Li Er is obviously full of curiosity about this world, and his desire for knowledge is also very strong, and in the face of those strange miscellaneous books on the fifth floor, he actually reads them with relish. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info but he was born noble, presumably those traditional subsets of scriptures and histories have long been tired of him, and now he has read so many strange knowledge, it is out of control, until dark, still has no intention of leaving.

The officials who came with him were long gone, and only Wang Mai and Ma Zhou were left to accompany him. Wang Mai looked tired, and the armor he wore when he entered the city in the morning was too heavy, so he was tired and fell asleep on the table. Ma Zhou was excited, and unconsciously explained the contents of these books to Li Er, and occasionally there were some things that he didn't understand, so Wang Mai would interject a few words.

Ma Zhou is indeed smart, he has been in this library for almost a year, and he has almost read all the books in it. He didn't study without seeking to understand, but to really figure out the reason, I don't know how many times he ran to Guozijian during this period, and the teachers and students of Guozijian were almost all familiar. However, the one he asked the most diligently was Wang February, and the two heads would go to Wang February's house for advice in three days, both of whom were young people, and soon became close friends.

Li Er glanced at Wang Mai, who was dozing off on the table, and then looked at the sky outside, only to find that it was already very late, and glanced at Ma Zhou again, and looked at Wang Mai Nunu's mouth, signaling Ma Zhou to call him up.

Wang Mai wiped the saliva from the corners of his mouth, looked at the two of them blankly, and came to his senses after a long while: "Oh...... Let's go, have dinner and go to ......."

Li Er patted him on the shoulder, didn't speak, and took the lead to walk downstairs.

Ma Zhou watched King Qin's action and was frightened, afraid that he would beat Wang Wheat in anger, what an honor it was to be able to accompany King Qin, he actually fell asleep.

Li Er had already been accustomed to Wang Mai's performance, and asked about some preparations for the construction of the library while going downstairs, obviously moved by this.

Wang Mai yawned and told him about the operation mode of the study building, and Li Er nodded happily: "This kind of crowdfunding method is indeed wonderful, so it seems that you can build a huge study building without spending too much money and materials." ”

"The most important thing is movable type printing," Wang stressed, "and the emergence of movable type means that the cost of printing will fall, and the decline in the cost of printing means that more and more people will be literate." ”

"That's right!" Li Er smiled, "This movable type is also said to be from your hand?" ”

"No, no," Wang Mai shook his head, "This is a method that a craftsman named Bi Sheng came up with, but it is not taken seriously, and this craftsman is no longer alive." ”

"I see, if this craftsman is alive, this king will definitely reward him well."

"Your Highness thinks that how to reward it? Money or Officials? ”

"This ......" Li Er frowned, he just said it casually, but he really hadn't thought about these issues carefully.

"With all due respect, for a long time, we have despised these craftsmen too much, and there are many talents like Bi Sheng among the craftsmen, because of the society's contempt for them, many craftsmen are not happy in their lives. In order to protect their unique skills, craftsmen regarded them as iron rice bowls handed down to their descendants, and refused to publish them to the world, resulting in the loss of countless crafts, and among these disappeared crafts, there were many significant inventions such as movable type printing, which was a loss for the country. ”

"Movable type printing is indeed a pioneering work for the benefit of the country and the people, but most craftsmen are only good at some ingenious skills, and it seems to be an exaggeration to say that Mr. Wang admires these craftsmen so much, right?"

Ma Zhou also nodded in agreement: "The strange skills are too exquisite and useless." ”

"Then dare to ask the two, how to determine whether an initiative is beneficial to society?"

"Then how does the king think it should be determined?" Li Er was very clever and kicked the ball back.

"It's very simple, leave it to society to decide." Wang Mai said.

"Leave it to society to decide?"

"It is the so-called politics and morality, such as Beichen. dwelling in its place and the stars arching over it. In the same way, valuable initiatives will naturally lead to people's flocking to them, while valueless creations will be ignored. ”

"It makes sense."

"Why doesn't Your Highness come forward to be the protector of these craftsmen, on the one hand, so that more creations like movable type printing will not be buried, and on the other hand, you can also benefit from it, wouldn't it be the best of both worlds?"

Li Er suddenly became interested: "Will the plan be released?" ”

"Establish a patent office." Wang Mai said.

"The patent office?"

"In the same way that important national resources such as salt and iron are monopolized by the state, we should also give the right of monopoly to craftsmen who have made major discoveries and protect their efforts, so as to promote more meaningful innovations."

"Franchise? These craftsmen have done something new, and they are rewarded with great reward, so why make such a fuss. Li Er was obviously a little reluctant, and he still hoped that he could solve this problem through administrative means.

"It's not a big deal, each invention has a different meaning, how to define the amount of reward? If the reward is heavy, then some less clever inventions will be indiscriminately filled, defrauded of rewards, and it will cost manpower and material resources to distinguish between these; If the reward is light, then the meaning of the reward is non-existent. Moreover, the unfair rewards and punishments can easily cause imbalance in people's hearts. ”

"What do you think?"

"Most of the craftsmen are immersed in hard work and don't know how to operate; Businessmen, on the other hand, are impatient and short-term gains. We act as a bridge between the two, first of all, to protect the creations of the craftsmen, to give them the right to monopolize for a period of time, and the merchants have the most sensitive sense of smell, they can judge whether the invention of the craftsman is worthwhile, and if it is worthwhile, they are willing to pay for it. We have come forward to guarantee the interests of the craftsmen, and if anyone plagiarizes the creations of the craftsmen without permission, they will be severely punished. In return, the natural craftsman is required to give us a portion of the proceeds as expenses. Wang Mai rubbed his fingers, with a look of excitement on his face.

"Hahaha......" Li Er couldn't stop laughing, "I heard that your Wang Mai has the ability of Tao Zhugong, and I finally saw it in a few days." ”

Ma Zhou was embarrassed, Wang Mai's naked mercenary attempts completely subverted the image in his mind.

Patents originated in the West from the authoritarian system, where the authorities granted the right to monopolize major inventions and creations, so as to protect the interests of the inventors, and since then, Western science and technology have begun to develop significantly until they evolved into the patent system of later generations.

The skills of the Chinese are passed down from generation to generation and are not passed on to the outside world, the fundamental reason is the lack of protection, Li Er plays the role of a triad thug, and in return, he will receive a huge protection fee.