None of the courtiers dared to lie, because His Majesty himself has a sense of smell and taste. Blatant lies can be easily seen through. At that time, it will no longer be a question of whether a gentleman is a gentleman, but a question of the living and the dead.
The clerk in charge of registering the patent for the iron pot enthusiastically introduced the various advantages of the iron pot. After all, the more valuable the iron pot is, the more it seems he was right to pass this patent.
After Ying Zheng listened for a while, he nodded and said, "Not bad, not bad, it's rare."
He said to Tietou: "You live a poor life, but you can make something like this. It is very good. It can be seen that our Daqin is not that the people are not wise, but that the people do not have the opportunity to display their talents. This patent office gives Give them this opportunity. Great.”
Ying Zheng's attitude has been very obvious, and he wants to keep the patent office.
When Li Shui was secretly happy, Zhao Gao stood up again and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, this Tietou is not an ordinary commoner. He is Cang Fu's nephew."
Li Shui was startled and looked at Zhao Gao in shock.
Zhao Gao glanced at Li Shui proudly.
Ying Zheng was a little puzzled: "Cang Fu? This name sounds familiar."
Zhao Gao said with a smile: "Your Majesty, I'm afraid you have forgotten. This old man is the steward of Shang Jun's Courtyard."
Ying Zheng exclaimed: "I remembered, it was the old man with wrinkles on his face."
Zhao Gao said: "Tietou's iron pot was not made by himself. But a few days ago, Lord Huai convened a group of craftsmen and studied it carefully in Shangjun's courtyard before making this thing. . In other words, the patent for this iron pot has nothing to do with people’s wisdom. It was created by Shang Jun’s Courtyard and Master Huai’s Immortal Chamber. Today’s patent office is still only open to Master Huai himself.”
Ying Zheng frowned and looked at Li Shui: "Is this really true?"
Li Shui was a little helpless. Zhao Gao had investigated him thoroughly, so he was still denying it now? A spy sneaked into Shang Jun's courtyard.
He could only sigh and said: "Yes. But Tietou also made a lot of efforts in this matter..."
Unfortunately, this explanation is relatively pale. Li Shui felt that the patent office could not be saved today.
The Patent Office has been abolished. Next, Zhao Gao will definitely advise His Majesty to concentrate on refining elixirs and not participate in government affairs.
This...the consequences are disastrous.
At this moment, a cry of pain suddenly came from outside.
Zhao Teng was a little unhappy and shouted outside: "What's the matter?"
A Qin soldier came in and said, "There is someone sneaking around nearby, peeking into the Yamen, suspecting an assassin.
Zhao Teng was already in a bad mood. When he heard that there was another assassin, he became even more angry. He gritted his teeth and said, "Catch him."
But a voice came from outside: "The villain is not an assassin. Didn't you say you can apply for a patent? Why are you arresting people?"
When Li Shui heard this, he immediately became energetic: "It's the wise man who applied for the patent. Come in quickly."
Zhao Gao looked at Li Shui in confusion: "Master Huai has arranged for a second person?"
Li Shui's hand was a little itchy.
At this time, a ragged man was brought up. If Tietou's attire can be regarded as poverty, then this man's attire is almost that of a beggar.
The clothes on his body were not clothes at all, just rags.
After this man came in, the courtiers all stepped back, fearing that the lice on his body would jump on them.
Zhao Gao said: "People like this also come to apply for patents? Do we really have so many strange people in Da Qin?"
Li Shui was also a little uneasy: "Is this guy really capable, or is he just hungry and crazy to cheat money? If he is a liar, I really won't be able to recite the curse today."
Zhao Teng also looked at the beggar with concern and asked, "What patent do you want to apply for?"
The beggar said: "The villain is very fast in arithmetic."
The courtiers burst into laughter.
Zhao Gao said: "Quick calculation, can you apply for a patent? If Mr. Neishi approves it for you, won't we all have to pay you when we settle accounts in the future?"
Zhao Teng was also a little disappointed. He waved his hand and said, "This is not a patent. A patent can be widely disseminated and everyone can learn it."
The beggar said: "The villain has some methods. If others learn it, they can be as fast as the villain."
Zhao Teng hesitated for a moment, looked at Li Shui and said, "This device is considered a patent, and the method is also a patent?"
Li Shui said: "Isn't papermaking also a method?"
Zhao Teng suddenly felt confident and said to the beggar: "Then show me how fast you can count."
The beggar took out a few wooden sticks from his arms, with a few beads pierced on them. He placed this strange-looking thing on the ground and said, "My lords, please give me a question."
Zhao Teng said casually: "Fifteen plus three."
The beggar replied casually: "Eighteen. Please make it more difficult, sir."
Zhao Teng added: "Two hundred and thirty-nine plus six hundred and fifty-four."
When Zhao Teng said these numbers, the beggar's fingers were playing with the beads. When Zhao Teng finished speaking, the beggar's answer came out: "Sir, it's eight hundred and ninety-three."
Zhao Teng asked the clerk beside him: "Is that right?"
The clerk calculated anxiously for a while and said, "Yes."
Zhao Teng looked at the beggar in surprise and asked: "Twelve thousand, four hundred and thirty-five, minus three thousand two hundred and ninety-eight."
The beggar immediately replied: "Nine thousand one hundred and thirty-seven."
This time, the clerk took a longer time, and then said with great admiration: "That's right again."
