I was the emperor in the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 993 Timeless
This is not alarmist talk, but something that could actually happen.

Once the secret recipe is leaked, the things they rely on to make money will become mass products and become less valuable.

Of course, Li Tian can use the royal rights to strictly prohibit the possibility of such plagiarism.

He even issued an order to prevent other people from doing this business in order to protect the interests of the imperial court.

But if we want this era to progress, Li Tian absolutely cannot do such a thing.

I want to keep my own business so that it can always make money.

It is necessary to innovate the manufacturing process and continuously improve the process flow.

Let the products always have the competitiveness that others can't take away. This is the future that Li Tian wants to see and his expectation for Tiangong Institute.

Ordinary craftsmen can't understand Li Tian's foresight, but Zhou Zhen and the others can still understand it.

He lowered his head a little ashamed, and whispered to Li Tian,

"Your Majesty's lesson is that during this period of time, we are indeed complacent and lazy.

Don't worry, Your Majesty, tomorrow the minister will urge everyone to continue to invest in research, and must improve the production process to a large level before others crack it. "

Li Tian was very satisfied when he heard Zhou Zhen's words. Li Tian never expected that he could understand what he meant so quickly.

But Zhou Zhen only understood one point, and still failed to understand the most important point.

He shook his head slightly and said,

"Zhou Zhen, I am very pleased that you can understand this step, but you have overlooked one point."

"Continuously improving the manufacturing process, improving product quality, and consolidating our existing competitiveness are of course the most needed things at present.

But don't forget that no matter how perfect a technology is, it will be researched to the extreme one day, making it impossible to advance.

At that time, what should you do! "

Zhou Zhen didn't understand for a while, and fell silent.

Li Tian continued,

"Since you don't know, let me tell you!
It's not terrible to be chased by someone, and it doesn't matter if the research is over.

As long as we can continuously create new technologies, find out new formulas, and new technological processes, others will never be able to catch up with our pace.

In the final analysis, the reason is also very simple, that is, one word, new, this new is innovative new.

What you lack is an innovative spirit and way of thinking. "

Zhou Zhen seemed to understand something, but he seemed to be unable to see through a thin layer of fog.

He hesitated and said,

"But Your Majesty, it's not easy to completely create a new formula and new technology. Even if we want to do this, we don't have a specific direction!"

Zhou Zhen's words may be the common aspiration of all the craftsmen and officials present who are self-motivated.

Li Tian also expected that they would encounter such a problem sooner or later.

Fortunately, he was already prepared.

After a short pause, he continued,

"Your question is very good, then I will show you a clear way.

The so-called innovation is nothing more than a process of discovery, verification, trial, screening, integration and improvement.

This process basically applies to all innovations. "

"Let me take soap as an example and explain it to you."

"As you all know, soap is actually a process in which grease melts and fuses with caustic soda to undergo a special reaction.

Many of you are aware of this phenomenon, but don't understand what's going on in it and why there's such a reaction.

Getting this why is the key point of innovation.

After we figure out what the principle of this reaction process is.

We can try to replace one of the key raw materials with other things.

If we can find fat substances that are more suitable than animal fats, can we greatly reduce the demand for animal fats?
Since no animal fat is used, can we save the process of refining the fat?
Or, we have found a more suitable and ready-made material than caustic soda, can it save more than half of the process?
In this process, the first step is to discover new alternatives.

Then there are constant attempts to verify the possibility of this new discovery.

The next step is to try and filter.

Finally, select the optimal material and formula from various new materials to improve the new product production process.

In this way, even if others know our original formula and production process.

We can also firmly grasp the competitive advantage by virtue of the new material price and the simplicity of the process.

Let our products have a competitive advantage forever. "

"At this time, we still can't be lazy. When the new product technology is imitated again, we may find a more suitable material.

In this way, step by step, step by step, no one can shake our advantage.

This makes sense, you should be able to understand it! "

Everyone nodded when they heard it.

But they are still a little confused about the 'why' that Li Tian said earlier.

In fact, Li Tian is not very clear about the chemical reaction process between oil and caustic soda, and why soap has a natural restraint effect on oil pollution.

But this does not prevent him from explaining this truth to everyone.

Daming's current technology is still a long way from figuring out what a chemical reaction is, what a molecule is, and what an element is.

But this does not prevent them from innovating the production materials of soap.

After all, our ancestors have been living with their accumulated technology for so long before modern physics and chemistry were born.

Not understanding the truth actually does not delay the birth of a new craft.

The reason why Li Tian said it so deeply and complicatedly is to let them understand that there are many, many things that he needs to understand.

He is also very clear in his heart, don't talk about himself, even from now on, it is absolutely impossible for their generation to figure out everything, even in another 1000, 1 years, it is impossible for human beings to understand this. everything in the world.

Being able to understand a fur and sort out these unintelligible problems is already the best contribution to future generations.

What Li Tian needs to do now is not to discourage their thirst for knowledge, but to let them understand that learning is endless, and creation and innovation will never be outdated.

Although he didn't understand it very well, Zhou Zhen still expressed his attitude seriously,

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will definitely urge everyone in Tiangongyuan not to be complacent and lazy, and always maintain a heart of discovery and research.

Let us create things that will never go out of style! "

(End of this chapter)