Restless!

If one word is used to describe the atmosphere of Chang'an at this time, "restlessness" is undoubtedly the most appropriate.

Before this, anyone could have thought that an invention could cause a qualitative change in your life, and everyone could not react at the moment.

In the past, anyone with unique skills would at most make a living and would not starve to death. That's all, it would be impossible to make a fortune. No matter how powerful the craftsman is, it would be like that. Even Yan Liben, the Minister of Works, was ridiculed for being accused of being a master of his extraordinary painting skills and being ridiculed by his extraordinary skills and lewd skills. He did not have the real talent of the prime minister, which shows that.

But now you have to have a unique skill, and this unique skill can create wealth, which is really amazing, with hundreds of trump cards at every turn.

Everyone began to restless inside, racking their brains to think about inventions and creations, searching for their own secret books, and seeing what they could apply for patents.

......

"Han Yi is really a genius!"

Lu Shigua walked on the street, looking at everyone, and couldn't help but shake his head and sigh, "I never thought it would cause such a sensational effect when I was amending the Patent Act."

"This is human nature!"

Wang Xuandao sighed and said, "In fact, the reason why Han Yi is so amazing in everyone's mind is all because of his understanding of human nature, that is, his psychology. If you only understand someone's thoughts, as long as you carefully think about it, it should not be very difficult. The difficulty lies in understanding the different reactions of people from each class to the same event. This is the most difficult. In the world, only Han Yi has this method, which is also the key to his success."

Cui Jieren shook his head and said, "He is not trying to figure out human nature, but using human nature. The world is bustling for profit, and the world is bustling for profit. In fact, most of the time, he uses interests as bait to induce everyone to develop in the direction he hopes."

Changsun Yan nodded and said, "Brother Cui is right, I am the case, and Brother Zheng is the case."

Zheng Shanxing nodded slightly to express his agreement.

Why can they get to know Han Yi? With their background, background, and hobbies, they are actually different. Han Yi uses the "interest" in their hearts as the entry point to cooperate with them.

While talking, the four of them came to the Patent Office.

It was empty inside, with two or three staff members sitting inside.

The four of them couldn't help but look at each other because as far as they knew, the Patent Office was overcrowded, so how could it be so deserted?

An official from the Patent Office suddenly saw four ministers suddenly arrive and hurried forward to salute.

Cui Jieren asked, "Where are these people going?"

The official replied: "It's all in the backyard."

“In the backyard?”

"Oh, someone just took something to apply for a patent. The Shangshu made them very interested in that thing, so they went to the backyard to watch it."

The four of them were extremely curious when they heard this, so they went to the backyard and saw that there were many people standing on the open space in the backyard of the Patent Office, most of which were wealthy businessmen from Chang'an. In addition, there were Han Yi and Li Chunfeng. Everyone gathered together and looked down at them. No one even reacted to their arrival.

The four of them walked over and looked inside. They saw a large wooden disc about four feet straight inside. There was a very exquisite chariot on it. There was a soldier on it, pointing his fingers straight ahead. After a closer look, the chariot seemed to be still rotating slightly.

After a while, I heard a person beside me shouting, "Ziwu is here!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a "da da da" sound from the wooden plate, like the sound of horse hooves.

And the soldier just pointed to the south.

The onlookers suddenly heard a burst of amazement.

"It's really accurate!"

"It's so fun to make sounds!"

......

One of the men in their thirties, who was in their thirties, breathed a sigh of relief and said to Han Yi with a flattering smile: "Shangshuling, I wonder if the villain's twelve-year chariot can apply for a patent?"

Han Yi nodded with a smile and said, "Of course, this is really an interesting invention. However, I think you can improve it a little more."

The man hurriedly said, "I hope the Shangshu Ling will give me some advice."

Han Yi said: "What is your purpose in applying for a patent? It's just to make a fortune... Don't be shy, everyone is like this."

The man nodded honestly.

