naaapseattle #646 - There will be another chapter later
#646 - There will be another chapter later
The content of natural theology still needs some time to ferment, and it is foreseeable that the Thousand River Valley this winter will not be as calm as imagined.
At least within the Holy See of Machinery, Lufiel can see the debates about freedom rights in taverns and on the streets becoming more and more frequent.
Regarding the question of "whether people can voluntarily be slaves," she also submitted an article and it was accepted.
It's just a pity that Lufiel had to leave before she could see it published in the newspaper.
"Yesterday's performance of 'A Servant of Two Masters' was truly excellent." Standing on the dock of Autumn Dusk Island, Leonardo praised Lufiel with a smile during the break before boarding the ship, "The manager of the Tulip Theater in Branding City would be ashamed to death if he saw your play."
After all, he was a big financial backer, and Leonardo still owed her mentor Quivalin a favor. Although Lufiel didn't invite him, he still took the initiative to come to the dock to see her off.
"Actually, I'm just picking up on other people's ideas."
Speaking of which, Lufiel felt a little embarrassed, as many of her dramas were adaptations.
These dramas were basically from the El Empire of the classical period and were also recorded in the Great Library of the Mechanical Palace.
It's just a pity that the Great Library was burned down once, and a large number of drama scripts that were originally stored were destroyed, leaving only introductions and catalogs.
Lufiel's dramas are basically based on a brief introduction and developed into the entire story. For example, this time's "A Servant of Two Masters" is adapted from the story of two citizens of the ancient El Empire and their shared slave.
However, she changed the background of the story to the more familiar imperial city scene and added many bridges and jokes from life.
Leonardo was a person with a high threshold for humor, and he laughed so hard the first time he watched this play, and he would smile knowingly because of the witty remarks in the play.
This can be regarded as a unique theatrical culture gradually rising in Langsand County, or even the entire Thousand River Valley—breaking away from classical ancient and theological narratives and turning to modern and daily life narratives.
Among them, the complex singing and tunes were replaced with more simple and easy-to-understand spoken language, rhymes, and folk songs.
For example, Horne's personally created four-part series "The Holy Grandson's Expedition"—"The Holy Grandson Fights the Bishop," "Blood Road of Cangshan," "Blue Blood Orphan," and "Battle of the Long Bridge"—is popular in the rural areas of the Thousand River Valley.
Among them, "The Holy Grandson Fights the Bishop" is a pure comedy, "Blood Road of Cangshan" and "Blue Blood Orphan" both have happy beginnings and tragic endings, while "Battle of the Long Bridge" has a tragic beginning and a happy ending.
In addition to entertaining the public and increasing the legitimacy of their rule, they also secretly rewrite history, changing all the black history that is unfavorable to the Holy Grandson.
According to Horne's arrangement, in the several counties that have been converted into hundred-household districts, each township will have two or three theater troupes performing these four plays in various manors and villages.
Every time there is a big market, these four plays will be performed in the market within two days. Watching them all in one go has a better effect on the public than the education of the Holy Father Association.
Lufiel had seen these four plays, but she always felt they were too deliberate and crude.
But she had to admit that these four simple plays opened the door to a new world for her.
She had a vague feeling that, aside from the Thousand River Valley's overly simple and rough performance style, its content and themes would surely set off a frenzy in the coastal areas.
"Mr. Leonardo, are you planning to stay in the Holy See of Machinery?"
"Of course." Leonardo turned his head towards the direction of the Mechanical Palace, "Although it's not a real perpetual motion machine yet, it's closer than any of my machines, and that's enough for me to stay."
"Are you able to access such core secrets now?" Lufiel couldn't help but be curious.
Leonardo shrugged: "No, first I have to honestly teach for a year, and second, I have to be an engineer at the Royal Academy of Engineering of the Mechanical Palace."
Lufiel smiled playfully: "Isn't that a piece of cake for you?"
"I can't say it's a piece of cake, saying that seems a bit arrogant, let's say a medium-sized piece." Leonardo asked back, "Have you thought about what you want to do after you go back?"
