Daming 1805

Chapter 213 Before Tessie made the plane himself, Daming would not sell it to them

When Hubert walked from his office to the hall, he had already recalled it in his mind.

Guan Zhengping deliberately displayed the plane with great fanfare, intentionally and clearly reminding and warning himself.

It's not that I'm worried that I will deliberately make things difficult for them, but that I may have obtained Bernoulli's research progress.

What's more, they knew about Bernoulli's progress, so they deliberately came in advance to snatch the patent.

After all, Ming's patent has been approved for more than a year, even if he came to France after the armistice, he should have arrived a year ago.

Hubert worked in the patent office and had seen all kinds of similar things, but half of them would not be such a sensation.

Of course, the prerequisite for determining that Daming is the preemptive patent registration is that Bernoulli's plane can also fly normally.

So, after Hubert rushed to the scene, he first read the documents of Bernoulli and his son.

Then personally led people to follow Bernoulli and his son to verify the flight test of Bernoulli's flying machine.

The result came out soon. Although the plane of Bernoulli and his son was not as mature as Daming's, it could indeed fly.

Wheels are also installed, which can actively slide on the ground.

It's just that the distance required to take off is relatively long, and the flight is not particularly smooth, with a feeling of shaky.

But it does fly.

It can fly several meters off the ground, maintain altitude by itself, and slowly turn around.

Hubert confirmed his judgment.

Daming already had an airplane, but continued to keep the research secret to make the airplane more mature.

But they learned about the progress of Bernoulli's research, so they came here to register the French patent.

After confirming this judgment, Hubert became even more entangled.

After pondering for a few seconds, Hubert looked at Bernoulli and his son with a serious expression:
"Personally, I would like to believe that Mr Bernoulli completed the flying machine before today.

"But I can't issue the patent to you, because Daming's application is in compliance with the regulations."

Listening to Hubert's judgment, Daniel Bernoulli heaved a long sigh.

Daniel's son Christopher said a little excitedly:
"No, father, you can't just give up like this.

"Your Excellency, the Ming people are obviously here to preempt the patent registration.

"They must have snooped on our R&D progress, they may even have plagiarized our design!
"We should apply to the police station to participate in the investigation and find the person who stole the secret!"

Hubert actually has a heart for the Bernoulli family.

Although the Bernoulli family is a Swiss of Dutch origin, the main research results are used in France.

And whether Dutch or Swiss, everyone is Thai-Western.

But the reality can't be changed.

Hubert explained to Johannes with a sigh:

"Da Ming's aircraft is obviously also independently produced, and there is no need to plagiarize your designs.

"Because Daming's planes are obviously more mature than yours, and their planes can fly around Paris stably.

"All the citizens of Paris have seen it, can your plane do it?
"Actually, they showed us a certificate from the Ming Ministry of Industry, and they got the patent at the beginning of last year.

"But they claim that it was only because of the world war that they didn't come to Taixi to apply for a patent right away."

Christopher's eyes widened:

"I got the patent a year ago!"

Daniel Bernoulli sighed again:
"It's understandable, we used Daming's engine, the engine of Daming's one year ago, to make the experiment successful.

"Da Ming completed the flying machine experiment a year ago, of course it is completely normal, our loss is reasonable.

"So this is not a conventional illegal squatting, but just the right way to get a French patent."

Hubert was inexplicably aggrieved when he heard the words "come to get the French patent":

"Everything they do is completely legal, and they even use public displays to gain strong public perception insurance.

"Today's flying experiments will be in tomorrow's newspapers.

"It won't take long for the whole of France, and even the whole of Europa, to know that the Ming people invented the flying machine.

"Humans can fly as freely as birds without the help of huge balloons and airships.

"I can't fight against the cognition of all the people..."

Daniel's second son Johannes Bernoulli said aloud with some excitement:
"In any case, Daming must have obtained our research progress, this must be an act of espionage!

"By means of espionage, Ming took possession of important French patents, this can already be regarded as a diplomatic issue, right?

"Shouldn't the French government protest? Shouldn't it be defending its own honor and justice?"

Daniel Bernoulli also seemed to realize something, and cheered up again:
"Your Excellency, have you considered how useful the flying machine is?

"In addition to purely considering economic interests, there is more important military value, right?

"The manufacturing and use of flying machines are infinitely simpler than airships, which can make aerial reconnaissance and mere popularization.

"The fact that Ming obtained the French patent for flying machines is not just a diplomatic issue, but also a military issue.

"We can't get a French patent, so we can try to go to Prussia, Austria, or even the UK.

"But France's flying machine technology is completely controlled by Daming. Can His Majesty accept this result?"

Hubert understood the thoughts of Bernoulli and his son.

Hubert thinks what the father and son said makes sense.

This matter is not just a patent issue.

But you can’t get a French patent, so you want to go to the UK to try this kind of topic, you must first reply:
"Since Daming came to France to apply for a patent, how could you not have thought that you would go to other countries to apply for a patent?
"You can go to England and Prussia to try, maybe when you get there, the patent certificates will be issued there!

"Of course, I will temporarily control the patent approval and issuance procedures, and at the same time submit the relevant situation to the cabinet and diplomats.

