Thirteen days later, Wei Zhongxian received a report that the British printing house had made several imitations of printing presses. He immediately rushed to Wanshufang with the Patent Inspection Department and the Dongchang fans.

When Menzi saw the menacing Jinyi Guard, he didn't dare to stop him, and immediately ran to find the shopkeeper, who asked people to report to Guogong while kneeling down to prepare to say good things. Only then did he speak: "The contemptible person is the shopkeeper of Wanshufang, the official sits down first, and our grandfather will come immediately." ”

Wei Zhongxian smiled and said, "It turns out that you are the shopkeeper, tie it up and drag it inside." ”

The machine bought inside has been disassembled, and there are three machines standing next to it, and the staff of the patent inspection department said with a smile: "Factory man, this is a stolen goods." ”

Wei Zhongxian said with a smile: "This is not the main master, the main master is still on the way." ”

After a while, the British Duke Zhang Weixian ran in panting, and Wei Zhongxian stopped his salute and said, "British Princess, our family can't afford your courtesy." This is a business matter, and our family will not be courteous, according to the patent law, confiscate the illegal gains, that is, these three machines. A total fine of 30,000 yuan was imposed for copying three sets. The other punishments can only be decided by the Holy One. ”

Zhang Weixian said angrily: "Factory father, we have made three machines, but the machines have no way to run at all, we are preparing to go to the Ordnance Bureau to buy a new machine, for the sake of my old face, can't we open the net?" ”

Wei Zhongxian pointed up with his finger with a bitter face: "British duke, this matter is over, our family can't be the master, the saint is angry, the patent law has only been issued for more than ten days, and there is a British duke who has made a fuss, and the British duke asked if he came to oppose the imperial court." ”

Zhang Weixian was angry in his heart, but he couldn't, so he asked the housekeeper to fetch the silver. Wei Zhongxian looked at the boxes full of silver and said with a smile: "Grandpa Guo, now we don't have a silver inspector who looks at the two colors of silver, this thing can only be exchanged for silver coins in the bank first, and it will be troublesome for the Grandpa Guo's Mansion to take the silver to the bank, we will accept it directly after the bank appraisal." ”

Zhang Weixian said angrily: "Carry the silver to the bank, and you can drag these four machines away." ”

Wei Zhongxian said: "That machine was bought from the Ordnance Bureau at the expense of the Guogong Mansion, so it will not be confiscated, and we will only drag these three machines." ”

After Wei Zhongxian led someone to tow the machine away and went to the bank to collect the fine. Zhang Weixian slapped the table hatefully and said: "It's too much, the old minister is the first minister from the dragon, and he actually treats me like this." Your Majesty, you were unkind first, but don't blame me for being unjust. ”

The shopkeeper who had just been loosened said: "Grandpa, Dongchang is too arrogant, and as soon as he came, he directly tied up the small one, which directly did not give you face." ”

Zhang Weixian slapped him and scolded: "A bunch of waste, things are placed here so that you can't make them, and you still have the face to say this." ”

The shopkeeper is the elder brother of the concubine he likes now, so he dared to say such a thing, and after a slap on the face, he was honest and said: "Grandpa, those craftsmen said that there are some things in it that can't be made at all, and they are barely made to be somewhat similar but still can't be used." ”

Zhang Weixian remembered that Sun Yuanhua had persuaded himself that some things really had to be used in the equipment in the Weapons Bureau. I thought it was just a pretext, but it seems that it is. He said: "Buy five more printing presses from the Ordnance Bureau, and solve the problem of the bookstore first." ”

After saying that, he went home, put on his court clothes, and entered the palace to ask to see the emperor. As a result, the official of the General Administration Department said that the emperor was not in the palace, but in the Weapons Bureau.

He hurried to the armory bureau again, the weather was getting hotter, he was sweating a little, very unhappy, and cursed a few words of hatred in his heart.

Entering the Weapons Bureau, someone naturally took him outside the emperor's laboratory. The emperor was discussing the issue of lead characters with Fang Yizhi. Fang Yizhi thinks that it is very good to use lead type, while Zhu Youxiao thinks that it will be much better to directly use copper type or iron type as a template, and then type lead type.

In fact, they have experimented with using copper movable type to type lead, and the effect is indeed better, but the cost is too great. Fang Yizhi feels that this will greatly increase the cost of printing, but the improved clarity is limited, which can be said to be more than worth the loss.

Zhu Youxiao didn't think so, he even thought of trying to use steel plates as a template to print, because if paper money is to be issued in the future, it is far clearer than ordinary prints, which is the best anti-counterfeiting mark.

However, the issuance of paper money should be a long time later, and it should be unlikely to be implemented for at least twenty years. So Zhu Youxiao finally concluded: "Xiao Fang, you still specialize in the study of lead type, and I will find someone to study the way to type lead type." ”

Fang Yizhi said: "Your Majesty, students can study two methods at the same time, anyway, they are not much different, and the two are confirmed, maybe there will be a promoting effect." ”

Zhu Youxiao said: "This is fine, but you have to understand a problem, the method I want is not in the printing speed, not in the convenience, the only requirement is clear, exquisite, others can not imitate." ”

Fang Yizhi rolled his eyes and asked, "Your Majesty, do you want to reprint the treasure banknote?" ”

Zhu Youxiao was stunned for a moment, and laughed: "Xiao Fang, you are really a ghost, what do you think?" ”

Fang Yizhi said with a smile: "Your Majesty, the student is still young, but I heard that the adults once said that the depreciation behind the treasure money is terrible, in fact, it is useless." However, if His Majesty reprints the treasure money, of course, it will not repeat the mistakes of the past. ”

Zhu Youxiao asked curiously: "At your young age, do you understand people's livelihood and economy?" ”

Fang Yizhi replied: "Your Majesty, students don't understand people's livelihood economy. ”

Zhu Youxiao said: "Then how do you know that I will succeed in reprinting the treasure banknote?" ”

Fang Yizhi said with a smile: "Your Majesty is smart and has no last resort, if you want to reprint the treasure money, it will obviously be implemented when it is already determined that it will succeed." ”

Zhu Youxiao is very useful, and the affirmation of the young who has not yet entered the WTO is more pleasing than the flattery of the old fritter officials. He smiled: "This is absolutely impossible to recover now, let's talk about it later." But the technical side is ready first, that's always good. ”

At this time, the eunuch came to report, and the British asked to see him. Zhu Youxiao asked Fang Yizhi and them to go out first, and said, "Let him come in." ”

As soon as Zhang Weixian came in, he knelt on the ground and said: "Your Majesty, the minister was confused for a while, and he actually violated His Majesty's newly issued law, and he was terrified in his heart, and he came to ask for guilt today." ”

Zhu Youxiao said with a smile: "In the past, Zhang Qing's family was not wrong. However, I have just promulgated the patent law, and the Qing family knowingly violated it, which makes it very difficult for me to do. If I punish you, the Qing family has been loyal and good for generations, the pillar of the country, how can I bear it. ”