Both the political and military forces of the Southern Dynasties had drastic changes. The entire Shang Kyoto was immersed in shock, but these news could not be transmitted back to the North in a short period of time. However, although there were no such exciting or surprising information, the North was still very happy. During this period, the North could be said to be a series of happy events. First, the little emperor was welcomed, and in Xingling, he held the throne ceremony again. Then the Northern Dynasties' talent ceremony officially started. The number of people referenced was not many, because the North lacked scholars. This was a

Indisputable fact, compared to the one-million-spanning test in the Southern Dynasties, in the Northern Dynasties, one out of dozens of people could get high school. The most eye-catching thing is that the dozens of scholars who sneaked over to take the exam quietly from the Southern Dynasties, all of them were won without exception. In addition to the imperial examination, the recruitment list in the Northern Land also played a huge role. No matter which aspect you have a skill, you can be favored by the government, and then according to your expertise, you will be assigned to where you should go, so that you can truly make the best use of others.

In addition to these, what made the North even more excited was the wedding of King Zhenbei and Princess Yardan of the Mongolian tribe, which will be held on July 18th. As time approaches, on the road to Xingling in the North, there are endless people and horses, basically giving gifts to King Zhenbei's wedding.

The gifts are increasing, and the Zhenbei Palace, which has shrunk several times, cannot be piled up at all. Yun Zhao simply ordered the gifts he sent to the Ministry of Revenue. Everything worth a little money is given to Ma Yigong, but he only picked up some things of little value and some commemorative significance to send them to the palace. Even so, a room was still empty in the palace to pile up these gifts. Yun Zhao is now the real master of the Northland, the controller who truly controls the fate of countless people. Even if he gives gifts, he has to spend a lot of thought, that is, it must be valuable and make Yun Zhao remember you. This really makes many people think about it.

Of course, Yun Zhao would not care about these things at all. He just waited to be his groom. On the day of his wedding, he would change into wedding clothes and go to the church. Of course, he still had to take some time every day to familiarize himself with many etiquettes. After all, he is the King of Zhenbei. The wedding cannot be simple. He has to have everything he should have.

The outer courtyard of the royal palace was crowded with people, but in the study room of the inner courtyard, there was another world. The guards isolated the inside and outside courtyards, and the place seemed much quieter.

Ma Yigong smiled so hard that his eyes narrowed into a slit, looking at Yun Zhao, "Prince, I didn't expect that I would be rich after you got married. Do you know how much the gift and the discount of those items this time are worth?"

"How much is it worth?" Yun Zhao asked absent-mindedly as he flipped through a stack of case files.

Ma Yigong proudly stretched out his two fingers and shook them, "No less than this number."

"Two million taels?" Han Zhong exclaimed.

Yun Zhao also raised his head in surprise, "How come there are so many?"

"Maybe it will increase!" Ma Yigong shook his head and said, "Mr. Han made a big deal, and he gave him 50,000 taels of silver alone."

Yun Zhao turned to look at Han Zhong.

Han Zhong smiled, "These property was given by Wuda before. In the past, I took it out without letting it go, for fear that other people would not be able to be human. This time, I took this opportunity to make some contribution to the Northern Army."

Yao Changkun had a bitter face, "Mr. Han, it's still hard for us to be a human being when you come here. You gave you 50,000 taels. I dug three feet of the house and only found 10,000 taels of silver. I thank you for your blessing, I am poor!"

The room suddenly burst into laughter.

"It seems that there are quite a few rich people in our northern region!" Yun Zhao said with a smile.

"Prince, most of these were given by merchants from the north, especially those from Guangchang and Guangping. These two places gather all the military workshops in our north. They are the real big deal. Prince still remembers Cheng Yaozu, the Guangchang businessman who invented the gantry crane and leather-driven truck. In order to congratulate the prince, he paid 200,000 taels per person!" Ma Yigong said with a smile.

"He is so rich?" Yun Zhaohai said unfairly.

"Prince, these two things invented are now sold to all parts of the North, exclusively operated, and have made a lot of money,"

"I saw these two things, and the structure is not complicated. No one follows the trend to imitate them?" Yun Zhao asked.

"The prince is so wise. Cheng Yaozu took out 200,000 taels this time, but he also asked for something." Ma Yigong smiled and said, "He paid 200,000 taels, which is huge, and it is reasonable. I will always receive him, not to mention that he found Lord Zhou Weifeng as an intermediary. These two things have huge profits, and now some people are imitating them."

"Chen Yaozu wanted to ask you to find a way to prevent these people from imitating them?"

"No, this person has a vision. He told me that the North now has a huge demand for these two things. His workshop is so big that it cannot meet the needs even if he works day and night. Now Lord Yao's Ministry of War has also placed a large number of orders, and he can't do it at all. He means that military workshops in various places can make these two things, and he can also provide exclusive technology to avoid these imitations from ruining his name due to quality problems."

