The literary giants of the late Ming Dynasty began by copying books

Wang Wenlong looked at the people present and asked: "Do you think the coin-making machine should be used to make money for itself, or should the successfully improved designs be distributed directly?"

Several members of the Physics Club looked at each other and raised their hands to vote.

In the end, more than half of the people felt that the design and manufacturing methods should be written directly in newspapers and magazines in detail to make them public to all people.

Wang Wenlong could only sigh in his heart that the ideas of ancient intellectuals and later generations were really different.

In this era, it is the lifelong wish of many intellectuals to write books about what they have learned.

This is not purely because of the selfless spirit, but because of the three immortality concepts advocated by Confucianism: "Establishing one's moral character, establishing one's deeds, and establishing one's words." Passing on one's thoughts to all generations and letting future generations remember one's achievements are part of "establishing one's words."

Confucian thought is still very advanced. For example, through these theories, it directly binds personal pursuits and social interests, and always advocates that personal value is reflected in contribution to the whole society.

But this also directly makes it difficult to propose copyright protection that reflects the idea of ​​protecting self-interest.

Private protection of intellectual property rights can only be carried out through guild-like methods such as "teaching apprentices to starve their masters to death."

Although the imperial court censored the copyright of works, it was mainly to prevent the spread of banned books. Although authors protected their own copyrights for profit, externally they could only say that it was to prevent "changing the beginning and ending, adding to the sound and meaning", and they did not dare to directly Talk about the word "profit".

Historically, the first written law with copyright protection significance in the Central Plains Dynasty was the "Copyright Law of the Qing Dynasty". When this law came out, it was already the end of the Qing Dynasty, and the Qing Dynasty died within a year.

The earliest copyright law in Europe, the British "Anna Act", will be introduced a hundred years from now.

Although Wang Wenlong cannot directly change the thinking of people of this generation, he must have a clear attitude on this matter. The purpose of taking out the coin making machine is to allow the Physics Society to make money. By opening up the copyright, the profits that the Physics Society can get will increase. It's greatly reduced. Isn't it in vain?

Wang Wenlong looked directly at Shen Taihong and said: "Brother General Yun, I thought the scientific theories developed by coin machines and physics equipment are different. Please think about it, General Yun, what are others going to use the scientific theory for after they know it? Got it. What is the coin machine designed to be used for?”

"What's the difference?" Shen Taihong didn't understand yet.

Wang Wenlong explained: "Knowing scientific theories can inspire more scientific ideas, which is the way to solve puzzles for preaching. However, when people take the design of a coin-making machine, their purpose is nothing more than to make a coin-making machine for their own benefit. , why do we have to work so hard to help others earn more money, but we don’t get any money from it ourselves?”

Wang Wenlong continued: "I personally think that we can divide the inventions of the Physics Society into two types in the future: one is theoretical inventions, which are purely academic and can be made public, and even help to spread them free of charge, so that more people can understand the principles of the Physics Society; The other type is technological inventions that are practical and can reduce costs and increase profits. If the physics society participates in helping such inventions, it will also receive share profits from them."

Wang Wenlong pointed to Wang Zheng's report on the coin machine research on the table and said: "For example, for the invention of the coin machine, I donated it to the Physics Society for free, but the Physics Society, as the owner, should use it to make profit, and It cannot be disclosed directly to others. Otherwise, if the research skills of our Physics Society become stronger and more famous in the future, and some factory owner or big landowner asks our Physics Society to help him transform machinery, improve soil, and guide farming, he will go You have to pay the craftsmen and village bosses to do these things, so we, the members of the physics club, have to work for free for them? Wouldn’t that be funny?”

"This..." Shen Taihong was not an unreasonable person. After hearing this, he was stunned for a long time, then nodded and said: "What Jianyang said does make sense."

A meeting was held to discuss the handling of the coin machine and several major research directions for the Physics Society in the next stage, and to determine some popular science books to be published in the future.

