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 quickly discovered once they start preaching, and then they will be asked to leave the territory by the guards.

And this is still good, what's more, it will be attacked by the local Pishia believers.

Although missionary work has always been a high-risk mission in history, and there is no shortage of sacrifices in it, 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 to 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 was stingy again.

"Don't worry about the money. You can pay for it during the two-month break." 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? You are spending money very well, aren't you?"

"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.

"Yes." Li Yu said, "If Shuangxiu Cult wants to spread in the Western Region, it cannot do without the support of the nobles in the Western Region. However, most nobles in the Western Region 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.

“Are we going to get together and talk about Saturday, and 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 more. Otherwise, just follow the normal gathering of nobles and talk about poetry, literature, politics and economy... You are the only lord in the West who converted to Saturday. , itself can already 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 I get interested on Saturday, it will be a loss if I take a break from school and 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 easy-to-understand comic strips. Considering the literacy rate here 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.

Main paper has always been a luxury item on the Bratis continent, 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 finished reading the book in their own hands, and would take it out to exchange for the unread ones in other people's hands, and unknowingly learned all the teachings of Shuangxiu.

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 made persistent efforts and asked Fitzwilliam to print another 3,000 volumes and bind them together. This time, he also made a book cover, and the finished product looked even more exquisite.

Even the female lord couldn't help staying up all night to watch it, and after reading it, she still had to leave a hundred copies, planning to give it as a gift to the guests who came to the salon for the second time.

On the other side, the female elf Safli also opened the first shop on the green field as agreed.

Her location was about half a mile away from Teacup Fort. There were not many customers on the first day of opening, and they were all representatives of the chamber of commerce who had received the news in advance. However, all the products on the shelves took less than a moment. The clock was sold out.

The Chamber of Commerce that failed to buy it later was very dissatisfied, especially the white paper that was as white as snow. Many people were shocked by its toughness and lightness, and charged high prices one after another.

It's a pity that the 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 can't buy it can only wait for the next time.

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