Daming: Brother, there is no future for monks, let's rebel

Chapter 409 Drives People Crazy

Zhang Fengnian's voice was not loud, even Liu Jiyang and Shen Xiong beside him couldn't fully hear what he was saying.

Not to mention the other guests in Jufeng Building.

What they could see was Zhang Fengnian's expression of seeing a ghost after reading Zhu Han's contract.

In Jufeng Building, there was a buzz of discussion.

"This contract is definitely not easy to sign. You can see that Zhang Fengnian's face has changed."

"Hey, the King of England's reputation has always been good. I thought he was really a good person, but the result is still the same."

"I just find it strange. Didn't Zhang Fengnian tell you that he wants to donate this formula to the imperial court for free? 30 taels of silver. If you don't want it, you don't want it. What else do you want?"

"At this time, the sword is already on the neck, no matter what the conditions are, I'm afraid I have to agree to it?"

"Don't talk about stealing things, but let people see clearly. Isn't this forcing people to eat shit?"

The man spoke a little louder, startling the people around him.

"Brother, please keep your voice down. If someone hears it, you won't even know how you died."

"Hmph, what's there to be afraid of? I still don't believe it. Could it be that there is no law in this world?" Although the man's mouth was hard, his voice was still quiet after all.

But Zhang Fengnian, who was at the center of the storm, could not hear any sounds around him at all.

After the initial shock, Zhang Fengnian immediately understood what it was.

It was not the document that Chaotang wanted to forcibly force his formula as imagined before, but the legendary patent document.

Zhang Fengnian had heard of patents before, but he had never seen them.

It is said that in the south, some people have made money that they would never earn in their lifetime because of this patent.

If so...

Could it be that His Royal Highness came here this time not to snatch the formula in his hands, but to give him a fortune?

Zhang Fengnian forced himself to calm down and read the so-called patent document carefully.

On the patent book, the second line says the content of the patent.

[Inventors: Zhang Fengnian, Liu Shitou, Liu Jiyang, Shen Xiong. 】

【Invention Name: Cement】

[Cement and coal ash mixed material, the new cement concrete patent, the ratio of cement and coal ash, [-]/[-] to [-]/[-]/[-]. 】

There are still some things left that Zhang Fengnian can't even understand.

However, at the end of this patent certificate, the seals of the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Punishment, and the Ministry of Households have already been stamped.

Not only that, but in the center of the patent certificate, there is another party that prints and stamps the text on it to prevent someone from modifying it for fraud.

If you read it carefully, you can see that the words on the print are impressively written.

"The treasure of respecting the sky and working hard for the people."

Isn't this one of today's jade seals?
Although Zhang Fengnian has never seen what a real jade seal looks like, he can recognize the characters.

Even Zhang Fengnian didn't need to tell the truth from the fake.

On this occasion, even if Zhu Han is the younger brother of today's emperor, he would never dare to make a fake jade seal.

Otherwise, what is the difference between rebellion and rebellion?
After the initial shock, Zhang Fengnian felt terrified again.

Their formula was indeed found by the hired craftsman Liu Shitou by accident.

After several days of experimentation, I finally tried the best ratio.

Except for him and Liu Shitou, no one has ever seen the formula of this cement.

Even Liu Jiyang and Shen Xiong didn't know the specific formula.

It's not that they don't believe them, it's just that this formula has a lot to do with it, and Zhang Fengnian dare not be negligent in the slightest.

But on the patent certificate, the ratio of his formula is clearly written.

"The prince's grace, the villain will remember it in his heart, and he will never forget it in his lifetime."

After saying that, he knelt down to Zhu Han and kowtowed vigorously.

The people around didn't understand what happened, so naturally they didn't feel that Zhang Fengnian was really grateful to Zhu Han.

"Look, Zhang Fengnian has already gone mad."

"They robbed him of something, but he is still grateful and dare not forget it for life and life. Isn't this an irony?"

"It's a pity, a good person is so useless."

"At first, I thought that since we Han people are the masters of our own affairs, this kind of robbery will be less and less in the future. Now it seems that there is no difference from when Meng Yuan was there before."

