Great Tang princess

Chapter 758 Business Cooperation
When the so-called patent law was put forward, Wu Zetian couldn't help asking: "This strategy sounds good, but is it a bit over the top?"

"Aniang, this is to protect the rights and interests of the original author." Li Yuechen replied, "Otherwise, in the future, the newly made things will be used casually by others. Who would want to continue to research and develop?"

If it was in the past, it would not be a thing if no one was engaged in research and development, and no one cared.

But now, since Li Yuechen invented so many useful things, no one dares to continue to say that.

Doesn't it look like the aristocratic families outside now treat the craftsmen in their own village a lot better?

Now everyone knows the importance of research and development. Once a useful gadget is made, it may really change the times.

Invisibly, the status of the Ministry of Industry in the imperial court has improved a lot.

In fact, in the past, among the six ministries, the Ministry of Industry had the lowest status.

The head of the Ministry of Industry, who is also a minister, feels inferior in front of others.

However, it is different now, and the court's attitude towards the Ministry of Industry has changed a lot.

This kind of change may be difficult to see at once, it is an invisible and slow change.

Now, looking back, you can find that Li Yuechen's changes to the country have gone deep into every aspect.

Li Xian nodded in agreement: "That's true. With this patent law, maybe there will be people who specialize in inventions for a living in the future."

Such a policy can guarantee the rights and interests of inventors, and it is equivalent to eliminating some worries.

"In this case, you can go back and discuss this matter with Xuancheng." Wu Zetian said, taking a sip of tea.

It has to be said that the current Wu Zetian has indeed less and less management of the government.

Most of the matters have been handed over to Prince Li Xian, who is overseeing the country, and only some special matters will be personally intervened.

As for her daughter, she doesn't understand most things, and she doesn't care about them at all.

Now it is basically tantamount to completely delegating power, and this phenomenon has somewhat relieved many people in the court.

At least Li Xian's position as the crown prince is now firmly established. The only variable is Princess Taiping.

Except for Shangguan Wan'er, there is no young man in the current cabinet, and their thinking is still in the previous era.

In their view, Princess Taiping holds military power, is smart, and has high prestige. Under such circumstances, it is completely impossible for her not to be interested in the throne!

To this day, many people still think that Princess Taiping's lack of interest in the throne is due to her lack of filial piety.

Once the emperor dies, it will definitely be another Xuanwumen package.

In fact, there is nothing wrong with them thinking so, after all, since ancient times, the struggle for power and profit has always been like this.

It is difficult for people who have not seen the future to look at problems with future thinking.

However, Li Yuechen has never paid attention to these issues. As long as these ministers work honestly and don't cause trouble for the court, they can think whatever they want.

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A week later, a new batch of wool material was put on Taiping cloth pile.

There was nothing unusual about this at first, but the low price instantly attracted the attention of the whole city.

"How much?" A young man in a long robe looked at his family in a good condition and asked in disbelief with his eyes wide open.

The salesman of the cloth pile replied with certainty: "Three hundred Wen!"

"Three hundred Kaiyuan Tongbao, one horse?" The young man opened his eyes wide and asked in disbelief.

In this era, a piece of cloth is almost one foot long and one meter wide.

The salesperson nodded: "That's right!"

The young man still didn't seem to understand: "Is this pure wool material? It's only [-] Wen per horse?"

"That's right!" The salesperson on the opposite side nodded tirelessly, indicating that it was the price.

"Wouldn't it be 30 yuan instead of banknotes?" The young man was still incredulous.

In fact, this price is not too cheap. In terms of purchasing power, one hundred yuan now has almost the purchasing power of sixty-seven thousand yuan in the future.

But it also depends on who it is for. This price is already a terrifying jumping price for the middle class and above.

For ordinary people, expensive is still expensive, but it is no problem to grit your teeth and buy a horse to make a piece of clothing for your children all year round.

Such news quickly spread throughout the city, and in less than a week, the gate of the Taiping cloth pile was crowded with people.

