Because the camera given to the newspaper by Zhu Yuyao must be handed over to specially trained photographers and kept by the newspaper's professionals.

But Liu Rushi was very curious about cameras, and felt that for her to be promoted as a newspaper, she must have a sufficient understanding of this object. It is like a general commanding a war. If the general himself has never set foot on the frontline battlefield, how can he command the soldiers below?

Therefore, Liu Rushi took advantage of the fact that the cameras were not assigned today and learned to take pictures first, and brought a camera home to practice.

Unexpectedly, not only did his family members (generally referring to servants in ancient Chinese, and relatives refer to relatives) mistakenly believe that this thing can capture souls, but even Qian Qianyi was so frightened that he fainted when he first saw its digital photo.

In this way, Liu Rushi naturally could no longer practice taking pictures, and could only ask someone to call a doctor to treat Qian Qianyi...

Three days later.

Not only was the imperial court's "Order on Large-Scale Iron and Steel Smelting" and the intention to build four railways at the same time spread to all Ming provinces and lower state capitals, but reports related to it were also published in the "Da Ming Newspaper".

Naturally, there are no railway or train photos in this report. After all, it takes half a month to go from the capital (Nanjing) to the capital (Beijing) at the fastest.

However, Zhu Yusao requested that the "Daming Daily" should carry out multiple reports on the "Big Steel Smelting Order" and the policy of building railways in multiple issues.

The newspaper company was going to follow the decree and publish a few issues of the newspaper without photos.

Although there are endless private independent newspapers nowadays, in terms of influence and circulation, even the largest independent newspaper "Beijing News" has a huge gap with "Daming News".

Therefore, as soon as this issue of "Da Ming Bao" came out, the Ming court's "Great Steel Smelting Order" and the decision to build four railways at the same time were hotly discussed by the gentry, scholars and ordinary people.

Due to the existence of the "prostitution ban", almost all brothels and brothels inside and outside Nanjing have closed down. Currently, only a few have made an attempt. Some Korean and Japanese women were obtained from unknown sources and reopened their doors.

However, these foreign women are all of a relatively low-class kind, and almost all of them are beautiful, and most of them cannot speak Chinese.

Scholars, gentry and even rich people in the Ming Dynasty naturally looked down upon such things - after seeing the talent and style of the girls in brothels and boats, how could they be interested in these low-level things? Is the concubine at home not better than such foreign women?

Therefore, nowadays, the favorite places for scholars and scholars have become restaurants and teahouses, where they can sit and talk with their friends, talk about the past and present.

Moxianglou is a teahouse in Nanjing that mainly entertains scholars.

Today, as soon as this issue of the Ming Dynasty came out, Moxianglou became noisy - but many scholars were talking about these two decrees.

"Facing the difficulties and smelting steel! What the Holy Spirit said is so good!" A young scholar couldn't help but excited after reading the newspaper. He clapped his hands and praised, "I wish I could give up my books and work hard. Now I go to the Nanjing Iron and Steel Plant to participate in the big smelting."

Steel!"

Someone in the teahouse happened to know this young man. When he saw this, he smiled and said: "Brother Cungu, with your talents, if you really want to work as a worker in the steel factory, I am afraid that neither your father nor Mr. Haishi (Chen Zilong) will agree."

It turned out that this young man was none other than Xia Wanchun, the son of Xia Yunyi.

He is only fifteen or sixteen years old this year, and he originally stayed in his hometown of Songjiang Prefecture to study. Because Xia Yunyi, as Yingtianfu Cheng (has been promoted again), did not want his son to become a "yamen" in Nanjing.

However, Xia Wanchun has passed the scholar examination and will take the provincial examination in August. Moreover, Xia Wanchun has transferred to science, so it is definitely not possible to keep working behind closed doors at home.

Considering his son's future, Xia Yunyi allowed him to go to Nanjing three months in advance to gain experience and exchange learning experiences with other people studying science.

Now Xia Yunyi has stayed in Nanjing for more than a month. The atmosphere of Moxianglou is good, and it has become a place for him to relax and make friends.

At this time, when he heard the sound, he looked at the person who was speaking. He suddenly showed joy and said, "It turns out to be Brother Jiugao. I didn't expect you to come to the capital so early."

