1850 American Gold Tycoon.

Chapter 134 Registered Trademarks
Liang Yao knew that it was easy to cut off the braids on these people's heads, but it was very difficult to cut off the braids in their hearts.

For more than two hundred years, the servility of several generations cannot be changed immediately.

But if you can't even get rid of the braid on their heads, how can you cut off the braid in their hearts?
After the Qing Dynasty entered the customs, the meaning of braids has gone far beyond the braids themselves.

Braids are the certificate of good citizenship of the Manchurian Tartars, and the certificate of good citizenship still needs to be taken out to check, but braids can tell whether you are obedient or against the people with just one look.

The Manchurian Tartars have reached the pinnacle in this regard, making any of their neighbors feel ashamed.

As for the so-called national habits, that's even more of a joke. Even Kangxi and Qianlong, the two slave chieftains, thought their braids were ugly. Western missionaries who are good at realism gave these two portraits with bushy hair on the sideburns.

According to the law of keeping hair but not hair, and keeping hair but not hair, the two of them should be killed first.

Liang Yao returned to his seat, lit a cigar, and looked at these Chinese businessmen with some amusement.

Whether they want to stay in California to be a dignified man and become a rich man, or continue to return to the Qing Dynasty to be the so-called emperor Nanku, and to be a fat pig waiting to be slaughtered by the Aixinjueluo family, it is up to them to choose.

The Chinese merchants discussed for a while, and Zeng Jinsong stood up and said, "Mr. Liang, I have no objection to the naturalization, but the body, hair, skin and skin of the parents, don't dare to damage it, as the saying goes, filial piety comes first."

Before Zeng Jinsong finished speaking, Liang Yao interrupted Zeng Jinsong rudely by raising his hand.

"You don't need to say much, and I won't force you. You said that your body and skin should not be damaged by your parents, so the shaved head on your forehead is not hair?"

Liang Yao said firmly.

"There is absolutely no room for negotiation about cutting your braids! If you want to make a fortune in California, you must first cut your braids!"

Pan Zhengwei held the amethyst multi-treasure beads in his hand, and he looked thoughtfully at the resolute Liang Yao. He knew that the braids were the certificates Liang Yao asked for from them.

"Hahaha!"

Pan Zhengwei slammed the expensive amethyst multi-treasure beads on the floor, looked up to the sky and laughed.

"Brother Yu Ting why are you laughing?" Zeng Jinsong asked in confusion.

Pan Zhengwei shook his head, grabbed the somewhat gray braids and said, "Mr. Liang is someone who will do great things, and this braids should be my certificate of approval!"

Pan Zhengwei kept on doing nothing, picked up the scissors in the plate, cut off his braid, and then threw the braid in his hand.

"Baohuang, Pauline, both of you come here."

After cutting his own braid, Pan Zhengwei called his two grandsons to him.

Pan Baohuang and Pan Baolin subconsciously protected their braids, and said to Pan Zhengwei in a begging tone: "Grandpa, don't"

"From now on, you will no longer be citizens of the Qing Dynasty. What's the use of having braids?" Pan Zhengwei reprimanded sharply.

After speaking, Pan Zhengwei cut off their braids decisively regardless of the opposition of the two grandsons, and then brought the two grandsons to Liang Yao.

"Mr. Liang, these are my grandsons Baohuang and Pauline. They are old and frail, and they don't know how many days to live. My two unfulfilled grandsons will be in California in the future. I hope that Mr. Liang can Take care of one or two."

Pan Zhengwei took the lead in cutting the braids first, which Liang Yao did not expect. He originally thought that Wu Yuanhua would be the first to cut the braids.It seemed that he still overestimated Wu Yuanhua's determination.

Liang Yao looked at Pan Zhengwei, who had loose hair, and his two grandsons, nodded and said, "Very well, Mr. Pan's determination has won the admiration of the juniors. It seems that Mr. Pan is the vice president of the Huaxia Chamber of Commerce. !"

