Chapter 180 Technology Royalties
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In the fields, some farmers who can ride horses operate their horses and start plowing the fields. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć infoIn particular, the use of horse ploughing and the use of the new "unity plow" have increased the efficiency of ploughing by a factor of ten. This type of horse farming is ideal for cultivated land for agriculture in such vast plains. The use of horse ploughing and unity ploughing allowed farmers to plough the land with little effort. The farmland that used to be cultivated by each household has now become a corporation because some people are responsible for the farmland and the others are responsible for the farm, so that everyone can farm.
In Wannian County, this method of horse ploughing, coupled with the use of unity ploughs, soon began to complete the ploughing, which shocked the surrounding counties. In particular, they saw that the use of these ploughs was many times less than their number, but the speed was several times faster than theirs, which made them all red-eyed. Even many counties have sent people to "learn from the experience" and intend to understand how the cultivated land is used. Liu Renliang, the Cheng of Xianyang County, came to watch it in person, and then really knew the effect of this plough from this "unity plow".
"Brother Shi Xian, this is also the unity plow? You used the unity plow, and this horse ploughing method, which made it a lot faster? Liu Renliang asked.
Shi Bufan nodded and said: "Yes, if you follow my way of organization, then add the use of horse ploughing and unity ploughing, so that the number of people ploughing can be reduced to one-tenth of the past, and the speed of ploughing not only does not increase, but still increases a lot." That's the advantage of using this way, and you can use it too. ā
"As for the way of organization, I also imitated your method in Xianyang County to form that what, what cooperative. But we didn't name this inexplicable cooperative, I named it Township. In short, it is the way for a township to become a cooperative like yours. And we all went to rent horses with the Zhu Chunlin pastoral supervisor, according to your method, it is better to buy than to rent, we rent horses for ploughing. Looking at the appearance of Zhu Chunlin, it is obvious that he can hand over a lot of war horses to the imperial court this year, so that he seems to be able to be reused. You're really good at that! ā
"I've even heard that many of the shepherds in the neighborhood are asking how they can rent out their horses. While warhorses can't be rented, horses can. The imperial court also turned a blind eye to this, and did not deliberately ask about it. And this made many of the priests of Taifu Temple more and more emboldened, and they actually wanted to rent it out like that. The imperial court was also happy to reduce the pressure because of this, and it was also a good practice to use the rent of these horses to feed the war horses, so although the imperial court did not publicly approve, it did not refuse! Liu Renliang said.
Shi Bufan knew that it was already a lot of support for the ancient imperial court not to deny it, so he would not ask for more. At present, the financial pressure of the Tang Dynasty is very high, and there is not enough to raise horses, so it is best to solve the financial problem by yourself. The so-called policy of giving money is better than giving money, and they acquiesce to these shepherds taking the horses to rent in exchange for rent, so that as long as the ownership of the horses is not lost, it can still be acquiesced. This is considered a policy, and a good policy can be exchanged for a lot of money. But it's a rigid policy, and how much money is given to him is wasted.
"Brother Shi Xian, I have something to ask for!" Liu Renliang said.
Shi Bufan asked: "What's the matter, as long as I can do it, do my best!" ā
"Brother Shi Xian, I see that your unity plough is very good, horse ploughing is already fast, if this unity plough is used, it can be much faster, I think those unity ploughs will be imitated in our Xianyang County, what do you think?" Liu Renliang said.
Shi Bufan thought for a while and said, "If you want to copy it, I can agree in principle." But I think you just took it for nothing, are you embarrassed? These are all things that the people of Wannian County have worked hard to come up with their housekeeping skills, and you just took it for nothing, don't you feel ashamed? Now that I am the parent official of Wannian County, of course I have to ask for an explanation for them! ā
Liu Renliang immediately hesitated and said, "What else?" So what do you want? ā
"Quite simply, they've been passed down through generations, and some of them have taken generations to come up with. So I think you guys have to make some amends! I think let's talk about it, either the people you use can make a fortune. This 'unity plow' can have such a powerful effect, and the increase will save you a lot less manpower and various costs. It's not too much to spend five dollars per household, right? Shi Bufan said.
When Liu Renliang heard this, he immediately had a toothache, how could he still do this? However, as it is said from time to time, this family spends five yuan per family, which is indeed not expensive in the long run. Because once this unity plough is used, it seems that in the long run, as long as ten or twenty years live, it will definitely be able to pay off. But not now, now a family takes out five pieces of money, and this Jedi can't take it out. Wuguan money is definitely not low, you must know that the maximum amount of Qin's money for each household was five yuan per household, but no one dared to borrow five yuan.
It is obviously not appropriate to ask them to come up with five dollars at a time to pay this royalty, and they can't take it out. In the long run, it is indeed very profitable, but it cannot be taken out in a short period of time.
"Brother Liu, you see I have a way. You take a loan from our Qin's money bank, and then let the people who are willing to use it take out and sign a loan agreement, each of which is five yuan, and then each township will settle the loan once a year to repay the loan. In this way, I will pay it off in 20 years, and I don't want much interest every year, 8 cents of interest per year, less than 10%, which is very benevolent. Shi Bufan said.
Liu Renliang thought for a while and said, "Okay, that's fine!" ā
When Shi Bufan heard that he was willing to do this, he knew that this first income from invention was in hand. By doing this, Shi Bufan actually hopes to tie up these towns and villages in Xianyang County, because Shi Bufan is not interested in those so-called loan interest, because the annual interest is only 8 percent, which is not high. In ancient times, the annual interest rate was 8 percent, which was just a flat book. However, what is needed is to force these Xianyang farmers to be tied up, so that they cannot disintegrate until the debt is paid in the next two decades.
