In fact, before coming to China, Gatlin had already filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Ohio, but the U.S. court did not accept it on the grounds that he "had no right to intervene in Chinese affairs" and instead recommended that he file a lawsuit through the U.S. Consulate in China. For this reason, the U.S. Consulate in Fuzhou did not push two or five or six, but first conducted relevant investigations, and found that China did not have any record www.biquge.info of importing Gatling guns from the United States, so there was no way to talk about infringement and imitation. The U.S. Consulate then made the decision to take Gatlin to the Harbour Master first, and from what we have learned so far, it is clear that there is no way to prove that Lin Yizhe plagiarized Gatling's design.

"It's between you, talk about it yourself." The two American consuls, apparently not wanting to dwell on them, yelled at the two of them, retreated to the door and smoked.

"When I registered the patent, I made two statements about the design features common to rotary machine guns: a cylindrical rotating body with a firing pin inside that provided a lock chamber, which rotated with the barrel; Each barrel has an independent firing pin. This means that all designs similar to my machine gun in the future can no longer be patented. "So, you're in question about getting a patent." ”

"The crux of the matter is that you don't have any evidence to prove that I am referring to your patent for this machine gun, so I don't want to argue too much with you in this regard. In that case, I think it would be better for us to discuss a solution. Lin Yizhe said in a sincere tone, "About what has happened." Is it useful to investigate the cause? Rather than blaming each other, it seems more valuable to come up with a solution, right? ”

Gatling looked at Lin Yizhe for a while, the anger in his eyes finally faded, and he sighed leisurely, with a look of loneliness on his face.

Of course, Lin Yizhe understood why Gatling had such an expression now.

Gatling was a researcher, an inventor, and a philosopher. But he wasn't a good operator. Although his invention made him a considerable amount of money, he was not good at managing his finances, and as a result, he often lost money, as he had suffered when he invested in the construction of railroads in the western region of the United States.

In fact, Lin Yizhe didn't know that Gatlin's travel expenses to Fuzhou this time were borrowed from friends. He was looking forward to coming to China this time to win the lawsuit and return with a high amount of compensation, but now everything has come to naught.

"What's the solution?" Gatlin smiled bitterly, "I can't win this lawsuit, what can I expect from you?" ”

The corners of Lin Yizhe's thin lips raised a smile full of profiteers: "You can get monetary benefits from me!" Just ......"

Gatlin's body stiffened suddenly, and the look on his face suddenly became a little dazed, "Then what do you want from us, Mr. Lin?" ”

Lin Yizhe stared silently into Gatling's eyes. The smile on the corner of his mouth was still very kind: "Mr. Gatlin, we can discuss the ownership of your patent rights, do you think it's okay?" ”

A look of pain flashed in Gatling's eyes. "Mr. Lin......", he closed his eyes gently, pursed his lips hard, and after a long time, he opened his eyes again: "You want my patent, don't you?" ……”

"Yes. I had planned to go to the United States to negotiate this with you, but I didn't expect you to come in person, so it would be nice that we could have a face-to-face meeting. Lin Yizhe stared at Gatlin's eyes tightly, "Would you like to think about it?" ”

Gatlin's eyes showed a look of pain, and the facial features on his face full of vicissitudes were slightly distorted, making people almost unbearable: "You are taking everything from me!" Mr. Lin! ”

Lin Yizhe glanced around, there was no one around at this time (Wu Zhongxiang did not come with him), the two American consuls did not seem to be interested in the guns here, the two were standing at the door, smoking cigarettes and chatting, not paying the slightest attention to the conversation between the two here.

"Mr. Gatlin, we're talking about another business!" Lin Yizhe smiled slightly, "I know your difficulties, I really want to help you." ”

Gatling opposite Lin Yizhe suddenly felt a tremor in his heart, Lin Yizhe's dark eyes, which had always given him an unfathomable feeling, actually emitted an extraordinarily soft light at this time!

The pain in Gatlin's heart faded away, replaced by gratitude and trust.

"I will give you a considerable fee as compensation for the assignment of the patent to me, and your name will still appear on every such machine gun." Lin Yizhe said in an irresistibly soft tone, "You are its inventor, this is your honor, and no one can take it away." ”

Gatling looked at Lin Yizhe and was speechless for a while.

