The Birth of a New Newspaper (First Update)

"That's a lot of people?" Chen Luo could hear the hubbub from the council hall even from a distance. He glanced at Lu Tong in confusion. Earlier, Lu Tong had said that he would gather a few editors to chat over a meal, but then tactfully informed him that the dining hall might not have enough room. Chen Luo had found that a little strange. Now, judging from the commotion in the council hall, there had to be at least three or four hundred people.

"Duke Anguo, the Great Xuan Civil Gazette isn't what it was when you left Central Capital City," Lu Tong said, looking at Chen Luo with some reproach. You're the Great Proprietor. Do you really not care about it at all?

"This..." Chen Luo gave an awkward laugh. To be honest, he really had not been paying attention.

When Chen Luo had left Central Capital for Eastern Cang, he had handed the management of the Great Xuan Civil Gazette over to Wenchang Pavilion, making himself a hands-off proprietor. Later, Sixth Senior Sister had taken charge of the City Lord's Mansion's main accounts and sent over some Bamboo Forest Disciples to take over. Naturally, he had not asked about it much either.

Wasn't it just a platform for publishing articles? What was there to care about so much?

"The Great Xuan Civil Gazette is now one of the top ten largest taxpayers under the Imperial Court," Lu Tong explained. "Aside from your articles, it receives submissions from all over the world every day, so we had no choice but to expand the editorial team."

"There are rumors among the people that getting an article published in the Great Xuan Civil Gazette is even harder than becoming the top scholar."

"Mm~ Don't talk nonsense..." Chen Luo smiled smugly