Everyone came over to buy this incredible cheap wool.

Although it is summer now and I don't need it, it would be nice to buy such a cheap material and make it into clothes at the end of the year.

Others made up their minds almost subconsciously and planned to buy in large quantities.

In order to prevent people from being second-hand dealers, Li Yuechen immediately started the purchase restriction policy.

Seeing this familiar operation, many people think of all the signs when the sun-dried salt craft came out.

Many businessmen with deep backgrounds immediately began to inquire through their connections, and the matter of wanting to know if it was salt was about to be staged again.

These people have also learned their lesson now, and they will not make rash judgments until they find out the truth of the matter.

As a result, many guests came to the princess mansion, and they all came to drink tea and chat with the princess.

This was the case when Sun Salt first came out, and many people asked straight to the point if the princess had researched a way to reduce the price of fabrics.

Faced with these people's inquiries, Li Yuechen couldn't help but smile. Sure enough, the wisdom of human beings cannot be underestimated.

Now they have been able to think of the key issues.

However, Li Yuechen didn't explain to them one by one, but took some time to get them together, planning to hold a product launch event.

Half a month later, at the end of May, before the opening of the Great Week Super League, Li Yuechen also invited many people from wealthy families to the Princess Mansion to hold a product launch event.

These people come from different extended families from all over the country, all of which run fabric businesses.

And the people in the collateral line of the family who are in charge of doing business also come to visit as entourages.

So many people suddenly came to the usually quiet Princess Mansion, which made a group of people feel uncomfortable and busy with arrangements.

In the courtyard of the mansion, there is a dark loom standing at this moment.

Unlike traditional manual looms, most of this machine is made of metal, and there are not many places where wood is used.

Everyone formed a circle and watched the middle-aged woman sitting in front of the loom operate the machine.

Unlike traditional looms, there is no shuttle in sight on this loom.

As long as someone pulls the pull ring next to it, there will be a "snap", a black shadow will flash, and the shuttle will pass from left to right, so fast that the eyes can't see it.

At the same time, when the pedal is stepped on, the positions of the upper and lower rows of wires are instantly exchanged.

At this time, another pedal is stepped on, and the comb-like thing will slam forward, making the woven fabric tighter.

At this time, just repeat the above operation again, it's that simple!
Seeing the inch-long fabric that came out in just a short while, everyone present couldn't help but widen their eyes.

This efficiency is really terrifying. With such a machine, it's no wonder that the woolen cloth dares to sell so cheaply.

It is simply the means of the gods, one machine is comparable to the amount of weaving ten people can do in a day.

I don't know how much the cost has been reduced. Even if you sell it for 30 yuan a horse, you can still make some money.

It was clearly midsummer, but many people had a layer of cold sweat on their heads.

Not only the panic of this machine, but also the fear of its inventor, Princess Taiping.

"Your Highness, this machine...is too powerful, let me wait..."

"Don't worry, it's impossible to call you over today just to have a look, right?" Li Yuechen said with a smile.

When everyone heard this, they immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

Think about it too, if you call them here today just to show off, it would be a proper way to spread hatred.

It is absolutely impossible for the princess to be such a smart person.

So they all fell silent, waiting for her explanation.

Li Yuechen said slowly: "You all have a textile business at home. I called you here today to explain. This new loom can be sold to you."

Hearing that it could be sold to them, everyone's eyes lit up for a moment.

"The price of this machine is only 1 yuan per machine, which is one hundred guan!" Having said that, Li Yuechen raised a finger.

It sounds a bit expensive at first glance, but most of the people here are businessmen, and cost accounting has become an instinct.

It is absolutely impossible for this machine to be used for one year. If it is used for a long enough period, then the price is really not expensive.

"In addition, I promise you that the machine will be guaranteed for free for three years." Li Yuechen added at the end.

According to the bigwigs from the Academy of Engineering, under normal circumstances, there is absolutely no problem with this machine for five years.

