When Fu Yao heard that Hu Hai was going to be beaten, he became very happy. But soon he asked again: "Master, did you really come up with this imperial examination policy?"
Li Shui said: "What do you think?"
Fu Yao thought for a while and said, "Master should have suggested it."
Li Shui asked in confusion: "Why do you see it?"
Fu Yao said: "How could anyone else come up with such a brilliant strategy? Only Master is the immortal who has been banished from heaven and is knowledgeable."
Li Shui was a little helpless: "That's it, someone saw through it again."
Fu Yao said mysteriously: "But master, don't worry, I won't tell others. I will only say that master agrees with the imperial examination policy, but he is not the one who proposed the imperial examination policy."
Li Shui asked: "Why do you say that?"
Fu Yao said: "The courtiers all hate the person who proposes the imperial examination policy. How can I make enemies for the master? But if the master agrees, that is different. Maybe it is just to agree with the father. This is normal. When the imperial examination takes place, those countrymen will After being admitted, the wild scholars will definitely feel grateful when they hear that the master agrees with the imperial examination."
Li Shui sighed: "I am very happy to have you as my disciple as my teacher."
The two were talking, and Wu Jiao came in a hurry. He said from a distance: "My lord, my lord, I have seen Mr. Hu Hai, he is in front."
Li Shui looked solemn: "Quick, take me there."
Wu Jiao led the way, and after a short time, Li Shui saw Hu Hai.
Half of Hu Hai's face was swollen, and there was bleeding from his nose. He was crying and walked towards Ying Zheng's study, supported by a young eunuch.
As Hu Hai walked, he muttered: "I want to tell my father, wu wu..."
Li Shui was stunned. He turned around and asked Fu Yao, "Did you hit him?"
Fu Yao nodded: "Yes. I have been eating steamed buns all day recently and I feel quite strong. So I tried it on Hu Hai."
Li Shui was a little helpless: "What's this? They just bruised your eyes, and you beat them into pig heads. How dare you ask me to stand up for you like this?"
Li Shui sighed and said to Fu Yao: "As a human being, you must be kind."
Then he took out bandages and alcohol from his body. Li Shui brought this thing into the palace, originally intending to bandage Fu Yao's wound, but looking at his current appearance, it seemed that there was no need to bandage it.
Fu Yao looked at Li Shui in confusion and said, "Master, what are you doing?"
Li Shui said: "Hu Hai is bleeding, this bandage will come in handy."
Fu Yao was a little depressed: "Master wouldn't want to help him treat his injuries."
Li Shui said: "Don't worry, my teacher is not so compassionate."
While talking, Li Shui wrapped the bandage around Fu Yao's head several times, and then poured alcohol on it. Now Fu Yao smelled of alcohol, and he really felt a bit sick.
Wu Jiao was stunned and asked: "Sir, what are you..."
Li Shui pulled Fu Yao and walked towards Ying Zheng's study. As he walked, he said: "Of course I'm going to file a complaint. Fu Yao was beaten to a bloody head by Hu Hai, and he must seek justice."
Wujiao looked at the bandage on Fu Yao's head and suddenly fell into a daze: "Is this... okay?"
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Zhao Gao was in Ying Zheng's study, crying bitterly. He is not sad, he feels sorry for Hu Hai. He may not really feel sorry for Hu Hai, but as Hu Hai's master, he has to pretend.
Ying Zheng felt a little distressed when he saw that Hu Hai had been beaten with a bruised nose and swollen face, so he ordered someone to call Fu Yao.
Zhao Gao said next to him: "Master Fu Yao is young. What happened today must have been an unintentional mistake. But Huai Guzi cannot forgive him. Huai Guzi has always been arrogant and domineering. Perhaps it was because of him that he led Master Fu Yao astray. .”
After Ying Zheng heard this, he felt that this was quite reasonable, and ordered someone to call Li Shui.
Zhao Gao was a little proud. When it came to guessing Ying Zheng's thoughts, no one in the world was better than him.
Zhao Gao knew in his heart that Ying Zheng liked his youngest son Fu Yao the most. If he accuses Fu Yao of wrongdoing, the result will definitely be counterproductive and arouse Ying Zheng's resentment. Which parent likes outsiders to point fingers at their children?
But blaming Huaiguzi is different. Yingzheng should be happy to put Fu Yao's fault on Huaiguzi.
As long as the emperor hates Huaiguzi a little bit, then Fu Yao will no longer be a threat.
Then, with Zhao Gao's methods, Hu Hai should be able to inherit the throne...
Zhao Gao was thinking proudly when he heard the young eunuch saying outside: "Your Majesty, Master Huai and Master Fu Yao are asking for an audience."
Ying Zheng and Zhao Gao were both stunned: "You came so fast?"
After Li Shui came in, he knelt on the ground and cried loudly. Looking at his sad look, it made those who heard it sad and those who heard it shed tears.
Fu Yao, who was next to Li Shui, was a little embarrassed.
Fu Yao didn't have to pretend to be in unbearable pain. Just his bandaged head and smell of alcohol were enough to catch people's attention.
Ying Zheng stood up directly and asked with concern: "This...is this what happened?"
Fu Yao laughed dryly and said, "It's okay, it's just... I just bumped it accidentally."
Li Shui next to him said loudly: "Young Master, what is there to hide now? Young Master cares about brotherhood, but when Hu Hai beat Young Master, did he care about brotherhood?"
Zhao Gao looked at Hu Hai beside him in confusion and thought: "Your face was only swollen, but Fu Yao's head was broken. Just like that, you still have the nerve to drag me to complain?"
