Chapter 1109: Success in the East and Success in the West (One Hundred and Two)

The palace was not as heavily guarded as Jiang Ke and his wife had imagined, and there was no post every three steps or one sentry every five steps. On the contrary, after entering the palace through Central Street, what the two of them saw was a bustling flow of people. The signs at the door marked the owners of some palaces, and the people coming and going were naturally officials. Naturally, the two of them did not know that less than one-third of the original huge palace of the Yan Dynasty now belonged to Gao Yuan. First, other places have been used as offices for various government departments.

After walking for more than half an hour, the guards brought the two to the door of Weimin Hall. He Weiyuan, who was guarding the door, shook his head. The guard beside him walked over, searched the three of them carefully, and nodded to He Weiyuan. Then he said: "You three, come with me!"

Jiang Dalang, Ke Zhen, and Ning Yuan followed He Weiyuan cautiously towards the main hall. The three of them did not recognize He Weiyuan. How did they know that He Weiyuan was the commander of the guards of the King of Han? They were afraid that their calves would get cramped again.

The Weimin Hall is a side hall, much smaller than the Qinzheng Hall where Gao Yuan usually summons ministers. But even so, the three people who walked into the Weimin Hall were still shocked by this spacious and majestic place. Following Behind He Weiyuan, the three of them no longer dared to raise their heads, and they could only hear He Weiyuan's voice.

"Your Majesty, Jiang Dalang, Ke Zhen, and Ning Yuan have been brought here."

Hearing this sound, the three of them knelt down on the ground in unison. Jiang Dalang even used his hands and feet to crawl forward a few steps and touched his head to the ground with a thumping sound: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Your Majesty, please beg the King." Let the common people decide!"

Originally, Jiang Dalang had given up any hope. Naturally, he knew about the verdict of the imperial officer Jing Shou through some caring people. However, when he was suddenly mentioned in the palace by the King of Han, he had a little hope again. The king must have sympathized with him. , otherwise we wouldn’t even pay attention to such a trivial matter.

In Jiang Dalang's view, the matter between him and Ke Zhen was naturally a trivial matter in the eyes of the king. However, in Gao Yuan's eyes, behind this matter was something as big as things.

Hearing Jiang Dalang's plea, Ke Zhen's body trembled violently. What Jiang Dalang thought of, he naturally thought of it, and Ning Yuan beside him was already weakly lying on the ground, sweating profusely, how could he say anything? Words come.

"You three, all get up!" Gao Yuan looked at the three people kneeling in front of him and said calmly.

"The common people don't dare, the common people don't dare!"

"The king tells you to get up, just get up!" Although He Weiyuan on the side deliberately lowered his voice, it still made the three of them tremble and get up quickly.

"Ning Yuan, is this the soap you developed?" On the table next to Gao Yuan, there were a few square brown brick-like things.

Ning Yuan shook his head and raised his head. Next to the big case, Gao Yuan was wearing casual clothes and was a little white from washing. He was sitting there casually. At a glance, he saw that he was no different from ordinary people. This made his He calmed down a little. He glanced at the things on the big case and nodded: "Back to your Majesty, yes."

"Tell me how you made this thing?" Gao Yuan's voice was still light.

Ning Yuan's body was shaking violently, but he pursed his lips tightly and did not say a word. He Weiyuan on the side was furious, "Ning Yuan, didn't you hear what the king said?"

Looking at Ning Yuan's reaction, Gao Yuan suddenly laughed, "This is the foundation of his livelihood, so naturally he won't say it easily, because once this thing is revealed, it will be worthless. It's very simple."

Jiang Dalang raised his head and looked at Gao Yuan in disbelief. If this thing is so simple, why did he spend so long and invest thousands of taels of silver?

Gao Yuan reached out and picked up the cube on the table and said with a smile: "This thing is actually made of grease and caustic soda mixed together. There is nothing strange about it. Wei Yuan, is it simple?"

He Weiyuan opened his eyes wide, "So simple? Is this impossible?"

"What is impossible? To put it bluntly, it is naturally simple, but the first person to discover that it can be made into soap is not simple." Gao Yuan said with a smile: "Jiang Dalang, why is Ning Yuan looking for you? When did this happen?"

"Back to the king, Ning Yuan found me a year ago. Cao Min ran a grocery store. Ning Yuan used to specialize in making soap locust powder and also sold it to Cao Min's shop. He found me a year ago and took out the A small piece of this soap, saying that he has developed a new technology, this soap, but it is still very immature, but he has no money. If I can help him, this technology will belong to the common people in the future."

"So you hired him as your master master, provided him with money and food every month, and let him concentrate on this, right?" Gao Yuan asked.

"Yes, the king encouraged new technologies. The common people saw that the small piece of stuff he brought was really effective in cleaning stains, so they were moved. Over the past year, the common people gave him thousands of taels of silver intermittently, but then just now He succeeded, but was snatched away by the Ke family." Jiang Dalang glared at Ke Zhen angrily.

Gao Yuan's eyes turned to Ke Zhen again, "Ke Zhen, was it you who came to find Ning Yuan, or did Ning Yuan come to find you?"

