After formulating the new rules for scientific research, Wan Yankang found Xu Daosheng, Gongsun Yu, Fan Junping, Ou Hua and other important ministers to discuss another law.

Intellectual Property Law!

Faced with this name that they had never heard of, Xu Daosheng and the others were confused, and they didn't know what kind of medicine was sold in Wanyan Kang's gourd.

"Your Majesty, intellectual property? Law? ”

Wan Yankang originally finished the draft, but he was suddenly a little stunned, and he didn't know where to start. Judging from the reactions of Xu Daosheng, Gongsun Yu and others, he found that his ideas were too advanced and he had to do it step by step.

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He rearranged his thoughts before he said: "Many booksellers in the Song Kingdom will add lettering and do not allow others to pirate, do you know?" ”

Ouhua took over the conversation: "I have applied to the boss, and I am not allowed to copy it." ”

Wan Yankang nodded: "Master Ou can know the origin of these two sentences. ”

Ou Hua smiled slightly: "Your Majesty, although the lower official is only a shallow learner, he happens to know the origin of these two sentences." The great booksellers of the Song Kingdom would pay the printing tax to the government when they typeset and printed books, and no other booksellers were allowed to copy their books. ”

Fan Junping also interjected: "It is said that the Song Kingdom can receive two or three hundred thousand taels of book printing tax every year!" The meaning of his words is clear, or we will also collect the book printing tax to make up for the fiscal deficit.

Wan Yankang knocked on the table: "We really have to collect this book printing tax." Otherwise, the money from the sale of books would have been made by those big booksellers, and the owner would not have made any gains. ”

After hearing Yan Kang's meaning, Gongsun Yu asked tentatively: "What does Your Majesty mean that this benefit has to be given to the person who wrote the book?" ”

Wan Yankang nodded.

Gongsun Yu said: "Your Majesty, most of the people who wrote this book have a lot of wealth, or seek fame or preach, and there are few people who ask for money from booksellers, but there are many people who post it. ”

"Most of the people who write books seek a name, and few do it for profit. Like that, Liu San became a courtesan to fill in the lyrics, and he was paid a lot, so he was looked down upon by many readers. Xu Daosheng added two sentences.

Wan Yan Kang said: "However, a book is a book, and it is a lot of hard work. The author's efforts are far greater than those of the booksellers, so how can the booksellers be allowed to take advantage of them alone. The children of rich families can not say profits, if the children of poor families can benefit from this, I think there will be a lot more people who write books with great gold. ”

After some explanation, Xu Daosheng and several people agreed with Wan Yankang's opinion.

Xu Daosheng is outstanding in learning, but his family background is mediocre. Fan Junping and Ouhua are not a wealthy family, otherwise the two would not have been invited by Wan Yankang when he was a child to serve as a cultural and educational officer at the Shenbing Base. In their opinion, for the children of poor families, writing books can also make money, which is really beneficial to the literary world.

Gongsun Yu thought of another level, the new law punishes officials for corruption and bribery is extremely severe, but the officials' salaries are not very high, if the book can make extra money, it must be able to reduce the corruption of some officials, so that the task of the Supervision Yuan must be much easier.

After some discussion, Wanyankang finalized the name of the copyright, and several people decided on several main plans to protect the copyright:

Booksellers are not allowed to print their books without the author's permission, and offenders are prosecuted.

With the permission of the author, the bookseller shall pay at least one out of ten of the proceeds from the sale of the book, and the specific share shall be agreed between the author and the bookseller.

The period of obtaining the right to author's remuneration is stipulated to be the author's lifetime and 50 years after his death, and after the author's death, the author's remuneration will be inherited by his descendants.

For copyrighted works, it is tentatively classified as all kinds of books, including poems. In later generations, copyright also includes movies, songs, etc., which is not necessary for the time being in this era, and Wan Yankang did not mention it.

After talking about copyright, everyone's interest grew, and Wan Yankang put forward the concept of patent rights.

