Datang was a tolerant country, a country that could accommodate all ethnic groups.
Especially at the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, Li Er ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor in order to restore national strength and encourage agricultural commerce.
Many merchants from surrounding tribes came to Chang'an City to do business and bought houses to settle down.
The West Market in Chang'an City is where the tribal merchants gather.
They lived and developed in the Tang Dynasty and have become half Tang people.
Although this group of people does not have any political rights, they cannot be underestimated economically.
If we can capture the entire market of these people, they can also make a lot of money, and the counterfeit heating business will begin in a short time.
Some officials were seduced by profit, arranged for workers to dismantle the boilers, and started to build them in cooperation with businessmen at high prices.
The businessman spent huge sums of money to recruit blacksmiths and began to build heaters.
But without exception, no matter how long it takes, they all end in failure.
For a time, there were constant imitations, but the chance of success was completely 0, which made everyone very depressed.
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"I said, Lao Li, don't worry. Didn't you arrange for someone to imitate the soft-armor weapons I sold you before when you got them to Chang'an City?"
After Li Er heard this, his face immediately turned red.
After being told directly by my wise brother, I still couldn't save the dignity on my face, so I had to smile awkwardly!
"How can you, my dear brother, how can you do that?"
"Okay, Lao Li, stop pretending to me.
The people who bought these weapons from me before were all without exception, and all of them had people make them.
It's a pity that they all failed without exception.
Do you really think I dare to sell these things without even taking precautions?"
There were no patents in the Tang Dynasty, unlike later generations who could apply for a patent if they invented something.
If the imitations are fakes, you can sue the government.
Now this Tang Dynasty imitation has been imitated. How can you stand up to me?
I want to report it to the official, but unfortunately, there are no corresponding legal provisions, so it is not useful at all.
To put it bluntly, even if the report to the official is effective, it will only end in failure in the end.
So it’s okay if you don’t do it yourself. Since you want to do it, you must do it well, make it bigger and stronger, and do it so that others can’t imitate it!
really.
Li Er felt helpless in his heart. Even the Ministry of Industry, which was said to be the most powerful in the entire Tang Dynasty, did not imitate it.
He knew that his wise brother must have prepared it in advance.
If it can be copied casually, it is not the work of my virtuous brother.
"Brother Xian, I really can't hide anything from you. Yes, I really want to make a batch of them and sell them.
But they all failed. I really don’t know how you, Zhuangzi, made these weapons."
"I said, Lao Li, you are honest, but these are the secrets of my Zhaojiazhuang.
If you want to buy it, you can spend a lot of money on weapons, but if you want to buy technology, don’t even think about it.”
That is, that is.
Sure enough, there is technology. As long as he has technology, Li Er will know that these things are possible, and he will no longer worry about anything.
The two began to chat about other topics.
"Brother, the heating issue will be easy as long as there is iron ore.
But this black stone is hard to say. It is said that after the black stone is mined, its quantity is limited.
What should we do if all our black stones are mined?"
As the saying goes, there must be a road before the car reaches the mountain, so don’t worry!
"Can I go to the coal mining place tomorrow?"
"sure!"
"Brother, after a while, my caravan will set off for business again.
I will ask them to pay more attention to the places with black stones, and then we will go over and buy all those places.
We all have it in our own hands, and we can mine it quietly, and then bring it to Chang'an City for sale.
I think this heating issue can be expanded in other surrounding cities besides Chang’an City.”
Li Er began to fantasize in his mind.
Why did my head suddenly become so bright? Why didn't I think of the market outside Chang'an City before?
How big is this market and how much money will you make?
"I'm Lao Li!"
"Brother, I know what you are going to say. How bold a person is does not necessarily mean how productive the land is.
I can't look at what's in the bowl, I eat what's in the bowl and look at what's in the pot, but I feel that I will starve the brave to death and starve to death the timid.
So I want to bet that you don't have to worry about other things.
At that time, a large number of orders will be shipped to Zhaojiazhuang, you can arrange for the blacksmith to make them, and I will have full authority to handle the subsequent matters!"
What Zhao Mu didn't expect was that this sentence, regarded as a classic quotation by later generations of businessmen, had already been uttered in the Tang Dynasty.
But why is such a classic quotation not recorded in history books?
On the contrary, it was said after the Tang Dynasty?
Now think about it, it is possible that many words originated from the mouths of the older generation.
It's just that the words said by these older generations have not been circulated because of their status.
Only in the end can the younger generations tell it.
Because of the status of the younger generations, these words said were classified as classic quotations, and they became the words in their mouths.
"Okay, I have said everything I should say. You can arrange it yourself however you want."
After thinking for a moment, Zhao Mu spoke again.
"If you need me anywhere, I can help you!"
After listening to this, Li Er became energetic instantly. This was the first time he heard this wise brother take the initiative to say these words!
"Don't worry, dear brother, if I use your words, can I still be vague?