After saying that, I came directly to share the table with this person.

Du Dengchun, named Jiugao, was also from Songjiang Prefecture and was only two years older than Xia Wanchun.

His father Du Linzheng and Xia Yunyi, Zhou Lixun, Peng Bin, Xu Fu

Yuan, Chen Zilong was collectively known as the Sixth Son of Jishe, Xia Wanchun, Du Dengchun and other young scholars from Songjiang Prefecture imitated their predecessors and started another "Qiu Society" three years ago.

Therefore, Xia Wanchun and Du Dengchun were not only fellow villagers, but also family friends and social friends.

"There are only two months left before the provincial examination. It's not too early to come to Beijing now." Du Dengchun smiled and poured a cup of tea for Xia Wanchun.

Xia Wanchun took a sip of tea and said: "The capital is indeed a gathering of people, especially those who are interested in studying science. There are countless people. Coming here has greatly enriched my knowledge and broadened my horizons."

By the way, a few days ago I joined the "Qiu Zhi Society". Although it is just one word different from our "Qiu Society", its purpose is to explore the principles of natural science. Brother Jiugao, do you want to join?"

Du Dengchun said with a smile: "I'm not going to transfer to science, so what's the point of joining it? I know everything about natural science, but I know nothing about it."

"That's a pity." Xia Wanchun sighed, then saw the "Da Ming Bao" on the table, and remembered the previous topic, and said: "What does Brother Jiugao think about the large-scale steel smelting order and the large-scale railway construction order?"

Du Dengchun wondered, "Didn't this newspaper only mention the order for large-scale steel smelting? When did the order for large-scale railway construction appear?"

"That's the common name I just heard from other scholars in the tea house." Xia Wanchun said with a smile, "The imperial court is going to build four railways at the same time, and more will be built in the future. Can't it be called the 'Great Construction of Railways'?"

"It's hard for me to understand that the imperial court is so eager to build railways," said Du Dengchun, "before there were no railways, people all over the world lived well. Even if railways have many benefits, they can be built one by one.

If four lines had not been built at the same time, with a massive formation like the Nanjing Iron and Steel Works outside the city and a forest of chimneys, why would the Ming Dynasty be short of steel?"

Xia Wanchun shook his head, "I disagree with what Brother Jiugao thinks - the newspapers have said that it is not just the construction of railways that requires steel. In the future, the demand for steel in shipbuilding, military and other industries will increase dramatically.

In other words, our Ming Dynasty’s steel production must increase before our national strength will be further enhanced.

If we don't face the difficulties, make large-scale steel production, build railways, and develop as quickly as possible, wouldn't it mean that we are just dawdling?

If everyone is messing around, I'm afraid my Ming Dynasty will become what it was a few years ago, right? Brother Jiugao, you should be alert for danger when you are in peace."

Although Du Dengchun was familiar with Xia Wanchun, he was not as knowledgeable as Xia Wanchun, who was two years younger than him. His face turned red when he was told that - after all, he was only twenty years old and was very thin-skinned.

In order to change the subject, he couldn't help but said: "Even if you are right, you won't talk about entering a steel factory to participate in large-scale steel smelting, right?"

He was trying to find fault with Xia Wanchun in order to regain face.

But Xia Wanchun burst out laughing after hearing this, and admitted readily: "What I said was indeed a momentary excitement, and it cannot be true. However, although it is impossible for me to become a steel worker, after this provincial examination, I am planning to find a job."

A suitable place to build an ironworks.

Didn't this newspaper say that large-scale private iron smelting was encouraged, and the imperial court would purchase as much as it could at market price?

Not to mention the many uses of iron itself, it was more convenient for the imperial court to obtain iron and use it to make steel, which was equivalent to using private iron plants to increase the output of Ming Dynasty steel.

Therefore, if I open an iron factory, it will not only benefit the country, but also benefit the people around the iron factory, and I can also earn some money for myself."

Du Dengchun was stunned after hearing these words. After a few seconds, he couldn't help but said: "Cun Gu, are you doing all the work of craftsmen and merchants?
Chapter completed!