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

Chapter 412 I Can't Take It Anymore
"Old Zhao, have you applied for a patent yet? I remember that the recipe of your steamed stuffed bun was also passed down from your ancestors, right?"

"Hey, don't make fun of me. It's useless to apply for a patent for a secret recipe for broken buns. And I heard that to apply for a patent, you have to show the recipe to the government. Blacksmith Wu, you also passed it down from your family Craftsmanship, why don’t you apply for it?”

"What kind of skill is blacksmithing? There are more blacksmiths in this world."

The fact that Yang Fengnian sold a patent for 50 taels of silver in Jufeng Building has already spread throughout Yanjing.

During this period of time, no matter those wealthy nobles, merchants and craftsmen were talking about this matter, even ordinary people were all open-mouthed and closed-mouthed.

After all, it was different from Tao Guangyi's time. Even if someone knew that Zhu Han had issued this certificate to Tao Guangyi, they would know that this patent was very valuable.

However, most people don't know how much these things are really worth.

But this time, it was almost equivalent to setting a price for the patent certificate.

50 taels.

For ordinary people, this is an astronomical figure that can be enough for dozens of generations to spend wildly.

Even if it is those wealthy businessmen, this is a huge sum of money that can revitalize a family, who can not be tempted?
As the patent law is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, troubles naturally follow.

Liu Shenhong came to complain to Zhu Han several times: "My lord, there are too many people applying for patents now, and we are really a little bit overwhelmed. The point is, some people just want to apply for a patent because they are too big. .”

"This morning, someone brought a double-ended brush over, saying that it can double the writing speed. Isn't this nonsense?"

What Zhu Han heard was dumbfounding.

Although it sounds really weird, even Zhu Han has to admire the brains of the people of Ming Dynasty.

"When it comes to patent review, you must be careful and never be careless. These people are just joining in the fun. After a while, the heat will dissipate and it will return to normal."

"Don't worry about these messy things all day long. How is the arrangement for the second bidding? The first bidding was just an appetizer, and this time it's time to see the truth."

"If you dare to make any mistakes, be careful with your skin."

Liu Shenhong had a resentful expression on his face, full of grievances.

Even if you are a prince, you can't turn right and wrong like this, can you?

"My lord, didn't you let me take charge of the patent review first? I have to read the patent application documents during the day, and I have to be responsible for the preparations for the bidding meeting at night. I really have no skills at all."

"If your lord thinks that something is not important, can you leave it to others?"

When he said that, Zhu Han also remembered.This kid is easy to use, so no matter what, I always arrange him to do it.

The main reason is that Liu Shenhong is basically taught by him, and many things can be understood without saying too clearly.

"What do you want me to say? I have learned from this king for so long, and I don't understand the truth that you don't need to do it yourself if you grasp the overall situation in everything?"

"This king has arranged so many tasks for you just to exercise your coordination ability. You can't even understand this king's painstaking efforts. I am so disappointed."

While talking, Zhu Han kept shaking his head and sighing, with a heartbroken expression, as if hundreds of taels of silver were wasted.

Liu Shenhong didn't believe a word of his prince's words.

If it was really a deliberate test, why was there that reaction before?
Clearly, he was pitting himself to death.

If he didn't tell this matter today, he doesn't know how long he will be a cow and a horse.

Knowing that he couldn't say anything about Zhu Han, Liu Shenhong gritted his teeth: "It's my nephew who made a mistake. I didn't understand my uncle's painstaking efforts. Please ask my uncle to make my nephew this time."

Zhu Han pretended not to hear the sarcasm in Liu Shenhong's words: "It's okay, young people, it's inevitable to make some mistakes, just remember your ideas in the future."

……

Liu Shenhong was depressed, and he still underestimated the face of his prince.

Depression is depression, but Liu Shenhong is not ambiguous about the matter.

"My lord, the second bidding is almost ready."

"Because the previous bidding was successful, many people have more confidence in the court's bidding. Some businessmen from the south of the Yangtze River and even the Huguang area have come from far away, hoping to successfully bid."

"Very good! Without further delay, the second round of bidding will start as soon as possible. As for the date, it will be in two days."

