In the bustling western city, a carriage slowly walked on the street.

"According to reliable information, it seems that Shandong Group and the four major families in Guanzhong all plan to establish their own printing workshops, but in addition, the rest seem to be not very interested in printing workshops. They are more interested in trademark registration. Intellectual property only makes literati excited, and it seems that among merchants, the response is not very high." Zhang Daxiang said to Han Yi, who was resting with his eyes closed.

"This is reasonable." Han Yi opened his eyes slightly and said, "Before the intellectual property rights came out, why did many people do printing? It was because they didn't need to use their brains. They just needed to print some popular books, such as "People's Dreams, White Life and Death Love, etc. These are not afraid of being sold, but with the emergence of intellectual property rights, they can't do this anymore. Many merchants can't write. How can they tell whether a book is good or bad? If they can't sell it, they will lose a lot of money. Only a great gentry like Cui Lu and Zheng Wang are qualified to participate in this printing workshop."

Zhang Daxiang asked: "Aren't you afraid that they will have an impact on your business? Their strength is not weak!"

Han Yi raised a smile on his lips, "When did I worry about this, I'm afraid they won't do well. Look at a few years ago, there were not even a few businessmen at that time, and I was the only one in the world. But at that time, I had so much wealth. Now there are more and more wealthy businessmen, and competition is increasing. Many of the transactions will have an impact on Fengfeilou, but my wealth is increasing. It can be seen that no matter how strong my personal ability is, it can only determine the lower limit of wealth, and the market can determine the upper limit. Therefore, I will also provide them with some help."

Zhang Daxiang thought for a little while and said, "Yes, this is also the difference between you and other merchants. Other merchants want everyone to lose money and make money by themselves, but you are just the opposite. You always hope that others can make more money, and this is also your way to success."

Han Yi smiled and shook her head.

Zhang Daxiang said: "Am I wrong?"

Han Yi said: "You can't say it wrong, but it's not right. I just said that no matter how strong my personal ability is, I can only decide where the lower limit is. The same thing is true, the right time, the right place, and the harmonious people. There are many reasons."

Zhang Daxiang pondered slightly and nodded slightly. If Han Yi hadn't happened to meet the deposed Wang Liwu, no matter how strong he was, he would not have been today. At the beginning of Yonghui, Changsun Wuji's family was dominant, so it would not have been possible to use Han Yi. If Li Zhi and Wu Meiniang had enough helpers at that time, they would not have been able to use Han Yi. It was just that Han Yi seized the opportunity.

While talking, the two of them came to the gate of the city office and saw Zheng Shanxing standing in front of the door and looking at them with a smile.

"Where are we late?" Han Yi asked as she got off the carriage.

Zheng Shanxing smiled and said, "I arrived early, but the merchants inside were earlier than me."

"Businessmen always have no profit to get up early." Han Yi smiled and said, "By the way, I heard that your Shandong Group is very interested in printing workshops?"

Zheng Shanxing said, "It depends on what Brother Han means."

Han Yi sighed and said, "If you were alone, then how could I dare to say anything? After all, I have too many places to ask you, but Shandong Group? Oh, you know that I have always disliked Cui Jieren. Forget it, just let it be, just think you owe me a favor."

Zheng Shanxing shook his head and said, "Then forget it."

"No!" Han Yi said hurriedly: "Just treat me as a favor to you, this is OK."

Zheng Shanxing laughed twice.

Zhang Daxiang laughed so hard that her stomach hurt, "Let's talk about this later, let's go in first."

Han Yi nodded and was about to go in when he suddenly heard a tender voice.

"Shangshu Han, Shangshu Han."

Han Yi and Zhang Daxiang turned around and saw a carriage coming here. A little kid lifted the curtain and waved at them.

"It seems to be Your Highness." Zhang Daxiang's face tightened.

The three of them hurriedly came forward, bowed and said, "I will meet your highness."

"No gift! No gift!"

Li Hong walked out of the carriage excitedly, and with the support of two little eunuchs, he got off the carriage.

Han Yi said in surprise: "Why is Your Highness coming?"

Li Hong laughed and said, "I'm here to learn from you!"

"study?"

