When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he thought that by doing this, he would be benefiting foreigners in vain. He immediately refused, frowning into a "Chuan", and said with a little helplessness: "Master Zhong, isn't this patent law?
Has it become useless?"
Before Zhong Jinwei could answer, Wen Tiren on the side also shook his head and expressed his opinion: "If there are no good measures to prevent people from other countries from getting benefits in vain, it is better not to use this patent law."
Emperor Chongzhen turned to look at Wen Tiren, nodded slightly, and agreed with his statement.
"The reason why I didn't mention the patent law right away was because I was thinking about this solution." Zhong Jinwei grinned slightly, and then told Emperor Chongzhen.
"Oh, Master Zhong, have you come up with any ideas?" Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but asked in surprise when he saw the smile on Zhong Jinwei's face.
Wen Tiren also behaved in the same way and was looking forward to Zhongxing Hou's answer because he thought about it secretly for a while and couldn't think of a more feasible method.
Zhong Jinwei nodded, still smiling and said: "I have thought of two ways, one to solve the short-term problem, and the other is a long-term solution."
Wen Tiren was a little surprised when he heard that Zhongxing Hou had come up with two methods. He asked before Emperor Chongzhen: "Zhongxing Hou, what is your idea? Please tell me quickly."
Seeing that both of them were looking forward to it, Zhong Jinwei did not immediately express his thoughts, but first reminded him: "But let me explain first, these two methods are not perfect. They are only mentioned for your Majesty and Mr. Wen's reference.
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Emperor Chongzhen was a little speechless and quickly urged Zhong Jinwei: "Master Zhong, I know this, please tell me and listen."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Zhong Jinwei agreed and then got to the point.
"The short-term solution is not to fully liberalize the production of cement. That is to say, cement manufacturers will have their qualifications reviewed and production will only be allowed if they meet the conditions stipulated by the court. In this way, the occurrence of leaks can be slowed down."
After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen and Wen Tiren felt that this was a temporary solution.
"For some technologies that have a relatively large impact, the qualifications for manufacturers to apply for use will be more stringent. In other words, the patent law applies to a hierarchical confidentiality system."
When Zhong Jinwei said this, he thought for a while and added: "In my hometown, the system is also like this."
When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he realized that later generations would do the same.
Wen Tiren was more concerned about another solution. After seeing Zhong Jinwei talking about the first solution, he stopped talking and waited for Emperor Chongzhen to express his opinion. He couldn't help but interrupt and asked: "Marquis Zhongxing, what about the long-term solution?
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Emperor Chongzhen was about to comment, but upon hearing Wen Tiren's words, he immediately changed his words and said, "Yes, Master Zhong, let me tell you another way."
Since the two bosses made such a request, Zhong Jinwei continued: "The second way is to include the country in the Ming Dynasty's patent laws."
"This..." After hearing this, Wen Tiren wanted to say but couldn't speak. It felt too weird.
It would make sense if foreigners were allowed to abide by the laws of the Ming Dynasty within the territory of the Ming Dynasty. But the situation under discussion is that people steal the patents and produce them in their own country. How to control this?
Emperor Chongzhen was also full of doubts like Wen Tiren. He asked Zhong Jinwei: "Master Zhong, what kind of inclusion method is this?"
Zhong Jinwei knew that both of them would have questions. After all, this was something that had never happened in ancient times.
Therefore, when Emperor Chongzhen asked about the exit, he replied calmly: "It is to let other countries come to Ming Dynasty to apply for patents and ensure that their countries will not infringe the patents protected by Ming Dynasty Patent Law."
Emperor Chongzhen was speechless. After a while, he asked Zhong Jinwei: "Will they come?"
He felt incredible, he was a fool! But the idea came from the mouth of Marquis Zhongxing, and Emperor Chongzhen felt that there was something else he had not thought of.
Sure enough, Zhong Jinwei kept his expression unchanged and explained to him: "Why don't you come? Just give him enough benefits!"
Having said that, Wen Tiren still had questions, and immediately asked Zhong Jinwei: "Marquis Zhongxing, how can we give them enough benefits? If we give them to Ming Dynasty, won't we suffer a loss?"
When Zhong Jinwei heard this, he looked at Wen Tiren and saw that he still had a puzzled look on his face, so he explained to him: "Of course Ming Dynasty cannot suffer a loss, it must only be a win-win situation."
"Master Zhong, don't answer each question one by one, but explain your thoughts in one breath, all the way to the end!" Emperor Chongzhen became anxious and demanded immediately.
When Zhong Jinwei heard this, he couldn't pour water anymore, so forget it, and obeyed Emperor Chongzhen.
So, he faced Emperor Chongzhen and began to explain in detail: "Your Majesty, the richest country in the world is undoubtedly our Ming Dynasty. There is no doubt about this. All countries want to be like the Ming Dynasty.
Business, make a lot of money back from Ming Dynasty. To use a saying from Chen’s hometown, Ming Dynasty is the largest market in the world.”
"Your Majesty, think about it, even if they only earn a penny per person, how much money will they earn if there are billions of people in Ming Dynasty?"
Zhong Jinwei habitually started teasing Emperor Chongzhen and Wen Tiren again, but he immediately remembered that he should finish his words at once this time, so he quickly continued: "As long as other countries abide by Ming Dynasty's patent law and apply for patents in Ming Dynasty, that's fine.
Allow Ming merchants to use this patent and give them money."
"For example, if glass was invented by North Korea and came to Ming Dynasty to apply for a patent. Then Ming merchants produced glass, and for every ten taels of silver sold, the Ming court received 10%, the merchants received 40%, and North Korea received 50%.
It is up to the North Korean officials to decide how much the person who invented glass in North Korea gets."
When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he couldn't help it and questioned: "Master Zhong, wouldn't it be true that the person who invented glass suffered a big loss and had so much profit divided, so he would come to Ming Dynasty to apply for a patent?"
As soon as he finished asking, he remembered Zhong Jinwei's previous analogy and couldn't help but think deeply.
"Your Majesty, this is easy to compare. Due to population and wealth, the inventor could only sell ten pieces of glass in North Korea and get one hundred taels of silver; but he could sell one hundred pieces of glass in Ming Dynasty and get the highest share in the end.
It’s five hundred taels of silver. In the final analysis, this is the advantage that our market in Ming Dynasty is large enough and our purchasing power is strong enough.”
"In this way, the Ming Dynasty made money, the court made money, and the inventor made money. By the way, the people of Ming Dynasty also had more products to choose from. In other words, doing this is good for everyone, so why not
Not for it!"
After Zhong Jinwei finished speaking, Emperor Chongzhen and Wen Tiren did not speak immediately, but thought about it carefully. After a while, they unanimously agreed: "Good idea!"
Unexpectedly, after hearing this, Zhong Jinwei added: "Actually, there are some indirect benefits, which are also good."