Now, the students of Quivalin's lineage at River Isle Royal University have moved to Windmill Land to teach, and Lufiel will also go to Windmill Land.
Although Lufiel will get married sooner or later, the El nobles have always spared no expense in the pursuit of art and academics.
If the Thousand River Valley wasn't so special, Lufiel could have been a teacher at the Papal University in the Holy See of Machinery.
"I think newspapers are good." Lufiel carried her small suitcase, pressing it on the thick flannel winter dress, "After I go to Windmill Land, I might start a newspaper office."
"Like the Truth News?" While thinking about the structure of the clockwork engine, Leonardo was able to multitask and talk to this wealthy patron.
Lufiel denied: "No, Prime Minister Lorenzo would never allow me to publish a newspaper like the 'Truth News', so I want to publish some folk newspapers related to citizens' lives, art, literature, and commerce."
Lufiel is a young lady from a noble family, but she is also a rare female college student and even a Master of Philosophy in this era, and her IQ is not low.
After coming into contact with the newspaper system of the Holy See of Machinery, she quickly discovered that this model is faster and more convenient than the original book printing and manuscript booklet model.
Born into the El family, Lufiel is quite familiar with business, and one of the top three resources in business is information.
Due to the various limitations of the empire, the speed of information dissemination is extremely slow. Not to mention predicting the future, it takes a long time for current events to spread.
This leads to the fact that whoever can know what is happening now in advance is equivalent to predicting the future, because it takes a long time for others to receive the information and react.
If she also adopts the occasional advertisements in the 'Truth News', Lufiel believes that this is definitely profitable, whether in academics, arts, or commerce.
Windmill Land is not far from Holy Seat City. Through the Larkin family's channels, Lufiel can obtain many cheap and good quality papers.
When the Thousand River Valley Chamber of Commerce is established in the future, with the relationship of Lufiel's family, she can completely place some of her own people in it.
At that time, she will be able to rely on low tariffs to import large quantities of high-quality and inexpensive Jeanne d'Arc paper to support her own newspaper industry.
Moreover, the coastal areas have many developed commercial towns, and newspapers can be quickly transported by sea, making them more timely and larger in scale than those handwritten booklets.
"The content of citizens' lives?"
"Yes, just like the plays I directed at the Half-Circle Theater, no longer focusing on nobles, priests, witchers, and gospel stories, but focusing on the citizens."
Lufiel rehearsed plays at the Half-Circle Theater for two months and knew how to write these contents like the back of her hand.
Moreover, she believes that compared to the well-known nobles and gospels, such content is closer to the public and resonates more.
"However, I will also reprint some of the articles and commentaries from the 'Truth News'." Lufiel said with a smile, "Sister Catherine told me that she recently got permission to start a business newspaper, and we can reprint each other."
"But I remember that movable type printing presses are not allowed to be purchased for export, right?" Leonardo asked doubtfully. Relying on handwriting alone can't achieve the efficiency and effect of the 'Truth News', right?
"I signed an agreement not to expose these printing presses casually, and besides, someone opened a small back door for me because they couldn't come to see me off." Lufiel showed a playful smile, "But this back door is not opened for nothing. I bought 2,000 pounds of bonds."
Leonardo was speechless for a moment. As expected of one of the wealthiest noble families in the Kingdom of Fran, this is a big deal.
As for who opened the back door for Lufiel, Leonardo knew with his heels that it was the youngest cardinal, Armand.
"If I have the opportunity in the future, I must read it." Leonardo looked at the ferry gradually crowded with people, "Have you named this newspaper?"
"The ancient El Empire called the place where artistic classics gathered the Forest of Art, and my newspaper will follow suit." In the continuous ringing of the bell before the ferry set sail, Lufiel brushed the hair that was ruffled by the morning wind behind her ears, "I've already thought about it, let's call it 'Art Forest'."
Waving goodbye to Leonardo, Lufiel turned and walked towards the ferry. Two or three bodyguards and servants sent by the Megerd Merchant Guild immediately followed.
Taking one last look at this small city in the mountains, Lufiel's buckskin boots stepped onto the ferry, and in the shaking of the oars, her back slowly disappeared into the diffused morning mist.