Sun Yuanhua patiently explained to him: "Didn't there be a patent inquiry office in the past, but later it was changed to a patent office. Anything you make, you can register it with the patent office and become your patent. You know what that word means. The first was the improvement of papermaking technology, and the royalties they received were half of the profits of paper in twenty years. The patent for the printing press was applied for by the Ordnance Bureau, of which Fang Yizhi accounted for 30 percent, the newspaper office accounted for 40 percent, and the Ordnance Bureau accounted for 30 percent. The patent fee is 30% of the price of the machine within five years, and the proportion is relatively high because of the short age. ”

Zhang Weixian thought for a while and said, "Then I'll buy one." ”

Sun Yuan was embarrassed and said: "Grandpa, the lower official knows what you mean, but I have something to say first, the meaning of the patent is that the special profit can only belong to the inventor, and others will also have to pay patent fees if they imitate it. ”

Zhang Weixian thought that my country's government would have to pay for a few machines, and he thought it was beautiful, so he nodded and said, "I know, let's buy one." ”

Sun Yuanhua continued to persuade: "Grandpa, even if you buy a machine, there is no way to imitate it successfully, many parts in it need to be manufactured with hydraulic machine tools, only the Ordnance Bureau can manufacture it, you better buy a few more machines." ”

Zhang Weixian shouted in annoyance: "If you say that as long as one is one, I don't believe that I can't build it." He actually shouted directly in front of Sun Yuanhua to imitate the machine, mainly because he was a little angry in his heart, and he was also demonstrating: I just want to imitate, you Jinyiwei will arrest me. He didn't believe that the emperor would treat him like this for the sake of a broken machine.

Sun Yuanhua had no choice but to say: "Grandpa wants us to help install and debug." ”

Zhang Weixian waved his hand and said: "No, I have to take it apart first, and then start copying, I can make it, will I not know how to use it?" ”

Sun Yuanhua thought, but I am afraid that I really may not know how to use it. However, he knew that Zhang Weixian was in a bad mood, so he didn't say more, and asked someone to give him a machine, and the Zhang family naturally prepared a carriage and transported the printing press back.

Sun Yuanhua did not dare to hide it, and reported the British public's purchase of printing presses to the emperor. After Zhu Youxiao got the news, he laughed and said: "This is interesting, it can really be described as killing two birds with one stone." ”

Wei Zhongxian smiled beside him: "Holy Lord, which two birds are these two eagles." ”

Zhu Youxiao said with a smile: "First, I want to deal with Xungui, and second, I want to open up the reputation of the patent office. The British public is deeply concerned and has done these two things into one thing, and there are many rewards. ”

Wei Zhongxian answered: "I don't know what the Holy Lord is going to reward the British Princess? ”

Zhu Youxiao said solemnly: "Reward him for removing the title, this is too heavy." Forget it, just reward him for reducing his fiefdom, does he think that the merits of his ancestors can be used forever? The factory minister ordered Jinyiwei to rush in after ten days and find the evidence, so that he could be rectified. ”

Wei Zhongxian said with some concern: "Saint, the British Duke was the first to support it that day, will people have something to say about it?" ”

Zhu Youxiao said angrily: "You didn't learn art in the first place, when did you run to learn the literati set." My throne was passed down by my father, who are they going to support if they don't support me? The so-called support is a matter of decidedness. Some people in the Donglin Party have long said that it was they who supported me that day, and I belittled them, which was ruthless. Joke, can they decide the succession to the throne? Do they want to die? You can learn something good or not, do your thing well, those literati's ideas are not suitable for you. ”

Wei Zhongxian was so frightened that he immediately knelt down and said, "Holy Lord, it's the slave who is too talkative, please punish the Holy Lord." After that, he kept kowtowing and prostrating.

Zhu Youxiao sighed and said, "Get up." Minister, in fact, I am very satisfied with the way you are now, but sometimes you have to use your brains when you encounter problems. It is ridiculous that some civil officials have a very strange way of thinking, they are originally my things, they just do things according to the rules, but they feel that they have a great merit, which is really ridiculous. You are in danger right now, you know, because you are approaching the thoughts of the civil officials, wake up quickly, and remember, we are naturally hostile to the civil officials. They think so, and we must not think so. ”

Wei Zhongxian said ashamedly: "Shengshang, originally the slave maid originally thought so, but later he felt that the civil officials seemed to be good, so sometimes they would make some mistakes, and they would never be again." ”

Zhu Youxiao said with a smile: "Actually, you are not wrong, most of the civil officials in the court are actually good, but you have to understand that the civil officials as a whole, he wants to compete with me for power." So, in that respect, we are natural enemies with them, unless one of them voluntarily relinquishes power. They could never give up, and I don't want to give up, at least yet. ”

Wei Zhongxian said: "Holy Lord, you should never give up, the slave doesn't believe that they dare to let you give up power." ”

Zhu Youxiao thought for a while and said, "You don't understand this now." But you can always remember my words, be careful of the civilians, be wary of the civilians, and don't let their thinking affect you. ”

In Zhu Youxiao's mind, Wei Zhongxian will not live to the day when he wants to restructure, and before that, the political power must be firmly in his own hands. Then Wei Zhongxian is a very important pillar of his own political power.

In the newspaper the next day, a holy decree was promulgated: Fengtian carried it, and the emperor said: There is nothing in the world that is unearned, and there will be a return only if you pay, and there must be a return for what you pay, and the "Patent Law" is specially formulated...... The article invented by any person shall be examined by the Patent Office, and after the examination is successful, it will become the patent of the inventor. Before the expiration of the patent, any institution or individual must pay the patent fee when using the patent that someone else has already applied for. Otherwise, fines, confiscation of illegal gains, exile and other penalties will be imposed separately or jointly depending on the severity of the circumstances......

This decree has made many people know that if they have invented a device that they did not have before, then others need to pay for using their own invention, which has refreshed everyone's understanding. Some people who have the secret recipe are beginning to shake in their hearts, holding the secret recipe in their hands, they can indeed keep their own business, but after all, it is not as much as everyone in the world to pay for themselves. Many people like to have a long stream of water, but many more people like to rinse with a lot of water.

However, they still have a layer of concern, if they donate the secret recipe themselves, and others use it casually, where can they afford to receive the money? Will the imperial court really defend its own interests? Let's take a look first, someone will try it first, and if it's really feasible, it's not too late to offer the secret recipe.