Chapter 81

In fact, Tang En really couldn't think of a better way to attract attention in Prandar than distributing flyers.

Here, paper is extremely expensive, which means that distributing flyers is like throwing money on the street... cough, throwing money. Those people would probably fight over the flyers.

And once they get the flyers, the information on them will be conveyed to them.

"Fiona, do you know what distributing flyers means?"

Seeing Fiona shake her head, Tang En said, "This is advertising."

"Advertising?"

"Yes, spreading the word widely, that's advertising. By distributing these flyers, we are announcing to the residents of Beiyin City that the Tang Dynasty Chamber of Commerce has opened a shop here, selling peppermint candy, soap, perfume, and even elven wine!"

"And once these residents accept the Tang Dynasty Chamber of Commerce, the advertising slogans will also become familiar to them, becoming a mark to identify the products. Then everyone will know that the Tang Dynasty Chamber of Commerce sells genuine products, and the rest are fakes."

"Once the brand is established, it will be very easy for us to introduce other products. As long as we can maintain the quality and keep the brand strong, the Tang Dynasty Chamber of Commerce won't fall."

"But... but..."

Fiona mumbled, "These flyers are still unnecessary..."

Tang En laughed, realizing that Fiona was still regretting the paper. He patted Fiona and said with a smile, "Don't worry, in the next few days, I'll give you an explanation. Just don't get too excited."

Give an explanation?

Give an explanation!?

Fiona's heart started racing for no reason. What did Lord Tang mean? Could it be... he's going to confess to me!?

No! No, no, no! Calm down, Fiona!

Given what you know about him, don't you understand?

It's definitely this guy starting to say things that are easily misunderstood!

That's right, it must be!

Saying he'll give an explanation, he'll probably just give you a "tape"!

Fiona quickly calmed down and glanced at Tang En, "That's what you said, I remember!"

"Don't worry."

Tang En smiled. In fact, he had been thinking about how to reproduce papermaking techniques recently, mainly because... using the toilet without soft toilet paper was really uncomfortable—no, really tight!

"Go and have Hilton and Thomas distribute these flyers, and tell them my arrangements."

Fiona took the order and left. Tang En took a deep breath. The biggest constraint for the printing press to work is the availability of large quantities of cheap, high-quality white paper.

Printing has always been closely linked to papermaking. Movable type printing is not difficult to achieve, and papermaking is also quite simple. Even a primary school student on Earth knows how to make paper.

The wonderful thing is that there are plenty of forest resources and water sources next to Ellington, so papermaking is not a problem.

However, papermaking produces a lot of wastewater. Tang En really didn't want to pollute this world with industrial pollution, so the key issue he needed to solve was how to handle the wastewater from papermaking.

Discharging it into the Emerald River is absolutely not feasible. Over time, it might pollute the entire clear river.

Tang En really didn't want the clear Emerald River to turn into a stinky ditch. If that happened, even the gentle elves would probably fight him to the death.

The wastewater from the pulping and papermaking processes can be filtered using arcane magic, but the filtered wastewater is still wastewater and cannot be used.

How to handle industrial waste on Earth is still an unsolved problem. Ordinary waste can be incinerated, but incineration also produces toxic gases and residues...

"Wait! Incineration?"

Tang En suddenly paused, then a strange smile appeared on his face. He almost forgot that this is a magical world...

Thinking of this, Tang En immediately rushed out and found Tina and the others cleaning. He called out, "Tina, do you have any old clothes you don't wear?"

"Lord?"

Tina looked at him with a very strange expression, tightly gripping the broom and lowering her head, "If... if Lord wants them, they are always available..."

Heavens!

What does Lord want our old clothes for?

Could it be... he actually likes women's clothes?

He has heard that some nobles have such peculiar tastes, especially those who like women's clothes that have just been worn...

But... he is Lord!

How... could he like such things!?

Lord is such a good person, how could he have such a strange habit?

If Lord likes them, even I...

Unfortunately, he doesn't have that intention...

Does he have some hidden problem?

Not just Tina, but Marin and the other maids were also stunned, staring at Tang En in shock.

Their eyes clearly saw him as a complete pervert.

"Wait! What are you looking at me like that!"

Tang En came to his senses, shocked, "It's not what you think!"