Zhao Gao was a little unconvinced: "He must have memorized these questions beforehand. Let me tell you a few."
Zhao Gao also asked a few questions, and the beggar answered them quickly and accurately.
Li Shui had been watching with cold eyes. He has a very solid heart and knows that this old beggar is really capable.
At the same time, he was also feeling that the beggar's stick and beads were clearly a very primitive abacus.
The prototype of the abacus was actually invented by such an old beggar?
The beggar's magical skills have shocked everyone. The clerk was really impressed and asked, almost asking for advice: "How do you count the sticks and beads?"
The beggar fiddled with it and explained it. The clerk listened for a while, gradually understood, and tried to calculate a few questions.
He was new to the practice and was not as fast as the beggar, but he could feel that this thing was definitely a divine weapon.
The clerk excitedly bowed to Ying Zheng and said, "Your Majesty, if this thing can be popularized, Daqin will save a lot of manpower and material resources. This thing can definitely be patented."
The old beggar suddenly raised his head and looked at Ying Zheng: "Your Majesty?"
After saying these two words, the beggar fainted from fright.
The clerk found a bucket of water and poured some water on the beggar's face. The beggar woke up slowly, knelt on the ground, and shivered.
Ying Zheng asked: "Who is your surname? How was this counting tool made?"
The beggar trembled and said: "The villain's name is Ji Nu. He was originally from Qi. His ancestors have been slaves in powerful families for generations. He is responsible for counting the property and calculating the gains and losses in the fields every year."
"My grandfather was very talented, but he thought it was inconvenient to use arithmetic, so he put some wooden beads on it as an auxiliary. My father followed his grandfather in keeping accounts since he was a child and improved it. In the generation of villains, some changes were made. This Things have gone through three generations and become what they are today.”
Zhao Gao looked unbelieving: "Since you are a slave of a rich family, why did you come to Xianyang again? Why are you in such a mess?"
Ji Nu sighed and said: "Your Majesty destroyed the six kingdoms. Although King Qi is dead, he is still very powerful. The villain has a young son who grew up with the master's son. Just a few months ago, the villain's son , got into a quarrel with the master’s son.”
"The master was so angry that he hanged the villain's son to death."
At this point, Ji Nu beat his heart hard: "The pain of losing a child is heartbreaking. The villain is a slave, but a slave is no longer a human being?"
"The young son is dead, and there is nothing the villain can do. What reason can there be for a master to kill a slave? Even if someone reports him, it will only be a fine of some cloth."
"Later, the villain heard that there was a patent office in Xianyang. Once a patent was obtained, there would be a reward. So the villain sneaked out, traveled thousands of miles, begged all the way, and came to Xianyang. He wanted to offer this thing."
"I don't want a patent, I don't ask for a reward, I just want a free life. I beg for your majesty's mercy, and for your help, sir."
Li Xin, who had been eating vegetables from a bowl, suddenly sighed and said to Ji Nu: "Even if you regain your freedom, you will not be able to take revenge. After all, when he killed your youngest son, you were still a slave."
Ji Nu's face was filled with tears and he smiled bitterly and said: "How dare you take revenge, this villain? I just want to be free and have a son in the future, so that I won't be killed at will."
Many people sighed after hearing these words.
Ying Zheng's expression became even colder and he asked, "Who is your master?"
Ji Nu said: "Linzi Tian Jing."
Ying Zheng nodded: "Today, I will give you this free life. In addition, I will also give you a hundred gold, so you can settle down in Xianyang City. Soon, I will move the rich and powerful. At that time, I will I will meet this Tian Jing in person."
Ji Nu knelt on the ground and kept thanking him.
Ying Zheng sighed: "Three generations of ancestors and grandsons have made a tool, but they are still slaves and maids, allowing others to kill them. Isn't this kind of thing ridiculous? Without the patent office, there would be countless people in the world. , we have to live in darkness. Our talents are buried, and all kinds of whims and wonderful ideas are casually forgotten."
"And this patent office has given them a ray of light. The patent law does not need to be abolished, and the patent office does not need to be abolished. In addition, inform all counties. If someone makes something useful, after preliminary inspection, the county governor, The county magistrate wants to help him come to Xianyang to apply for a patent. Food and clothing are provided from various places and cannot be obstructed."
The courtiers all agreed.
Zhao Gao was a little helpless. He didn't expect that someone would actually apply for a patent today. Huaiguzi was so lucky.
No one doubts Ji Nu's identity. After all, Tian Jing's name was revealed, and soon a powerful man entered Xianyang. This kind of thing is easy to find out.
Zhao Gao shook his head and thought: "That's all, we didn't close the patent office this time, so that's okay. We'll look for opportunities to deal with him in the future."
However, just as Zhao Gao thought of this, Li Shui said to Ying Zheng who was about to return to the palace: "Your Majesty, I would like to invite your Majesty to go to Shang Jun's Villa."
Ying Zheng asked in confusion: "Why?"
Li Shui said: "A few days ago, I captured an assassin named Heitan. This person has a close relationship with Xiang Liang and is also closely related to Master Zhao Gao. And according to this person, he has been killed several times before Most of the assassinations targeting ministers and even His Majesty are related to Zhao Gao."
Zhao Gao next to him was so frightened that his scalp was numb: "False accusation, this is a false accusation." Go to Baidu to read the latest chapter of "I Was a God and a Hero in the Qin Dynasty" for free as soon as possible.