Ke Zhen also had a look of extreme horror on his face at this time, "Back to the king, this is the villain Ning Yuan is looking for. He says that the Jiang family treats him badly and treats him harshly. He is willing to cooperate with me with this soap. He What was given to me was not this kind of cube. I tried it, and it was indeed very useful. This new thing is not available on the market. I think that as soon as it comes on the market, I will definitely make a fortune. Who told Jiang Dalang not to use it well? Do you want Ning Yuan to join my family? So I promised to give him 10% of the shares and a monthly salary of one hundred taels of silver."

Gao Yuan smiled and looked at Ning Yuan, "Ning Yuan, you are really talented. Of course, I am not talking about your talent in scientific research. Making this kind of soap is not difficult. The key is to take the first step. Come out, I think you were already able to make this thing when you first came to the Jiang family. It’s just that you were very greedy. You first squeezed the Jiang family’s money for a year, and then used some people to ask Ke Ke If the news spreads out, the Ke family will ask you for a higher price, right?"

Ning Yuan's teeth chattered up and down.

Gao Yuan took a deep breath: "I know more things, Ning Yuan, do you want me to tell you one by one?"

"Your Majesty, spare your life, Your Majesty, spare my life!" Ning Yuan knelt down with a thud.

Gao Yuan shook his head, "Although you have a bad character, you were indeed the first to make this soap, but you did not commit a capital crime. Why do I want your life? Wei Yuan, take this man down and send him away." Leave the palace, give him a sum of money, and tell him to keep his mouth shut from now on, and if he dares to say one more word, his life will be unnecessary."

"Yes!" He Weiyuan nodded, picked up the trembling Ning Yuan, and strode out.

"Do you two understand now? Although Ning Yuan invented this thing, he didn't understand the real market value of it. When he found out that Jiang Dalang you were willing to provide thousands of gold to support him, this made him feel a little sad. He suddenly realized that he had already spent so much money from you. If he wanted to negotiate the price with you again, it would definitely be difficult, so he went to the Ke family again to drag the Ke family into trouble and let the Ke family become his shield. And we can get more benefits from the Ke family."

Although Jiang Dalang and Ke Zhen understood now, they still stared at each other like aggressive cocks.

"I came to you today because this matter has become the introduction to a huge event. The Great Council is already discussing formal legislation, and the name is called the Patent Protection Law. Whoever makes the first invention in the future will only be protected under a specialized If the department registers it and obtains approval from the court, then the right to invent the thing belongs to him. Anyone who produces the same thing in the future must pay the inventor to ensure technological innovation."

Jiang Dalang was overjoyed when he heard this, "Your Majesty, although this thing was invented by Ning Yuan, I have invested thousands of taels of silver in it, so the sovereignty of this thing should belong to me."

"Nonsense, Ning Yuan invented this thing a long time ago. He just wanted to defraud you of your money. Your thousands of taels of silver were not used on this invention at all. He has now sold the thing to me. I But I signed a peace treaty with him." Ke Zhen retorted.

"Okay, don't argue anymore. I have a solution here. Do you think it's feasible?" Gao Yuan said with a smile.

"It all depends on the King's Holy Judgment." The two of them paused together.

"You two were also manipulated by Ning Yuan, so you fell into this matter. Both of you spent a lot of money, so the ownership of this thing will belong to both of your families. , the principle of this thing is not difficult. If you two continue to fight like this, someone else may be smart and come up with it, and you will be defeated. In my opinion, why don't you two cooperate on this and set up a workshop? , how about working together and getting rich together?"

Jiang Dalang and Ke Zhen looked at each other and nodded helplessly. Since the king has spoken, what is there to argue about?

Gao Yuan smiled and picked up a piece of soap and weighed it in his hand, "Actually, this thing is still the most elementary thing. There may be many ways to play with it! If I am interested today, I will give you some tips. Now, this soap can indeed clean stains, but different people have different requirements for it. For example, ordinary people find it good to have this soap, but some people can't help but find it distasteful. The appearance of this thing is not very good-looking, isn't it?" Gao Yuan smelled it, "And after washing it with it, you will inevitably have a smell on your body, right?"

"Yes, it does have a smell!" Ke Zhen had used this thing before and nodded.

"What if we add some special flavors to it? Can it change its original taste?" Gao Yuan said with an authentic smile.

"For another example, ordinary people just use it to clean stains, but those noble ladies and ladies, do they still want to protect their beautiful faces and delicate skin? Well, if you can add some Wouldn’t it be better in the middle grassland?”

The two of them looked at Gao Yuan dumbfounded, and they couldn't imagine how the king, who had so many things to do, could still study this thing?

"If you agree, I think the Kingdom can provide some help in this regard."

Ke Zhen was smarter than Jiang Dalang. When he heard Gao Yuan's words, he immediately stepped forward and bowed deeply to Gao Yuan, "If this is the case, the common people are willing to give up half of their shares to the king. I just want the king to order this thing." Products exclusively for the royal palace. In the future, products produced in the workshops of ordinary people can be printed with such a word."

Gao Yuan was stunned at first, but then he laughed, "You are a talented businessman."

"I am also willing to give up half of my shares, just ask the king to name this product personally."

Listening to what the two said, Gao Yuan laughed out loud, and before he knew it, he became a major shareholder again, "Okay, okay, this thing will be called P&G from now on, P&G soap, and there will be P&G perfumed soap and so on in the future!" (To be continued)