Daming 1805

Chapter 217 The Aviation Era of Ming Dynasty

Zhu Jingyuan was silent for a long time after receiving Chu Yuqiang's report.

It wasn't because of France's reaction. France's reaction was within Zhu Jingyuan's expectations.

As for what Prince Shire did, Zhu Jingyuan didn't care at all.

What surprised Zhu Jingyuan was Chu Yuqiang's thoughts.

The artisan who dug out by himself is simply a business genius.

Taking advantage of the aircraft experiment, the advertisement was hung on the wing.

You can also imitate it yourself.

Due to Bernoulli's breakthrough in aircraft research and development, Zhu Jingyuan had to start laying out aircraft patents in Europe and America.

Now that Taixi is able to produce aircraft, the civil aircraft market in Ming Dynasty should also be gradually opened up.

After a year of preparation, the Ministry of Industry and the two aviation industry leaders are also ready.

So Zhu Jingyuan wrote three reports and sent them to his father, the Ministry of Industry, and his own Daming Airlines respectively.

Remind my father that the Ming government and related companies can open the aviation industry to the local people.

Special flight training schools can be opened, and related majors can be opened in craftsmen schools.

Of course, the aircraft registration has to be done, whether it belongs to the Ministry of Industry or Taipusi, let my father decide.

Remind the Ministry of Industry that the proposed regulations and standards for the aviation industry can be disclosed, and the Aviation Industry Association has been formally established.

The initial members of the Aviation Industry Association are the Ministry of Industry Factory, Royal Flying Machine Company, and Daming Aviation.

Relevant regulations are carried out in accordance with the arrangements that I discussed at the beginning.

Remind your own airlines that they can start promoting their aircraft in the main cities of Ming Dynasty.

In addition to the original plan, the names of the Aviation Industry Association and Daming Airlines can be sprayed on the wings during publicity.

Fly publicity in local cities where branch offices, factories, and airports have been built.

After writing, I added some details, marked the key points, and asked Dian Bu to send the telegram.

Thus, a new era officially kicked off.

Chu Yuqiang only conducted a volley publicity in Paris once, with only the simplest flying machine.

And the propaganda in Daming is not just a city, not just an airplane, and not just an experimental model.

On the same day, in Jingshi New City, Tianjin Wei, Jinan, Suzhou, Songjiang, Guangzhou, Fuzhou, Xi'an, Kaifeng, Chengdu, and Chongqing.

Different types of flying machines began to appear in the skies of several major cities in the Ming Dynasty.

At least two at a time, sometimes three or four, fly by less crowded places.

Although the aircraft are relatively mature, it is still necessary to consider safety as much as possible.

Consider the safety of the aircraft, and also consider the impact on the ground when the aircraft crashes.

Therefore, they will not fly to crowded places where they cannot hide.

This is also one of the basic flight specifications formulated by the Aviation Industry Association.

These ranged from slow, smooth-flying biplanes to twin-engine mid-size transport aircraft.

Some are fast monoplane combat aircraft, and there are large passenger aircraft that can carry multiple people.

In places near lakes, rivers, and coasts, seaplanes also take off, land, and fly.

The flying machine itself has a very high topicality, and with the support of official forces, the related heat exploded immediately.

The news quickly spread to the citizens and merchant groups, and quickly spread throughout the north and south of the Ming Dynasty.

Of course, the names hung on the wings of the plane, and the most conspicuous font size, immediately became a hot topic.

Many businessmen with nimble brains and a keen sense of smell immediately went to look for these places.

They found it really quickly.

The Ministry of Industry and the two aerospace companies have been preparing for more than half a year.

The Ministry of Industry is responsible for the formation of local offices of aviation industry associations and the organization of basic aircraft pilot training schools.

The Royal Flying Machine Company and Daming Aviation are responsible for the production, sales and publicity in various places.

At the end of February in the first year of Ankang, the factories and personnel who had been guarded for more than half a year officially showed up.

In Jingshi New Town, a group of businessmen approached the offices of two airlines to inquire about purchasing aircraft and training.

"Currently, the aircraft sold to the private sector is temporarily only comprehensive civil aircraft and small transport aircraft with less than five passengers, including seaplanes and landplanes.

"Comprehensive civil small aircraft is the main product, with a maximum engine power of 64 horsepower, a maximum range of 150 kilometers, and a maximum speed of [-] kilometers per hour.

"It can take up to two people, and can carry goods under [-] kilograms.

