hsntnovel Chapter 2015: Cannot be copied
Chapter 2015: Cannot be copied
Everyone knows that all the industries in Prince Ji's Mansion are making a fortune, and most of the goods in the boutique are one-of-a-kind.
For example, the earliest white wine was highly sought after by the nobles, and its price was more than ten times higher than other wines.
Especially in the north and western regions, sales are better.
Many people want to know the recipe, and various forces have asked their own winemakers to study the recipe, but ten years have passed and there has still been no success.
There is also soap. Soap has become a necessity for wealthy families. If a noble family does not have soap, they dare not tell others for fear of embarrassment.
Not to mention colored glass, which is a rare thing in itself. The colored ones can be used as home decorations, and the transparent ones can be used as utensils.
In officials' homes, transparent cups represent integrity, while in wealthy businessmen's homes, transparent cups represent kindness.
In addition to colored glaze, the mirrors in Prince Ji's mansion are also very precious items, which are very much loved by noble ladies.
There is also tea, which seems to be specially prepared for literati, especially the very complicated tea-making process, which has even formed a school and been recorded.
Everyone gathered together to drink tea and discuss philosophy, it seemed so elegant.
All of these products are eye-catching. I don't know how many forces want to get the formula and production method.
But no one has succeeded in the past ten years. They have tried their best, but in the end they found that they have no idea how to make these things.
It is rumored that whoever can decipher the manufacturing method of the goods in Prince Ji's Palace will become the second richest person in the Tang Dynasty.
"Zhi Nu, it's not that I don't want to make it, but I just haven't found the right method. Do you really think that the noble families don't want to imitate it?
Of course not. They should have started wanting to imitate it as soon as the tea came out, but it has been ten years and they still haven't succeeded.
To be honest, I have asked someone to imitate me before. At the time, I was thinking that it was just dried tea leaves, so it should be very simple.
We tried drying and airing it in the sun, but failed in the end. The tea was not the same as the tea produced by Prince Ji's Mansion.
Lao Shi has been bragging about the 49 steps involved. I used to think he was just talking nonsense, but now I think what he said might be true.
Otherwise, why hasn’t anyone been able to copy it in ten years?”
Li Tai sighed a little. When he heard Li Zhi say that he wanted to make tea, he felt a little sad.
Everyone has this idea, not to mention the aristocratic families and wealthy nobles, even the merchants have thought about it, but in the end no one succeeded.
The Ji Wang Mansion did a great job of keeping secrets.
Li Zhi was a little dissatisfied after hearing this:
"Fourth brother, it's just a small tea. There are only a few ways to make it. If you try more according to the style he made, how can you not figure it out?
Li Shen is cunning and treacherous. I don't believe what he said about the 7749 steps. He said that just to sell at a high price."
Li Zhi felt that these aristocratic families were really incompetent. Others had finished products, so why couldn't they research something new just by following those finished products and using those few methods?
He didn't believe what Li Shen said about how many processes were involved. In his opinion, Li Shen said that just because he wanted to sell it at a high price.
Li Shen is a despicable guy who can do anything.
Li Tai shook his head:
"Chi Nu, this is wrong. If they can make it, do you think they will allow Old Ten to be so arrogant?
As far as I know, these people tried every possible means, and some even tried to sneak into the tea-making workshop in Prince Ji's mansion.
However, the workshop in Prince Ji's Mansion was strictly managed. No one except Li Shen knew their formulas, and the craftsmen were responsible for their own duties.
Apart from what I do, I am not aware of other processes.
The aristocratic families tried to bribe the craftsmen in the workshop but failed. However, I heard that Aye has all of Lao Shi’s recipes.
"It's better than you..."
"Fourth brother, you're not going to ask me to steal, are you?"
Li Zhi interrupted Li Tai before he could finish speaking and looked at him with a serious face.
He was very familiar with this idea. A few months ago, his chief secretary Li Yifu had told him the same thing.
He refused at that time. This was a bad idea in the first place. Stealing the emperor's things would be like wasting his life.
Even if you are a biological son, you cannot steal your father's things.
"No, no, no, how could I let you steal? I just want to tell you that it's really not easy to copy things from Prince Ji's Mansion.
Not only tea leaves, but also other soaps, mirrors, drinks, etc. cannot be imitated.
Only the clothes sold in Tangyifang of Prince Ji's Mansion can be imitated, but they can't sell as well as Prince Ji's Mansion.
In recent months, it has been severely suppressed." Li Tai explained after taking a sip of tea.
"Suppression? Isn't Li Shen a bit too overbearing? They are all doing business, why can he sell but others can't? Even if someone copied his clothes,
But there are so many similar things in the world, could it be that they all belong to Prince Ji's Mansion?"
Li Zhi said somewhat indignantly that there has been no such thing as patents since ancient times, and following the trend is also the norm, but big forces can use some means to monopolize.
But it is not done openly, and on the surface it is still fair competition.
Li Zhi felt that Li Shen's public suppression was too unruly.
"You are wrong. The Tenth Master did not suppress those who copied Tang Yifang's clothes, but his methods were more sophisticated.
The Ji Wang Mansion ignored ordinary imitation clothes, because the clothes from the Ji Wang Mansion's Tang Yifang all had a secret mark, which was a gold-thread embroidered word "Ji" on the inside of the cuff, which represented the Ji Wang Mansion.
Not only that, Tang Yifang's clothes are numbered, and all clothes are limited edition.
If someone even imitated this, the Tenth Prince would report it to the authorities, saying that someone had violated the regulations. Although the word "Ji" was not exclusive to the Tenth Prince, when used on clothing it meant that it was made by the Ji Palace, and any problems with the clothes would be borne by the Ji Palace.
This reason forced the government to accept the case and impose penalties, and the compensation Li Shen demanded was even more exorbitant, causing these counterfeit merchants to go bankrupt. "
Li Tai knew Ji Wangfu quite well. He had been studying and learning from Li Shen over the years.
Why was Li Shen able to thrive? Why was he able to do whatever he wanted without being severely punished by His Majesty?
These are the topics that Li Tai has been researching in recent years.
Therefore, Li Tai was also quite concerned about the affairs of Tang Yifang.
After listening to Li Tai's explanation, Li Zhi frowned.
"Fourth brother, Li Shen's reason is a bit far-fetched. Although his title is King Ji, the word Ji is not taboo.
Aren’t there many people with this surname?
It is not an exaggeration to say that he is overbearing. These local officials must have received benefits from Li Shen. I plan to investigate this matter thoroughly. "
(I found that no matter what I said, everyone could relate it to kidney deficiency.
Once again, I solemnly declare that I do not have kidney deficiency. I am still going to get married.)