Bao Zheng, who was about to get up to get the money, listened to Wei Pu's words and looked stunned: "Investment? ”

"Hmmm! That is, you invest money in us, and we will return the money to you after making money, and we can also give you some interest! Wei Pu nodded.

"You reading babies are really interesting now, isn't this just lending, it has to be called investment. Uncle Bao gives you money, and you don't have to pay it back, just encourage you to use your brains, okay! ”

"That won't do! We are already adults, we can earn money on our own, and the emperor encourages us to support ourselves and strive for self-improvement! Wei Pu resolutely rejected Bao Zheng's kindness, and always kept in mind the emperor's teachings, and it was obvious that he was a brainless fan of the new era.

"Yes, we're adults!" Bao Nimei only deeply agreed with Wei Pu's first half of the sentence.

All right! This has brought the emperor out, and Bao Zheng has nothing to say, since the emperor is at their toss, he blindly copied his heart: "Okay!" Uncle Bao will invest in you, how much does it cost? ”

This question can stump the two little adults, Bao Nimei never thought about her from beginning to end, Wei Pu didn't think about money at all, the two stared at each other for a long time, and still stared at Bao Zheng together.

All right! Count me in vain!

"You've got to tell me how much material you're going to spend on this thing!" Bao Zheng had no choice but to settle for the next best thing and help the two of them estimate the cost.

"Oh, I know!" Wei Pu returned to the table, pointed to the drawing and said: "This thing, the main thing is to replace the lines on the drawing with materials, there are twelve bases, and there are more than a dozen pillars and sleeves, you see these materials......"

"Just this bit of wood, it won't cost a few dollars!" Bao Zheng felt that these two children were making a bit of a fuss, wasn't it just a few pieces of wood, what was it?

"It's not wood, I'm talking about steel, it's a kind of new one in the research institute that is much harder than the current iron, and I saw Mr. Wang use it. We make this thing to pull heavy objects, and we can't hold it with wood......" Wei Pu gave him a basin of cold water, but when he saw Bao Zheng's black face getting darker, he couldn't continue.

"Do you know that you said that this 'steel' is a forbidden thing, and without the emperor's approval, you have no money to buy it. Now that I have to use it in the research institute, you should go to your teacher, Mr. Wang! Bao Zheng said angrily.

Wei Pu shook his head into a rattle: "In the past, every time I wanted to do something, the teacher accompanied me to do it, this time I want to try it alone, please don't tell Mr. Wang, I still want to surprise him!" ”

"Then this is a bit difficult...... Bao Zheng was slightly embarrassed.

"Brother Park, why don't we use wood! It's a big deal to pull a little less goods! Bao Nimei wanted to help him get things done, but she didn't want to embarrass her father too much.

Wei Pu stubbornly shook his head: "The emperor said that you must strive for excellence and strive for the best in invention and research." And I also roughly calculated that even the hardest ironwood may not be able to withstand it, so only this steel can be insured. ”

Compared with this three-sentence baby who does not leave the emperor, Bao Zheng said that his loyalty needs to be improved. Since the emperor is mentioned, why not give the emperor a headache? Bao Zheng is very satisfied with his IQ.

"So be it! You Uncle Bao and I are going to meet the Holy God in person, so you go with you, and tell the Holy Lord about this matter yourself? ”

Wei Pu thought for a moment and nodded silently.

"Daddy, I'm going too! I haven't seen the emperor for a long time, and I heard that the emperor is going to marry the queen, and I want to see what the future queen looks like? "Bao Nimei caught Daddy and didn't let go.

"Nonsense! You're a girl's family, is the palace what you say you can enter, there are no rules at all, go to dinner, eat well and stay at home, do you hear? Bao Zheng lightly knocked his daughter's head twice, pretending to reprimand harshly.

"Oh~" Bao Nimei pouted in response, but her eyes turned quickly, the ghost knows if she really listened, and when she got to the door, she didn't forget to turn around and say: "Brother Park remember to come back to me!" ”

Bao Zheng remembered that he had a lot to do, so he didn't care about eating and took Wei Pu to the palace, while Zhao Zhen was enjoying a pleasant lunch at the moment.

"Your Majesty, Lord Bao Zhengbao asks for an audience!" Xiao Shunzi came to Zhao Zhen's dinner table and reminded in a whisper.

"Hurry up!" Zhao Zhen ordered vaguely while planing the rice in this bowl.