"It can be used for flight learning and training, for simple aerial advertising campaigns, for flight experience activities within a certain range, and for short-distance travel.

"Buying an aircraft requires completing the registration procedures of the aircraft itself, and flying an aircraft requires training to obtain a driver's license and flying within the prescribed altitude and range.

"To operate related businesses, you need to apply for a license from the Aviation Industry Association.

"The Aviation Industry Association sponsored by the Ministry of Industry, Royal Flying Machinery Company, and Daming Airlines have all set up special pilot training schools, welcome to sign up for learning.

"Meanwhile, Daming Airlines has launched air travel services in pilot regions.

"Shuntian Prefecture, Yingtian Prefecture, Suzhou Prefecture, Kaifeng Prefecture, Xi'an Prefecture, Wuchang Prefecture, Fuzhou Prefecture, and Guangzhou Prefecture, where the distance between the two adjacent cities on the map is within [-] kilometers, have already opened flights, and the one-way trip only takes two Hours!"

Few types of aircraft have just begun to be sold, and there are restrictions on engine power and use.

However, in civil aircraft, except for large and medium-sized transport aircraft and passenger aircraft, it does not need too much power.

Large and medium-sized technology and transport aircraft are temporarily operated exclusively by the Royal Consortium and Daming Airlines.

The power and function requirements of ordinary aircraft stipulated by Ming Dynasty are basically based on the upper limit that Taixi can achieve.

This power has met the needs of civilian use, and the businessman does not feel that there is anything wrong with this.

Some businessmen are interested in buying airplanes, but many more are interested in flights.

The distance of [-] to [-] kilometers, before the train appeared, required several days of walking, but after the train was available, it was shortened to one day.

Now it has been shortened to two hours again. This efficiency has shocked the businessmen.

Many people are amazed by the capabilities of the aircraft, and more people consider the impact on business.

After the relevant news spread, more people came to consult and consider buying a plane, learning to fly, and flying.

Those who participate in and consult these businesses are rich people, people who have made a lot of money in the past year.

And among those who made more money, some of them also began to consider "building" aircraft when they decided to buy an airplane.

In Songjiang Fucheng, several businessmen found the office of the Aviation Industry Association together to inquire about setting up an aircraft factory.

"Anyone who wants to obtain production authorization and participate in the operation of the aviation industry can apply to join the Aviation Industry Association.

"Through AIA, all the core patents needed to produce an aircraft can be licensed at once.

"The total authorization fee depends on the situation, but it will not exceed [-]% of the selling price of the aircraft."

Hearing these introductions, the merchants did not respond.

[-]% of the licensing fee is relatively high at present, but it is also a ratio that everyone has seen before.

For an epoch-making thing like an airplane, [-]% of the authorization fee is also acceptable.

However, with the introduction of the staff, the feelings of these businessmen began to change rapidly.

Soon I began to feel that this fee was not high at all, but very low, almost a free gift ratio.

Because they found that the [-]% of the authorization fee was too much to get.

Because the airplane is a new invention, it is a new technology from the beginning to the end.

More importantly, the Ministry of Industry and the two major airlines, in the course of the past year, have accumulated a large number of patents in the aviation industry according to the large number of drawings and tips left by Zhu Jingyuan last year.

The aircraft manufacturing and control methods, the different uses of the aircraft itself, and all the accessories and raw materials of the aircraft cover all aspects of the aviation industry.

In the original history, the design was slowly accumulated over decades, and it was produced within one year.

These patents are not so much patents as a complete design and production instructions.

With the explanatory documents of these patents, you will know how to design and produce aircraft.

Moreover, the airplanes produced are all very mature in function and can be directly used in various industries.

So this is actually a technical fee, not just a few patent fees.

If these patents are really sold as patents, if they are sold separately, the price will have to double.

Manufacturers who want to participate in the business, even if they only purchase relatively important patents, rely on fooling and circumventing small patents.

Even if each major patent licensing fee is 5.00% of the sales price, the total fee will exceed 100%.

Then there is no way to collect patent fees according to the selling price, and more than half of the manufacturing cost is patent fees.

Now, after replacing the [-]% authorization fee with the complete technology transfer fee, the price is very low.

Therefore, the Aviation Industry Association requires that all authorized companies must join the Aviation Industry Association.

During the process of R&D and production, new aviation-related patents accumulated will be automatically reverse-licensed to the Aviation Industry Association.

This request is very overbearing, but according to Zhu Jingyuan's instructions, this authorization is not free.