Han Yi said: "As for now, this time is money. If you can accurately know the time, it is very important for everyone, so your twelve Chen chariot contains a very large market value. As a technology, you are simply a trick. But as a commodity, the experience is still a little bit worse. First of all, although your thing is called the twelve Chen chariot, you only have one hour of Ziwu, which is not worthy of it. If you can accurately calculate the twelve hours, or even every quarter of an hour, it would be more perfect. There is another point, this is a little too big and takes up space at home, and people can afford it, and it is extremely inconvenient, and the market value will be much weaker. If you can stand up and get a little smaller, it would be even better."

The onlookers were thinking.

The man clasped his fists excitedly and said, "Thank you, Shangshuling for his advice, the villain will take it back and improve it immediately."

Li Chunfeng beside Han Yi suddenly smiled and said, "I have a little bit of knowledge about the calculation of calendar and time. If you need help, I am willing to help you." He is a real astronomer and has a very high attainment in this area, so he is very interested in this thing.

The man was stunned when he heard this. He had heard of Li Chunfeng's name. Since Li Chunfeng was willing to condescend to help him, this... it was really incredible.

Suddenly, a man laughed and said, "Brother Qiu, this improvement costs money. I am willing to help you, why don't we cooperate?"

This person is no one else, he is the famous jewelry merchant in Chang'an, Jia Fugui.

The man named Qiu Mo was originally a craftsman in Shaofu. Later, Liu Yuanzhen transferred to the official workshop to work. As a result, the official workshop could not be operated and he became unemployed. However, he also gained freedom. He was depressed and lost his livelihood, but what he did not expect was that he was in disguise and was lucky to collide with the era of craftsmen.

The rest of the people around were also looking at Qiumo with their eyes shining. These people were all wealthy businessmen in Chang'an. They squat here every few days just to see if they could encounter some patented technologies that could make money. They now know that this patent bill can seduce many clever technologies.

This 12 Chen chariot is a very attractive technology. If the time can be accurate and clear at a glance, it will be a very helpful for everyone, that is, it has extremely strong market value.

A hint of excitement flashed in Qiu Mo's eyes, but it also flashed by, and he bowed: "By Brother Jia's love, Qiu Mo is really ashamed of being aware of it. Shangshu Ling said, my 12-Chen chariot is not perfect enough now, and I don't know if I can improve it, so I dare not accept your kindness for the time being."

It is worthy of being from the palace, and it is indeed smart enough. Han Yi couldn't help but smile slightly when he heard this.

If he cooperates now, he will not have an advantage. When this is more perfect and has market value, he can sit at home and wait for a price. If he can really do what Han Yi said, then he will be the second Cao brother.

A look of disappointment flashed in Jia Fugui's eyes, but he smiled and said, "It's easy to say, I am Jia Fugui, a businessman in Beixiang. I have the Fugui jewelry in Beixiang. Brother Qiu needs help, so you can come to me at any time."

"Thank you! Thank you!"

Qiu Mo bowed to Han Yi again and said, "Thank you, Shangshu Ling for his advice. I am so grateful to you."

Han Yi said, "No need, if you can invent it, I will also be the beneficiary. I am also selfish. Therefore, as long as your 12-Chen chariot can be successful, I will definitely buy it."

Qiu Mo was so excited when he heard this. Brother Han said so. It would be hard not to get rich!

After Qiu Mo and the others left, Han Yi suddenly saw Cui Jie Ren and the others and said curiously: "When did you four come?"

Wang Xuandao smiled and said, "I think it's noon."

Han Yi laughed.

Zheng Shanxing said: "The 12-Chen chariot just now is really wonderful! It was never heard of before!"

Cui Jiebian said: "This is the original intention of the Shangshu Order to promulgate the Patent Act?"

"It was the original intention of the court, not mine." Han Yi corrected his statement.

Mr. Lu said: "But if there is no patent bill, I'm afraid we won't be able to see this magical thing in our lifetime."

Han Yi shook his head and said, "No, no. Actually, the 12 Chen chariot had appeared two years ago. Qiu Mo's original intention of making this thing was to dedicate it to his superiors, but he was not attracted to it at that time. Until today, he used it to try his luck with the patent office."