The exclusive possession enjoyed by the inventor-creator of his or her invention-creation for a certain period of time in accordance with law

Without its permission or under the special circumstances of state expropriation, once any person uses the invention for commercial purposes, it constitutes infringement.

Hearing the concept of patent rights, Ou Hua, who is also the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, lit up his eyes, and he first realized the role of creating patent rights.

"This law is great, and it is produced by our Ministry of Industry, and it will be able to go to the next level!" Ouhua stroked his hands and smiled.

When Ouhua was appointed as the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, Wan Yankang instructed the Ministry of Industry to set up a separate science and technology department, which was mainly responsible for the research and development and improvement of various military and civilian equipment and materials. The Science and Technology Department is still in its infancy, and Helvar has drawn many craftsmen from the Ministry of Industry to set up the shelves of the Science and Technology Department, but he is still confused about how to carry out the work.

The establishment of patent rights will bring infinite motivation to the craftsmen of the Science and Technology Department in terms of institutional incentives.

Fan Junping frowned: "Your Majesty, Weichen has a word, I don't know whether to say it or not." ”

"But it doesn't hurt to talk about it."

"It is the duty of the craftsmen of the Ministry of Industry to improve and innovate the equipment, if it is of great use, it can be rewarded, why do you need to make a new law?"

Wan Yankang nodded, but did not answer directly, but glanced at everyone for a week before he spoke: "You are all knowledgeable and talented, do you know what are the inventions and creations that have been beneficial to our human race in history?" ”

Xu Daosheng hesitated for a moment: "Suihuang drills wood to make fire, Chaohuang builds wood for the nest room, and attacks leaves for clothes, Shennong tastes herbs and makes farm tools and cooking utensils, which may be called invention and creation?" ”

Wan Yankang said with a smile: "The merits of the Three Emperors and the Five Emperors, Depei Heaven and Earth, but in my opinion, Shennong's taste of a hundred herbs cannot be called an invention and creation, and it should be regarded as a natural discovery." ”

Xu Daosheng asked: "What is an invention and what is a discovery?" ”

At this time, there was a thunderclap from Tiangong, Wan Yankang walked out of the house, and pointed to the lightning winding in the sky: "When we see thunder and lightning, we find that if we can draw thunder and lightning for our own use, or if we can make thunder and lightning ourselves, it will be an invention." ”

Xu Daosheng lowered his head thoughtfully.

Ouhua exclaimed: "The power of the Heavenly Father, how can it be merely mortals!" ”

Wan Yankang smiled and patted him on the shoulder: "My vice-chancellor, you remember one sentence, man will win the day." ”

"Our human race has been able to make fires and make food, build houses, and operate boats on rivers and seas, all of which are the inventions and creations of the sages."

"In addition to the merits of the Three Emperors and Five Emperors, the inventions and creations of Sinan, papermaking, and printing have made great contributions to our human race, and Zhang Heng's invention of the geodynamic instrument is also due to the community."

Ouhua interjected keenly: "Your Majesty, the geokinetic instrument has merit, but the armillary sphere is not?" ”

Wan Yankang nodded: "In my opinion, the armillary sphere may not be correct......"

When he saw that the crowd was suddenly concentrated, he stopped talking.

The theoretical basis for Zhang Heng's creation of the armillary sphere is: the armillary sky is like a chicken, the celestial body is round like an egg ball, and the earth is like a chicken in the middle yellow.

The theory that the sky is round and the place is still widely recognized at this time, if Wan Yankang throws out the astronomical theories of later generations: we live on a sphere, in the universe is just a small star, the sun is actually just a star, the moon is surprisingly small among the stars, and so on.

Although with the prestige of Wanyan Kang, he will never be burned as a heretic like Copernicus, and even a considerable number of believers will appear.

However, the emergence of a concept that is ahead of its time and subversive is not necessarily a good thing.

Your Majesty, where did you get this idea?

Could it be that it was given by a man of God?