"And, I hope to hire you to be the superintendent of our gun factory, to be in charge of the production of this machine gun, and we will give you a very high salary, and you can bring your family to China, do you think it's okay?"

Gatlin was dazed, his subconscious seemed to want to resist the other party's words, but the conditions he offered were too generous for him to refuse.

Stanley noticed that Gatlin's gaze was changing, as if he was making a difficult choice, and after a long time, he said with difficulty: "Then, Mr. Lin, when will you pay me this money?" ”

"For the first £1,000 contract deposit, you can get your cheque today. As for the rest of the ......", Lin Yizhe forcibly suppressed the sudden ecstasy in his heart, and tried his best to make his voice appear calm. "As soon as we complete the relevant transfer procedures, I will pay you immediately."

"Alright then......" Gatling nodded effortlessly, he didn't seem to be in the slightest mood of joy.

When the contract was signed, Gatlin woke up from a dream and froze, and he reacted when Stanley, the two American consuls who witnessed the signing of the contract, congratulated him.

"What's wrong with me? Why sign such a contract? He looked at the contract with his name written on it, and couldn't help but ask himself.

But now, he knows, everything is unchangeable.

After seeing off Gatlin and the two American consuls, Lin Yizhe did not return to the Shipmaster's Gun Station, but went to his room in the government office and carefully put away the contract.

The sunlight reflected through the large floor-to-ceiling glass window, giving him a faint gold edge, but it also reflected the slightly trembling corners of his mouth. There are also hands that lie flat on their knees, but they are still shaking despite trying to suppress them.

At this time, he didn't know if he could resist the urge to shout loudly as long as he left this chair a little!

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France, near Paris, Château Ferrier.

For Riyige, who is here for the first time, it is really an eye-opening feeling.

The estate of Ferrier is the most luxurious symbol of the Rothhilde family in France and represents the wealth of the Jews. The Manor's doormore-esque exterior and bizarre interior make it feel like you've stepped into a wonderland. However, because it was the work of a Jew, whom they called "the King of Juda," there was a hint of instinctive contempt in envy. The capital letters "JR" - the first two letters of James de Rothschildt appear repeatedly on the ornately decorated walls and ceilings, and are often translated by jealous people as "King of Judea" in a pretentious humor.

It was with this kind of mood that Riyige was entrusted by Lin Yizhe to pay homage to Baron Alfonso de Rothhilde.

"I'm sitting under a painting of old Rothchild and his family." In a letter to his family, Riig wrote, "Alfonso sat across from me......"

"Mr. Lin is a great inventor, and I heard that he just bought the patent for the Gatling gun." Alfonso poured a glass of wine for Riyigo and said, "I also heard that his oriental lingerie company is run by someone from our English family. The current benefits are very good. We very much welcome him to open his company to Paris, and I think that after the war the demand for it will increase even further. ”

"That's right." "But Lin is facing some difficulties right now, and he wants you to help him." ”

"Is there something that Lionel's daughter can't do?" Alfonso smiled and asked with some curiosity.

After the successful counterattack against the financial war waged by the German Meyerkar family, Alfonso, who had also made a lot of profits, admired Sara's performance in this invisible battle, so he was surprised when he heard that the representative of Riyig, Hayashi Yizhe, had come to him for help.

"He said that there is no substitute for your position in France." Riyige complimented Alfonso at the right time.

"What does he need me to do?" Alfonso asked.

"You know, the Imperial Government is working closely with the Chinese shipbuilding industry, and at the moment China's shipyards and gun factories lack a stable source of steel, and China needs more skilled workers and machinery, and if you can help him, and indeed the Imperial Government, to solve this problem, we will all benefit."

In other words, he wants to be helped by a large company. Alfonso immediately understood, and he also guessed why Lin Yizhe didn't do this through the existing British Luo family's connections, but found himself, "I think, does he already have a goal, and this goal is a French company?" ”

"It's Schneider." Riyige nodded, "And he thinks that if Schneider Company is in your hands, it will also be very beneficial to France and your family." ”

"It's a good idea." Alfonso nodded, as if he remembered something, and a sarcastic smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, "If the Prussians heard that Schneider was in my hands, I am afraid they would be very upset." ”

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