"But he needs all these imitation workshops to give him some money, right?" Yun Zhao asked.

"He hopes that no matter which workshop, every time one sold, he will be given a 10% profit as his technology transfer fee!" Ma Yigong said. "This matter is unprecedented. I dare not take the initiative, so I can only ask the prince to decide!"

Yun Zhao pondered silently, but Pan Renzhi shook his head, "It's really outrageous. Cheng Yaozu was crazy about money. These two things are not complicated. Experts can copy them after a few glances. Moreover, according to the news from our Supervision Office, the selling price of these latecomers is much lower than that of him. It is precisely because of this that Zhengbei Prefecture has saved a lot of costs for purchasing such items. In this way, wouldn't it force others to raise prices? This is still digging out the meat of our Zhengbei Prefecture and want to exchange small money for big money. Prince, you must not be fooled. I think such people must be severely punished."

Zhao Xu also nodded and agreed, "It's not bad. Only when there are more people doing it can the price be reduced. Only when we can win the profits from the North Prefecture."

Wang Bin, the Minister of Works, expressed different opinions, "These imitations are indeed very cheap, but they are not as easy as Cheng Yaozu's use, and the damage rate is extremely high. Recently, the Ministry of Works has submitted many submissions to report this matter. I have calculated the calculations. If you add the replacement parts, maintenance costs and wasted time, it is not cheaper than Cheng Yaozu's."

"The imitation is not as good as the quality of the original, but the price that Lord Pan said is also a factor that cannot be ignored!" Yun Zhao pondered for a while, then said: "However, our military industry in northern China can achieve today's achievements, which is inseparable from the technological innovation of these workshops. It is precisely because we have the new thunderbolt cannon, the thunderbolt fire, the demon-subduing crossbow, and the fine steel armor that our soldiers have less blood. Therefore, we must encourage various technological innovations, but the first technological innovation is the first.

If it is copied in large quantities, so that these bosses who are dedicated to developing new things have no money to make, then who will do these things? Just wait for others to come out and copy them. So Cheng Yaozu's proposal can be considered. He sells technology and others pay him, and he tastes the sweetness, and naturally he will study better things, so that a good-form cycle can be formed. If he gets profit, others will imitate it. In this way, the technological innovation in my northern region will inevitably change with each passing day, do you think so?"

Everyone lowered their heads and turned for a moment, nodding to say yes.

"Just this way, Cheng Yaozu will get the money for nothing?" Pan Renzhi said dissatisfiedly.

Yun Zhao laughed, "It's not like getting money in vain. After all, he invested a lot in the early stage in order to get these two things! This is the reward he deserves."

"Since the prince said that, I have no objection, but I think he should be given a period of time. For example, after many years, those who use this technology no longer have to pay Cheng Yaozu the money. In this way, there are also restrictions on him." Han Zhong said.

"Mr. Han's words make sense. There should be an age limit. At the same time, I think there should be a supervision and control over the price. They should not let them ask for prices everywhere. They should not only make money, but also save money for us to conquer the North Prefecture." Yao Changkun continued.

"This matter will be left to the Ministry of Revenue!" Yun Zhao clapped his hands and said, "The Ministry of Revenue has established a department specializing in price monitoring to supervise all kinds of commercial sales prices in our northern region. It is not limited to these two things from Cheng Yaozu. The prices of all goods sold must be approved by this yamen, especially military industry and grain. In this way, I think that behaviors like Tunji Juqi will not happen. Merchants are seeking profits, and Tunji Juqi often happens. We can't speak with a knife every time and formulate a policy to promulgate the world. There are laws to follow, and there are laws to follow. What do you think?"

"The prince is wise!" Everyone praised in unison.

"Secondly, the time limit that Lord Han said must be used. This will force them to continuously complete technological innovations and make our things better and better." Yun Zhao continued. "This matter will be done by this yamen. I think twenty years are enough, right?"

"Enough is enough!" everyone said together.

"That's it!" Yun Zhao made the final decision.

Ma Yigong knew: "It's amazing. In this way, Cheng Yaozu's 200,000 taels of silver will be worth the money."

Pan Renzhi snorted and said, "This Cheng Yaozu is not a thing. The prince's wedding, and the gentry, officials and civilians in the north sincerely gave gifts to the prince. This guy took out some money and had the conditions. He didn't think about who allowed him to make money. General Guo, I think you have to check this guy."

Yun Zhao waved his hand quickly and said, "This is not possible. Cheng Yaozu just wants to make money. Besides, his request is not too much. He can make money openly. This is a good thing. I still hope that there will be more people like this. Guo Feng and Lord Pan are just joking. Don't take it seriously."
Chapter completed!