"Yes!" Li Hong said with his little head, "Didn't you say that your knowledge is not in the book? You must come outside the palace and observe and study, so I'm here!"

Han Yi smiled and said, "Your Highness really knows how to choose a day."

Li Hong smiled.

Han Yi reached out and said, "Your Highness, please come in there."

Li Hong stretched out his hand with an old aggression, "Shangshu Han asked first."

Privately join the municipal office.

"Shangshu Han is here."

"Shangshu Han."

"See Shangshu Han."

When they arrived in the Tang Dynasty, they saw twenty or thirty people sitting inside, all of whom were the richest people in Chang'an, including Yuanzhe. When they saw Han Yi coming, they all stood up to salute.

"Your Highness! Yuanzhe meets the prince." Yuanzhe suddenly saw that Han Yi was carrying a child next to him, and he looked familiar. When he looked at him, he realized that it was Prince Li Hong, and hurriedly bowed and bowed.

The other merchants were shocked, and many more merchants recognized the prince and hurriedly bowed.

Li Hong smiled and said, "You don't need to be very polite. I just came to see Shangshu Han."

Have you seen it? What are you looking at? What are you looking at?

These businessmen couldn't help looking at each other, feeling a little uneasy.

Han Yi saw it all, but he didn't say much. He came to the front and sat down with Li Hong, Zhang Daxiang and Zheng Shanxing.

"You came to register a trademark, right?"

Han Yi glanced at him and made a clear idea.

The merchants were silent. Han Yi had no choice but to ask what they said before. They were talking nonsense, but now the appearance of the prince made them a little afraid and they didn't dare to speak nonsense.

Li Hong blinked his bright eyes, and seemed to notice something was wrong with the atmosphere. He looked at Han Yi with a gaze, as if he was saying, "I shouldn't have come."

Han Yi smiled at him, relaxing his heart, and suddenly glanced at Yuanzhe.

Yuanzhe immediately understood and said, "What Han Shangshu said is right. We did come for this matter. Why did the court suddenly want to register a trademark? I don't understand very well."

The rest of the businessmen nodded.

Han Yi said: "Of course it's for your own good, otherwise what do you think it is?"

A group of businessmen looked at each other in suspicion.

Qian Dafang said suspiciously: "For - for us? We think it's good now."

Everyone nodded. Now is the most free time for industry and commerce, and everyone is developing well. No one wants any change in this situation. This is very reasonable. This is why they come here. A very simple example. What kind of transactions to do in the future must be reported to the court. Otherwise, it will be regarded as not protected by the law or illegal acts. In other words, once the court does not pass, it will never be able to make a transaction.

But as the dominant market, Han Yi must consider it in the long run.

Han Yi smiled and said, "What about five years later, ten years later?"

Wei Qing was stunned and said, "How do you say this?"

Han Yi said: "You have asked me this sentence many times. For example, a few years ago, when I asked you all to build assembly line workshops, you also asked. Now, if it is as mentioned in the first place. In fact, the principle is the same. In a few years, we were doing business, and we were all old customers who came to the store to buy things. Everyone was neighbors and knew each other. For example, if I bought a jar of wine and went home, the neighbor asked me, where can you sell this wine? I said, the old Qian family, they soon knew that it was rich, right?"

Everyone nodded, but their eyes were still flashing with confusion.

Han Yi continued, "However, nowadays? Many of our goods are sold to Jiangnan and other places. If a Yangzhou people ask where to buy wine from the neighbors, the wine comes from Qian Dafang's family, but their answer will never be the Lao Qian family. Either the local store or the wine comes from Chang'an. Not to mention the Lao Qian family, even my North Lane will not mention it. But the problem is, is there only Lao Qian's wine shop in Chang'an? There are so many wine shops. Obviously, people want to buy wine from Lao Qian, but what they buy is only the wine from Chang'an, and maybe they are not from Chang'an. The Yangzhou store can use their own wine to say it was from Chang'an. Whose loss is this?"

"Of course it's mine." Qian Dafang said immediately.