If the corresponding patent is authorized separately in the future, the invention company will directly receive [-]% of the authorization fee.

If the patent passes a comprehensive review and confirms that it has a certain necessity, it will be added to the overall authorized patent pool.

The Invention Company would then be able to receive a share of the licensing fees from all new aircraft produced.

The Aviation Industry Association is equivalent to a patent sharing platform. Whoever provides more patents will get more share.

Encourage relevant companies to create new technologies in the production process.

Most of the patents in the hands of the association now belong to Zhu Jingyuan, and Zhu Jingyuan has made a promise.

The authorization fee that you share can be refunded according to the sales volume, up to [-]% of the fee can be refunded.

In other words, the minimum cost of this complete technology transfer is only [-]% of the selling price.

This is really low enough to be regarded as a free gift in this era.

As for the countries in Thailand and the West, the patents Zhu Jingyuan applied for, including the aircraft itself, only have the most basic control patents.

That is to ensure that the aircraft can fly and can fly according to the pilot's simple instructions.

Other details and functional patents are all gone.

Zhu Jingyuan will not apply for those detailed patents, which will not affect the amount of patent fees he obtains.

The patent authorization fee itself has a potential upper limit, that is, it cannot disrupt the market as required by the laws of various countries.

That is to say, the price should not be too high. The specific high is not very accurate, and usually cannot exceed [-]% of the total selling price.

The invention patent of Zhu Jingyuan's aircraft itself, together with the supporting basic control patents, is enough to win the [-]% licensing fee.

If I go to European and American countries to apply for more detailed design patents, I will not get a higher authorization fee, which is equivalent to sending technology to European and American countries for free.

Then it's better not to sell it at all, let the Westerners explore by themselves, and get those patents by themselves.

In all parts of Ming Dynasty, among the businessmen who inquired about the threshold of the aviation industry, those who really had the strength to set up aircraft manufacturing plants decided to join the Federation of Aviation Industries and enter the aviation industry market within a few days.

The prospects of this market do not need to be specifically described by others. They can see huge prospects with a little investigation and judgment.

They can also see the full support of the Ming Dynasty's Ministry of Industry and the Royal Consortium, as well as an airline company led by a prince, for this industry.

There is no chance of losing money in an industry that has this kind of support, so many businessmen quickly decide to jump in.

However, it is not so easy for them to join and obtain all authorizations and technical documents.

They need to pass the review of the Aviation Industry Association and determine that they belong to reliable and powerful Ming merchants.

Only after signing the technical confidentiality and sales guarantee can they be eligible to participate in the production of flying machines.

At the same time, all participating companies can only produce one type of aircraft in a category for the time being.

They are all the lowest-level "general-purpose small civil aircraft" that are restricted.

For the time being, they can only obtain the technical authorization and corresponding technical documents required to produce this type of aircraft.

In the process of design and production, there is also the Aviation Industry Association to provide on-site guidance, which is also a kind of supervision.

The lowest level of civil aircraft is the one that most needs the participation of private manufacturers in order to reduce costs as much as possible and increase production.

In the future, small seaplanes, five-person small transport aircraft, agricultural aircraft, etc. will be gradually opened.

There will be many such manufacturers at first, maybe hundreds or even thousands. Early aircrafts are very simple, even simpler than making cars, and there may be dozens to one or two hundred left in the end.

In this competitive process, a small number of small manufacturers have emerged from a large number of small manufacturers and have shown advantages in operation and production.

Only then has the opportunity to cooperate with the factories of Daming Airlines, Royal Aircraft Corporation, and the Ministry of Industry to produce large and medium-sized transport aircraft.

There may be more than a dozen such manufacturers.

Then further screen out the most powerful manufacturers, manufacturers deeply bound with the Ming court, to produce fighter jets and bombers.

There should be only a few such manufacturers.

During this screening and competition process, the association gradually opened up its technology and production scope to private manufacturers of corresponding levels.

It cannot be fully opened up now, and all technologies cannot be released now.

In that way, private manufacturers can't digest it at all, and most private manufacturers don't need the most high-end technology at all.

Opening up directly will only speed up competitors' catching up.

Even these companies that have been reviewed cannot completely keep their secrets.

Even if they themselves will not leak the technology, the lack of confidentiality awareness will make the technology continue to flow out.

Technology drain is impossible to eradicate.

It can only be prepared to be stolen by Western countries from the very beginning.

Be prepared to control the probability of outflow from the source and the technical level of control outflow.

(End of this chapter)