After a while, Zhong Jinwei looked up at Emperor Chongzhen and said with a little hesitation: "Your Majesty, how about liberalizing the cement production technology and allowing the private sector to produce cement. In this way, the cement production will be greatly improved.
With a big increase, the cost should also be reduced a lot, making it affordable for ordinary people."
When Wen Tiren heard this, he frowned. He didn't expect that Zhongxing Hou had just such an idea. Cement was invented only a little more than a year ago, and the court made a lot of money from it. But if the dividends of cement were gone, the government's finances would be in ruins.
Your income will be significantly reduced.
"Marquis Zhongxing, I'm afraid this is wrong, the court is still counting on the cement money!" Wen Tiren reminded.
Although cement was invented by Marquis Zhongxing, it has been donated to the imperial court and has generated huge profits. Until now, the supply exceeds demand, and it is mainly used by the imperial court to build cement roads, and is sometimes used as a treasure as a reward.
For the use of envoys from various countries or princes and ministers.
If such a high-end and high-end product were to be released for free to the private sector, there would be many problems in all aspects.
Emperor Chongzhen did not agree very much, and frowned and said nothing. However, he understood Zhong Jinwei, and since he said so, he had his reason. Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen waited for Zhong Jinwei's explanation.
Zhong Jinwei listened to Wen Tiren's question and knew that this was common sense and he could understand it.
So, he turned to Wen Tiren and explained to him carefully: "Mr. Wen, what I say is well-founded. Please listen to my analysis."
Wen Tiren nodded, said nothing, and just looked at Zhong Jinwei.
"First, cement production actually does not have much technical content. Now many places have begun to build cement plants to build cement roads locally. As the scale of production expands, although there are confidentiality measures, it will inevitably be leaked over time.
How do you go out and produce this cement?"
When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he immediately remembered that in addition to the cement factory in the capital, there were also cement factories built in Zhangjiakou, Shanhaiguan, Jinzhou, Shaanxi, Xichuan, Nanjing and other places.
More cement plants will be built in the future. Not to mention Zhang Tongchang's memorial, there are already a lot of previous memorials requesting the construction of cement roads, and I have not even approved them.
The more craftsmen involved in cement production, the greater the possibility of leaks, which is indeed a problem.
Emperor Chongzhen thought of this and looked at Zhong Jinwei helplessly as he continued to speak.
"Second, there is no need to elaborate on the benefits of cement. Let's just talk about cement roads. If all the roads in the thirteen provinces of the Ming Dynasty were built with cement roads, not only would the transportation be much more convenient, but it would also have an important role in promoting the economy of the Ming Dynasty.
role, and kindergarten schools can be launched across the country immediately to provide talents for tomorrow."
Universal education for all people has reached a consensus before and received considerable attention. It would be best if all people could be literate in the Ming Dynasty as soon as possible.
Especially Wen Tiren. He is old. If he could see this grand event in his lifetime, it would be one less regret. Therefore, when he heard this, he was a little moved.
"Third, even if it is transferred to the private sector to produce cement on its own, the court can still collect money..."
Before Zhong Jinwei finished speaking, he was interrupted by Emperor Chongzhen who was a little surprised. He quickly asked: "Master Zhong, how do you collect money?"
If we can let the private sector produce cement and expand its production capacity, while the court can receive money and reduce the possibility of a financial crisis, that would be the best solution.
Zhong Jinwei looked at Emperor Chongzhen and understood what he was thinking. He smiled and explained to him: "Your Majesty, there is a law in my hometown called the Patent Law. It stipulates that whoever invents something or has any new technology can declare patent rights to the court.
, once it is confirmed, whoever produces this kind of thing or uses this new technology in the future will have to pay a certain amount of patent money to the inventor. This has two advantages."
"What two benefits?" Emperor Chongzhen stared at Zhong Jinwei and asked.
The emergence of new terms was taken for granted by Emperor Chongzhen and Wen Tiren, who knew the origin of Zhong Jinwei.
"First, it can encourage inventors to avoid cherishing their knowledge and share good things without worrying about teaching their apprentices and starving the master."
When Zhong Jinwei was explaining, he looked at Wen Tiren and found that he was also listening attentively, so he continued: "Second, if new inventions are continuously invented and promoted throughout the Ming Dynasty, they can benefit the whole country as soon as possible.
All the people of the Ming Dynasty, just like this cement, can be popularized as soon as possible, and no longer have to worry about production capacity and related funds."
"Yes, Master Zhong's patent law is a good way to solve the current problem!" After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen excitedly slapped the royal table and cheered loudly.
But Wen Tiren had a problem. He still frowned and asked: "Marquis Zhongxing, if the people know how to produce cement and they produce it privately, how can the court investigate and deal with these factories that have not paid the money?"
Zhong Jinwei turned to him and replied without hesitation: "It's very simple. As long as you pay the money, they will be issued a production license. The local government only needs to check whether they have this production license, and they will know whether the manufacturer has the production license."
Qualifications."
This operation is simple. Wen Tiren nodded and his brows relaxed.
But Zhong Jinwei was not particularly happy. He turned to Emperor Chongzhen and poured cold water on his excitement: "Your Majesty, there are still difficulties in implementing the patent law now."
When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he was stunned for a moment, and his high mood immediately dropped: "Master Zhong, what's the difficulty?"
Just now Zhong Jinwei did not mention the patent law directly, but thought of some difficulties. He introduced it to Emperor Chongzhen: "The Ming Dynasty has a very wide territory, and there will be difficulties in the identification and protection of the patent law. Unlike Chen's hometown, you can do it directly at home.
When you declare a patent, other places across the country can see it and know whether the invention has been patented."
Both Emperor Chongzhen and Wen Tiren generally knew about the communications of later generations. For example, they had seen Zhong Jinwei's mobile phone with their own eyes, not to mention things like airplanes. Therefore, the two of them did not exclaim that they could declare something at home.
Question, it saved Zhong Jinwei a lot of saliva.
"The second reason, and the most important reason, is how to prevent these patents from being spread. I am referring to the fact that they are spread outside the Ming Dynasty. This is the key."
In this era, there is no such thing as an international court that can be used for international disputes. It is conceivable that if the patent law is implemented and new technologies become popular among the people, they will inevitably spread.
Whether it is a traitor who actively sells it or a foreigner who actively steals it, it is something that cannot be guarded against.