"Yes, it's the loss of your generous money." Han Yi said bitterly: "Everyone, today is different from the past. Of course, this transaction cannot remain unchanged. Now our goods are sold all over the country. You can't promote your products to neighbors like before. Everyone knows you. Your customers are a group of people who don't know you at all, and they won't want to know you, but as merchants, you must cultivate your own old customers. How to cultivate them? This is the purpose of the trademark.

What is a trademark? I have written it clearly in the Datang Daily. It simply means distinguishing the goods. Once you register a trademark, your goods will have their own trademarks on them. For example, if the customer uses the beauty brand rouge and thinks it is very good, they will definitely remember this trademark. In the future, they will take the initiative to go to the store to ask about the beauty brand trademark, so that Ramshid can win over a group of customers whom he doesn't know at all with the trademark."

Everyone nodded, whispering to each other, and nodding while discussing quietly.

Yuanzhe suddenly asked: "Han Shangshu's words are reasonable, and I agree very much, but one thing makes me very puzzled, which is why so much information is needed to register a trademark?"

The hall immediately became quiet, and everyone looked at Han Yi nervously. This was their biggest concern. If they just registered a trademark, they would register, but the court asked them to provide very detailed information, which obviously meant to strengthen control.

Han Yi said: "Since the registered trademark is dominated by the court, after you register, the court has the obligation to protect you. Do you want the court to protect a businessman who is not aware of at all? If there are some bad apples among them, will the court also protect him? What will the people think about the court? Merchants protect a businessman who is unkind and oppresses the people? Do you think this is good? Of course you have to provide information to the court. This is very normal. I really don't know why you are asking this."

Qian Dafang blurted out: "Don't you want to collect commercial tax?"

Yuanzhe wanted to slap him in the face, and he really didn't open the pot.

The atmosphere suddenly became very strange.

It turned out that they were worried that the court would impose commercial taxes, otherwise why would you want so much information?

Han Yi glanced at him and pretended to realize, "Oh, I understand. The reason why you came so anxiously was because you were afraid of levying commercial tax in the court?"

Everyone bowed their heads and said nothing. If Li Hong was not here, they probably would have hinted at Han Yi, which is the meaning.

Han Yi said: "First of all, the court has no idea of ​​collecting commercial tax for the time being. Secondly, even if there is, I think that is the right thing to do. Merchants are more difficult to manage than farmers. After all, merchants are mobile. To give the simplest example, two or three yamen runners could solve the problem, but now four or five royal police officers with both civil and military skills can solve it. If it was the same as before, the yamen runners could not even understand a contract, and they could not even understand the simplest arithmetic. How to enforce the law and protect you? Also, if you want to trade, the court must build more roads to facilitate your trade. If it is still the same as before, the court does not need these expenses at all, then is it appropriate to collect commercial tax?"

"Yes - yes, but I don't know how the court intends to collect this commercial tax?" Qian Dafang asked with a nervous look on his face. Their merchants were very humble. The court wanted to collect their taxes, but they didn't dare to let go. Only Han Yi made the decision for them. Han Yi said he wanted to collect them, and then he would definitely collect them.

Han Yi said: "I don't know the specifics, and the court has not discussed it specifically, but you can rest assured. The court also knows that it is difficult for you now. All the money is invested in the transaction and is still clearing the trade route, so it is definitely not for the time being. Moreover, even if it is to be levied, it is definitely a reasonable tax that will not be given after careful calculations. Moreover, the tax collection of the court will only make your transactions better and better, because the court can only build more roads and build rivers and canals. At this point, I hope everyone will have confidence in the court. Our Tang Dynasty has always controlled the taxes very strictly and will never add taxes randomly."

A group of wealthy businessmen nodded and expressed their belief in the court.

In fact, this is all bullshit. They only believe in Han Yi, and no one else believes it. Although the Tang Dynasty expressed its emphasis on agriculture and suppression of commerce, it actually encouraged commerce. The court did not monopolize anything. Isn’t it just to encourage the development of commerce? However, since ancient times, merchants have been humble and are the targets of suppression by the court. If it were Zhang Daxiang, merchants would definitely not believe it. Only Han Yi grew up with them, and there is a special friendship in it. Moreover, they can have today, which is promoted by Han Yi behind the scenes. They have sufficient reason to believe that Han Yi is for their own good.
Chapter completed!