Qi Song, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, wanted to launch an attack, but he didn't expect Yang Xuan to strike first. He was so angry that his eyes almost bulged out.
"Tell me, how can I bear the blame?"
Yang Xuan smiled slightly, this old man can't do it. He said something casually and he got excited. Didn't this put the initiative in my hands?
"Master Shangshu, the word food and clothing means nothing more than having enough food and clothing. However, throughout the two hundred years of the Great Sage Dynasty, the people still lack food and clothing. They work hard all year round and still find it difficult to make ends meet. Why?"
Having said this, Yang Xuan glanced at the ministers and paused for a moment. This pause is called field control. When everyone's attention was focused on him, he continued to speak.
"It is nothing more than stagnant progress in technology. The varieties farmers cultivate have not changed, the farming tools have not changed, the weaving technology has not changed, and the weaving tools have not changed. In the final analysis, this is all the inaction of the Ministry of Industry, because
The treatment paid to craftsmen by the Ministry of Industry is really too low."
"The entire Ministry of Industry is composed of scholars who are deaf to outside world and only focus on reading the books of sages. The truly skilled craftsmen have inferior salaries and status. Even if they have any new technology, they will be ignored by those who only read the books of sages.
The layman finds faults and makes more mistakes than good ones. This is the attitude of craftsmen today. Under such circumstances, who would be willing to improve rice seeds and tools?"
In fact, Yang Xuan's topic was a bit big and involved bigger issues, but at this time, he only pinned his hat on the Ministry of Works, which made Qi Song find it difficult to accept.
The problem of food and clothing for the people has existed since ancient times, but he could not say many things on the spot, otherwise the civil and military officials of the dynasty would be dragged into the water, so Qi Song was so depressed that his face turned red, and he could not find anything to say to refute for a while.
After muttering for a while, Qi Song glared: "So this is the reason why you poach me?"
Ouch, this old man has something, he jumped out of the hole I dug so quickly?
"So this is what Lord Shangshu said." Yang Xuan's serious expression gradually revealed a smile: "Good birds choose trees to roost in. The craftsmen in the Ministry of Industry would rather give up their status as officials and come to me to make a living. I
You should think more deeply about it, Master Shangshu."
"hiss……"
This simple sentence directly placed the responsibility on the Minister of Industry, but many ministers still thought it was quite reasonable.
Even His Majesty the Emperor nodded and said, "The Qi Qing family and the Yang Qing family are right. How come your people from the Ministry of Industry are poached so easily?"
Qi Song was speechless. He didn't have the final say on the salary of the craftsmen. How could he be blamed for this?
But what can he do?
Throw the blame?
Where to throw it?
Leave it to the officials?
Or leave it to His Majesty the Emperor?
The civil and military officials did not dare to take the blame. Although they were talking about poaching, the cause of the matter was the food and clothing of the people. No one could bear the blame.
At this time, in case of getting into trouble, the role model of Minister of the Ministry of Industry is standing there.
In fact, even His Majesty the Emperor was in a bit of a dilemma at this time. The Ministry of Industry belonged to him, and he also had shares in Yang Xuan's technology research and development department. His palms and backs were full of flesh. It was wrong for him to favor anyone.
Then, seeing Qi Song speechless, Yang Xuan added another punch.
"Your Majesty, although I have recruited some craftsmen from the Ministry of Industry, these craftsmen have brought me a lot of surprises. According to my reward mechanism, the craftsmen have submitted nearly a hundred technical improvement plans, and more than half of them have been submitted.
They are all technologies that are beneficial to people's livelihood. Among them, there is a farming tool called a columbine, which can save more than half of the manpower and material resources when used in farming. For these improvements, I rewarded you with 10,000 taels of silver. I dare to ask the minister,
Why were these improved technologies and talents not taken seriously by the Ministry of Industry?"
The ministers were suddenly in an uproar and started talking one after another.
But what they were talking about was not the columbine, but the reward of ten thousand taels of silver.
Ten thousand taels, even for the first-rank officials of the dynasty, their annual salary was not that much. Of course, officials naturally have other ways to get money, but ten thousand taels is not a small amount.
Calculated based on the salary of the craftsmen from the Ministry of Industry, they would never earn so much money in their lifetime.
In response, Yang Xuan showed an expression of contempt.
Now that things have reached this point, Yang Xuan simply moved forward his future plans.
"Your Majesty, I have something else to report."
"Yang Aiqing, please speak."
His Majesty the Emperor's attitude cheered up Yang Xuan: "Your Majesty, I believe that the techniques of creation invented by craftsmen should be protected, otherwise they will be easily imitated by others and their interests will be appropriated by others. In the long run, no craftsmen will be willing to invent and create.
Already."
"How should I protect my love for you?"
"I believe that a law can be added called the Patent Protection Law. After applying for a patent for a technology invented by a craftsman, if others want to imitate it, they must obtain the authorization of the patent owner, otherwise they will be punished."
As soon as Yang Xuan finished speaking, someone immediately jumped out: "I object."
"I also object that a mere craftsman with nothing more than sleazy skills actually wants to be protected by the law. This is actually putting the cart before the horse. If this is the case, wouldn't all the people in the world be addicted to this? If this continues, the country will not be a country."
Hearing this, Yang Xuan's eyes widened. What kind of brain circuit does this guy have? If all the people in the world were addicted to this, wouldn't the Dasheng Dynasty fly to the sky?
But he soon thought of the reason. These people who read books from sages just want to maintain their status as scholars. If the patent protection law mentioned by Yang Xuan is implemented, the status of scholars will be greatly affected.
After thinking about this, Yang Xuan sneered twice and said: "You fart."
As soon as these words came out, the officials were shocked and looked at Yang Xuan with incredulous expressions.
This kid is too brave. Do you know who this is? He scolds you when he opens his mouth?
When the man who jumped out just now heard that Yang Xuan dared to scold him, his face turned red with anger and his eyes widened: "Young man with a yellow mouth, there is no distinction between superior and inferior. I ask the emperor to punish him for the crime of disrespect."
Yang Xuan was not afraid, and stared at the old man and said, "You also read the books of sages, do you know what is respect and what is humble?"
The old man stood proudly: "Do you know who I am? Do you dare to argue with me about my superiority?"
Yang Xuan said with a sigh: "Since you read the books of sages, you should know that Mencius once said that the people are the most noble of the country and the king is despised. In front of all the people in the world, the emperor dare not respect him. Who do you think he is?
Are all the people in the world talking about their superiority and inferiority? Is it possible that you think you are more noble than the emperor and the country?"
Whenever these scholars disagreed with the emperor, they always talked about the welfare of the people and used this as an excuse to force the emperor to act in accordance with their opinions.
Today, this excuse was used by Yang Xuan first. Although it was a sneaky change of concept, it could not be refuted.
Yang Xuan is very familiar with this kind of thing.
The old man's face turned redder and redder, but he couldn't refute. Suddenly, as if he had lost his breath, his whole body went soft and he fell down crookedly.
The ministers on the side quickly supported him: "Master Feng, Master Feng?"
Even His Majesty the Emperor stood up anxiously: "Quick, call the imperial doctor quickly."