"I'm no longer a citizen of the Qing Dynasty, why do I still have this braid?"

Wu Yuanhua gritted his teeth, picked up the scissors on the plate, and cut off his braid.

As for what to do when I return to the Qing Dynasty in the future, the big deal is to buy a fake braid and wear it to hide people's eyes and ears.

With Pan Zhengwei and Wu Yuanhua taking the lead, the hesitant Chinese businessmen also cut off their braids.

For those who really didn't want to cut it, Liang Yao didn't force them, and invited them out of Tingtao Garden.

"I don't know who to turn to for naturalization?"

In the matter of braid cutting, Wu Yuanhua fell behind Pan Zhengwei. In the matter of naturalization, Wu Yuanhua did not want to be left behind, so he stepped forward and asked Liang Yaodao.

"I will let the California Immigration Bureau handle the naturalization for you."

Liang Yao stood up and said that the procedures for immigrating to the United States in this era are not complicated, as long as they pass the review of the state-level immigration bureau.

When Liang Yao was naturalized, he didn't even go to the immigration bureau. He just said hello to Sartre, and Sartre completed the immigration procedures for him and the Deng family.

In January of this year, the first batch of bills passed by the California state legislature included the immigration bill. Now the head of the California Immigration Bureau has been replaced by a Chinese. No one in California dares to block Chinese immigrants.

"In the future, you will not only be Americans, but also Californians. The views of each state in the United States are very important. If you want to gain a foothold in the United States, you must remember your identity as a Californian." Liang Yao said.

"That's natural." Zeng Jinsong said, "I wonder if Mr. Liang can introduce us to the important foreign officials in California?"

"I'll find a time later for you to get together with the dignitaries in California." Liang Yao walked towards the restaurant, "Let's go, I've prepared a banquet to welcome you all."

After entertaining and arranging these Chinese businessmen, Liang Yao came to the study with the Jardine House name and the trademark authorization letter written by Wu Yuanhua during the meeting, and he called Kony who was working at his desk.

"Boss, what are your orders?"

Compared with the past, Kony is a different person now. After several months of tempering, Kony no longer has the original playful spirit.

The genes of the Vanderbilt family are not bad, but Vanderbilt himself has failed too much in family education.

Liang Yao picked up a pen and wrote down the word America in the blank space in the middle of the Jardine House name.

"You make two copies of this trademark, one to the California Patent and Trademark Office, and the other to the United States Patent and Trademark Office, and the trademark must be registered. There are also two copies of this power of attorney. "

Liang Yao handed over the trademark of Jardine America and the letter of authorization of the trademark to Kony.

Of course, Liang Yao knew what the Wu family was thinking, and he was not the kind of person who made wedding dresses for others.

The modern patent system in the United States started earlier than that in the United Kingdom. As early as 1787, the United States included patent protection, trademarks, and property rights protection into the Constitution. In the third year after the Constitution was promulgated, a special "Patent Law" was introduced.

The United States Patent and Trademark Office was established in 1802, while the United Kingdom officially established the Patent Office in 1852, which is next year.

The Wu family, who knew nothing about the laws of the American system, would have miscalculated if they had the idea of ​​using Liang Yao to help Jardine House open the United States.

"Is this the trademark of China Jardine House?"

Kony recognized the trademark Liang Yao gave him.

"Do you know the logo of Jardine House?" Liang Yao asked.

"Jardine House is also very famous in New York, but it is a famous brand recognized by nobles. Old Mr. Asta has been the agent of Jardine House for a while, but he has made a lot of money from it. You are the new boss of Jardine House. Agency?"

Kony returned to his seat with the trademark and trademark authorization letter handed to him by Liang Yao, and carefully copied the Jardine House trademark.

"I have already obtained the authorization of the trademark from Mr. Wu. As long as the trademark is registered, we are the owners of this brand." Liang Yao asked after taking a sip of water from the water glass on the desk.

"How is the merger of major companies into a group company going?"

(End of this chapter)