And this was actually tested by Li Yuechen.

She made the loom a long time ago, but it has been kept in the palace all the time, and outsiders don't know about it.

If nothing else, these machines have a service life of about ten years.

As for ten years later?The second-generation machine is about to be made, and they can replace it with a new one.

After asking a few questions carefully, everyone understood what the free warranty meant.

That is to say, within three years, if it is normally damaged, it will be repaired for free, and if it cannot be repaired, it will be replaced with a new one.

But it is also said here that it is normal damage, once it is found to be man-made, it will be ignored.

This new machine must be incomprehensible to anyone other than the people from the Engineering Academy. It is not easy to check out the artificial damage.

Thinking of this, people from these powerful families couldn't help but nodded to each other, thinking that this business could still be done.

There are also a lot of craftsmen raised in my own farm, so take it back and let them study it, just in case...

"By the way, in addition to the machine itself, you all need to pay me another patent royalty every year!" Li Yuechen continued.

Everyone was dumbfounded when they heard a term they had never heard of.

One of them asked: "Your Highness, what is this patent royalty?"

Everyone around nodded, hoping she could give an explanation.

"This machine was invented by me, and it is the crystallization of my wisdom. The so-called patent refers to the inventor's property right over his own work..."

Listening to Li Yuechen's explanation, many people frowned.

Doesn't this mean that even if the craftsman in his family learns this kind of thing and makes it by himself, he still has to pay her a sum of money?

After figuring this out, many people immediately turned ugly.

If it weren't for her status as a royal princess, I'm afraid she couldn't help but rant on the spot.

How could anyone do such a thing?
The machine I made myself, do I have to pay you to use it?

Is there any reason?
Many people think that this princess has gone too far over the years. She opened a shop to make money and competed with the people for profit when she was young.

That's fine, after all, all the aristocratic families do this, and the royal family, as the most powerful aristocratic family, is understandable for doing so.

But this patent fee is almost equivalent to stealing money, and the royal family can't be unreasonable, right?

Looking at the gloomy faces of many people, Li Yuechen didn't care at all, and continued to explain: "This method is to protect the interests of the inventors. After all, if the hard work that I have spent many years is stolen by others at will, wouldn't I be unwilling to do it in the future?" Invented something new?"

Even though it is said so, many people still feel somewhat uncomfortable.

One of them was a little unconvinced and asked: "May I ask your highness, if one day your subordinates also develop a new utensil, if your highness wants to use it, will you also give this patent fee to your subordinates?"

"Naturally!" Li Yuechen nodded, "I just said it, this is to protect the interests of the inventor, not someone else."

Hearing what she said, many people gradually relaxed their frowning brows.

Don't worry about scarcity but inequality. If only princesses do this, they will naturally feel upset.

But if the whole world is like this, if you think about it carefully, it is not unacceptable.

There are so many people in this world, there will always be a few geniuses, maybe the next one will be born in my own home?
Since the whole world must abide by it, let's do it like this. Although it is somewhat uncomfortable, there is no reason to refute it.

"In addition, my palace is currently mainly making woolen fabrics. You can work hard on other materials such as hemp and silk to avoid meaningless competition among colleagues..." Li Yuechen also gave them a science popularization. What a solid business knowledge.

These words made many people nod repeatedly, feeling that what the princess said made sense.

After all, after the loom comes out, their respective markets will expand a lot, so it's better to discuss it and try to avoid meaningless competition.

Everyone who came here today had complicated faces, but after a day of communication, everyone had a smile on their faces.

In the evening, Li Yuechen invited them to dinner at the Princess Mansion, and everyone was smiling, as if celebrating the New Year.

For them, today they not only bought high-efficiency machines, but also learned a lot of fresh knowledge.

At the same time, they couldn't help but sigh in their hearts. No matter in terms of personal force or intelligence, this His Highness was worthy of saying that there was no one before and no one in the future.

Thousands of years later, when people read the history books, she must be the brightest star in this era!
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