Chapter 1108: Success in the East and Success in the West (One Hundred and One)

Jing Shou strode in, saluted Gao Yuan, then turned around and nodded to the two deputies. He is the official of the Imperial Court. He was nominated by Gao Yuan and approved by the Great Council. As long as he does not make any mistakes, he will be fine. He has held this position for life, and his rank is no lower than that of the two councilors. Nodding his head is considered a courtesy.

These senior officials were all familiar with Gao Yuan's character and knew that he didn't like red tape. After seeing the ceremony, they found a bench and sat down. Next, He Weiyuan quickly brought tea for Jing Shou, and by the way, he also served Wu Kai and Wu Qi and the other two had another drink.

"Your Majesty, for the case you ordered, I transferred the case files and reviewed them specifically." Jing Shou said in a deep voice.

"What do you think?" Gao Yuan picked up the teacup, took a sip, and looked at Jing Shou and asked.

"I feel that there is nothing wrong with the judgment of the Jicheng court judge," Jing Shou said straightforwardly.

"You don't even think you made a mistake?" Gao Yuan was a little disappointed. He put the tea cup on the table, intertwined his fingers, and leaned back slightly. Wu Kai was very familiar with Gao Yuan. Knowing that Gao Yuan made this move, he felt extremely disappointed. Somewhat Angry.

"What's going on? What kind of case?" Wu Kai immediately interrupted and asked, this shouldn't be a big case, otherwise it wouldn't be decided by the Jicheng Lower Court.

"Oh, it's like this. Jiang Dalang, a merchant in Jicheng who specializes in saponin soap powder, spent three years and invested nearly a thousand taels of silver to develop a new product called soap. Unexpectedly, before it was officially put into production, he was criticized by his colleagues. The Jiang family poached the master in charge of the research and development with a high salary, so the Jiang family complained to the Jicheng court, but were found guilty. The Jiang family was naturally dissatisfied, so they gathered relatives and friends every now and then to fight with the Ke family." Jing Shou Jianjian. He introduced the case to Wu Kai.

"How, how can this be allowed? This Ke family is so immoral." Wu Kai was dumbfounded. Wu himself is a big businessman. Over the years, he has become rich all over the world relying on the secret brewing recipe provided by Gao Yuan. For these Of course, Jing Shou could not understand the importance attached to the secret recipe.

"Old Wu, how do you ensure that your master is not poached?" Gao Yuan looked at Wu Kai and asked.

"Your Majesty, our Wu family has been in the wine business for many years. All important recipes are controlled by direct descendants of my Wu family. All the masters are named Wu. Family ties are naturally the greatest guarantee. Secondly, The treatment of these masters is also very good. In our Wu family, the status of these masters is not even comparable to that of some descendants of our family." Wu Kai said.

"It turns out that family ties are also used to maintain relationships!" Gao Yuan nodded.

From Gao Yuan's words, Wu Kai heard some disappointment, hesitated for a moment, and then said: "Of course, we also have some other methods. This, it won't sound good if we say it out loud."

Gao Yuan nodded, indicating that he understood that a wealthy family like the Wu family, which had been in the business world for many years, naturally had some unconventional methods. Now that the Wu family, as the founding hero of the Han Dynasty, was in the ascendant, who would dare to take advantage of them?

"Yes, with the power of the Wu family, outsiders do not dare to make any decisions, but the Jiang family is just a small business and has no background, so the Ke family naturally has no scruples in doing it."

Jing Shou heard Gao Yuan's tendency, but as an official, he didn't care about it at all. He looked at Gao Yuan and said: "Your Majesty, from an emotional point of view, the Ke family is unethical and immoral, but from a legal perspective Speaking from a legal point of view, there is no legal provision that says that what the Ke family does is wrong. It is ok if the law does not explicitly prohibit it. I checked the master of the Jiang family and found that he had neither signed a labor contract nor a confidentiality agreement with the Jiang family. It was purely He is a free man, free to come and go. The Ke family hired him with a high salary. From a legal point of view, there is nothing wrong with him abandoning the Jiang family and joining the Ke family. I also sympathize with the Jiang family, but I cannot judge the Jiang family to win."

Gao Yuan nodded, "From the perspective of our current laws, this is indeed the case, but it also reminds us that there is a big loophole in the laws."

Taking a long breath, Gao Yuan slowly said: "Our Han dynasty strongly encourages innovation and technological updates. This is why our Han Dynasty is far ahead of Qin and Chu in industry and commerce. But if a company consumes money, , spent time and worked hard to develop a new technology, but it was taken away easily. Think about it, who else in our Han Dynasty will do such a thankless thing in the future. ?Everyone just waits for others to make it before poaching others. Lao Wu, if your master is poached, what will you do?"

Wu Kai said hey, "To be honest with the king, if this kind of thing happened to the Wu family, I'm afraid the defected master's life would be in danger, and the people who poached my family would also be in a lot of trouble."

After leaving these words behind, Wu Kai ignored Jing Shou's cold eyebrows and said to himself: "If we don't punish this kind of behavior severely, everyone will follow suit in the future!"

