Vientiane Throne of Civilization

Chapter 1952 The Channels of Information
With the communication cube maintaining communication, Zhou Xu quickly learned of the news.

To be honest, it has progressed to this point faster than he expected.

Based on his earlier contact with the wood elves, he thought the elves could hold out for another year or two.

But then I thought about it again and it seemed to make sense. Their Great Zhou was completely different from what it used to be. There were too many temptations inside, while the Elven race had experienced far fewer temptations in the past. Who could resist all of this at once?
Furthermore, Wright's lack of experience and insufficient preparation made the current situation understandable.

However, this is not a dead end for long-lived races.

Zhou Xu could roughly understand Wright's idea. Long-lived races have a great advantage: they can use time to smooth over everything.

Of course, he lived a long life, but not everyone in the Great Zhou Dynasty had such a long life.

The larger the civilization, the more intricate its structure, requiring a large number of people to form its framework and keep it running. If any part malfunctions, it could trigger a huge chain reaction, or even cause devastating consequences.

At that time, Zhou Xu might be able to protect himself with his powerful strength, but the Great Zhou itself would inevitably fall into obscurity or even be destroyed as a result.

Wright's approach is a classic example of leaving everything to time.

To some extent, this move is unsolvable, but Zhou Xu shouldn't get hung up on it. Who knows what will happen in the future?

Assimilation of the elves is certainly an important matter, but it is not complicated in itself. Moreover, the Great Zhou Dynasty is quite experienced in this area, and with Kong Daqian handling the operations, he basically doesn't need to worry.

After confirming the report, Zhou Xu turned his attention back to the slightly oddly shaped wooden box in front of him.

This thing has a name that every modern person knows: a camera!
Of course, this camera is still very primitive; it originally belonged to the private research lab of a goblin nobleman in the new district.

No matter how miserable the lower-class goblins were before, those in power and wealth never had it too bad.

This also gave them enough free time to study all sorts of odds and ends, including this camera.

After the Goblin Kingdom was annexed by their Great Zhou, the Goblin nobleman at the time offered it up in an attempt to curry favor with them, and then this camera was presented to Zhou Xu.

After learning about the camera's capabilities, even Charman couldn't help but gather around and examine it closely.

While cameras have enriched the means of recording, they are not exactly a necessity for the development of civilization.

However, now that they have everything, and it didn't take them much effort, Zhou Xu naturally wouldn't dwell on it.

"Since we already have them, let's do some more research and produce a batch for the newspaper."

With the popularization of culture and education, the younger generation born after the Great Zhou Dynasty were basically literate, which led to the emergence of newspapers and their publication.

Before newspapers were published, people had three main ways to get information.

They would either hear rumors from people around them, or go to restaurants and teahouses to learn about them from storytellers, or check the notice boards for information.

Rumors from people around us often spread in a distorted and increasingly outlandish manner, making the information unreliable.

Storytellers are reliable, but they have to be found in restaurants and teahouses, which costs time and money, making them difficult to find.

The bulletin board is free and just as reliable, but it mainly posts important messages; most messages are not posted there.

Under these circumstances, the emergence of newspapers undoubtedly perfectly filled this problem. Nowadays, there is a newsstand at almost every intersection on the street, and you can easily buy a copy while passing by to get reliable and up-to-date news.

If you still find that inconvenient, you can simply subscribe to a monthly newspaper and they will deliver it directly to your door every morning at the appointed time.

In Da Zhou, newspapers are legitimate government departments. Any news published in them must be verified; writing something unverified is illegal.

The newspaper gained popularity as soon as it was launched, and subscriptions increased daily.

Although Zhou Xu did not initially launch the newspaper with the aim of making a profit, it unexpectedly brought him some income.

Although he considered that profit insignificant, and even more so from the perspective of national finances, it was a good thing that the newspaper was able to be self-sufficient and not increase the country's financial expenditure.

On this basis, if their newspapers could be accompanied by some specific photos, the effect would undoubtedly be even better, which could be considered as indirectly enhancing the newspapers' influence.

Subsequent events proved this to be true.

The newspaper upgrade sparked considerable discussion; the addition of just one or two black-and-white photos led to a significant increase in subscriptions within a short period.

However, it's understandable. Some things, no matter how much you describe them in words, are not as direct and tangible as a photograph.

At the same time, in the new district, the one-month period agreed upon with the Elf King Light had come to an end.

When Wright led the elves to the meeting point, they found that the area was already filled with huge goblin airships.

Just as the elves were at a loss for what to do, Kong Daqian quickly stepped forward.

"Greetings, Your Majesty the Elf King."

As he bowed to the Elf King, Kong Daqian pointed to the goblin airships in the distance.

"Those are the means of transport I have prepared for you. All you elves who are going to our Great Zhou, please follow the instructions of the staff and board the boats in an orderly manner."

Kong Daqian's decision to bring in airships as a means of transportation was not for show.

Rather, it's because, considering the conditions here, all the transport vehicles are concentrated at the other end of the new district and all have transport missions. Temporarily reassigning them would be troublesome and time-consuming.

Goblin airships certainly have transport missions, but they are easy to move and highly efficient. The number of people that a single goblin airship can carry is far greater than that of a transport vehicle.

It's worth mentioning here that the elves here are actually quite familiar with these goblin airships.

Don't forget, the goblin kingdom here fought against the elves long ago.

However, the fact that the Goblin Kingdom had already been incorporated into their Great Zhou had been made clear when the two sides first made contact, so the elves, including Wright, were all quite calm at the moment.

At most, ordinary elves couldn't help but glance at the huge goblin airship a few more times after getting close.

Although it wasn't unfamiliar, seeing such a huge machine up close like this was truly a first for me, not to mention the ride I took later.

(End of this chapter)