"Is there anyone who contracted the so-called project of the imperial court? Be careful, if they can steal Zhang Fengnian's, they can steal yours."

A good person was forced to be like this, and many people's tempers also came up. This time, it's not whispering, some unpleasant words can be heard clearly.

Obviously, this was intentionally told to Zhu Han, His Royal Highness the King of England.

Shen Wansan and Zhou Gushan's faces were almost turning green.

Of all the people present, the two of them were the hardest.Having received so much care from Zhu Han before, it can almost be regarded as Zhu Han's proposal.

But if they dare to stand up and speak for Zhu Han at this time...

His own reputation must be the stinky big sister.

This era is not the future. As a qualified businessman, no matter how many dirty things you have done in private, your reputation on the surface must not be too bad.

Otherwise, the business simply cannot go on.

But what if you don't express your opinion?

What should I do if I am hated by Zhu Hanji?
In the whole world, there are probably few people who are more aware of the power of His Royal Highness than them.If they really don't like it, even if they don't use the authority of the King of England, but with his business methods, they can make these two rich men, who are famous in Ming Dynasty, impoverished.

Shen Wansan and Zhou Gushan were fortunate more than once that Zhu Han didn't have much interest in business.

Neither side can offend, nor dare to offend easily.The two of them have never felt that they are extremely miserable at that moment.

Fortunately, at this time, Zhang Fengnian, who finally calmed down a little, finally heard the words of those around him.

He immediately anxiously explained to the guests in Jufeng Tower: "Everyone, you have misunderstood His Royal Highness. What His Royal Highness gave me is not a contract, but a patent certificate from the imperial court."

The moment these words came out, Jufeng Building suddenly fell silent.

Immediately afterwards, there was another burst of noise that was several times louder than before.

"What, is this the legendary patent certificate?"

"I heard that this thing is a cornucopia. It is a patent certified by the imperial court. Anyone who uses it has to pay."

"What do you mean by hearing, isn't Tao Guangyi just relying on the patent of canned food to make a fortune?"

"It turned out to be true. I always thought it was just rumors."

"It may not be a good thing. I heard people say that if you apply for this patent, you have to disclose the formula you have. The officials of the imperial court will issue a patent certificate for you after the verification is successful."

"This is absolutely not possible. If the formula is in our own hands, it can be passed down from generation to generation. No matter how unfilial the future generations are, they will still be able to make a living after all. But if it is given to the court... I heard that this is called a patent. Things are only protected for 50 years, and after 50 years, anyone can use them.”

"Looking at your prospects, if the patent you applied for is really useful, 50 years is enough for you to earn hundreds of lifetimes of wealth."

"But I still think it's better to be safe."

Zhu Han has been working on patents for a long time.Originally, Zhu Han thought that as long as the patent was issued, it would be released.

The common people of Ming Dynasty would definitely risk their lives to invent.

Many people in later generations always admire the West. I don't know that my Chinese ancestors are much better than them in this respect.

As long as they see hope, various inventions and creations will surely spring up like mushrooms after rain.

In the end, Zhu Han found that he seemed a little too optimistic, and estimated how conservative the people of this era are.

The reason why the people became like this...

It has to be said that this is inseparable from the rule of Meng Yuan.

In order to save himself trouble, the ruler of the Mongolian Yuan invented an extremely strange way of collecting taxes.

This is the famous tax package.

Contract the taxes of a place to some local tycoons or businessmen.

They will only charge certain taxes according to different places.As for those tycoons or businessmen, they don't care how to collect taxes, or how much taxes to collect.

In this case, those who are strong or businessmen, in order to extract more money from the people.

Naturally, they will rack their brains and desperately want to collect more taxes.

Whether it is chopping firewood, logging coal, digging coal and fishing, there is nothing that is not taxed.

If a family earns a lot of money, it needs to collect taxes, and if it makes too little money, it also needs to collect taxes.

In this case, the boss surname naturally does not want his family to suddenly earn a large amount of money.

Quicker money means more taxes.

And if you earn less, you will also have all kinds of troublesome taxes.