As soon as Zhao Zhen cleaned up the food a little, Bao Zheng walked in with Wei Pu.

"The ministers see the emperor!"

"Student Wei Pu meets the emperor!"

"Aiqing, hurry up! Wei Pu, you get up too! I'm having dinner, have you eaten? Zhao Zhen put down the bowl and waved his hand at the two.

"The minister is in a hurry to leave the house......," Bao Zheng said implicitly.

"I see! Xiao Shunzi, go and prepare two pairs of dishes and chopsticks, and sit down quickly! ”

Bao Zheng is not hypocritical, and pulls Wei Pu to do it in the first place, obviously he has done such things as rubbing rice. Of course, this is also related to the genetics of the emperor of the Song Dynasty who liked to give food to his ministers, but Zhao Zhen and his close ministers carried forward this habit a little bigger.

"Your Majesty, the minister still had eight dishes last time he came, why are there only four dishes and one soup today?"

"I have heard that some officials in our court have begun to be lazy, and they only care about pleasure all day long, regardless of the common people. I have deeply reviewed it and feel that we should rectify the style of officialdom, advocate diligence and thrift, work diligently for the people, oppose extravagance and waste, and indulge in leisure and hate hard work. As the Son of Heaven, I should lead by example and take the lead in reducing the daily meals. Besides, I used to make so many dishes every day, and I couldn't finish them, it was really a waste! ”

"But after all, you are the Ninth Five-Year Supreme, isn't this too much, you see that ordinary people with better families now will cook a few side dishes in their homes, or you ......"

Of course, Zhao Zhen wouldn't tell him that he was forced to lose weight, so he casually made a nonsense: "Aiqing, don't persuade me, it's good, and you should eat lightly at night, it's good for your body, you see how enjoyable I eat, I just have to be wronged to eat with me today!" ”

"The emperor is serious, this is a blessing for the minister!" Bao Zheng and Wei Pu also joined the dinner table as a result.

The three of them quickly finished eating, and when the palace maids removed the table, Zhao Zhen asked, "What is Aiqing talking about today?" ”

"Back to the emperor, the minister just read the part that you presided over the compilation of the Great Song Dynasty Law has been completed, and there are still some things that I don't understand and want to ask you a thing or two, just take this "Patent Law" as an example, the minister has never seen this example of the law of the past dynasties......" Bao Zheng quickly entered the state as soon as he mentioned his work, if he didn't look up and see Wei Pu, he would have forgotten: "Oh, by the way, this little guy has something to find you, seeing that he is in a hurry, you better deal with his business first!" ”

"Oh, Wei Pu, what's the matter with you?"

"Emperor Qi, the student wants to make something, but there is a lack of materials, and Master Bao said that you need your consent to get this material."

"Something! Tell me about it! ”

Wei Pu spread the drawings on Zhao Zhen's desk again, although his painting style was a bit abstract, but Zhao Zhen could basically see what he was drawing. The core part is three, the lever, the pulley and the triangle. The rope connecting the winch pulls down the long end of the lever through the pulley, then the hook on the short end of the lever should be used to lift things, and all the stressed joints are reinforced by a triangular design. Well, although the design of this thing is simple, he can make use of the ordinary theoretical knowledge in the textbook, which must give him a few more praises!

"How did you come up with the idea to make this thing?"

"Back to the emperor, the students just saw that the people on the riverside dock were too difficult to carry the goods and get on and off the boat, so they wanted to get something out to relieve their pressure, and they thought about it for a few days before they came up with this thing. According to the knowledge of mechanics written in your book, the student calculated that if the material is passed, this thing can easily lift thousands of pounds of goods, and one person can complete it. Wei Pu said as he looked at the emperor expectantly.

"You're right, according to your design, as long as the rope on this winch is tough enough and the pry bar on it is hard enough, it can completely pull heavier things! By the way, does your teacher Wang know that you make this thing? He nodded at him in encouragement.

"The student hasn't told the teacher yet, the student has grown up, and this time I want to complete it independently, and when it's done, I'll surprise the teacher, and ask the emperor to make it happen!" After Wei Pu finished speaking, he knelt on the ground and waited for the emperor to decide.

Zhao Zhen pulled Wei Pu up: "I agreed, this will give you a holy decree, you go to the Jingxi Industrial Park in Wanzhuang outside the city to find Li Tiezhu, he will assist you to complete your thing, it just so happens that he is experimenting with a wire rope, which can replace your rope to try the effect." By the way, did you give it a name, it's awkward to keep screaming things. ”

"Back to the emperor, the students haven't had time to name it yet! Please ask the emperor to give you a name! ”

"You came up with this thing, how can I win people's love, you come and go with a name yourself!"

