Villager of Daming

Chapter 681 Patent Recognition in Money

"My lords, take a look at this grandfather clock. After a while, one will be placed in each place. Later, there will be small ones that officials of fifth rank and above can take home. Remember not to lose it. It doesn't matter if it's broken."

At the beginning of the morning, Zhu Yuanzhang took out the second grandfather clock. He didn't want to take the first one and wanted to keep it as a souvenir.

He didn't want to be called "kou". Originally, he was just delivering the bell, and then he was talking about the kou, not the coffin!
People call Xiaqiu Village Dabiao because they are afraid of violating taboos.

All the ministers looked at the grandfather clock in a daze. Hu Weiyong touched his nose. He had never done this habit before. Didn't he pat it face down twice?My nose was almost broken.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty!" As the only prime minister, Hu Weiyong spoke first.

He looked at the grandfather clock and really liked it. He couldn't get the previous navigation clock, so moving this big one home was a big deal!

"No, congratulations. It's a small one. The one we put out is a big one. You can only get the two-foot-tall one. It's best to hang it on the wall.

Judging from its shape, it looks like a tablet placed on the table. Originally it was called a bell.

A time-keeping object should be kept well when you take it back. It is lent to you, not given to you. "

Zhu Yuanzhang had agreed in advance that this thing was too valuable. If it had not been given by Xiaqiu Village, another craftsman would have had to arrest and question it, and then block the technology.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Hu Weiyong said again. He currently has the most power.

"No need to thank us. Xiaqiu Village said that what people fear most is the unknown, and the unknown they come into contact with most every day is time.

Everyone looks at the stars and the sun. Only a few people can calculate the time at about the same time. The rest are estimates.

We used to be monks, and knocking on wooden fish was actually a way of telling time, but we didn’t learn it well, and we went out after not learning it for long.

The wooden fish does not knock all the time, nor does one person keep knocking. It means changing people, and then watching the sun, moon and stars to knock.

To put it bluntly, it's just like a clock watcher, including chanting, everything can be timed, and he's just awesome.

We didn't understand it at the time, but later Xiaqiu Village told us that the chanting had a rhythm, and if the time matched the wooden fish, it would be more accurate.

Then when you see how time passes, you won't panic anymore, and you will be reminded every day. "

Zhu Yuanzhang talked about people's perception of time. This was instilled by the headmaster. After thinking about it carefully, there was nothing wrong with it.

Human survival is actually counting time. If time is lost, problems will arise.

For example, lock a person in a house, where food is available at any time, and the bathroom is also there, including bathing and other things.

Without the Internet and no contact with the outside world, this person's life routine is guaranteed to be chaotic because there is less time to locate.

So is this the end?No!
Even if this person has been like this since birth, he will try to adapt to the environment.

The person who is suddenly imprisoned in this place may not be able to do it at the beginning, and then he will analyze time through the spoilage time of food.

He can even determine the time by his own hair growth, which is even easier for women.

This is the power of knowledge. How a person calculates time in a closed space depends on the depth of knowledge.

"Your Majesty! Can I sell it for money?" Zeng Lu, the imperial censor, is of high rank. He will own a grandfather clock when it is produced in Xiaqiu Village.

He cares about making money, and he knows that the palace earns more money from overseas trade than the entire Ming Dynasty's fiscal revenue.Yes, that's the case this year.

"First use it in our Ming Dynasty, and then let the Yi people know how powerful this thing is. Take them to the villages to see it! For example, Xiaqiu Village and other villages."

Zhu Yuanzhang responded, how could such a good thing not be sold for money?
……

"Hanhan! Is that all right now?" When Zhu Yuanzhang was telling the officials about the grandfather clock, the chief was talking to Hanhan on the second floor of the box lunch restaurant.

A watch or pocket watch sells for 10 taels of silver. It feels like robbery. How much can it be sold for?The chief was also at a loss.Zhu Wentian was cooking, and soon the princes came over to eat.

While he was speculating, he said: "Third-rate companies make products, second-rate companies make brands, and first-rate companies make standards. We set the rules."

If there are no restrictions on technical things, others will imitate whatever we make. We spend all day thinking about how to prevent others from imitating due to poor technology.

This is not right. It is difficult to imitate watches because our technology is advanced. So what if the technology for rock sugar and soap has been figured out by others?

Some people can buy your raw materials and discover the secrets. They just need to test it a few times. "

Zhu Wentian is not satisfied with this technology monopoly. Others will learn the technology, and there are also smart people in Western countries.

This involves a patent law. Because Xiaqiu Village was messing with Zhu Yuanzhang, patent restrictions could be imposed in the Ming Dynasty. This is actually political.

Outside, what patent?If others can imitate it, imitate it. How can you destroy their country?so far away.

Without patent protection, who would be willing to research new technologies?I spent a lot of money and worked hard to make something, but it was used by others in the blink of an eye, and I didn’t even repay the money I borrowed for research!

So how can you get others to recognize you?Easy to handle!Invite others to join.

The merchants who are able to trade in the Ming Dynasty now either have a certain degree of influence in their local area, or many people have pooled their money to come and join forces.

But no matter which one it is, its capital power is strong enough to influence the political situation.

Then win over such people and jointly participate in the production of high-profit products.

Not only can they make money during the exchange, but they can also make money through dividends, so they will definitely earn more when they go back.

So they want to expand the scale and bring more good things to Ming Dynasty, including new species, such as onions, special cotton, etc.

Whether Daming loses or makes money in this process depends on how it is calculated.

If calculated based on the comparative pure profit growth value, Daming will make a loss. This compensation is not a loss, but a loss of profit.

It is not a joint-stock company. There is no price per share, only the distribution data of internal shareholders.

In order to stabilize their own income, foreign 'investors' must deceive other people. No, they kindly bring other people with them to make a fortune in Ming Dynasty.

It looks like capital, but it is actually politics. The two are inseparable. Only a rich king can win over more people.

Zhu Wentian designed it like this. When promoting the patent concept, foreign businessmen must first agree with it. It doesn't matter what he owns in the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Yuanzhang did not know the far-reaching layout of this patent. He now believes that Ming Dynasty should really benefit technicians, that is, good craftsmen can make more money.

……

"What's the next step? Hanhan, what's the next step? We can't keep up." The manager was talking to Hanhan.

In the morning, Zhu Wentian was cooking wontons. He made them himself and cooked them in the sacrificial hall. He was the only one who could do this.

"Kidnapping! Capital does not exist in isolation. It must rely on one or several political systems to exist, including religion.

We paint a pie for those people and ask them to bring in external resources, and then we give them benefits and they sell them.

If their regime restricts them, they can even overthrow the regime. Each of their countries has a small population but a large religious population. "

Zhu Wentian didn't care about such things at all, he had the means to deal with them.

　no more today
　　
　
(End of this chapter)