Shi Bufan played a trick here, he deliberately forced those farmers to unite because of debts, which was a means to force them to unite. This cooperative system has just been introduced, and it is easy for it to dissolve because of some disturbances. Shi Bufan, in line with the practice of forcing them to unite, also deliberately added a foreign debt to them, so that they had to unite in the end. As long as they have been united for twenty years, then they have all adapted to this way of life, and they will naturally change.
Of course, on the other hand, the cost of using this unity plough cannot be swallowed by the times, but it is distributed to those who have participated in the transformation of the unity plough.
"Hula la la ......"
One by one, the copper plates poured out of the basin, making those farmers in Wannian County look stupid. It's all money, they've never seen so much money before! The hundreds of families who came over also looked at the money, and their eyes became "Brother Kong Fang".
"All this money is yours, a total of 15,000 yuan, you take it!" Shi Bufan said.
Hearing this, those hundreds of families were completely insane, and they all wanted to come up and rob it. However, the time was not extraordinary, and he hurriedly asked the officials to maintain order and avoid their chaos.
"Do you know why I gave you money? There is no such thing as a free lunch in the sky, and you want to get money for no reason, and you dream! Actually, you deserve all this money, so I'll read it to the name and get it! Shi Bufan said.
"Liu Ergou, twenty yuan of money...... Tom...... Twenty-eight money ......"
At that time, after reading the list one by one, Bufan came up one by one to receive the money, but not everyone can get the same, everyone has more or less. The most is more than 60 yuan, and the less is 20 yuan. But in short, everyone is very happy, and their remaining income every year is often no more than two or three yuan! But this time, I got as little as 20 yuan at a time, which is almost enough for every family to accumulate for ten years after excluding living expenses! I got such a large sum of money in an instant, and I went crazy all of a sudden.
"Shi Xiancheng, why did you give us so much money? We don't feel at ease with this money! Someone hurriedly said.
Shi Bufan continued: "It's very simple, that's what you should get. Recently, Liu Renliang, the county leader of Xianyang County, came over and wanted to use this unity plow that you gathered all the strength of everyone to make. But, when I think about it, these are your ancestral crafts. Why did they just take it away? But if they don't take it, the grain will not be able to increase, and that is not a problem! Therefore, I have won some benefits for you, that is, all the farmers who use this unity plough in that Xianyang County will give an average of five yuan per household, and then give it to you as compensation. And there are about 3,000 households in Xianyang County, which is 15,000 yuan. Will I send you this money now, you are all people who have participated in the transformation of this unity plough, so according to the proportion of their respective contributions, they will be distributed to your hundreds of households! ā
"Of course, if you want, you can also deposit it in the Qin family's money bank to get interest. It's not much, but it's safe, and it also prevents you from spending casually and saving some money for your children to marry in the future. ā
"Moreover, this is only a county in Xianyang County. At that time, if other counties want to use this thing, they will also have to pay the usage fee according to the proportion of five yuan per household. At that time, although there may not be so many people in other counties in Datang, there will be as few as five or six hundred households in one county, and as many as a few thousand, if it expands to the whole country. Each family has five dollars, so that's ......"
Understood Shi Bufan's exaggeration, and many people immediately smoked it. Xianyang County alone has made them eat a lot of money, and if it expands to the whole country, wouldn't it be ...... So a lot of people almost went crazy, didn't that become a monopoly? Even at the current proportions, that's definitely an unbeatable benefit!
"Shi Xiancheng, those superficial crafts can still be sold for money?" Someone asked excitedly.
"Of course, of course you can sell it for money! You see, who doesn't believe such a heavy copper coin in his hand now? Shi Bufan asked.
Those hundreds of families held these heavy copper coins, and they couldn't stop laughing. Although their farming skills look good, it will take several generations to earn this money through the accumulation of those skills! If it spreads to the whole country, everyone will have to pay this user fee for every household, so won't they earn a wealth that they can't spend for dozens of generations?
At this time, everyone also knew that this craft could be sold for money. Although it was sold all at once, it was exchanged for a wealth that had not been accumulated in the past dozens of generations. Is this worth it? Anyone would say that it is well worth it, and it may be more in the long run, but most people want to gain immediate benefits. Although there are more things to be gained in the long run, there are also many risks involved. Who has the confidence to wait for dozens of generations to accumulate? It's better to get it in your hands directly.
"Remember, you can actually use any kind of craftsmanship that can make farming smoother and better in the future. Then I'll go back and help you sort it out, and then if people in other places want to use it, they will have to pay for it. Then these royalties can be given to you. You see, isn't this making a lot of money? ā
The hundreds of families left with strings of copper coins, and some even dragged their families to get the copper coins. Everyone smiled happily, especially thinking that if it was expanded to the whole country in the future, wouldn't it be great to gain wealth that could not be accumulated for dozens of generations?
With this wealth, it is definitely a fortune. Even many families have taken advantage of this time to hurry up and eat a big fat pig. Originally, everyone couldn't eat meat, but this time the wealth obtained by selling this so-called "craft" began to eat and drink hard, and live a good life that could not be enjoyed in the past. Some people even think that since this "craft" can be sold for money, wouldn't it be possible to continue research and then sell it for more money? When the time comes, won't you be able to earn more? Therefore, many of you have begun to think about continuing to study. (To be continued.) )