The steps are too big, and it is easy to pull the egg, this truth is very clear to Yan Kang. He thought for a moment before he said, "Although I have different ideas, I have not verified them, so I won't mention them for the time being. Along with science, we must respect our predecessors and always maintain a spirit of questioning. ”

Ouhua bowed slightly: "

Remember! ”

Wan Yankang temporarily put away the idea of subverting the theory of the round sky and the place, these things, and slowly threw out some speculations in the future, so that the world could study them.

Maybe my father-in-law is interested......

"Your Majesty." Fan Junping's call called Wan Yankang back from the fugue.

He smiled awkwardly, walked back to the house with the group, and continued the previous topic: "The inventions and creations we are talking about are all new creations. In addition, improvements to existing items should also be included in the invention. ”

Xu Daosheng said: "According to His Majesty's words, Shennong's tasting of herbs can only be regarded as discoveries, and what kind of items can be regarded as inventions." ”

Wan Yankang said: "Shennong tastes a hundred herbs, and if it is recorded in a book, it should be protected by copyright." When it comes to improving goods, if a farmer can increase the yield of rice per mu to 500 catties, it may be regarded as an invention and creation, and it may be rewarded for meritorious deeds? ”

Fan Junping was taken aback: "The yield per mu is 500 catties, it is impossible to ......"

At this time, the grain of Jin Country was mainly rice and wheat, and the yield per mu was usually around 200 catties. High-grade fertile land, intensive cultivation, can only yield 300 catties per mu. With a yield of 500 catties per mu, everyone present dared not think about it, of course, this is also the dream of the Manchu Dynasty.

"How bold is man, how fruitful is the earth. Three years and five years ago, you dare to imagine that today I have finished Yan Kang in the south, and you can live in the temple and the official residence! Wan Yankang interrupted Fan Junping's words.

Xu Daosheng stroked his palms and laughed: "What Your Majesty said is very true, as long as we have the heart to cheer up, there is nothing we can do!" ”

Wan Yankang shook his finger: "I will wait for the major affairs of the imperial court to do, and we must fully mobilize the wisdom of the people for invention and creation." In addition to the Ministry of Industry, whether it is the princes and ministers, or the small people, they can think boldly and do it. If the product really benefits the community, it is not only necessary to ensure that the inventor profits, but also to reward meritorious deeds and give him a knighthood! ”

Invention and creation can be knighted, if this remark was put forward by Wan Yankang at the beginning, it would inevitably be opposed by everyone. But after some exchanges, Xu Daosheng and others understood the benefits of invention and creation to the country.

Warriors go into battle to kill the enemy, but they can defend their homes and defend their country.

If the craftsman can improve the siege equipment, how many casualties can be avoided among the soldiers.

If farmers can increase the yield per mu by 100 catties, they can live countless people.

If a healer can invent a new cure for the plague, it will be of great merit.

Inventions and creations can be recognized and protected by the state, and they can not only benefit but also be knighted.

Why not!

After discussion, everyone decided on several main plans for the protection of patent rights:

The occurrence of patent rights is premised on the reporting of the results of the invention to the government.

Without the consent of the patentee, no one may use his invention or creation for commercial purposes.

With the consent of the patentee and the payment of consideration, the licensee may use the patent in a certain area and for a certain period of time.

When the state deems it necessary, it may use its patent without the consent of the patentee, but must give appropriate compensation.

According to the degree to which the invention is beneficial to the state, the patentee may be knighted in rank.

Seventy percent of the profits from the inventions and creations made by craftsmen and craftsmen of the Ministry of Industry using state property within the scope of their duties shall be attributed to the state, and the knighthood shall not be affected.

After the outline of the copyright and patent rights bill was agreed, the remaining detailed rules were to be perfected by Gongsun Yu. As for the trademark right, Wan Yankang believes that there is no need to set it up for the time being, and it can be supplemented by future generations.

The day passed in a hurry, and in the evening, everyone was still discussing and sorting out the manuscript with candles.

A rush of footsteps came, and the soldiers sent an urgent report from the front, and when Yan Kang Zhanxin saw it, his expression was immediately solemn. He read the secret letter twice, and turned to Xu Daosheng and the others: "Several adults, there is something important on the front line, I need to leave immediately!" ”