"Then the student will be ugly, if there is anything wrong, please ask the emperor to correct it! The student wants to use this machine to lift heavy objects...... Then call it a 'lifter', what do you think, Your Majesty? ”

Jack? Although it was one word different from the crane, it was about the same, and Zhao Zhen nodded at him: "This name is good!" Then call it a 'jack'! ”

"Students obey!"

Zhao Zhen also took advantage of the time when he wanted to write the holy decree, handed it to Wei Pu, and asked by the way: "Wei Pu, have you thought about how to use your 'lifter' after it is built?" ”

"Back to the emperor, the student originally had no money to make this 'lifter', Ni Mei reminded me to find Mr. Bao to invest, but the student can't use Mr. Bao's money in vain, so I plan to make it and sell it...... However, now that the emperor has helped, the students don't know what to do, and the students listen to you! Wei Puting didn't want to say that he was selling this word in front of the emperor, so he felt that his personality was a little reduced, but he really didn't have any money, and if he wanted money, he would definitely give it to them.

Zhao Zhen thought for a moment before saying to him: "In this case, you still make it and sell it, and I will be responsible for the materials. ”

"Your Majesty, are you short of money? I'll give you all the money from the sale! You're already good to the student's family, and the student can't ask for the money. ”

"Silly boy! The emperor is rich all over the world, how can he be short of money! Bao Zheng gently patted Wei Pu's brain.

"The emperor forgives the sin, the student said the wrong thing...... "Wei Pu's EQ is a little low, but his IQ is definitely leveraged.

Zhao Zhen smiled: "Hurry up and make your 'lifter', I'm still waiting for my pocket money!" ”

Wei Pu ran out with a red face, leaving Zhao Zhen and Bao Zheng looking at each other and smiling.

Zhao Zhen and Bao Zheng found two chairs to sit down again, and asked Xiao Shunzi to make good tea, and then they started to talk about business.

"Aiqing just mentioned the "Patent Law", this law may not be used much now, but it will be of great use in the future. It's normal for you to say that you haven't seen it, because I drafted it all myself. Zhao Zhen pointed to the still thin copy of the "Great Song Patent Law" brought by Bao Zheng and said.

"The minister still doesn't quite understand, according to the meaning you wrote above, if someone makes something in the future, others can't do it anymore. Is that what you mean? Bao Zheng also did his homework before he came, and read this still very thin law book thoroughly, in his opinion, this law should not exist, completely restricting the development of society.

"Literally, what Aiqing said is true, my law is to protect the fruits of the labor of those who are brave in innovation, and not let the things they have worked so hard to create be easily misappropriated by others......

Bao Zheng suddenly interrupted Zhao Zhen: "Your Majesty, the ministers don't dare to agree with your thoughts!" Knowledge and wisdom belong to the whole world, and the sages have left countless treasures for future generations, and their virtues should be learned by all. But if you make this law, the minister thinks that it is detrimental to the virtue of the wise, please think twice! ”

Zhao Zhen was not angry because Bao Zheng spat on himself, and he was mentally prepared to let him do things for himself: "Hehe, if everyone in the world has such ethics as Aiqing, I will have to establish any law at all!" There are thousands of people in the Great Song Dynasty, and there are all kinds of people, and it is not enough to rely on morality to demand, but also need strong laws to regulate the code of conduct of the vast majority of people. Let's not talk about the rest, let's talk about the "Patent Law" first. For example, this 'lifter' made by Wei Pu can greatly improve the efficiency of handling, and those who need it must want to use it, and the structure of this 'lifter' itself is not complicated, and others can quickly imitate it after seeing the real thing. Aiqing, tell me, in this case, would you rather spend money to buy one, or make one yourself? ”

"If the minister has time or no money, then he must make one himself, why spend that unjust money to buy it!" Bao Zheng put himself in his shoes and thought about it before answering truthfully.

"As Aiqing said, I believe that ordinary people also think the same way, they all think that this thing is not difficult, and they are not unable to do it, and they will not buy what others have worked so hard to make. Aiqing thinks about it again, if one day everyone thinks like this, they are no longer willing to use their brains, and they just wait for others to imitate it, does Aiqing think this is good? ”