"Lord, we understand..."

Tina said softly, "What kind of clothes do you like? We'll go get them..."

"Wait! It's really not what you think! I'm not a pervert!"

Tang En almost spat blood, "Stand still! I'm serious!"

Tina and the others nodded.

Lord is so pitiful...

Indeed, he is a good person, but his little habits can't be accepted or understood...

We must encourage Lord, help him build confidence, and prevent him from going further down the pervert path...

Lord doesn't need support and encouragement, he needs recognition...

The maids exchanged glances, their faces full of sympathy for Tang En.

Why, why do I feel like they are pitying me even though they haven't said anything!?

Tang En looked suspiciously at the maids below. Calming down, he cleared his throat and said, "You all misunderstood. I don't have any strange habits. I just need some rags for an experiment, so I need your old clothes..."

"We understand, Lord."

Tina looked deeply at Tang En and said, "Lord does great things, we don't understand, so the only thing we can do is to support Lord."

Marin lowered her head and said, "That's right. Since Lord needs them, we'll go find them."

"Yes, since Lord needs them, how can we not help..."

Tang En finally breathed a sigh of relief and smiled, "You finally understand... That's great. Go find some old clothes you don't need."

The maids hurriedly dispersed, each returning to their rooms with complex expressions, rummaging through their wardrobes.

Tina looked at the clothes in her wardrobe, very hesitant.

Besides her maid uniform, she had bought some fabric with her salary and made many beautiful clothes. She liked these clothes very much and rarely wore them.

"Since Lord likes them, I'm sorry, everyone..."

Tina, with a heavy heart, took off her best clothes, held them in her arms for a moment, and then walked out.

The other maids also came out.

Marin exclaimed, "Ah! Tina, aren't those your favorite clothes?"

Tina sighed, "Marin, aren't the ones in your hands also your favorites?"

"Does everyone..."

"Who made Lord like them..."

A maid said helplessly, "Lord is so kind, even if he has such a small habit, I can tolerate it... I bet Lord must be very lonely, and no one would recognize him..."

"Shh, don't say anymore, just let everyone know..."

Tina made a gesture, "Let's all go and give these clothes to Lord... I hope he will be satisfied."

Soon, a group of maids, each holding clothes, entered Tang En's bedroom one after another.

"Oh? So fast?"

Tang En was surprised. Old clothes are usually stored deep in the wardrobe, and he thought it would take a long time to find them.

"Lord, do you think these are enough?"

Tina and the others placed the clothes on the bed and looked at Tang En expectantly, hoping to get his approval.

"Enough, but..."

Tang En was dumbfounded by the brand-new clothes: "Are you sure these are old clothes you don't need?"

"Absolutely!"

Tang En nodded, "These are all old clothes we don't need!"

I'm sorry, my beloved clothes, but since Lord doesn't want to admit his feelings, you have to suffer... Actually, I love you so much!!

"Tina is right!"

Another maid, though her heart was bleeding, agreed with Tina.

"How strange... Is it because life is better working in the Lord's manor?"

Tang En was puzzled. Previously, he saw that most residents in Ellington had clothes with patches, so he thought the living conditions were generally poor. But he didn't expect the maids' old clothes to be so new, probably because they earned higher salaries working in the Lord's manor.

Tang En didn't think much about it, walked over, and picked up a piece of clothing to examine it. Tina immediately clenched her fists tightly; the piece of clothing Tang En picked up was her favorite.

What will Lord say? What will he do? Does he like it?

The next moment, Tang En "tear" tore the piece of clothing into two halves, examined the tear, and nodded in satisfaction.

At that moment, Tina was instantly petrified, completely stunned.

Torn...

Clothes... her favorite clothes... actually... by Lord... torn...

But it didn't end there. Tang En put down that piece of clothing and then grabbed the others, tearing them into pieces in minutes.

"Huh? Why are you all standing there? Come help me tear these clothes into pieces, I... huh!? Why are you all crying!?"

Tang En was dumbfounded.

"Lord is an idiot!"

Tina turned and ran away in tears!

"Lord is a bad guy!"

Marin turned and ran away in tears!

"Lord is too bad!"

The other maids turned and ran away in tears, leaving a dumbfounded Tang En. ===PS: Well... really pure... our protagonist.

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