"This..." Liu Shenhong hesitated for a moment.

Zhu Han asked, "Have any difficulties?"

"No!" Liu Shenhong shook his head quickly: "It's just that the prince, there are more businessmen on the way, and they haven't arrived in Yanjing. Don't we have to wait for them to come? If there are more people, can the price be lowered?"

Without even thinking about it, Zhu Han shook his head and said, "There's no need for this. Even the merchants from Huguang have come all the way here. The rest of the people who didn't come certainly didn't care too much about this matter."

"If they also want to contract the project, they can wait for the third tender."

"So that's it, I understand." Although Liu Shenhong still had a vague understanding, he also knew that Zhu Han must have deep meanings, so he didn't ask further.

The second bidding conference was held as scheduled.

This time, Zhu Han didn't even show up, and left the whole process to the yamen of Yanjing Sixth Department and the students of Huangzhuang.

These guys didn't disappoint Zhu Han either, the whole process was orderly without any problems.

Among them, the most surprising and least surprising is that Yang Fengnian, who just sold the patent for 50 taels, took out all his belongings, a total of more than 60 taels, to contract a medium-sized project.

"It's quite courageous." Zhu Han was not surprised by the news, he just didn't expect that Yang Fengnian would dare to break the boat like this.

If he remembered correctly, although Yang Fengnian and the others were doing business in partnership, their capital was not very strong.

Except for the 50 taels from the sale of patents, the remaining money is probably all their possessions.

After two consecutive biddings, the entire Yanjing City has almost become a large construction site.

And with the start of construction on these construction sites, the lives of the people of Yanjing began to undergo earth-shaking changes.

It is not easy to live in the capital, which has been the case in ancient and modern times.

Yanjing was the capital before the Mongolian and Yuan Dynasties, and the lives of the people here were particularly difficult.

But now, they found that the situation was different.

Today's Yanjing is full of opportunities.

As long as you work a little harder, you can find a good job.

Even if they are not working on the construction site of the imperial court, there are quite a lot of places that need to employ people.

And as merchants employ more and more craftsmen, everyone's income is gradually increasing.

Of course, in contrast, Yanjing's prices are also constantly rising.

Zhu Han had expected this for a long time, and has been instructing the students in Huangzhuang to use various methods to limit the price increase in Yanjing.

Although it is impossible to completely stop this kind of thing from happening, the price can be controlled within a reasonable range.

Zhu Han never underestimated the power of merchants, nor underestimated their greed.

Even though a harsh punishment mechanism had been specified, Zhu Han did not forget to let the engineers who instructed the merchants to build the projects to warn them frequently.

Deductions from workers' wages are never permitted under any circumstances.

The craftsmen who got the engineer license from the Ministry of Industry, as well as the students from Huangzhuang, almost vomited these words.

But still being forced by Zhu Han to say it over and over again.

Even under such circumstances, what Zhu Han was worried about finally happened.

"Murder!"

The shrill screams sounded on Dongjing Avenue.

Now that there are more and more people in Yanjing City, the demand for various markets naturally increases.

Dongjing Street was originally just an ordinary road.

However, because it is relatively spacious and there are no major roads, a lively small market gradually formed.

At this time, the noisy Dongjing Avenue fell into a commotion.

Some people desperately ran outside, and some were brave enough to force their way in to see what happened.

Some people took advantage of the fire to rob, seeing that the owner of the stall did not pay attention to him, quietly took the goods from the stall and ran away.

"Stop, you haven't paid yet!" The stall owner hurriedly tried to catch up.

But just as he rushed out of the booth, he was surrounded by the crowd and rushed in another direction involuntarily.

Seeing that his stall was getting farther and farther away, he could only yell at the person next to him: "Brother Yang, please help me watch..."

The sound became smaller and smaller, and soon disappeared.

On the west side of Dongjing Avenue, there is a sea of ​​people here, and several people are surrounded in the middle.

There was a carriage here, and the driver had already disappeared, leaving only two horses scratching their hooves restlessly.

Beside the carriage, at the feet of a horse, lay a bloody corpse.

Beside the corpse, I stood a dark-skinned, honest-looking young man in his early twenties.