Hu Hai was a little angry: "I didn't hit him, I just hit him in the eye."
Unfortunately, Ying Zheng no longer believes him.
Ying Zheng glanced at Hu Hai and said: "Fu Yao is your younger brother. He is so young, how can he beat you? As an elder brother, you should be humble to your younger brother, why do you have to punch and kick him? Go ahead and think about your mistakes behind closed doors. , when you figure it out, come see me again."
When Hu Hai wanted to speak, Zhao Gao pulled him, then saluted Ying Zheng, and the two left the study.
Outside the study, Hu Hai looked like he had been wronged: "Master, I seriously did not break Fu Yao's head."
Zhao Gao sighed and said: "It doesn't matter anymore. I can't blame you for today's matter. You and I are just not as shameless as Huai Guzi."
Zhao Gao and Hu Hai left. They were reluctant to leave, but they had to be willing to do so. Li Shui and Fu Yao, who stayed in the study, were comforted by Ying Zheng.
After chatting for a while, Ying Zheng changed the topic and said to Li Shui approvingly: "The imperial examination policy you proposed is very good. The civil and military officials in the dynasty are all opposed to it. It seems that the method of recommendation can no longer be used. , these courtiers have obtained too many benefits from it."
Fu Yao next to him looked proud, thinking: "Sure enough, I guessed it right again."
Li Shui smiled and said to Ying Zheng: "I came to see your majesty today. In addition to seeking justice for Mr. Fu Yao, I also hope that your majesty will agree to something."
Ying Zheng asked: "What's the matter?"
Li Shui said: "I hope your Majesty will enact a new law called the Patent Law."
Ying Zheng asked curiously: "What is the patent law?"
Li Shui said: "For example, this stone mill was obtained by leading dozens of craftsmen who worked hard day and night, regardless of the cold or heat."
"During this period, when you go up the mountain to quarry stone, if you are not careful, you will fall into the mountain stream. When you carry the stone down the mountain, everyone is exhausted and panting."
"After returning to Shangjun Courtyard, I chiseled the stone into a disc. After countless failures, I finally determined the best shape."
"In short, in order to research this stone mill, Shangjun Courtyard spent tens of millions of money and used countless manpower and material resources. It is really not easy."
Ying Zheng smiled slightly, feeling that Li Shui's words were a bit exaggerated. But something like a stone mill was unheard of, and it was indeed not easy to make it.
So he asked, "What do you want to say?"
Li Shui said: "I want to say, please give your Majesty's order. In the whole world, only our Shangjun Courtyard can make stone mills. If others want to make it, they need to get permission from our Shangjun Courtyard and pay a large fee." . Once someone is found secretly making it, they must be ordered to stop immediately.”
Ying Zheng frowned and said, "This is too overbearing. If you comply with your request, how can the magic be promoted?"
Li Shui had already guessed Ying Zheng's reaction. It was not easy for people in the Qin Dynasty to understand patent protection.
He had no choice but to explain in a simple and simple way: "Your Majesty, if I spend tens of millions of dollars to develop a stone mill, I will always make the money back. Otherwise, if I study something, I will lose money once. Even if I have a fortune of millions, I will not be able to make it back." Can not bear."
Ying Zheng nodded.
Li Shui added: "After I developed the stone mill, I either sold steamed buns or stone mills. This was how I made my money back. But within a few months, some unscrupulous businessmen secretly learned my technology. I also started selling stone mills.”
"They don't need to study, they don't need to try and make mistakes. Maybe they just need to invest a few hundred dollars to practice, and then they can make stone mills."
"In this way, he doesn't have the pressure of capital and can sell the stone mill at a cheaper price. Then naturally no one cares about my stone mill, and I will definitely lose money."
"If things continue like this, not only am I unwilling to create new things, but some smart and talented people also don't want to continue doing it. I, Da Qin, can only stagnate in the current state."
Ying Zheng nodded slowly: "What you said makes sense. But can your so-called patent protection law solve this problem?"
Li Shui said: "Yes. During the patent protection period, I can set the price freely. Others are not allowed to compete with me. For example, I sell fairy wine for 100,000 yuan a cup. I can earn back my capital quickly."
"When the patent expires, others can imitate it at will. But because I have made money, I can be excited to research new things."
Ying Zheng nodded with deep approval and said: "Well, this patent protection seems to be of some use. I have ordered that any discovery that is beneficial to the Qin Dynasty will be granted a one-year period as a patent protection. Within this year, No one is allowed to imitate it unless they pay a fee."
Li Shui was in high spirits and thanked Ying Zheng.
Although one year is short, as long as the price is high, you can definitely make money back. As for the highly priced items, Li Shui is not worried about whether anyone will buy them. Don’t you see, the fairy wine sells for 100,000 yuan a cup, aren’t there still people flocking to it?
However, Ying Zheng suddenly said: "With patent protection, farming and military affairs will not be involved. Qin will rejuvenate the country through farming and war. These two are of great importance. If you delay for one year, you will lose a year's opportunity."
Li Shui scratched his head and said: "I have no problem. But I am worried that if there are other smart people in the world, I have been experimenting with my own fertile fields for ten years. In the past ten years, the fields have been barren, and finally I have found some ways to increase production. method."
"But before this person had time to make up for the shortfall, someone else learned this method. If things go on like this, who would be willing to study like this without sleep and food? Your Majesty's measures seem to be protecting farmers, but in fact they are hurting them."
Ying Zheng frowned and said, "In your opinion, what should we do?"
Li Shui said: "How about your Majesty, in the name of the imperial court, come forward to purchase agricultural and military inventions. Then, he will teach many agricultural inventions to farmers all over the world for free."
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