The rules and regulations of the Physics Club are very strict, and every fund and every scientific research must be disclosed. After the meeting, Wang Zheng and others went outside to summarize the discussion content of the meeting, printed leaflets and distributed them to the participating members. Wang Wenlong stayed in the side hall and turned to ask Shen Taihong: "I heard that Mr. Shen Ge is very pursuing Guo Zhengyu, and even Li Sancai can't protect him?"

Shen Taihong was a little embarrassed when he heard this. Although he was Shen Yiguan's son, the relationship between father and son was not good. The Shen family is also a large family in the south of the Yangtze River. Shen Yiguan's uncle is a famous staff member, and his younger brother has also been admitted to the Jinshi. It can be regarded as the heirloom of farming and education.

When he was young, Shen Taihong was also a famous talent in Jiangnan. He passed the imperial examination at a young age. He also wanted to take the scientific examination in Beijing, and with his level, the probability of passing the examination was not small.

However, Shen Guanyi had just become the cabinet minister at that time and felt that his son's passing the Jinshi examination would have a negative impact on his official reputation.

A lesson from the past is that Zhang Juzheng's son Zhang Jingxiu and second son Zhang Sitong passed the scientific examination and became Jinshi. Officials of the Manchu Dynasty thought that Zhang Juzheng had engaged in power fraud. This matter became one of his charges after Zhang Juzheng's death.

Shen Guanyin didn't want to leave such a clue for himself. He first called Shen Taihong to the capital and persuaded Shen Taihong not to take the scientific examination, but Shen Taihong refused.

Shen Yiguan ostensibly expressed his support for his son's ambition and asked him to go home. However, before Shen Taihong returned to his hometown, Shen Yiguan directly reported Shen Taihong's name.

It was also a coincidence that Shen Taihong went to the capital at the right time. Just after he left the capital, he encountered the great victory in Ganzhen. Shen Guanyi was added to the Shaobao for his meritorious service, so he could use his son to become an official, so he decisively trapped his son.

The emperor issued an edict that Yin Guan should not refuse, and if you become such a Yin Guan, you should never think about becoming a serious official again in your life.

Shen Yiguan's skills are really dark. In order to achieve his goal, he even tricked his own son.

Although Shen Taihong had an official status, he never had the opportunity to participate in politics in his life. As a result, Shen Taihong and his father turned against each other and quarreled whenever they returned home.

Now Shen Taihong's Yin Guan has been promoted to Shang Baosicheng, but apart from reciting poems and singing peace, he can't do anything serious.

But after all, he is also Shen Yiguan's son, and he can also be regarded as a member of the Zhejiang Party. Even though the relationship between Shen Taihong and his father is well known, and Shen Taihong himself is completely a shadow official of Xianyun Yehe, who has nothing to do with the world, but because he is Many Donglin Party members still used various methods to attack Shen Yiguan's son, including many rumors and slanders.

After seeing too much, Shen Taihong has his own judgment about the appearance of the Donglin Party members, and he really doesn't have a good impression at all.

After thinking for a while, Shen Taihong replied: "I have also advised my father, but he has such a character, and he will definitely go against the Donglin Party members this time...Guo Zhengyu and others are not the moral gentlemen they preach, what these people say Zhuzi's articles, but there are many thoughts in his heart, such as Ye Xianggao, Li Sancai, etc. who protect Guo Zhengyu... are they really that clean? There is nothing wrong with letting them suffer some pain. "

He felt that neither side was a good person, so let's just fight.

Fang Congzhe forced a smile when he heard this.

Fang Congzhe was also a member of the Zhejiang Party, but he also had a very good relationship with Donglin boss Ye Xianggao. Later in history, it was Ye Xianggao who recommended Fang Congzhe to become an official again.

He didn't want to contradict Shen Taihong directly, nor did he want to hear Master Shen continue to criticize Ye Xianggao, so he looked at Wang Wenlong and asked, "Jianyang has this question, but what do you think of the current situation?"

(End of this chapter)