Chapter 49: 49 vent

"This is the contract that has just been signed; this is the shareholding we now occupy."

"Are you sure you want to spend that much money to invest in a newspaper?" Su Yanqiao sat in a café, pulling out a stack of documents.

Literacy rates in America were actually quite low, mainly due to slavery which brought down the overall level of education.

It was only when the Industrial Faction took charge in America that there was a significant leap in education for all, and newspapers welcomed a new dawn.

Zhu Wencong set aside the document in his hands, understanding that the newspaper, this powerful tool of public opinion, must be tightly grasped.

Being Asian was already an awkward identity; trying to snatch industries from the hands of white people was practically asking for death.

"Although the profit from the newspapers is negligible, the influence they generate far surpasses that of any other industry.