Who is this superior? In fact, it is Liu Yuanzhen. Because Liu Yuanzhen took over the Shaofu at that time, everyone went to flatter Liu Yuanzhen and bribe Liu Yuanzhen. Liu Yuanzhen was so fond of this, but Qiu Mo had no money, so he made this thing and gave it to Liu Yuanzhen. However, how could Liu Yuanzhen, the short-sighted guy, see the value of this thing, and he didn't want him. So he insisted until Liu Yuanzhen stepped down and was unemployed. Qiu Mo did not dare to deceive Han Yi, and told Han Yi very honestly the reason, but he did not say it out loud. It was given to Liu Yuanzhen, but said it was dedicated to his superiors.

But Han Yi also guessed who this was given to.

When Lu Shi Gua heard it, they looked at each other and didn't know what to say.

This is not an exception, it is very common.

You can say that China's technology is backward, but you must not say that China's craftsmen are incompetent.

Never underestimate the wisdom of Chinese craftsmen. They are definitely one of the best craftsmen in the world. Although they do not have theories, they also have their own special features, that is, their technology is passed down from generation to generation, and the Chinese yearn for everything. In other words, their experience is constantly accumulating, and some of them have even accumulated for hundreds of years. They can make all kinds of strange things, but once they fight, many precious technologies are lost, and policies do not pay much attention to them. Many records of historical books do not know the principles of it, but only know that there is such a thing. As for how it was made and who made it, no one knows. This is the sadness of Chinese craftsmen.

The small peasant economy does not require you to invent and create. If you have a ball, it is better to reclaim a few acres of land.

Han Yi asked again: "By the way, why are you here? Are you here to find me?"

Wang Xuan said: "Now everyone is running here, so we come and take a look."

Han Yi was stunned for a moment and then said, "Are you very leisurely?"

Wang Xuandao really wants to scold people. You have been standing here for several days, but no one has said a word to you. We finally come here and you just say this.

But there is no way, Han Yi is the boss.

Master Lu said, "We came after we released the yamen."

Han Yi said oh, "This is almost the same."

Zheng Shanxing suddenly said, "Oh, Brother Cui recently made a good suggestion. We are going to talk to you next time we hold a meeting."

Han Yi said: "So it is better to hit the day than to choose a day."

Zheng Shanxing nodded and looked at Cui Jieren again.

Cui Jieren said to Han Yi: "I don't know if you still remember that in order to quickly restore the operations of governments in various places, you asked the people to choose officials themselves."

Han Yi nodded and said, "If you say you want this to replace the imperial examination, then don't say it, because it is impossible."

Cui Jie said: "It is naturally impossible to let the people choose officials, but I think it can be allowed to choose gentry."

Han Yi frowned and said, "It's interesting, you continue to say it."

Cui Jie said: "No matter how the Shangshu Ling thinks it, the court is certainly inseparable from gentry. Whether it is conveying government orders or paying taxes, these require gentry help. However, it is not difficult to see from this crisis that if gentry colludes with the government, or if gentry surrenders to the government, the people will be on the chopping board, especially those in remote areas, and the court can do nothing about it. However, once a major crisis occurs, the court will have to bear it. Last time we had a debate about the relief.

I think the court can use gentry to check and balance with local prefectures and counties to achieve balance. The court can stipulate that the role of gentry is to implement the court's decrees and help the people not be unreasonably exploited by officials. How to make gentry devote themselves to safeguarding the rights and interests of the people can allow the people to choose one of the local gentry from the local prestigious gentry, and the court will give legal status. If the gentry does not do well, the people can choose others. In this way, gentry must safeguard the rights and interests of the people and cannot collude with the government."

Han Yi was stunned when he heard this. This was a very advanced idea. He thought to himself, it seemed that this guy had figured me out very thoroughly!

Cui Jieren's idea and his explanation are very similar to Han Yi's style and thoughts. It is a change from bottom to top. It will not directly impact the imperial power. This imperial power is not inferior to the county. The gentry is just a part of making up for the gap in the imperial power. If it were replaced by the electoral system, it would undoubtedly weaken the power of the gentry, limit the gentry, and give part of the power to the people.
To be continued...