Probably because he just killed someone, the young man was still trembling slightly.

However, the butcher's knife that was covered in blood in his hand was quite dreadful.

Seeing that there are no knights who are brave enough to stand up for justice, come out to uphold justice.

After all, the young man's clothes were worn out, with patches everywhere, and he looked like an ordinary country boy.

No one thinks that such a person is a villain.

Looking at the guy who was killed, he was obese and wearing gold and silver, which was basically the standard for the rich and unkind.

Those who like to join in the fun ask: "Young man, what happened?"

This is the scene of a murder case, so you can watch the excitement here.Not to mention boldness, he must also like to join in the fun.

When the young man heard someone question him, tears came down all of a sudden, and he choked up and complained to the people around him.

"Fathers and folks, it's not that I want to kill people, it's this bastard who forced me. My mother is very ill, and I'm afraid she won't be able to survive without medicine."

"But I knelt down to him, and he just refused to agree to me!"

The young man stumbled in his speech, and he was a bit out of line.

Most people didn't understand what he said.

Just seeing a majestic man crying so miserably, I couldn't help feeling a little sympathy in my heart.

"Young man, why don't you run away before the official messenger arrives."

"This young man is not a bad guy at first glance, it must be the rich man who did something bad."

The young man shook his head slowly: "I can't leave, if I leave, my old lady will not be able to live."

Just as he was talking, a bunch of brash officials filled in, using whistle sticks to drive away the crowd.

The first person in head-hunting costume just glanced at the scene, and immediately became furious: "In broad daylight, the world is bright, you dare to openly kill people in Yanjing City, do you still have Wang Fa in your eyes?"

"Come here, arrest me and send it to Jingzhao Mansion for strict punishment!"

A few policemen next to him agreed, and rushed over swiftly, and immediately tied up the murderous young man tightly.

In this day and age, don't expect the police officers to talk about human rights.

During the kidnapping process, the young man was also punched and kicked a lot, his nose was bruised and his face was swollen.

After arresting the elders, the head of the shop asked the people around: "Did anyone see what happened just now? Come with us to the yamen and be a personal ID."

It's too late for the common people to hide in the yamen, so naturally they don't want to take the initiative to join them.They scattered away with a clatter, almost gone in the blink of an eye.

However, something good happened in the end, instead of hiding, he took the initiative to lean forward: "Lintou, I... I saw what was going on just now."

"Wu Laosan, why are you here to join in the fun? Go away. Let me tell you, this is a murder case. If you dare to talk nonsense, you can't eat it." Lin Butou chased people away in disgust.

This Wu Laosan is a well-known rascal on Dongjing Avenue, and the head catcher who knows everything about him only treats him as a nonsense.

Wu Laosan became anxious immediately: "I know this is a murder case, how dare you mess around. Don't worry, Chief Lin, I really saw the whole process. If you don't believe me, I can swear to God."

Seeing that this guy dared to swear, Catcher Lin really believed Wu Laosan's words.

"Okay, since you really saw it, then come with us. But you remember it for me, and when you get to the court, give me some insight and don't say anything."

"Otherwise it's really bad luck, don't blame me for not reminding you." Seeing the sternness of Lin Putou's words, Wu Laosan shrank his neck in fear.

But he still smiled quickly and said, "Don't worry, Lin Dapu, I know what to say and what not to say. We haven't been to the lobby of Jingzhao Mansion yet, so we want to see and see."

Catcher Lin was speechless with this rogue, if he was not still useful, he would be beaten up and down.

He also called two people who witnessed the murder scene, and Catcher Lin took them, the hog-killing knife used in the murder, and the young man who killed the murderer to Jingzhao Mansion.

The place where the young man committed the crime was Dongjing Avenue, and there are complete witnesses and evidences.

Plus the killer himself confessed.

Less than half an hour before and after, the trial has been clear.

Yin Zhouliang of the Jingzhao Mansion slapped the gavel and pronounced the sentence on the spot, Qiu Houwen beheaded, and then directly withdrew from the court.

To Zhou Liang, this was just an ordinary case that couldn't be more ordinary.

Unexpectedly, a small homicide case caused an uproar.

(End of this chapter)