Chapter 176 The Central Decree from the Imperial Palace
Of course Lan Jizong would not steal Ye An's "money tree". He was just curious about how Ye An could brew such a fragrant drink, but he didn't expect Ye An to be so guarded against him...
Of course, Ye An would be on strict guard against him, or even anyone snooping on the distillation and brewing technology, for no other reason than that intellectual property rights would be difficult to define and protect even in later generations, let alone this era?
For Song Shi, what is intellectual property?
People in this era simply don’t know what intellectual property is.
But they all know one thing, some things are the "iron rice bowl" passed down from the family, and they must not leak it, otherwise they will disgrace their ancestors and sow the seeds of disaster for their children and grandchildren.
Either they don't leak it and stick to their inherited knowledge to make money. But once it is leaked, there is no way to protect their rights and they can only admit that they are unlucky. After all, there is no corresponding law in this era to protect their interests.
Ye An didn't want his way of making a fortune to be leaked. There were many smart people in this era, and their level of imitation and ability were also quite high.
As long as Lan Jizong gives an overview of what he saw, and through continuous testing and improvement, Ye An believes that by then the streets of Tokyo will be full of high-quality liquor...
The fundamental rule of making money in the catering industry is to create a taste that others don't have.
In terms of food, Ye An is not worried. Stir-fried dishes alone can whet the appetite of the Song Dynasty people. In this era where steaming and grilling are the main dishes, iron pot stir-fry dishes are rare in Tokyo.
Even if there is an iron pot, it is mostly used as a cooking utensil.
Ye An apologized to Lan Jizong and said: "Your Majesty, this wine-making is naturally my family's special skill. It's not that I can't let the senior official see it, but I'm worried that the senior official will accidentally say it out after seeing it. Then
You are ashamed of your ancestors, aren't you?"
"Hey... Everyone around the saint knows that a certain family is working in the palace. How many secrets are in his head? Who can be as strict as a certain family?!"
Ye An was speechless at what he said. He could only shrug his shoulders and said: "Grandmaster Wang gave this boy a thousand-guan book, and he will pay dividends every year. What do you think..."
Lan Jizong, who was full of curiosity, immediately gave up the idea, coughed dryly, straightened his clothes and said: "It's just a way to make wine, there's nothing to see, someone is here to pass on the sage's words!"
Following his words, Xuanchengzi was slightly happy, winked at Ye An, immediately arranged his Taoist robes and said, "In this case, we should go to the main hall."
Ye An also quickly tidied up his clothes, joking that the oral instructions conveyed by the most powerful people in this era should naturally be respected, and do as the Romans do. Ye An did not feel that he could be independent.
After reluctantly taking a look at the "sealed" Dongchu, Lan Jizong could only leave angrily. He really wanted to see how Ye An's family skills brewed fine wine.
But since Ye An had moved Wang Hao out, forget it. If Ye An's wine-making skills were leaked, he wouldn't be able to explain it clearly.
In order to prevent the Wang family from saying that they are a villain who wants to learn from young people... The literati's curses are quite "unpalatable".
"Ye An, a young man from Yangcheng, was wise at an early age, had a dignified character, was extremely alert, had the merit of saving the people, and had the virtue of generosity. Today, as a child studying at a young age, he still lacks a companion, so he should be filled with Ye An, and he hopes to be supplemented by officials.
Good morals, advice and practice!"
After Lan Jizong finished reading, he smiled and handed the simple page in his hand to Ye An: "Nephew Ye Xian, the saint ordered you to enter the palace with Mr. Yuanbo and go to Zishan Hall to accompany the officials.
Study at home!”
Ye An looked at the piece of paper in front of him as if he had found a treasure. This was not an imperial edict from Zhongshu's disciples, but an edict issued directly from the palace.
There is something special about Zhongshu. It is an edict from the emperor or ruler issued directly by the inner court without going through Zhongshu's disciples. Currently, Liu E is temporarily borrowing the emperor's name to handle government affairs, so of course she has the right to issue Zhongshu.
It's just that it doesn't matter if such a decree is sent to yourself. If it is sent to ordinary courtiers, and changes in price and dispatch are made to them, there is a high possibility that the courtiers will reject it.
Not to mention Liu E's edict, even the emperor's edict was dared to be rejected by the courtiers of the Song Dynasty. The reason is very simple. For the scholar-bureaucrats of the Song Dynasty, edicts from the imperial court had to go through Zhongshu's disciples.
The emperor's edicts were generally intended to avoid the rejection of Zhigao and other officials under Zhongshu's sect, and directly promote certain ministers who invited favors.
As a result, it is impossible for a noble scholar-official to accept such an order.
Even if you choose not to associate with those people because of political correctness, as long as you are a courtier who gets the order, you are an outlier among the scholar-bureaucrats, equivalent to someone at the bottom of the contempt chain, and your future career will not go very far.
It seems impossible to refute an imperial edict, but it happened countless times in the history of the Song Dynasty.
Ye An had seen the imperial edict of the Song Dynasty, but had never seen the central edict. Who knew that there were not too many seals on the simple paper in front of him, only a seal representing the Queen Mother Liu E, and the Hanlin bachelor who drafted the edict.
Zhang Shuangming's private seal.
My God, the Zhongzhi is indeed different, and even the treatment is very different. It is really embarrassing to show such a Zhongzhi...
Seeing Ye An looking up and down at Zhongzhi, sometimes looking at the front and sometimes the back, Lan Jizong said with some dissatisfaction: "Why, are you, a Yelang, still worried that a certain company won't be able to forge it?!"
Ye An looked at Liu E's seal on the imperial edict and shook his head: "No, I just think this imperial edict is a bit too outrageous... Oops, master, don't hit me!"
Xuan Chengzi was furious when he saw Ye An's appearance. After all, this was a decree from the palace and an edict from the Queen Mother. How could it be so blasphemous?! What's more, Lan Jizong was right in front of him.
Stand………
Lan Jizong watched Ye An run away from him after being beaten, and sneered: "Nephew Ye Xian really wants to be disciplined. Now Mr. Guanmiao will discipline him, and then the gentlemen in the palace will discipline him. If things go wrong, the Queen Mother will discipline him herself."
!!Don’t say that someone didn’t remind you then!”
Ye An rubbed his head and said with a smile: "Of course you don't dare to be presumptuous when you enter the palace as a companion."
Lan Jizong pointed at the Zhongzhi in Ye An's hand and said: "I advise you to find a craftsman to frame it and take a good look at it every day. You are praised for everything on it, but there are some things that are not mentioned at all!"
While Ye An was still wondering, Xuan Chengzi sighed at the side: "I didn't mention a word about your tutoring etiquette. This is the saint deliberately trying to beat you!"
Lan Jizong smiled and nodded: "Sure enough, Mr. Guanmiao hit the nail on the head. The sage said: If you really have the ability, you should show it off. The court only seeks talents when recruiting scholars. If you are a family from all over the world, how can you be limited to far and near? If
If you have talent, you can be a student!"
Xuan Chengzi looked at Lan Jizong in surprise and said: "As a scholar, he has an official status... so the empress is going to give him a birth certificate?"
Lan Jizong looked at Ye An and said: "It all depends on his performance when he enters the palace as a companion."
Ye An let out a long sigh: "Let me tell you first, originally I did not plan to enter the palace to accompany the official family."
Xuan Chengzi and Lan Jizong were furious and shouted in unison: "Thieves' bones!"