Gao Yuan looked at Jing Shou and said, "Look, this will lead to other cases, and they are criminal cases. Old Wu, I don't care what happened in the past. This kind of thing will definitely not happen in the Wu family in the future. You have a high position and are staring at There are many people looking after you, so don't leave anyone with a reason to talk about it."

"Yes, I understand!" Wu Kai bowed and said, "The king summoned Judge Jing today to talk about this matter?"

"Yes, this incident reminds us that we must legislate to protect those who dare to invest in technological innovation, and those who want to get something for nothing must be severely punished. Otherwise, if things go on like this, we, the big man, will inevitably stagnate in technology, or Everyone is in danger. In the end, what Lao Wu just said will inevitably happen. Kill the defectors and get rid of them all, but these people killed are all the scientific and technological talents of the Han Dynasty!"

"I understand what the king means." Jing Shou said, "But legislation is a matter for the Great Council."

"You, Jing Shoulai, will take the lead in this matter and propose patent legislation to the Great Council. There are many great members and big businessmen in the Great Council. You use this case as an example to explain the importance of this matter to them. Tomorrow, Mr. Wu, you will convene a grand council tomorrow, and all the members in Jicheng must participate. This matter should be done sooner rather than later." Gao Yuan waved.

"Understood." Jing Shou nodded and said, "But the cases of Your Majesty and Jiang Ke cannot be overturned. They can only be judged according to current standards."

"Isn't this encouraging evil?" Wu Kai shouted, slamming the table.

Gao Yuan raised his palms, "As long as the law does not explicitly prohibit it, leave it to me to handle Jiang Ke's two cases! But I hope this will not happen again in the future. The sooner the Patent Protection Law is promulgated, the better."

Compared with the lifeless Jiang family, the Ke family, which is located on the same street, is full of joy. A friend of the Ke family works as a scribe in the Imperial Academy. Yesterday, Jing Shou, the official of Jicheng Imperial Academy, transferred Jiang Ke. When the two cases were filed, the Ke family was extremely worried, but today, after the clerk's friend heard the prosecutor's verdict, the owner of the Ke family, Ke Zhen, finally felt relieved. .

As long as the law does not prohibit it, it is feasible. This is the judge's verdict, which also means that the Jiang family can never turn around in this case, because the judge's verdict is basically the final judgment.

"Master Ning, please put your heart back in your stomach this time. Before this matter, I have consulted friends who know the law. Now that the police have said it, you can stay in my Ke family well." Come on, you will have 10% of the shares in my Ke family's store, and I will increase your monthly salary by another 20%, how about that?"

Master Ning, who had defected, heaved a sigh of relief and said, "Thank you so much, my boss. I will definitely do my best for my boss's business in the future."

"It's our business." Ke Zhen laughed loudly, "Come on, put the food and wine on the table, I want to get drunk with Master Ning."

Before the food and wine were set, there was already a commotion outside, and Ke Zhen's eldest son rushed in with a look of panic on his face, "Dad, dad, it's not good."

"What's wrong? Did Jiang Dalang bring someone to call again? I think he really wants to go to jail. Go and report the crime as soon as possible."

"No, yes, it's the palace guard."

"What did you say?" Ke Zhen could hardly believe his ears. As a commoner, let alone the palace, even the prefect of Jicheng was still far away from him. "Palace guard?"

"Yes, a few palace guards came outside and said that on the king's order, please, please invite dad and Master Ning to enter the palace."

As soon as he heard this, Master Ning's legs went weak and he collapsed to the ground. Ke Zhen forced himself to calm down, pulled Master Ning up, and said in a low voice: "Guard Jing has already made a judgment, and the king is the most... Sheng Ming, it will never be because of this."

"What else could it be if it wasn't this?" Master Ning's teeth chattered up and down.

When the two of them walked out of the house with several palace guards with gray faces, they happened to see Jiang Dalang walking over at the other end of the street, supported by several guards. Jiang Dalang's eyes turned red when he saw Ke Zhen and the other two. , he opened his hands and was about to pounce, but was grabbed by the guards around him and unable to move. After a few stern warnings, Jiang Dalang didn't dare to move anymore. He just glared fiercely with a pair of eyes that wanted to spit out fire. With two people.

"Don't be afraid, Lao Ning. The king's edict once said that even he can't change the court's decision. Since the court said what we did is not illegal, the king will not do anything to us. Our Your Majesty is the wisest." Although his heart was pounding, Ke Zhen still forced himself to remain calm.

After listening to Ke Zhen's words, the guard on the side chuckled and looked meaningfully. The case of Jiang Ke's family has now spread throughout Jicheng. In the eyes of many people, what was originally a small matter has become... Officials retrieved the case files, and in the end the king personally intervened, which has become the biggest news in Jicheng. The Great Council held a meeting specifically for this matter to discuss the protection of patented technology. As Gao Yuan expected, in the Great Council, there was business at home. There are many people everywhere. Now everyone is working hard to develop new technologies, because once new technologies come out, they will represent a steady stream of wealth. However, Jiang Ke’s case has given everyone a wake-up call. If What should I do if the same thing happens? (To be continued)