Therefore, both common people and businessmen are more inclined to maintain their income at an appropriate level.

Although I still have to pay taxes, after removing the taxes, I can barely maintain my life.

Under such circumstances, they naturally still hope that they can have a steady stream of business instead of getting rich suddenly.

Zhu Han discovered this and thought of some ways to change it.

However, because the war was still going on at the time, those methods had little effect.

This time, the reason why Zhu Han attached so much importance to Zhang Fengnian was also because he took a fancy to this opportunity.

Zhu Han knew very well that there was no one in this world who had more power of action than businessmen.

As long as they can accept it, the patent promotion of the Ming Dynasty will definitely take a big step forward.

In order to prove that he was not lying, Zhang Fengnian raised the patent certificate and shone it around.

"Everyone, have you seen it clearly? This is indeed a patent certificate issued by the imperial court, with His Majesty's seal on it."

Zhu Han discovered that Zhang Fengnian was really tight-lipped when doing things.

In this situation, when he showed others the patent certificate just now, he intentionally or unintentionally covered up the most critical formula ratio.

Even though he only showed them a few times, he saw the words on the patent certificate clearly with sharp eyes, and immediately cried out excitedly.

"That's right, this is actually a patent certificate!"

"The big seal of His Majesty on it is also real. I have seen it with my own eyes before, and I can't be wrong!"

"We actually misunderstood His Royal Highness, damn it!"

"His Royal Highness is mighty."

This is what Zhu Han wanted, and he watched them bluffing for a while with a smile on his face, and then he pressed his hand unhurriedly.

Seeing Zhu Han's action, everyone in Jufeng Tower shut their mouths knowingly.

After they calmed down, Zhu Han looked around and said, "Everyone sitting here is the business elite of my Ming Dynasty."

"My lord just discovered that many of you don't know much about my Ming's patented strategy."

Among the crowd, many people could not help but tremble in their hearts.

Xin said what does the King of England mean by mentioning these things at this time?Could it be that you want to settle accounts after the autumn?
I am also true, this His Royal Highness, is a ruthless person who followed His Majesty the Emperor of this dynasty to drive away the brutal Meng Yuan and bring down the Ming Dynasty.Why can't I control my mouth, and dare to say anything.

Now His Royal Highness wants to settle accounts with them, what should we do?
Just when they were very anxious, wondering if they were looking for an opportunity to escape.

Zhu Han spoke again.

"The reason why our Ming Dynasty came up with this patent is for the sake of businessmen and craftsmen in the world."

"In the past, when everyone was doing business or working, I'm afraid this kind of thing often happened, right? It's obvious that you worked hard and thought about it for a long time to make something, but others just took a look and stole it exactly like you past."

"I spent so much thought and suffered so much, but I ended up making wedding clothes for others for nothing."

These words immediately made many businessmen at the scene feel the same and burst into tears.

"My lord, you are right, I have encountered such a thing before."

"This kind of thing has happened too many times. I went to argue with those people and was ridiculed and humiliated by them."

In this era when there is no patent protection law, if you encounter such a thing, you can only consider yourself unlucky.Therefore, many people hide their unique skills deeply, and would rather lose them than tell anyone easily.

Looking at the aggrieved and complaining businessmen in front of him, Zhu Han was calm, with no sympathy on his face.

Don't look at these guys, talk like how miserable they are.

But Zhu Han can be sure that they have been plagiarized by others, but they will only plagiarize more.

After all, this is the Ming Dynasty, and although copycats and the like may sound ugly, they are not breaking the law after all.

Zhu Han raised his hand again, and Jufeng Tower immediately fell into silence.

"In the past, you could only watch your things being snatched away by others."

"However, starting today, that's gone forever."

"Whether it's a utensil you created yourself that hasn't appeared before, or the formula of various pastry goods, you can apply for a patent from the imperial court."

"Once your formula, or the shape and function of a certain product, passes the imperial court's patent review."

"Within 50 years, all benefits arising from this patent..." Zhu Han took a deep breath and said loudly, "All belong to you!"

(End of this chapter)