"Leave it to His Majesty and the foreign ministers to discuss and decide. Please Mr. Bernoulli wait patiently for a few days."

Daniel Bernoulli nodded noncommittal:
"Okay, our application documents have been submitted to the French Patent Office, and we are waiting for the results of the French government.

"However, applying for a patent in France does not prevent us from applying in other countries. This is our right."

This time, Daniel didn't mention the UK, so Hubert didn't respond, and left directly with his own people and information.

Hubert returned to his office, immediately wrote a report, sent it to the diplomatic service, and applied for a visit to Foreign Secretary Talleyrand.

Hubert mentioned the role of flying machines in the military, and mentioned the judgment that Prince Dashi of Ming Dynasty came to preempt patent registration.

The relevant content was sensitive and critical enough that it was quickly sent to Talleyrand, and then Hubert met Talleyrand.

After Talleyrand asked about the cause and effect of the incident, he went to find the current French Prime Minister.

Fifth Duke of Richelieu, Armand-Emmanuel du Plessy.

Together they went to see King Louis XVI of France.

On the other side, noble servants and businessmen from various industries went to Chu Yuqiang's clothing store one after another.

Their purpose is of course to inquire about the technical authorization and sales of the aircraft.

Flying machines have always been a very popular research direction.

The purpose of airplanes has long been discussed, and I have imagined it many times.

Few people have realized the great potential of the aircraft.

There are even people who have been paying attention to various research institutions, planning to buy patents directly after the experiment is successful.

Now that the aircraft experiment has been successful, and it seems to be very mature, of course, it will not hesitate to get the authorization.

It doesn't matter whether the patent belongs to the Ming people, or to some French, or other Thai-Western people.

The difference is only the difficulty of obtaining patent authorization and the price to be paid is slightly different.

Prince Dashi of Ming Dynasty controls the patent, so there is no need to think about buying it out and exclusive ownership, and can only buy ordinary authorization.

And there will definitely be many competitors. The merchants and factories of Ming Dynasty are direct competitors, but business opportunities still exist.

More people simply want to buy an airplane directly.

Some want to use it for transportation, some want to use it for travel, and some are going to buy it back for experimentation and develop various derivative models and uses.

In addition, through Chu Yuqiang's plan to publicize clothing logos, he discovered a huge business opportunity in commercial promotion of aircraft.

Fly directly in the sky, and write the advertisement directly on the wing, so that everyone in Paris can see it.

Although the airship also has similar functions, the price of the airship is too expensive.

Hot air balloons are no longer topical, and the publicity effect is no longer good.

Moreover, airships and hot air balloons are far less convenient than airplanes.

As far as the simple structure of the plane is concerned, people with a certain net worth feel that they can afford it and use it.

Among these people, the highest status is Philip, the heir to the Duke of Orleans.

The Duke of Orleans personally requested that his son go in person.

Although the Duke of Orleans complained when he saw the plane, the Parisians had Ming's logo on their bodies and in the sky.

But that didn't stop him from making money with Daming's patents or products.

When Philip rushed to Chu Yuqiang's clothing store, several other businessmen and nobles had already arrived.

As soon as I entered the door, I heard a noisy sound.

The deputy store manager from Daming sat on the desk inside and flipped through the ledger.

A few very handsome French boy waiters responded to these servants of merchants and nobles outside:

"I'm sorry, shopkeeper Chu is not in the shop."

"The shopkeeper Chu told me when he went out that he won't come back today."

"If you want to visit, you can wait until the day after tomorrow."

"The aircraft patent matter is the responsibility of Daming Airlines, not the clothing company."

"If you want to have custom-made clothes, you can go to register and queue up."

"Come back if you don't need it."

"We are a clothing business, not selling airplanes and patents."

"We don't know anything about Daming Airlines either. You can go back and wait for the latest news."

In fact, these problems, the businessmen basically understand that although the clothes and airplanes are both the industries of Prince Dashi, they fall on both sides and most of them are not in the same system.

It's just that they couldn't find where the person who made the plane was.

I only know that there are clothing logos on the wings of the plane, so I came to the clothing business to inquire about the news.

These waiters didn't know the inside story at all, they just comforted and rejected them according to Chu Yuqiang's arrangement.

In fact, even if they approached Chu Yuqiang directly, they would have no way to directly obtain the aircraft order and authorization.

Because Hubert and Bernoulli and his sons guessed correctly, the Ming people came to preempt the patent registration.

What sales plan, what parts supply chain, and even the company that handles the business, are completely unprepared.

Until the Taixi people figured out the plane themselves, Da Ming would not sell them the plane, and he didn't even intend to let them know.

Now that the Taixi people have produced an airplane, the only task of Chu Yuqiang and Guan Zhengping is to push for the patent as soon as possible.

As for sales, we have to put it later.

So Chu Yuqiang and Guan Zhengping, the two big shopkeepers, went straight to the Palace of Versailles after leaving the Paris City Hall.

Guan Zhengping knew that this patent was not easy to obtain, and the intention to grab the patent was easy to be discovered.

Going to the upper-level route now is to put things on the table and go directly to the bottom line of the French high-level.

Don't argue with people who don't have decision-making power at the grassroots level.

(End of this chapter)